1998-01 The Computer Paper - BC Edition

'1
Emer
gingComputerTechnologies~PersonalInformationManagers
EallComdexReport
$2199'
$2700'
$3
DELLuDIMENSIONuXPS M233s
DELLDIMENSION XPS D266
DELL DIMENSIONXPS 0300
Mini TowerModel
32MB SDRAMMemory
512KBSingle BankPipeline Burst Cache
43GB HanlDrive
STB Nitro 4MBPCIVideo Card
NEWI 32XMAX' Veri
sble EIDE CD-ROM Drive
SoundBlaster 16WaveSynth WaveTable Sound
Altec lansingACS-90Speakers
56KCapable US Roboticsx2W inModem
2 Universal SerialBus(USB)Ports
Microsoft' Windows'%/30 DaysFreeSupport
Microsoft Office 97Small Business Edition w/Bookshelf'
MAfee Viruscan3.1
3 Year LimitedWarranty'
Monitor SoldSeparately
Mini TowerModel
32MB SDRAM
Memory
512KBIntegrated l2 Cache
6.4GB Ultra ATAHard Drive
SIB NVidea4MBAGPVideo Card
NEW! 32X M/UPVariable EIDE CD-ROM Drive
Creative labsAWE64Value SoundCard
Altec lansing ACS-295Speakers w/Subwoofer
56KCapable' USRobolicsx2W inM adem
2 UniversalSerial Bus(USB)Parts
Microsoft Windows%/30 Days
FreeSupport
Microsoft Office 97 Smaff Business Edition w/Bookshelf"
hhAfee Viruscan3.1
3 Year UmitedWarranty'
Mini Tourer hlodel

649IIB SDRAMMemory
512KB Integrated L2Cache
8.4GBUltra ATAHard Driv
STB Nlfidea 4MBAGPVideo Card
NEWt DVD-ROMDrive
Cieedva
labsAWE64 ValueSoundCarl
NEW! Altec Lansing ACS495 Full Dolby Surround Sound
Speakers w/Subwoofer
56KCapable USRoboticsx2W mModem
* Vpgmde ta
a 6.4BBBordDrfuooddSN
* Vpgnrde m 61NB SDBAN
Nomorpadd6116
* Vpgmdo to an
B4BBfBtrndgff ffmd Dme aN SN
* Add on lomeye2fp 1IBNBNE lahnwl Brfve milk one
CartridgoforSt
233MHzPENTIUIVPPROCESSORwith MMXiui Technoiogy
300MHzPENTIUM R PROCESSOR
266MHz PENTIUM UPROCESSOR
lvficesoft Windows%/30 DaysFreeSuppmt

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition w/Bookshelf"
NFAfeeViruscan3.1
3 Year UmitedWananty'
Monitor Sold ~
* Vpgnrdefan3YearOn-Skn'fffforrontpad'd6129
* VpSmdo fn 7NBN SDBAN
NemmptofdbECCa NS4/67
r
v
$2099
$2399'
2ummmalSimbaS (USB) Ibm
QM(crosoft HomeEssentials Plus Best of Entertainment Pack can besubstituted for Microsoft Office. GConsumerleasing also available, eall for details.
$1'F99'
I,
DELL DIMENSIONM200a
DELLDINIENSION XPS D233
DELLDIMENSION XPS D300
200MHzPENTIUMPROCESSORwith MMXTechnology
233MHzPENllUM H PROCESSOR
MOMHz PENTIUM HPROCESSOR
Mini Tower Model

32MB SDRAM
Memory
512KBSingle BankPipeline Burst Cache
4.3GBHardDrive
2MB EDOViRGE30Video
Mini TowerMadel
32MB SDRAM
Memoiy
512KBIntegrated l2 Cache
6.4GBUltra ATAHard Drive
STB NVidea4MBA6PVideo Card
Mini TowerModel
64MB SORAMMemory
5'l2KB Irnegrated l2 Cache
6.4GBUltra ATAHard Drhe
STB NVidea4MBAGPVideo Card
NEW! 32X M/UPVariable EIDE CD-ROMDrive
Integr
atedYamaheWaveTableSound
Altec
lansingACS-90Speakers
2 UniversalSmialBus(USB)thats
Microsoft Wmdows%/30 Days
FnmSupport
Microsoft Office 97 Smafl BusinessEdition w/Bookshelf
fuhAfee Viruscan3.1
3 YearUmited Warraiihf
Monitor Sold ~
NEW! 32X MAX' Variable EIDECD-ROMDrive
2 UniversalSerialBus(USB)Ports
Micmnift Windows95/30DaysFree Support
Nlicrosoft Office 97 Small Business Edition w/Bookshelf
M'Afee Viruscan3.1
3YearLimitedWarranty'
* Adda 3Contv3CS/BEtkorlfnk ID 16N/r NA CemkoCmd
for SN
* Add Somrd
Bloater 16 SoundandAltec lansing ACS-66
Speekemfor6136
NEWI 32XMAX' Variable EIDECO-ROMDrive

Integr
atedYamahaW aveTableSound
Altac lansingACS-2%Speakersw/Subwoofer
2 UniversalSerial Bus(USB)Ports
Microsoft Windows95/30 DaysFreeSuppnrt
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition w/Booksheff

M Afee Viruscsn3.1
3 Yimr Umited Warranty'
* AddSCam3CSNElk~m mgfh PCf CmM ~

for 6726
* Vpgnrde go
64NB SBBAN Nomofpadd6116
' jtti TINiiE'ti =-4i! fagfjffts':-'-'=-lBP8igTWB=TrII PGSNARc5
$3190'
$3600
DELL LATITUOEns
LM M133ST
DELLINSPIRON 3000 M166ST
133MHzPENTIUMPROCESSORwith MMXTechnology
166MHzPEN7IUMPROCESSORwith MMXTechnology
12.1 SVGA
Active Matrix Colour Display
24MB EDO
RAMMemory
256KB L2
Pipeline Burst Cache
2.1GBHardDrive
Modular OptionsBayaccepts 20XMAX'Variable CD-ROM.
3.5 FloppyDrive(both included)
or optional 2ndUthium-lon Battery
PCI Bus
with 12MII Graphics Accelerator
Integrated 16-Bit StereoSound
Smart Uthium-lonBattery
IrDA 1.0Standanl Compliant
12.1" SVGAActive Matrix ColourDisplay

32MB SDRAM
Memory (Max. 144MB)
256KB l2 Pipeline BurstCache
2.1GBHardDrive
Modular OpdonsBayaccepts 20XMAX'Variable CD-ROM,
Microsoft Windows%/30 DaysFreeSupport

Microsoft Office 97Small Business Edition
Extendible OneYear Limited Warranty'
* Addn secondSnrmt fAkin~un Beomy for Stgp

+ Add o pk/fon
Cenyiag CseeforSfp
Vpgrodo tna SZDBHant Drfunf/ffAWI ndd 6279

* Addfnatker Gert)/inSCasefor6139
Urn(sr 7Pounds-
DC4L
Canada
+ Add o 3Chm
3C666Fast Effrerlink /fantdjf66 PCI Cordfor 6116
+ Vpgnnto m7NBN SDBAN Nenmrpnddt4%
one.dell.ce
giiii jgh gpgg

AgEs,:-,::,:,-'=.=':"::
$4a:%tlatOIIEISIllI $YITE%$~~~ = =
=-~
==
.=-:=~'::AffAg
u4$ -4NHS Trfn|IgggjAAiiii8ii-l===
=- =-'=
::.~
=
.
--:==
=
=
,:.
:
:
=
=
.
:
==
.=~ =
$WW:~i.gf tgp! $350:.=-,=:=,.--.
- '
.-"=''--g~ V~ ) : fee&
-':= :==,-==-''=
-jibe' ll. $N@4 Nosher-:='-=-.
=:::= -::.=-,:=
==-:=;.
-
--:=
o:-:Ajg',e'4W 'fOOONTY|ft'fi I 4~:

.- :-:.:,-.;,
=. -..==,='=:=,'
=.:;.
f ei $4.';=:-;;
'=-
3.5 FloppyDrive (bothinduded)
or optional 2ndUdfium-lon Bauery

PCI Buswith 128-Bit GraphicsAcceleraun
3D StereoSunoundSoundwith YamehaSoftware WaveTable
Smart Uthium-lonBarmy
Fast IrDA 1.1
Stamhrd Compliant
Under 7Pounds
Microsoft Windows%/30 Days
FreeSupport
Microsolt Oflice 97 Small BusinessEdition
Extendible OneYear Umited Wanunty"
Peniggm
:=:--@5;-'W."O~'~ J
.
m xZ PROD
UCTS ARECAPABIE OF56Kbps OOWNLOAGS.OUETOFIX
BUlESTHAT RESTRICTPOWER OUTPUT.HOWEVER. CURRENT DOWNLOADSPEEDSAREUMIIED TO 53Kbps.UPUiN OSPEEDSABEUhgIED
TG Ssflxhps. ACIUAl SPEED
S MAYVARYDEPENDING GN UNE13NGmONS. Noo-OhcmruubhPrice. Olousing arrangedbr OueBruvshl
Servi
cesCooah, m ~
unflty,
onusif
t
ludbusinesscushvons
oofy. loose pricebasedoos40moruh hssu. OAC.Riot momhiy hase
puyrrm due prior m dugnov. Fair murhui vuhbuyout at uvtirr of
huus OSHIPPING
ANOAPPUCAKE 7AXESNOT INCUIOHI. limited
time offer, pricesaousecflluahims vuiin Canada oofyuodsubject io
changevvhhautooiicu.Sonvvure dossm a imturh rhcum sourfl
ooood
muy dlfhu fusil maul vumloo. ' Syvhm ulBighr vvhh fl0ppy dove Hl
==
=:=- o~j
:==-=
:==
:==~%
~=.
~
='i: fP
ISNHS Wilii'::<==-=:-~~===- =--=.=
-'
4f~,'-.SAP) fat' $180-::==

-::~
~ ~
. QNIOO99Ofk
Xl5 5 $)FSlSI56 08+~
=:
.==
: -
=:,
~= ~
~
opihov
buy A Onsiteoenri
cupmvidodbysthirdpunypmviderM urom
be avsihbh in curtain mouseura '14XWlin!TTX/han.Orthuoug
logo, Ougwsiv, Dimensionuod bvvurEdgoare my'stumdhurhmurh
aod latitude. Inspinvi ood the E
hgo are ~
o fGo g Computer
Intel. Ihu Intel' Insidehxpr, UWDuuhsrvt Pentiumareregisuoud ~
o o d MMX VvDhsuous
sod
are Oduomvufu ofirhl
Icroioft snd wirahvvs ne mghxsrudosdsouvh snd

IoiugiMouuo is u uadumurt of Mhnuoh ~
. Xom u od
EevuUnkns ugisuuudIddmmnhs of3canorparaam Tiinison iss
mghuvud
nsdomorhofSony ~ KIACK iu srugishvudhsduowh of U.S. Robotics Mobile Cmom
mihsflons Corp. Agother irsdomsrts nxl lugluiufsd nudumto sm elu pmperu of Ihuh uvpccflvs
hohhrs.
Busedoo ssurveyowlud io 17
/KD ~ h
FubnuW,
'I99
7(surveychxdinApril,1997when5IBhmupome reached)Rssuhs
pubfl
shudioJuly.IggzissueofPC hhgsrlns <Any vvununtyuodtechnical support offcd on aGegwumpovhot is pmvhhd by the original
~
(oot Oogl. ond
mayvmyfrmo pmdurt to product v Fors
coo plutocopyof our 6 sruntsos mUmftuc llhnsniiuu please wite io
Ihg Csoah, 155 GunkBaker Road,Suite 5gt. Neth York. Onisrio,
M2H SNS.
1997 Oug' Computw ~
Agri ghh ruuurvrxt
I
~ ul COOCRIR
n I
SuperClear. It's the latest advancement in
screenperformanceand, not smprisingly,

it comes from ViewSonic', the biggest
F~~wQ
company in displaytechnologyandthe
leader in the 17" (variousviewable) market
The focus is onclari

The.26mmdot pitch G77317" (16.0" view. able) monitor setsnewstandards for image
darity. Thereasonis our SuperClear screenViewSonic'slatestengineering brealdhrough
that combinesthe excep
tional focus found
in high contrastconventional CRTswith the
bright, vivid colorsassociatedwith aperture
grille CRTmonitors. Theresult: Absolutely
the dearest,brightest imagesandmost vivid
colors available on a17" (various viewable)
monitor. Atanyprice. Period.
l
gao
Nores ecs more selections

moresolutions.
'.' . C%'Soll1~-:,
The GT/3,with
1,024 x768
resolution at
87Hz, isperfect
for general
business,
home and
the internet
If your workrequiresevenhigher resolubons,we'te also

introducing theP77517" (16.0" viewable) monitor for CAD/CAN,document
imaging andprepress
8773
I~~
p775
applications.Thisnew
monitor offers aneye0.26mm
popping 1,280x 1,024
g RecommendedResolution 1,024 x 768@87Hz 1,280 x 1,024 &8Hz
Kee in an e e onthe environment.

And, in keeping with ViewSonic's commitment to enviromnental concerns,
- both the G773and P775meet strict TCO'95 slal1datdswhich reduce heat
emissions, lowerpowerconsumption and mandate4e use of recydable parts.
Compliance to TCO
certification ensures that our monitors
are environmentally andecologically friendly.

To fully appmiate theclear advantagesof the G773and
PT/5 though,you really needtoseethem in person.
Eor thedealer nearest you, eall
VieN7$oddic at (800) 888-8589, or
(416)oui-'
Tooo,orego osr sosostle Nt: tit7ievtrSomc~
ddruer.d7ieN7SOniC.COm.
(416) 491-7088 Fax:(416)491-6314 Internet www.viewsonic.corn Specificationssubject to changewithout notice Copyright 1997,Viewsonic Corporation
Ail rightsreserved Ooporatenamesand~ sh ted herein arete protxstyoftheir rspecdive ompanies
See Fbe DS
+etewceP
42109'
$~~00
$3599'
DELlu DIMENSIONXPSM2$3s
DEllDIMENSION XPS D266
26QBBzPHSTRIN R PROCESSOR
DEll DIBIIENSIONXPS D3DD
233MHzPENTIUM'PROCESSORwith MIVOP'Technology
Mini TowerModel
32hf)BSDRAMMemory
512KBSingle Bankiffpegre Burst Cache
4.3GBHardDrive
STB Nitro 4MBPCIVideo Card
NEW! 32XMA)PVariable EIRE CD-ROMDrhre
SoundBlaster16W aveSynthW aveTableSound
Altec LansingACS-9DSpeakers
Mini TowerModel
32MB SDRAM
Memory
512KBIntegrated L2 Cache
6.4GBUltra ATAHard Drive
STBNVidea4M BAGPVideoCard
NEBR32XNA)P Variable ENE CD-RODIDmre
Creati
velabsAW E64ValueSoundCard
Altec
lansingACS-295Speakersw/Subwoofer
56KCapable' USRoboticsx2W inModem
2 UniversalSerial BusiUSB)Ports
Microsoft Windows95/30 DaysFreeSupport
Nicrasolt Office 91SmaRBusiness Edigon w/DoohsheB'
luhAfee Virinchn 3.1
3 YearUmitedWafmntir
Mini TowerModel
64NB SDIUWI Nenmfy
512KBInfix)rated )2 Cache
8.4GBUltra ATAHard Driv
STBNVidea4MBAGPVideoCard
NEWI DVD-ROMDriv
Creative tabsAWE64Value SoundCard
NHRRAltec LansingAI3~ fall Dolby Suncaad Sound
Speahms
w/Subwoofer
56K Capable USRobotics x2WmModem
Microsoft Wmdowx95/30 DaysFree Support
NictusaBORice91 Small BasinessEditionw/Boolmhelf
M~AfeeViruscan3.1
3 YearUmitedWarranty'
56KCapable'USRoboticsx2WinModem
2 UniversalSerial Bus(USB)Parts
Microsoft' Windows'95/30 DaysFreeSupport
Microsoft Office gl Small BusinessEBNoaw/Baohshalf
MAfee Viruscan3.1
* Vpgmde te
aRdOO Vmd Drive daggg
* Vpgmde to ANOSDOAN
Nsmaryadd Srfg
* Vpgrsde
m aoRdODVina ATAVent Ome addSN
w Addaa lnmege
BpfggNOIOEtntemntOrfve vritb One
CsrbfdgeferStgg
300MHzPENIIUM RPROCESSOR
I '
6
6
'ee
* Vpgnrdesoa3 yearOn~
yymrnntyaddgt29
* Vpgmde to tggNOSDOAN
Iteneorf fnftb ECCaddSdtO
QM)crosoft HomeEssentials Pius Best of Entertainment Pack can besubstituted for Microsoft Office. OConsumer leasing also available, cali for details.
r'
41F90 '
42309'
DELl DIMENSIOII M2BBO
DELl DIMENSIONXPSDES
DEll DLMENSIONXPS DSOD
200MHzPENTIUM PROCESSOR withM MX Technology
233NRzPENIIUM RPROCESSOR
3NMRz PENllUN R PROC

ESSOR
Mini TowerModel
32MB SDRAM
Memory
512KBSingleBankPipeline Burst Cache
4.3GBHardDrive
2MB EDOViRGE3DVideo
NEW! 32XNAX' Variable ENE CD-RON Orb/a
NicrosoBOBice gl Small BusinessEffition w/Bookshelf
M'Afee Viruscan3.1
Mini TowerModel
32MB SDRAMMemory
512KBIntegrated L2Cache
6.4GBUltra ATAHard Diive
NEgg 32X
DUQP VariableBD ECD@ON Drive
Integ
ratedYamahaW aveTableSound
Altec lansingACS-2S5Speakers w/Subwoofer
Microsoft Windows95/30DaysFreeSupport
Microsoh Nlice 97SmoRBusiness Editioa w/Roelmhelf
MAfee Viruxcan3.1
Miru TowerModel
64MB SDRAN Nenmfy
512KBIntegrated L2Cache
6,4GBUltra ATAHard Drive
* Adda 3Com8CRylEtberlink VI 10Nb PCI ComboCent

for gf
w Vpgnide to NND SDOANNemmymtd3210
w Adda 3Com3Cgggpast Etbsrtfnk Xl fg/tgg PCI Cmdfor S110

* Vpgnute so
fNNO SDDANNsmsiy nddStgg
* Adda 3Cnnf' 3C5IOEtbertink' DI IDNb ISA ComboCmd
ter Sgg
* Add SoandN asserfySonndandAltselansingACS-gg

Speakemfor 3130
fallge
pentlumI
DLL
NEWI 32XMA)PVariable EIDE CD-ROIBDrive
IntegratedYamahaW aveTableSound
Altec lansingACS-90Speakers
2 UniversalSerial BusiUSB)Porfs
Nicroselt ORice97Small BusinessEdifion w/Boohiheff
M Afee Viruscan3.1
3YearUmitedWarranty'
Canada
Tspmtygr.dell.ca
.- r,~uNBNEIMI~QSDIS'~=-
: -
thmf==
'XghbdgMESI-
44f''LT4SITSf A.:3'hr2260 II K 1.-':-' ll'SA@ll Q."-'PE8f''ll-Ilk i||L' E +
43e00
DEll lATHUDF LMMISSSl
DEil INSPIAONnn3)DDM3OOST
12.1" SVGA
Active Matrix Colour Display
24MB EDO
RAMMemory
256KB L2
Pipeline Burst Cache
2.1GBHardDrive
ModularOptionsBayaccepts 20XMAX'Variable CD-ROM,

3.5 FloppyDrive)hath included)
or optional 2ndUgfium-lon Battery
PCI Buswith 126-Bit GraphicsAccelerator
Integrated IBBit StereoSound
Smart Lithium-ionBattery
irDA 1.0 StandanlCompliant
Under 7Pounds
NioresottORicegl Small BusinessEdition
ExtendibleOneYearUmited Warranty"
12.1 SVGAActive Matrix Colour Display

32MB SDRAM
Memory (Max.'144MB)
256KB L2Pipeline Burst Cache.
2.1GBHardDrive
Modular OptionsBayaccepts 20XMAX' Variable CD-ROM,
3.5" FloppyDrive )both included)
or optional 2ndUthium-lon Battery
PCI Bus
with 12S-BitGraphicsAccelerator
3D StereoSunuundSoundwith YamahaSoftware WaveTable
Smart Lithium-lonBattery
Fast irDA1.1 StandardCompliant
Under 7Pounds
Nicrosalt Mice Bl SmallBusinessEdition
Extenftfbie One
YearLimits)i Wananty'
* Addn secondSmart lithium-lsn SeamyforStgg

* Atdaff
yton CanyingCesstorSfg
* Vpgnsde
tee 23ODHant Dnve (AT4-3D/ndd Sgtg
* AddsleaSer CsnyiegCaselbr 3139
~ -.",OI. 4 E L L 9 III&I S304-;:SY:3UI:S~~~'
A@i O.)5. SOOlni~ i P P telfiter+
==-=--'~::
133MHzPENIIUM PROCESSOR wKO MMX Technology
'Wkglvfhrcg:lipfufns." S~'--:-
$3190
.-='-
166MHzPENTIUM PROCESSOR withMMX Technology
-gl$;Qvw.) for 4$$~
, : =
= ==~ - : - +@=-+,:,.
:-~=' Agidi N $7
lONfX:%~
Na i flitor..::,
- ~--f)5;Iit Vi.g., dbdlIihir:$520:=--~~~=:-
==.:=:i--AC@ a 'l9
$$}OHS=NhijNitoi'"-: ~~-
:--~$47v9, V.i.g.',.%Mji)'Si"-$880:~
~
. ;
: -
~= '.==,'-
.,~
-:~~@fNOIISiee XPS'.%~DO.QDlj) ~
="-
m uzPRODUCTS ARECAPASIEOFEsxbpcOOWNLOAOS.DUETO IOC

IKRESTHATRESDIICf POWE
ROUTPUT. HOWEVBl, CURRBty OOWNlOADSPEEDS AREUMffED TO 53xbfs.UPIOAD SPEEDSAREUIOTED
TO 33.
6Kbpc.ACTUAL SPEEDS MAY VARY DEPENDINGON UNE CONOmONS.'Non-Di~ Price. OfeusiugarrangedbyOegRneecief
Senri
cecCanada,anIndependenteumy.Iuquegaedbusinesscucuuuem
eely. Lmmu
prirn basedone4&mmnh hase. OAC.Rrci monthly hase
suymemdueprior iu delivery. fair merhei value buyout at myhy uf
lease. 'OSHIIPING
ANDAPPUCARIE TAXESNOT INCLUDED. Umied
time offer.pricesendcivic 'ceiuus vefuf in Canadaonly endcub)ernie
changewilhuui rmdce Softwaredoesmnhdude dmxuumuefion eed
muy dffhr fram retail version. System wmghl wer fluppi dmmm
upfieni bey4 Onsits eewiceprmridedbyeihinl party srmridw. Meyoui
be eveifuhle incerlein emotesees '14X/Min.'llx/iufm. Deg the fhdl
hge. Oegwere,Oimenciuueud ~
me r egisfeed ~
uud latitude. Incpimuuudthe E logo are ~
ef O dl Cumfmhv
Cmfmegrm.Intel, the Intel Insidefuge.LANDeckend Pmiuum areregistered trademarksand,MMXend ~
ereeiedeuuuh uf Intel
Cerfmmden.Microsoft end Wmdmmme regislmed uademerimund
hneiliMeuie ic e uudemerh ef Microsoft Corporation. Scumend
Edmrunkereegicferedbudemedm ufSCum Cerpurmun.Tmuhen ice
niciered sedemmk
uf Sonyorporadm KJACKIc e regfcfmmf Imdemmk ef U.S.Ruhnicc Mubife ~
dan s Cmp. Ag ether trademmfmendegfshmd ~
ee i h e pmpmly ef ther eipecfem
hddem.anc ennmmcm et Feil CumlexShow,1997erd repurfmfun
wwwxdnetcum. dnny weuemy

eed hchehxd support uffmed im e
Oelm/ee fxuducr
ic fxuvhhdbr deuriginel ~
fuu f Dell), end
mey vmy fern Snxiuci iu fmufucc u fur u cumphfe copy uf ew
Suaraum er Umfied Warranties PIeeie wite iu Dell Canada, 155
Gunhn Sehm
RumLSuite 561,Nurfh Vmh,Ontario, M2H3hs. I ger
OegCumpuierCmfmmduu. Aguigfnc reiwvwL
SC EDITION JANUARY '98
F a A T tj R a S
12
40 T alking te your computer
Wh at's new at Fall Comdex
A look at dictatioa and voice command software
22 Geeks storm Las Vegas
4$ W hat the road to techno-hell is paved with
29 Reflecting en Comdex past and present
Technologies that nearly made it
30 Technology direc6ons fer '98
60 E xtreme notebooks
High performance to go
38 Top 10 New Year's resolutions to

keep to your computer
65 E xtreme notebook survey
New s
O'
R FV I Fw s
GKZZH
$5 Franklin offers PDA on a PCCard
112 Virtual flying taken to new heights
71 Eight paths to success, which one is fer you?
0'
TCFs guide to goal setting programs
CXX9
116 Internet Handbook takes cultural focus

118 Handbook a boon to new Internet users
71 M anaging those contacts
120 Revision improves Internet 'yellow pages'
New releases add sychronization, functions
KZK3
93 I nsurance and protecting investments
122 Weaving yow own Web site: Part XXVIII
94 Small business is big fer Microsoft

New Canadian GM takes reigns
96 Suite PIMS: MS Outlook vs. CorelCentral
KEKK3
100 Personal information manager round-up
126 Weather reports for your desktop

128 Rhapsody sings siren song to developers
132 Virtual PC or Real PC?
102 Pirates, knights and cowboys

CD-ROMs give new play value to old games
KiZEZH
136 Netrepreneurs have to learn to survive
110 WOW!Winter Olympic fever hits the Web
annana
147 An embarrassment of riches
108 Director's Chair a realistic challenge
Coaaiiir." unt. tot Q'0"Ense

""eusa
udnsrrtaudprrpunnrae'ainer;.:
eti:: ',:: ::: Mnaea 1998

A pas h 1 9 9 8
Faaaunae 199849n
4~@-- I
na "
Yiuannserthd Yshsnna'
'hhhhhuerpstuedpnra treepiiitas
;-'- Financial mana
-'-'i"
ttcpntnt sojtFpato 5P I jst ~9 @nail ofpct csstntiots Popsonattax sojtFtpapo I : -: rntationsojtfppapr
appptparpjtppapc
"Yhprprseusptnru uuupereusfupn : '."':;Tet'I'I thirsrinp ntiwiuh 48..
etedusrhnssssuinhntspn:"."":
.
,'AdDeedane tu,':Atnn Dee 29 2 n
j4 INstribution '
Fri. Jan. 16 .
AdDeedliaetlatTue Jen 21 .-.

Di s t r ibution 4 - F r i., Feb. 13
AADeidllae
. }=
-::=-- 8
Tue F e a 24I":: =::.=::: '- 4' hdh9-'
9 i st r i b utiott "-':.' Fri.t Mar. 13
< -'
4j~ 2XO.
5
."2rot Qdvetttstttg
-"=;:
::, -
.I
t~:
'
II
fan@ fOR.
Matrox Rainhow Runner Studio

Ideal for video and image editing. video
conferencing.PC to TV video, hardnare VPEGl
Video upgrade module for fr1atroa h1ysiique 22D
Separate video upgrade module for Matrox
rrlillenniurn II tavailable Q 1 '98)
Matrox Rainbow Runner TV

ISA TV tuner upgrade for trtatrox
Rainbor Runner Studio
Ideal for vieiving TV on the PC and monitoring
TY programs on your PC
fncludes 'PC VCR Remote' soft "are
Matrox Mystique 220 Home

Ideal for 2D Vriindo vs, video. and 3D applications
Includes Disney's Toy Story, Electronic Arts'

'loio Racer". Kai's Po;;er Goo . and more!
!y8+,
y?ri
PC
*.
-r
A
mn rox
h t t p: //w ww. m a t r 0 x. c 0 m/m 9 a
1 -800-362-9 38 9
ra
:300:
~etto rote
+
8 j A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.cn
LETTERS
Continuedfrom page 6
a writer). My Internet needs are served with
the bells and whistles which go with it Sooner

or later, I know I will succumb to the inevitable
and join the crowd. Right now however, I am
cussed enough to thumb my nose at Microsoft
and Intel while I continue with what I need
rather than what 1 want and thereis a big difference.
M eanwhile, it c o mforts me t o k n o w
there are software developers, such as Opera
and Geoworks, who continue to cater to
Eudora email program, Free Agent newsreader,

and an excellent browser called Opera. I recently installed a fast 33.6Kbps internal faxmodem,
and will soon add another 4 MB of RAM.
My other programs include Quicken, astronomical software, a genealogy program, and
many others.
I would love to have a new Pentiurn and all
us dmosauls.
J. Brian Clarke, Alberta
there a superior drive to consider as an investment?

GB: You need an Ultra DMA-compatible sysThe need for bags speed
tem,such us one of the nen/er motherboords with
The follmving question und answeris betwem read- the ~ l e d LT( chipset. Ultra DMA (also knmvn
er JohnForshaw and TCP senior editor, Graeme as Ultra ATA or Uliya IDE) is faster than SCSI in
Ben nett
some arses and defmitely cheaper. Ml Canada, for
JF: How do the new Ultra DMA drives compare example, ctuuges more than 5530 extra fer a comwith SCSI when usedwith bigh ead audio and parable SCSI drivegcentreller in their PII systems.
video applications? If I can only afford IDE,is The latest DV magazine has an ad fer an Ultra iDE
RAID system that it daims outperformsSC$L I' ve
seen Ultra IDE daims efup te 33MB/sec., but such
burst speeds are not likely to be sustainabie in
real-world use. I have an Ultm Wide SCSI control(er
and drive in my PC and I can't get half that gvlgen
recording vidao or afuho. Bear m mind that SCSI
muy payotjf m ether ways, such as in reduced NIQ
and slot usage. If yeu are'doing AV work anger
have anon U( chipset, a goad AV~fied SCSI
dnve is a sufe bet.
JF: Is FAT32 slower than FAT16? And can I
have drive
C formatted with FAT32 and drive D
using FAT16?
CRE Yesand Yes.It is not noticeably slower in
Wmdews, but MS wurns that it is in DOS (which I
don"tuse much, but might aIfect you, especially if
7 g- 00 A.M.
NCys!EMBER 11
TORY !NC.
01 COMMU!4IGOE LABORA
1-800-668-2185
youplay DOSgames). I wushappy with perfor-
Fax
BRlAN
Kui
ece' e
'ARK
Quick
Fax
ca Fax Vievi File

Send Fax Scan
Quiet
Sclaen
Harids
Free
caela
Telmina,
eiU
Help
';. Ho/d
apps, graphicspmgrumsand games. A Cynx GX
IM
~~
ARJWg
f a /RJ!NRR
COMMUMCATE! harnesses the power of5 applications telephone answering and
speaker phone, fax, Iniemei e-mail, coniaci management and data communicaiionsinto one, easy-to-use interface. Transform a Windows NT, 95 or 3. I based PC and
voice modem overnight into a sophisticated communications centre for managing your
n aggno
communication needs. COMMLMCATE! also supports such features as distinctive

ring, caller ID, and remote ~
e r e trieval making it one of ihe mosi comprehensive
communication software packages on the market today! Ideal for small business. home
office and mobile users.
ugn gnggngg~egggf
Qg aggg
earnl gmn
gg
Ngggggggg/ gglllggl ggli
AvailaDlo
for
Send. receive, broadcast
aad fax-on-demand
Voice Foay fcaiumd voice mail system
wigb bmadcasi capability
Connect io a BBS, and uaosfcr
files with other systems
Send, receive aad bgaidcasi
Internet e-mail
OCR Coovcn fax images io text
Coniact Powcgfol dambam gaa/cbga
Management aad unlimited addrmg bucks
mance ofFAT32, and I had drives configure as

you mention fer several months.77iegewere olher
issues for me, such as NT 4.0's inabi(i ty to boot or
dual boot (or eg
/en access) a FAT32 formatted C
dnve.Hence some peoplele
ave dnve C us FATI6
and finnmt D as FAT32. I perseiudfy changed all
my drh/es back to FAT16 using Partition Magic
3.03 se that I coulduseNT 4.0. NT 5.0 will have
FAT32 support
JFi When does better floating point architecture pay off? Will the average user or power
gamer really notice a difference with an Intel
over its competitors?
CB: An FPU is used for many 3D apps, audie
Windows
lit 85
and 3.1!
ESTIMATED
STREgT PRKE
To >aaize ~v
/oa>vn, g faL>dog/vl>a av>ga
v>a> ~
p g oag ~ ag i > /vq/mvcL
Ciogoci u> for in/>/magog >s> ~
mode m>. aaamg
chip isTeoyslow at FPU functkms a 166+ MHz

Cynz Is like u 120 MHz Pentium processoror worse
in some apps, such as a musicprogmm I use called
Cuhose VST. AMD K6 is not as bad und is u good
dmice.
I'd ge with Intel peisunaly. Some vendors,such
as Adobe,den't pmvide any tech support fer their
apps nmnmg on nen-Intel chips, and some apps
don't work properly on Pentium dones. ~
Emptor.
Loves TCFs Web site
I recently accessed your Web site to get detailed
technical and operational information on digital cameras and scanners. After trying to talk
with sales reps fmm Parge retail chains) and a
few smaller stores I almost gave up....the sales
types I found are not knowledgeable about the
product's operation, features and applications.
All the sales reps seem to want one thing and
that is your Master Card number.
I got the information I was looking for. I am
knowledgeable and am certain sales reps will
find me a fnajor problem because I know what
I want and can back it up with facts. Thank
you, thank you, thank you for a great Web site
and the information I needed.
Dale Henning
Want to cheer us or ~
Send In yourcomments
a as?
EmaiL letterstcp.ca
Tel: 1 - 905-795-2888
Toll Freer l-800-668-2185
Fnxi 1-905-795-010l
K-mnili cpCm0!corn.corn
I
c > vt/ic>a!avgilovdg>dat>ag/Olcammumgue ag>vvtv

ola. Allab>r/vacsiavavg>N>o>v vgavvlaakeaksafaerv>g/v>v>av. AaBggi/a>m>vmajarcanpaar>v>
m>ram.
Post Letters,
The Computer Paper
503-425 Carrall St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 6F3
Fax: Letters, 604-688-4680
Please remember to indude your name and the
city or town where your live in your letters. !3
S II
II
I 'I
I
I
I
I
Intel Pentium processor - f$0NHz

Desktop case.
Intel Pontius processor with NNF"

technology - f68 NHz
Intel Pentium' processor with NN~

technology -2$NHz
o r Suet 'I Q g e r m o I I t h
o r Suet '3$ l eer m o I I t h
e r SIIst 'SI
Ald any o1these

Ireat otllions:
Per month
Toplacean orderorformoreinfo
please contact us at:
1.800.488.1079
www.bondwellcomputer.corn
8XSk Internal Modem....'59

58k Internal Nodem ....'109
14" Colour Momtor . ....'199
15" Colour Nonitor .. ...'299
17 Colour Monitor .....'$99
mN
Modem installation not included.
pentium'
pentlum'
~~ ~
W~
The BondwellBenefits
ca
&Iw
N
Microsoft Windows' and Plus pre-loaded

Two year nation-wide warranty
I Hours freeinternet access fromi~AH
ek
On-the-spot financing by CreditEink

System not exactly as shown.
MeNeN... ., w cawaa sensgee................ssa,sskssN la4w.......... AharaN %ah .............,.......ssl.sss.s??s
~
... ... . . . J N N N N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I NBNN N R N N . . . . . , . . . . ~
~
,. ....... . . . I N SNrll1
0
0
'
NN ....... . . ..N N N N NN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N r nl lNI rwrNN .......,~

~
, .... .. . . . ... Nrwrrlw
t ag%gast
" " * oases ?see ~ . .
... . , . . . . .. ~?SSJSSS SNfws" . . ...SRNFaeStg
aagttsta...,......,.;... ASS.SS?.legs
aetesttate....... taataagtemeea...............'..assay?s
.cyst wema tass,.....caaceaceataatera
.....'...'........, mass.sass
setese
astess ....ANsee?ceatease ...................sss.?skates laaeaagey .......~y aeaysteeyaha.....,..........ssgAss.?sss
~
.. ... . . . . ANNN ~
.. ... .. . . . . . .. NrrNNN r a r N N . . . . ... NrNNN . . . . , . . . .. ,. ............Nr lnnn
Ttw Imsl
InsideLogosndtransomsrsrsghnsrodsdssnnarksandatrgtls arradwnsrkorrmst ~. T he eondwsll kryoissrradsrnwkorIonddroncanada. o
' kc. twssd onsgnonhrsrmvrhhstakrnartrx vshwboybackspoon.Priosssmlcrvrgtprrssorwaresottsct io changordgos noyesski mayvwye dgaramrsglons. pricrwamcsshd crkrnlsrLFms
inkiest aocswr
svblsrsto8ar mnmbarshtpreykwwe. sogwsmweoparasrgsystsmsvppontotwhrdovmggis torapsdodot ggdsys onshssonics Isamavaysbtsinsll rsgkn
w ytstsrtos
sspacacwsnsnlycsrdiorness%Is tnshwwwbonsvsttcorntkrhnrkrrnlorspscacsystsm ~ s yntone laos bs wjstsel onllns toracahrshawananlybsnsas.
Pslon distributes comms package forSeries S forfree LONDON, England (NB) Psion has
unveiled its integrated communications package for its Series 5 personal digital assistant (PDA). Users wiII
probably forgive the delay, however,
as the email, fax and Web browser
application is now free for the download
from Psion's Web site.
The package has been designed to run on the
Series 5, taking into account itslaptop style keyboard, PC style .

applications and portability. In
use, the Series 5 email software allows users to send,
receive, reply and forward
messages.
Sta n dard
Internet protocols are
used
SMTP for message sending and POP-3 for message retrieval.
According to Psion, this means that, as well as the
ability to use a personal Internet account, the

software will work with Lotus cc:Mail, Microsoft
Exchange and Lotus Notes, provided the email
system uses POP-3 technology,
Preparing and viewing email and fax messages using the package is claimed to be very
straightforward. Ail messages received appear in a
single inbox, and all messages to be sent are
deposited in a single outbox.
Contact: Pelon Web site: http:I/www.psion.corn
with
Thktromix
J
Small
personal
small workgroup
Phaser 350
up to 600 x 300 dpi
6 pages per minute, 4 colour
Adobe PostScript level 2
$0.09 Cost per page
e6,395
Phaser 560
graphics/DTP
aWOrkgI'Ollp
up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

14 ppm monochrome; 6 ppm 4 colour
a Sllperior Paper Handling
Adobe PostScript level 2
$0.16 cost per page
'12,495
Phaser 380
full bleed tabloid
colour keys
short run colour
up to 600 x 300 dpi

2 ppm tabloid size 4 colour
"Any paper, any size"
Superior Colour Matching
,j
a up tO 36" Wide COlOur
300 x 300 dpi

Adobe PostScript Level 2 RIP include
PMlts on canvas, vinyl, papeL
B C's o n l y
a u t h o r i zed P h aser 60 0 d e a l e r
A lso spec i a l i z i n g i n
211-3989 Henning Dr.
Burnaby, BC VBC6N5
Tel: l604) 291-9170
Fax: I604I 291-9190
Email: infoprinter-solutions.corn
Coral names design contest winners

OTTAWA (NB)
Corel Corp. has named nine winners in its annual World Design Contest. The
US$250,000 top prize, best of show in the graphics category, went to Hans Joachim Cardinal of
Germany, who also won grand prize in the landscapes and landmarks category.
Other grand prize winners in the graphics categories were: David A. Huss of the U.S, in the people, plants, and animals category; Ron Richey of
Canada, in corporate identification; Simone
'13,99
Phaser 600
36" wide
Colour signs,
banners,etc
VialV Videophone from uses dlglcam or

camcorder input SA NTA CLARA, Calif.
(NB) If you already have a digital camera, why
not make it double as a videophone? That's the
logic 8x8 Inc. used for two new ViaTV modular
videophone products, which can use video signals from digicams or camcorders, for the picture
in a videophone call.
Scott St. Clair, an gxa spokesperson, observed
that the little cameras may only save snapshots in
their flash memory, but when a user aims a digital camera, the image in the viewfinder is fullmotion video. So a digicam could serve as a camcorder if the output can be trapped, he said.
That's what the ViaTV device does: "You just
put it into camera mode, hook it up to your
ViaTV box, and you have full, streaming video,"
St. Clair said.
Both of the new ViaTV videophones, have
suggested retail prices under US$400. They both
make the videophone link-up, but the VC55 adds
Web browsing. Both models are compatible with
existing Via TV videophones, which include their
own video cameras.
"You can mix your audio from several different sources," said St. Clair. "You can plug a VCR
into the unit and use it as a video and audio
source. Then you can mix that VCR audio with
the audio from he telephone, or turn the audio
off and narrate the videotape yourself over the
phone."
The arm says it has tested the new ViaTV
devices against six digital cameras
the Sony
DSC-Fl digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix 300
digital camera, the Olympus D-320L and D0220L
digital cameras, the Ricoh RDC-2 digital camera
and the Kodak DC210 Zoom digital camera.
All can send still images, says 8x8. In addition, the Sony, Nikon and Ricoh can serve as
video cameras during live calls, eliminating the
need for a camcorder or other video camera. The
Sony DSC-Fl even sends live video and still
images at the same time, "for true multimedia
experience," said the firm.
Pr i nter Solutions from:
PP7 PAGKARD
IL~qrtRK. E/C4ft
Hans Joachim Kardinal's illustration of

Orvieto Italy was selected best of show.
Contirrrred-onpage 5P
I
I
g
g
g
I
0
I
I
It'snot a broken record.It's a record being broken.

EPSON Styluso Color ink jet printers. 39 awards
brilliant photo quality colour and laser-sharp black

text at incredible print speeds. Whatever your home
or business needs, there's an EPSONprinter sure to
dazzle you. And we' ve got the awards that prove it.
For more information call 1-800-CO-EPSOM or visit
us at www.epson.corn.
in less than six months. And still counting.

Before you listen to what everyone else is saying
about their printers, take a look at the printers
' the experts are raving about. EPSONStylus Color ink
' jet printers. The only ones with the PerfectPicture
' Imaging System with up to 1440 x 720 dpi. You' ll get
EPSONStyius400 EPSON Stylus600 EPSON Stylus600
EPSONStylus600
EPSON
Sty!us600
a.
EPSONStylus600
EPSONStylus600
EPSON
Stylus 800
EPSON
Stylus800 EPSONStylus800 EPSON Stylus800
'l''
May1ss7
EPSONStylus600 EPSONStylus600 EPSON Stylus600 EPSON Stylus800 EPSON Stytus800
XPERT
CHOICE
Mar rssr
!AC).
Some
I le
:
,'
Otoiee
Ju lO, I mr
EQ I
llome '
Otoiee
1
0
talr 1ss7
CHOICEV
EPSON
Stylus800 EPSONStylus 800 EPSONStylus800 EPSON Stylus800 EPSON Stylus800 EPSONStylus800 EPSON Stylus800 EPSON
Stylus Photo EPSONStylus Photo EPSONStylus Photo EPSONStylus Photo EPSONStylus Photo EPSONStylus3000 EPSON Stylus 1520
YOU'VE GOTTO SEE IT IN
Call 1-800-GO-EPSON for a dealer near you

EpSON andEpSONStytrm are rselstered ~
el S e ltm Epsen Corp. periectpictumotno

tme ~ i s a tredemarh olEpsonAmeric, inc. Srt997 EpsonAmerica, inc.
COLOUR.
4,
=,'; happy hunting ground for both'- .'journalisti:::;:, BexScan.:L34, a 15-inch LCD: monitor,:,with ~~
@ : moved into the,':top."Sve."-:
of monitor":;"
;:s'~ k 428:MB'RAM and S12KBcache;.andsup'-:.-;-",.-,' and end users, and tends to overshadow. the;,"' maximu'm:resolution of 1,024xI68, and the .
"-;:~;
:;-' .:-' regular local-flow'of product armouncementspj billty to41splay up to a 16 mQhon colors."'4', --'~avigorous expansion plan for heie.and
.---This year, there were so .many--noteworthy~;.p.;: The 19-mcb monitor- category has been,-,-'-united State,. The company
'-'"'. =,'-:
new prodticts at Corndex that we' ve tumed"'-';. quite successful in the months after its appear- ,;:,bled the size of its California headquarters top application. Mitac also' showed its Mtac 6031."
;='
':
, -' ." :
:,- "
'
.-'
-'-.;;models. Therecentlyintroduced 19inch-CRT,;.', VS$1499 to. US$999. The: 14S inch Ff 15,:.The. new scanners'include:,the Models:$300,.~'tammeiitapphance"-techriology, has added'a;:.
'";.':;,,-.-'":-'(cathode ray tube) size format hasproven to'"
. model:;
-:.~, dropped, 4rom U5$249$ to "5600 and s1200. The s3005ffers300x600 dpi j4newLynxE g
.
chip to i
.
' .
raphics
-~',-,:"jgAccording to Kyle Shiinura, gener'i1'manager'

;::
~ ~i--~~
:nets.and.digital camerassto'.be:controged and@
THE COMPUTER
PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998
]3
"4] coMDEx
according to SMI, requires less than half that
use of the CyberMedia automatic updating
amount, making for significant increases in

potential battery life.
program to keep its anti-virus and other security features up to date by downloading and
installing the latest upgrades and patches
from CyberMedia's Web site.
Contact: SMI, Web site: http: //www.slllconrnotlon.corn
Sigma designs second-generation

IKAlmagic board
Sigma Designs, the original leader in MPEG-I
digital video upgrade kits, has just announced
its REALmagic Hollywood 2 card, a new PCI
The new First Aid 98 version taps into

CyberMedia's Active Help Center to continually ensure that the program is aware of the latest fixes for PC problems. According to
CyberMedia chief executive officer, Unni

CyberMedia has also done a major update Warrier, "This access to ActiveHelp's rich
on its popular First Aid program, induding an
source of up to date information places First

ActiveHelp Center to help PC users automati-. Aid 98 in a dass by itself. By collaborating with
cally detect, diagnose and fix most common

PC problems.
advances and the problems caused by these."
The latest version of
C yberMedia's
Uninstaller program, 4.5, aiso uses automaticupdate technology to make clean, complete
uninstalling of unwanted software even safer
and easier. One reviewer claimed it is "even

more careful than Quarterdeck's CleanSweep
95 and Remove=lt, so if you want to redaim
our software and hardware partners, First Aid hard disk space with a minimum of naB-bit98 users can keep up with rapid technology ing, give Unlnstaller a close look."
bus combo card that is both a DVD drive con-
troller and MPEG-2 playback card. The new

card is being offered to makers of DVD
upgrade kits and PC system integrators as a

lowest, elegant solution for enabling PC
users to play DVD movies and view them on
both a PC monitor and a home TV set.
Contact: Sigma,
Web site: http//www.sigmadeslgns,corn
Palm-sizedVideo Sphinx Pro features

RIPKG videocapture for US$399
FutureTel, one of the more experienced developers of MPEG video solutions for corporate,
industrial and broadcast video applications,
has announced its new Video Sphinx Pro, "an

advanced A/V encoder and software suite."
The VideoSphinxPro isa palm-sized hardware
device, which attaches to any compatible
notebook or desktop PC's parallel port, and
enables the user to perform real time audio
and MPEG-I video digitizing from a variety of
sources, such as camcorders, VCRs, and laser

disc players.
According to Max Hata, chief executive
officer of FutureTel, "The Video Sphinx Pro
marks a major but inevitable shift in the video
industry, as the convergence of computer and
video technology finally enables a general
audience to produce, edit and deploy high-
quality video quickly and cost-effectively.

Sphinx is the first generation 'mass market'
offspring of FutureTel's top-tier technology,
QuicicTax~ D eluxe is the

EASIEST way ta do your tax
return. The exclusive
Take c:ontrol over

your taxes with
EasyStep interview asks

plain English questions to
which you respond 'yes',
features:
'no' orinput the required
amount, EasyStep wilt

insertthe answers inta the
rightplaces on the tax
these great NEW

RRSP Planner
SeeIINt aey
54upeur
heL<
QfaHa&elw
rnrernha ckk
Determine a long-term
45lelspihswa
RRSP strategy. Enter your
See3sll Saeltgt
A IM ~
KSO W
current RRSP portfolio,
forms,removing any
proposed future
guesswork and frustration.
contributions,
return
and because this is very much a product built
rates, and age at Inst
from the ground up, we are confident that

users from business personnel to h o rne
users will immediately recognize its exceptional quality and robustness."
The Video Sphinx Pro comes bundled with
Kai's Photo Soap image-processing software,
and BackStage video-editing software from
Macromedia,
contribution. QuickTax
Contact Future Tel, Tel: 888-SPHINX2. Email:

info@sphinx2.corn Web site: http: //www.sphinx2.corn
then calculates the total
RRSP amount.
Tax Calencfar
Get your taxreturn dane
on time! This calendar
CI/berRIedla updates PC utllltlee,
SmartAudit reviews your

return far errors and
adds CuardDog
Deduction Finder alerts
CyberMedia, the creator of several very effective PC support titles, such as the First Aid
automated service program, and the Oil
Change automated update program, has
recently announced new versions of those
programs, plus an entirely new PC security
product called Guard DogDeluxe.
Guard Dog Deluxe is designed as an integrated suite of protection and privacy software
that deters and blocks viruses and hostile
Java applets or macros, and also builds a "personal firewall" around your Pt. to keep its contents safe from prying eyes. Features of
GuardDog Deluxe range frnni the fairly prosa-
you to misseddeductions
and entries that could save
money! Plus, aver 100

multimedia video clips
provide invaluable tax

guidanceand the contextsensitive help answers
almostany question you
may have.
reminds you of critical
Yfhy tougb it
out again this yeal'I
QuickTax Deluxe...
an EASY decision.
Visit your local retailer today!
just $39.95 fresni )
scans and creating security audits on your PC.

The GuardDog Deluxe program also makes
tasks taprepare the most
favourabletax return
passible.
Loon 4 Saving
Planners
Thinking about taking out a
loan inorder to make a
RRSP contribution> Use
the Loan Planner to

determine yourbest
ic (keeping out unwanted Internet "cookies" ),

to cleaning up your trail as you roam the
World Wide Web to conducting full anti-virus
tax dates alldsuggested
aptians.
NanufaetumA suggestedRetag rtlce. Retail @eire may ~.
i 991 Intuit gcddr1m loge are cndsmarks of Intuit Ine., re~esed io the
united states and ether countries.
14 JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
'5l coMDEx
Perhaps of most interest is the latest version of the OilChange automatic updating
software: for owners of the previous version,
the new Oil Change wiII automatically
update itself to the current version, which
features a much simplified, intuitive user
interhce.
Contact Cybermedia,
Web site: httpJ/www.cybermedia.corn.
01 announces Communicatelpro
Canada's 01 Connnunique Laboratory Inc.
single, intuitive user interface, that gives your
Contact: 01 Communique. Tel: 800-668-2185.
computer screen the appearance of familiar Web site: htip://www.gl corn.corn

has just announced the latest version of its tools such as a telephone, fax, or answering
popular Communicate Fax/Telephony pro- machine. Beneath the simple, graphical sur- diamond introducestero-line,
gram, which includes such features as remote face, however, Comm
unicate! Pro has a pow- ll?Kbps SupraSonlc ll modem
dial-in management, call logging, I nternet erful software engine, controls and features Diamond Multimedia has announced an ingePhone, Web browsing and email, as well as such as Caller ID Support, a contact manager nious new product, the SupraSonic 11modem,
full faxing and scanning capability.
and scheduler, and sophisticated fax tools. which allows PC users with access to two reg01's concept with Communicatel Pro is to Additional new features indude pager dis- ular analog phone lines to combine the maxiintegrate all communications functions in a patchingand faxwn4emand.
mum data transmission speeds of both lines to
give up to 112Kbps transmission speeds. The
SupraSonic II comes with userxontrollabie
software that will, for example, allow incoming or outgoing voice phone calls to take over
one line, and then resume the modem's use of

the second line when the call is completed.
The Suprasonic has two 56Kbps modems

on a single cardusing a single ISA slot and a
single IRQ. A unique solution to the problem

of getting near-ISDN performance out of regular phone lines and an inexpensive (US$199)
modem, the SupraSonic II is a very clever con-
cept, nicely executed.
Conlact Oiamond Multimedia,

Web site: http J/www.diamondmm.corn
I.o9ltech unveils "cordless desktop"

with wireless lreyboard-mouse
combo
4+
I, oslo
I ' )'i
ie:
@t
L ogit e c h
u sed th e F a l l
Comdex as the plat-
Il
form for launching a major

new p r o duct, t h e Cor d less
Desktop, for US$99. It consists of a wireless
ergonomic keyboard, a wireless MouseMan
Pro mouse, and a d ual-function wireless
receiver that plugs into both the keyboard and
I
PAY R LL
KYGK Accounting ~~.",

%idl Pap'Qll... Powerful,
Foible and Easy to Use.
Manage your business the smart
way. With its integrated general
ledger, chequehook~, sales, purchases,
i nventory and contact md f l i ,
MYOB. Accounting with Payroli
is perfect for a small business just
starting out, or successful businesses
needing greater control of their
financial picture. See why MY'
is the world's most acciaitned
accounting software.
order YoUr
Free MXO.S.Trial
Version Today!
Yottr business is really cooking when

you involve employees in the workllow process. The ideal solution for
your local network, MYOB. Premier
comhines the industry's easiest
multi-user accounting software with
the ultimate "bumper-ro-humper"
maintenance memhemhip, including
product enhancements, version
upgrades and unlimited Toll-Free
technical support,
This trial CD contains

live, worh~ttg copies of
/If.YOB with Payrot/ and
/If YOB. Premier Accounting.
Now you ratt see for
yourself what, all those
critics have been talking
about for years.
Act now!
Call Toll- Free...
140$640-MYOB (6962).
mouse ports and whichcan accurately receive

transmissions from the keyboard and the
mouse at distances of up to 1.8 m (6 ft.).
According to Logitech product manager
Denis Pavillard, "By removing cable clutter
the Cordless Desktop offers consumers total
freedom to p ersonalize their workspace.
Unlike infrared alternatives; RF means that
both keyboard ~nd mouse can address the

receiver without requiring line-of-sight. This
gives tremendous flexibility for moving desktop items around to suit individual needs."
Contact Logitech, Web site: httpi/www.iogitech.corn.
See whythf,'(Titics'm'06nsistciltlyvotirig MY' the tlihoice!
Pinnacle announces miroVIDEO OV3OO
I' I
Over the last several years, the miro line of

digital video cards has been consistent leaders
in the PC video production market, winning
|s s+
t
"
;, c KnttQILV
CIIOICE
1lLVQS. PremierAccoilndng
...The Ultimate Productivity
Solutionfor Networks.
"
. JOB(;
edltln9 solution
"2
We GUAR4hT//F. ifpnur bustness tee/u(n s tttextbiltty, E'er, ctnc/ hase of tuse,

z~' you uIott't need to look ~ ~>nd MK08. / i t ty the-ve
rsion nf iit Y08. that's bestfor you.
many industry awards. At Fall Comdex,

Pinnacle systems announced several major
new products aimed at meeting the needs of
Ear
both consumer and professional digital video
m e r e i efe r r l n t i o n o r I
II u
de a l e r p e u r y e u t
producers.
The miroVIDEO DV300 is a digital video
system consisting of an IREE 1394 interface
card with on-board, high-speed SCSI control,
and Adobe Premier LE software, for a price of
I o'
Best>Ware'
1425 OundasStreet East, Suite 8210A Mississauga, Ontario L4X2W4
CALL 800-640-6962 for an Authorized M.Y.O.B Premier Oealer Near you.
CPON1097
US$799.
The miroVIDEO DC30 plus is the latest
version of the popular DC30 nonlinear and
Ccmtinrted on page21
~~
iii i p m 'cessor with~ :
~o cr'dSCIX PCI/ISA
'kL(t(IIbrix0ni EDO Perfo
FiopjjDrlve
ILSIIB UltraDMA-33
'
'
" "
,, '
o i qi55
'
'
'
Intel Pentium H Pmcessor with Fan

ASUS 44OLX AGP/PCI/ISA ATX Ma(n Board
RtMtdy
Internal LS Cache
32MB 168 Pin HighPerformance SDRAM exp. to 384MB
1.44MB Floppy Drive
S.SGB Ultra DMASS IDE Hard Drive
Ultra DMASS Cont. w/Sxl6550 Serial. IxBI-Directional Pamllel
AGP ATI Xpert@Work 3D Accelerator Card with 4MB
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 Card with 60W Speakers(PMOP)
24x Speed RIDE CD-ROM
15v Non-Int Low RacL SVQA Monitor PnP
ATX Mid-Tower Case with CSA Power Supply
104-keys Windows 85 IIeylloard,Genius NetMouse
S Year Parts & Service Warranty
aa vv
'."; 1
'
'
.:+SSSMH(j~
'
'*
"
'
'
i'Q i
II
III
ls
O
as s urg f .
' $.
6NNHzw]512KBL2 .... 4' 2,
RNHHzw]512KSLZ .... 4 2, 5 5
<OIAtlLIEllg tr h 0 c s s s s s
Fre e
2 4
Q E
I n e t a l l a t i o n ,r o Ea~~a~~~'se
:.
ULTRA Q M A 1. VG B
Qrrix Media GX 180MHz %8roceiior,
4 188
o *.
*. -
4 24 0
OO
.
'
'
'
5
tv
(I
m
//-,
emOOILS. OO I D E
II
B
ts
4 Z
P
tl
P CI ~
, w/ 51REB Piyeline Cache
II
,
',
It
Pmvlew 14'NII,UR(1024x768,.28mmDp).............$195.00 Ugra DMA 1.7GB/2.1GB/2.6GB HDD...................... $189/212/230

Pmvisw15'NII,UR(12Nx!02428mmDP)...........$265.00 Ultra DMA SXGW43GW52GS HDD................. .....$266/$4$375
ATI 3D Xptession+ PCI 2MW4MB,...,.............,........... $83/114 Pnwlew1TNIJJR(18aht024, ~
..... ......... $510.00 Uha DMA SAGWT.OGS/8AGB HDD........................$458I50$590SLSWRInt Fax Modemw/Ndae................ $5 9. 0 0
All 3D Xpresslon+ PC2TV RMW4MB...................... $104/132 Sosphs tF NC
J/R(tgaht034ggmmDP) PnP ...... $300.00 Icmegs 100MB Int/Parallel ZIP Dtive ...,....................... $136/196 Mohxala 56K Int/Ext Fsx Madam ................. $115/179
........ $125/205
ATI 3D Pto Turbo PC2TV 4MB/88IB SGRAM ............... $180/248 Sany 100SX 15' l4I,UR(tRNtriggc,agttsnDP) ........ $520.00 lorriega 1GB IrSIExtJAZ Otkre ............................ .......... $425/555 Molarola VoheSurf 58K IntlExt Modem
ATI Ag-In48onder PCI Card 2MB/4MB ........................ $238/254 Sony 1NSF 15' l4I UR(1280xt024~ D P ) ,..... $555 00 Syqusst ERFlyer 230 Int IDE/SCSI Remov. HDD ... .... $2 1 2. 00 US RabogcsSpotlstsr ISDN 128K Int ......... $2 7 0 . 0 0
US
Itibadcs
336
IntlExt
Fsx
Modem
...........
$112/195
ATI XpertWark PCI Gati RMW4MW8M..........$17$210/279 Sony CPDEOOSX
1T l4I(12ahtOR4 ~
,.... $935.00 Syquest By)et 1.5GB Int IDE/SCSI Remav. HDD ...... $ 3 9 9 . 00
$3.6Vi IntModem(Full Duplex) $130.00
ATI XpertO Ray PCI Cstd 4MB/8MB SGRAM .............. 8229/296 Sony CPDgatnF 1T Wl(1260xt024 ~
. .. $1 0 7000 Syquest By)et 1 5GB Ext SCSI/Pmsllel Rsmov. HDD .. $$99. 00 US Robogcs
US Roboucs 33.6Vi Exl Modem(Full Duplex) 8 2 2 0. 0 0
ATI XpertOWark AGP
Card 4MB/6MB........................ $2$7/308
HP Cahmdo T30N TRO Int. Backup
Drive,............ $2 60. 00
........... 81 86/275
ATI XpertOPhy AGPCant 4MBfsMB........................... $25$/328
HP Cohmdo SGB
Int/Ext BackupDrive w/hpe .............. $289/360 US Rabagcs 56K Int/Etri Fax Modem
ATI TV Tuner card ..................................................... $115:00 ISA IDE HD/FD CanhallerwghI/O UAR
T 16550 ... $22. 00 Seigate SRNMS TR6 Int/Ext TsPe BackuPDrive ........ SRSO/280 US Rabogcs56K Ini/Etri Fax ModemValse $186/300
US
Rabogcs
t
g
g
Pi
ct
ur
e
Vi
deo
KR
.
.
.
.
...........8 $8 0.0 0
Dlmnond
sleallh 3D 2RNPGI RMB/4bgfEDDRAM ..... $90/110
Adaptec1505 SCSI CD-ROM Conholhr ...............$7 6.0 0 Seagate 8GB TRA IntIOFJSCSI Tape Backup Dmte ....$50 6.0 0
with MaghJbrigon .......... $1 3 . 0 0
Diamond Monster 3Dw/4MBEDO RAM(Rshril Box) ... $269.00
Adaptec 2910 PCI SCSI Conhalhr(No FDD) ........ $85. 00 Seagate 8GB TR< Ext Ql Tape Backup
Drive..... . $640. 00 Genkm NetMmtse
LagitechMoussman OEM ..
........................$ 2 7 .0 0
Mahax Maennium 0 PCI 4MWSMSWRAM................. $245/363
Adsptec 2920 PCI SCSI Conhallsr ...................... $199.00
Logitech
Mouseman+ ...................................$ 7 5 .0 0
Malrox Mysgque
220 3D Card 2MB/4MBSGRAM ...... $132/1 59 Adaptec 2940UPCIUltra SCSI Co
nhallsr ............. $255.00
.........................$ 3 5 .0 0
Mahax m3D3D Card w/4MB ...... ..............................$135.00 Adoptee 2940UW PCI INde SCSI Cantmlisr ........ $305.00 Intel Pengum16$2NMHz MMX CPUw/512KB Cache. $280/415 krxxasaltMousevZOEM ...
Mattax RainbawRunner Aide)n Video Capture/Edit ... $245.00
39COUW
PCI MullKhannel SCSI Consoler $430.00 ASUS TX87430TX PengumBoard w/512KB Cache ..... $1 99. 00 Mhmsoftcamp. Mouse ......................... $7 . 5 0
Cirrus Logic5448 PCIw/1MBexp. to 2MB(MPEG) ...... $2 8 . 5 0
ASUS P2L97 440LX Pengum 6Board (AGP) ............... $262. 0 0
833DVirgeDXPCIw/4MBEDORAM .............,.......,....$63.50
TyancualPeraumgPChlSABoanl............................. 8 C a I I
Ink)et ........................... $1 97. 00
Ttkhnt 96853D Accsleratore 1MB (w/3D Games) .... $4 5 . 5 0
Fuiffsu 4725 Enlmnced 104 Keys ........................ $57. 00 Cyrix MstgaGX Main Bawd(Bullt4n Sound & Wdea) ...... $240. 00 Canon BJ-250 Color
Canon BJO43N Colar lnkjst ...................... $275. 00
Fu)ssu 8725 Enhanced104 Keys .......................... $23. 00
Btolher HL730/7NDX Laser Printer 6Ndpl $459/585
Airsaard Wireless KeyboardwithMouse Canhal .. $9 0. 0 0
ADI E40/4P 15' WI,UR(1230x1024,~mDP) ............ $385/413 BTC/MitsumiWindows 95 Keyboard .................... $1 5. 00 Acer 16bit Sound Cmd 3D. ....................................... $2 3 . 5 0 Bragmr HL1660 Laser Printer IRNdpt Class$1350. 00
ADI 5P/SP+ 17' NI,UR(1260xt024,2lr26mmDP) ...,.. $670/719 Mhrosolt Natural Keyboard ................................ $75. 00 Creative Labe 24X Dhcovsty AWE64........................... $325. 00 Epson Stylus 400 Cohr Ink)st 720dpl ......... $2 8 8. 00
Epson Slylus 600/600 Cahr Insist 1440ttri . $375/550
Daylsk 1T Diamondlran N/I UR(1600x1260,.25mmDP)$799. 00 25' Senter Towerwith300WCSA PowerSupply .. $230 00 Creative Urbs PC OVD Encore DVDIgt (3 DVOates) $4 89,00
,@- " Mag OJ53015' N/l(1280xt024~mmOP)............... . $426.00 Full Size Towet with230WCSA PowerSupply ..... $86. 00 Creagve Labs SoundBloater 16 PnP ............ ............. $5 9 . 0 0 HP 69$722C Desk)et Color Printer ............. $359/486
HP 870/890Cxt Desk(etColor Printer........... $563/625
Mag OJ700 1T Wl(1260xt024,.26mmDP).................... $81 5. 00
15/19'bgd Size Towerwith CSAPowerSupply .... $45/60 Creagve Labs Sound Blasler AWE64/AWE64 Gold....... 3108/255
Mag DX700T17' N/I (1280xt024,agmm Trintran) ....... $899.00 Mini Size Tower
with200W CSAPowerSupply .... $39. 00 Creagve Labs WebCAMCamera .................................. $19 9. 00 HP 1000C)0 Deskjet ColorPrinter ............... $6 9 0. 0 0
Mag DJ300 19' N/l(1 600x1280,46mmDP) .................... $1220.00 Ossktap ssh 2NW cSA power
eriett200dpl17PPM..............$1600.00
Supply................. $54. 00 Dhmond MonsterSound$D SoundCard 32 Vohe ....... $199. 00 HP4000Las
NEC A5N/A70026mmOP OotTri
o ...............................$495/900
24X/32X IDE CD ROMDthe -----v------- - -.--..t-- $100/155 HP 5/5N Lsssrjst NO dpi 12 PPM .............. $1450/1855
HP8LLasett
et,600dpt 8PPM ..
..................$550. 00
NEC ESNIE700.25mmDPCmmstriear.....................m $540/955
Panssonh 4trigx
Int. CD R Drivew/SCSI cont ............ $459.00
6P/6MPLaseqet,600dpl8 PPM,..........$1I 1280
NEC M5N84700 S6mmDPMask Pitch .....,.............,.... $546/1 1N tgMB Sgg'/tA4MS 35' R
oppyDrive .................. $57/26 Phneer IRX/24XSCSI CD ROMOrhm........................'.. $135/162 HP
Panasonh 815/S70 15'/1 T (1280x1024,.27mmDP) .... $375/705 Milsubishi Ls-120120MB Roppy
Drivew/dhk ...... $175.00 Yamaha CRW400'IT Int 4xg IDE Rswrit RCDR ........... $725. 00 RavenPR-24052~in,192cps.................. $230.00
It's Here!
The MicroConcept Systems
3QtN'
lie)
Ncfs/cyracwg
Perte'r
Home Page.
~~ I
Authorized
Retailer
i CIO e n C:e t
102 - 1245 Nest Broadway,

Vancouver, B.C. VSH 1G7
'.Registration
:"'Fees
- .
Browser s
Internet Explorer 4.0

"att
' cape Navigator 4.0.
'
. Apps
All the best Internet
"so " "=-sncluded.
'
econ ee
,.ss
:Price
':Plans
. .
-- So you can choose

fhe'
't of time and money
you want to spend on the Net.
'
55 Mlctosott Internet
Faptorer 4.1pg.o
"
I InternetExplorer
Tutorial
5 NetscapeCommunicator
(indudmgNavigal'ar 4.0)
NetscapeComnundcator
Tutorial
5 Claris HomePageLite
Payment
" Options
'
,==-"
"'credit card or
automatic bank withdrawal.
Days
,. Free
'Access
I McAfee ~
lid Windows9STutorial
=-
g Paym
entOptions
II CLIIOES
e mon of free Internet access

included when you buy Netcomplete,
5 7dav,si hour technical

support
g PersonalWebSpace
Rl WebNews
Seivice
5 Network WideRenning
-Million
30 QAVSI g Plus Marut Moreinternet
DFaccass>~
Happy
Appllcatious
'
'
:.Customers
'"'- ' etcom

is one of the fastest,
most reliable private networks
in North America.
.
=-
Netcom
~
C a nada
w ww . ne t co m . ca
RJTURE
SHOP.
Isceeas seesacsess@s
RadioShack
Kbps
Access
.'-and 128Kbps ISDN at

- every one of our 35
anadian locations.
22 JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTERPAPERBCEDITION www.tcp.ca
'I COMDEX
Geeks storm Las Vegas

BY
GRAEME
BENNETT
There's nothing quite like Comdex (now officially known

as ZD Comdex), the largest trade show in North America,
to further enliven the already lively streets of LasVegas.
omdex is as big and gaudy as the towering marquees throughout the city
that make the many landmarks
appear much closer than one's tired feet later
discover.
Indeed, if you attended every Comdex
vendor's booth at the many venues throughout the city during the week of the show,
you'd have only about 30 seconds tospend at '

each booth. Taxi lineups consist of hundreds
of people around the Hilton, Sands, and Las
Vegas Convention Center that constitute the -
show's main venues. Restaurants can have
one-and-a-half-hour waits. As one of our
employees noted, Microsoft's booth in Las

Vegas is almost as big as the entire Comdex
show in Toronto. (Okay, we' re exaggerating

on that last point.) Nevertheless, when you
see the vast amounts of money being made in
the computer industry, it is clearly the ulti-
mate revenge of the nerds.

As over 200,000 Comdex attendeesswarm
the streets of Sin City, the cabbies and casino
workers are regularly heard to complain that

computer geeks don't gamble or tip heavily
enough
presumably a ploy to increase tipping. Mind you, the Comdex showgoers' consumption of alcoholic beverages isapparently
not on the list of activities found lacking.
With all the free parties and schmoozesscat-
Oaildnsd ior
tered throughout the city after hours, free

food and drink are part of the action that
Microsoft'
wlndcwtss
turns the city frenetic and occasionally

bizarre. At last year's Comdex, for example,
Microsoft hosted an event it calls GeekFest in
a tacky Vegaschapel with an Elvis emceeand

a challenge to provide a complimentary marriage ceremony (and quickie divorce) to any
man and woman who would dare to get mar-
Intel Pentium166MMX w/16Mb EDORAM

TX Pro chipsetmotherboard
S3 Trio VGAadapter w/1Mb RAM
Acer FX3Dsoundcard
Panasonic 1.44Mbfloppy drive
Acer 24X CDROM
Fujitsu 'I.6GbUltra IDEhard drive
15" Mini-tower case
Gtronix 104keyWindows keyboard
Gtronix 2 button mouse
14" .28 dotpitch SVGAmonitor
Windows '95
MLI-691 speakers
lneaaet Play
Intel Pentium II 233w/64Mb RAM
Asus P2L97motherboardf'~.
Matrox Millenhun R
w/4IIIb tMR
Creative Labs
SauaiNlaster A
Pynaponic 4.44hlltv + i v
l
dToshibg24X C
Gubntum
6.4Gb U IIJ IE bar rive
USR 58Rvoice/fax miidem;.
In&in 15" AQ case ~
Fujitse472(NndovaAeyboard
Logitech 3 buttoy.mouse
iftmpression 17 SVGAmonitor
indpwrv35
T5M sub-woofer/speaker system
Intel Pentium200MMXw/32Mb EDORAM

Intel TX chipsetmotherboard
S3 Virgo VGAadapter w/2Mb RAM
Acer FX3Dsoundcard
Panasonic 1.44Mbfloppy drive
Acer 24X CDROM
Quantum3.2Gb Ultra IDEhard dri
Powercom56K voice(jgx mpde,:--:
15" Mini-towe~seP'
Gtronix 164key.Wedi}wpkeybcoard
Loggach 3bdtttin mousep
presdjon 15"-GVGA
editor
m
.j
Rsgestellmsesrt
d
e
Intel Pentium2MMMX w/32Mb EDORAM d
Gigabyte TX3motherboard
ATI 3DExpression PC2TV w/4Mb,
Creative LabsSoundGldster AWE
Panifsonic 1.44Mbfloppy.drive
Toshiba 24X CDROM~,two
Quantum43Gb Ultra IbE hard dri
P+ercobr'56K voicejfax modem
15 Mini&war case
Qtronix 104keyWindows keyboard
Logitech 3 buttonmouse
Impression 17 SVGAmonitor
Windows '95
Microsoft FamilyPack%
GNT 5MOsub-woofer/speaker system
Vom neerle ese rmltlee; orN eeltstlene me sleelNimtl te meet them.

Look no further than to TKPElectronic's experienced sales and support staff for professional
service andsensible solutions. TKPcan provide custom-built, expandable systemscapable of
meeting all yourrequirements fromhome entertainment, personal finances andedutainment to
fully loaded, professional turnkeybusiness, multimedia, engineering andnetworking s
ystem
s.
Let our reputation, large purchasing power and manyyears of experience in the computer
industry work for you. Make TKP your one-stop solutions provider. For further information,
please contact yourTKPsales representative at (604)279-0320.
TKP EIOOtIOnlO {Canada} LtCL
N 18-13982
CambieRoad RichmondB.C.V6V 2K2
Tel: (604)279-0320 Fax:(604)279-0321
ried at the event. Unfortunately, we had to

pass on this year's Geekfest event, which
packed 'em in with its promise of "cold pizza

and warm beer." Other after-hours parties this
year induded free performances bynoted acts
such as Chaka Khan, B.B. King, master magician Lance Burton and, yes, the one-and-only
Village People. Whoo-hoo!
Canada's Steve Dotto, the popular host of
the Dotto's Data Cafe television show seen
nationally on educational networks, may

have had the toughest job in Las Vegas on the
second night of the show, as he emceed for
B.B. King. While waiting for B.B and his band
to take the stage, Dotto cajoled the more than
2,500 attendees with jokes running the
gamut from the reason why Las Vegas is the

perfect town to host a show about computers
("both were built from chips and silicon" ), to

references to certain unpleasant side effectsof
attending the Micrografx Chili Cookoff, but it
was a tough, crowd. Hecklers began chanting
"B.B...B.B....B.B" until, mercifully, the 72yearold master bluesman took the stage and '
rowd with
wowed the standing-roomily c
an energetic performance. (The show wasalso
"cybercast" across the Internet in RealVideo
d igital v i deo
a n d a u d i o f o r mat a t
httpi/aww.liveconcerts.corn.)
Fortunately, Dotto reclaimed the crowd's
favor after the show during a giveaway of two
autographed replicas of King's Gibson guitar,
Lucille. When a name was drawn belonging
to an incredibly unlucky person who had left
early, Dotto ceremoniously tore up the "must
Cnntfnued on page24
GetBedieakdAmwkom NetcomB '
S e rvices.
We' ll m&e theset up

fee (up to $1NN) andthrow in thehamtnnm
Dedicated access meansyou' re online all the time. Instant
access. Nowaiting for E-mail. No dial-up. No line-up. And

now you can save up to $1,000 on set up fees with
dedicatedaccessfrom Netcom, one ofNorth America's
largest independent ISP.

Acct Options Weoffer dedicatedaccessat 64Kbps,
128Kbpsandup to Tl access(1,544Kbps).
and access
to the NetcomBuxom Centre, a powerful
online tool to manage your account. Netcom gives you the
fastest, most reliable, highest quality network in Canada.
Just ask us about our network reliability, quality, and
redundancy, and our 7X24 hour network monitoring. Or
ask any one of the thousands of businesses who rely on
Netcom every day. Once you' veasked them, call us.
All the EantuereNetcom also supplies you the necessary And don't forget you'
ll savehundreds of dollars onthe
hardware, including industry leadingCiscoRouters.
set up fee.*
Cornphete
Solutions With one ofour NETConnectbundles Cef/No~! Youget moreout of the Netwith Netcom.
you alsoget a Domain Name,multiple E-mail accounts
Becausewe maketheNet work for you.
~ 04K dedicated
10 E-mail boxes
port ISDH access
at your domain
Cisco 160
' Management tools
series router
via NETCOM
Domain Name
Susiness Centre
Service
Free $
Ni
'325~
35O
' l ASK dedicated 20 E-mail boxes

pelt ISDN access
at your domain
' Cisco 700 series Manactement tools
router'
via NETCOM
Domain Name
Business Centre
Service
Free S
00
4Q)
'525~
*Offer endsMarch 1", 1998. Please quote this registr

ation code to receive yourrebate:4200
Netcom
Canada
w w w. n e]rom. ca
W e
M a
N e t
% o r
o r
o u
24
JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER

BC EDlTION
vvvvvv.tcp.ca
'5 coMDEx
Ceetrs stems Las Vegies
Continued from page22
Later on, Gates brought out U.S. Marine
be in attendance to win'" ticket, to enormous
Indeed, the cost to put on a lavish spread can

be so great that some companies, such as
Netscape and Apple, didn't have a presence on
the showfloor at aH. (Netscape's Jim Sarksdale
Maj. Jim Cummisky, who entertained the

crowd by tossing his ruggedized portable (an
audience approvaL All in aH, the event, co- off-the-shelf Panasonic CF-51 with a plastic
sponsored by Canada's MGI, AST, Iomega, keyboard overlay) to the ground and stompRealNetworks, and Gibson guitars, was one of ing on it. Then Gates, in best dog-and-ponythe highlights of the show for this reviewer.
This year's show was unique in that it was
show fashion, trotted out none other than

Kareem Abdul Jabber (at more than 7 ft. taH,
the first time a keynote speech was held on

the Sunday night before the show. The
keynote, featuring Mr. Megabucks himself, BiH
Gates, was both entertaining and informative
as Gates poked fun at himself (ul'm the only
one who can get an NT error message when I
try and flip on the light switch, so it gives me
a lot of motivation to make things simpler,"
he quipped) and made several humorous jabs
at the U.S. Department of Justice in his "top
10 list of reasons he loves his PC." In his
David Letterman-style Hst, Gates noted the
irony of using his Windows PC and an integrated Web browser to send a 48-page brief to
the DOJ, addressing the very issue of whether
such integration should be allowed.
Jabar required a foot-high mouse pad to use

the computer on the onstage desk) te show off
the basketball great's personal Web pages.
change the world of broadcast television is

finally shipping from Play Inc. Trinity is a
US$4,995 box that does digital video effects
Intentionally or not, Kareem, who described
himself as a computer novice, proved to be

remarkably inept at clicking the links on his
Web page.Thus, the demo ended up being a
good example of how, as Gates conceded at its
condusion, Microsoft stiH has some work to
do to make computers easier to use.
Gates also showed a hilarious video featuring Microsoft vice-president Steve BaHmer
appearing as a sleazy home shopping channel
TV pitchman, hawking copies of Microsoft
Bob for $1.99 ("Act now and you' ll also
receive 30 more copies of Bob absolutely
free!").
The keynote address the next
by
Compaq chief executive officer, Eckhard
Pfeiffer, also featured a very funny video for a
product many of us wish reaHy existed. The
Compaq BuzzPro, touted as an automatic
buzzword translator, could, by simply holding
it up to the telephone, take a tedmical support person's statement like, "your CRT display is malfunctioning because you need to
attach the 15~n D-sub VGA connector to the
port on the card found on the back of your
morning,
KareemAbdul Jabberand Bill Gates
did, however, appear in one of the panel discussions during the show.)
So what did I like best en the showfioor
itself? The product I'd name as most likely te
computer's CPU chassis" and translate it into

oyeu need to connect your menitor.u If only!
Elsewhere, Berland, which has fallen on

some hard times during the last few years,
showed that it is still in fighting form with a
Star
Wars parody called SoftwareW arsthatpitted the intrepid crew of the tiny Borland ship
against the might Deathstar of you-knowwho. Borland's chief executive officer was
decked out as Obi Wan Kenobi and the company's vice-presidents and executives were
camping it up as Han Solo, Luke Sywalker,
C3PO and the other figures from the famous
Lucasfilms trilogy. And, in a climactic scene
during the showdown with Darth Vader, a
well-aimed light-saber thrusts off his head,
which reveals a Sill Gates lookalike behind the
Vader mask
Of course, aH the glitzy demos and overhyped presentations are there to draw attention to the real stars of Comdex: the many
products and services that companies spend
hundreds of thousands
sometimes even milHons ef dollars to trot out at th e show.
Play inc's Trinity digital videoeifects box

that have been, until now, pretty much
impossible, or at least the exclusive domain of
much, much more expensive systems. If yeu
know what a revolution the original Video
Toaster was, be prepared to be delighted again.
Trinity takes video production to a broadcastquality level with effects and capabibtiesthat
are simply stunning.
A stellar example of why you should never
Continued on page27-
' ~r. I
p'rQ
aLnzinerk
IIIIol LLeathec
)acket
, Plietdh"""
~s,re
IQ.';,:;:
."
.':"RSCRC
IntroducingtheHewi@mark 7ROO
ColourIetprhiter vn'thKI Technology
l~
rtnr'~,;, r,';:
-r'!incindiiiS'pbi
",- ~Vtodsliop~:::::-'@-" ...
;;:",~g, rrnotos'sort'NNn'cp
;
oNtremel)t Fast
99
Leeirk 7000ColourJetprinter
Leanark%030Colour Jetpr|nter for StudentlHome

ThetennerkIlg30dualcndddSe
Sn delileis drnsmiccolour
lninysnndehp blacktot
S uper
stunp ~
bln r k
Ink for cinp, nehturereddnnt
documenb.IndudesIonnuk
Ir
ultimate1IIN dpip||nunS irhoto hb

nudity for rich,deepimagesend
4s plus II
IhtenNS
speedaisp
gck
tot,
Emerwalted irjiiiieatts
J
Upi o 1eee x iimedid
leedIngedge echnohey
rsmein@c,%klit ShilsIn|nnpfh
.Irrelt IN ddih.gfuirt
Qghg. (ndetet,SriuIhu3], ill.
oNcelleilt Fhatas
Tnie lm~r~nnd super slep
,C/
r(i$
iu P;c
isNN@d,RdilehSII) Xnprden
iep'rui0m seipupupiileswlhienr
s
Ntaordillary Text
The l.emnh10ggdellvis
ewefopes,unnpnilences,Iron
onunnd'eisplis bnnneis. Il's
idSh on
quality endlooron cost
one)amlehes weenier,
Pichmencl Centre
South Mall
6551 3 Poad
604-231-7301
nii ' "ceno."::-16c."'csti,
Pacific Centre
777 Dunsmuir Street
604-681-0411
'-'C '-""-549"
lemik 1000 Colotlr jetPrhter
99
' . %acr~ - .~
OOOO Colour
Jutprlnrru
"
99
mcdIcczoza est can~
Up Io 8paxespernilnute
'
.irr'u '
LEXMiurK.
-:
11?4 Marine Drive

604-986-7175
For more lnformatior visit a Lexmurk authorized reseller near you.
'cps4eS~::::: SIs':~',:!:"::;
. '
Metrotewn Centre
23) 4820 Kingsway
694-d&l-0666
>'
>C)c3qeg >ee)1
L.LIQ Q Q7. LlIL'O/
suey Jeep g
> ) t)>)>J(
SUPP.In~ Vg
<>0>J<)rBP&UI? g.
SP>)(O>.>J
sr<>is) $ r>ciiUDH
LLIGg Q) LUL' O f
I.Ij LI 0 [/IJ
VJI'dJ Wtf HCHQM NI Wil l
8 3 I A d WQ3AMb' A l I'FJ'(U?IIR Ql 5'5333|J' >IR'JJ'

I I3M
(!725 f'7" lr I Llo!IL'I'Y <LWIJf J 5N((7(f JJJ<'A

/I <U<r!1(r'->rf I/W(l(lF />'<rr I
(lr f 'J J f>/>t

f)(lf 5 f tf'
;)IEI( Jg 4 3l,g
MO))OIll
PP
()< />'t>rf
// (U<t l )UC>,/,'I/WO
>U>cr / ))r'N(<712/M '! 7 V I )M<>7 f>tfn( r >t/l>r
(7>OHO
f>id/M,>S>1(>Wr// !(I r/ >/Cr><'r( >IW

/> tr'r> /A >rf r(,rN( /i' ll! /',I I/r 'rr> r >IW
> trr>)
~~q'
I,"7
fl)I'II
'r>!".I 'JU'(>'J ' 'J Q I ', I
.uirq.uW>0
frt >/H Jnr r >J<5 'r >><>rj/t'rl>>>>I/ Yr>(; r' Jrr>>r>V>

f
ed
.i ) () (i% V Li
J >U
r "'I'>'1(Nh"J'r' r/'<>ll Y>r V>A

<' ~>t "J. JQ>V JVJ
>If 'I /jr , / )'ill< ', r.r /r)r>n></r>! rC,I)l //,r>('5 </('/(>05
g(~$"gC)";83/ Jd 5',)'JUPg~
66t Yg:-:~dI-/d 5,t'I'jj','3
/!lr' ) /rlrlrrr, (
i . r JA>)r,~>S!'/Jj /<U>7r>g
,r,i>>< J rlrr ./, / t /( )<, x/ (

r 7// I /rr .5 (r)I I fr I
' ',:c!
. r/rr/1<>W (0>",g r(lilt>(j (/r> 7/WJ>'c
r)
$6$'.P$ ".83Idd 5',P)UBg<'

'r)
f'' '
":g
e"'
1> r.
tr
x(.><i( I s>,'Q . ' , ' J
gal f' 83/'d 5 P.IULA<Y+

' 'xl'I,.)',
7!,'
66CJ'P$.:"83@d 5 L'.IUD>
'!
' " " '-'"'c/ nt/WFL< JJ JNf)/7Jf I I IolJ IVff(J
(' ' 'rft c7 'JLJ()J(lr)f f: ',s'
>IL!U>L
'Ir:,'i),-'x ss ' ' 'I,A( f:: Js3
~ rr
"r r'" <>p,.
s>(lost'trl'rj
'7'7 5 I' /f '<'/I'V U>lr>r'()
:) !
'JVJ l'" > 't>rd I' < I r 7'>V 5J<>fI c 00/ 5 t>L'Ad.
()t~('g ct LEIUl-[
'!
g')g,'-I/ j iOIII EIQZl.IQJ} j
Y ) Ll .'
f)l/<'5 I>J"')<WW I'IUI r I/WJ J r
(/! I 5 J'f>L'XWW I"ii'I n(/W(/()c'
'Jc) ' I j()I.I
>it'n>I/05;5/7 / j I J<7)0(3(W
()'(' Us(sr/ r)f 5() )nnof)(ttg
"
<r . r
I > M>
r )cf I I t'<r(r(( )7c'/nn X 7 V.I<1'>0 / f ) IW > >LJI 15
n <. A
Us(IDW sir(l ><,()Josol )IW
It
J> l(x)(/A 03/ 5(g U>M 5< /JJ r>sll/rid

r.> '
Ac/(/o/d >l[rosL'UL'cf j f f
l>'c'.g
!<
Ul )/7(>gj/f( (>3310f .<07.(r)5Ll(t)f>OW Y95 0/0>OIDW
i 0 t'>/()Q3 (7( L>2J)>>'3 oaf)!(( // >(3('r/su.((YX QF /J V

S lo)fUBC/500>r >)5 ))L'AAO9
P>03 f>U<105 / 9r>n>V!0)SL/cd J>U()05

' r <.
r!'
(trod! Q7Xf 2 3IUDS('Ul',.7
'
)nil(J /)rr'// '/(/f 7 Vj V ILU

f(7 f>IQ L 'F tot1l(>L'(7(7
Alolo )W lit (/ r r! / /()AO / QQ7 (/(02F
>Dssc>30<J XWW i'(/W99 J <U>7!)L(orf / >ID/
r < ' rt ' r)
/>r( 0(/r r l/lt)WI )> 7 V >if?( 7 '/< J 5 XJDJ /- c/5 j <, 0(AJ
r
" rr>U.
r<:rr n > <, .<

, <
'
6Qg' I ct LLIOJ-J
.> r ' ' >(
u,
7Eli) j EIQ. I.IQH

g I;)It(l I.IE.'/.
'8
.>A>nd I)LA
<((J(72(n> Us!') .>an>ogJ' I
BsL>W UD(lll<7 F (/ r lll/)0 /
$6$'g$''*.83jdd S PIUPP~)
f r >r/A >rj r(7 Ur,'g cd J/ I'ls)>/t>7

Ar JrJ<>/7 >loosr trr; J / /
LUDJ>OJN/x('g/) )Ir)P J('ll lr1)UJ r)'FF L(c)c/Q-V
/ 5S<7 JCI.'5'I
/f f ) I )/ P:Q
<UUrj ()(fif C7(U<J>lt'7 0;>/>t(( // >()t'rdS)0(JX (JJ /JV
.(J .g
.>OOW JJ,/dW AQ55V W<)/. r I

\> J>/UOC/5Ddt 5 ))LY<<)O9
/) I(') />Ur)c>5 )>/79 I J/98 J 55 Y

Ll>0)/ (7 g x/ 2 )IUDS('Ui'd
UA! <Q
J)lt'J / '/Q/ 7 VJ V U>1/(7 <7'r llsllfl>g
'(""',$ )
(J) .
( J I . IJ b
) .
Ult' (>
/ (tlr/ 2g Q(7-7</(trit /
.(l>)so>0(d XWW i.'L/W99( LL<t)IIU>,f />)0/
))>
J>>L'0(J>J(/)r'W,)L/>L'3Y2/ 5 XIOFJ,>5d V
,,'L'I3DEt( <UEEIbl.IE
/g EIOZI.IOI-I
JI)(yrj),@i:s ~
,~)
g gg3$
N(gI~ JE
FkA/>37)'dk'~
"g Ulll1$E~3
orss.' er
re-.
.
"-"'. Scep t r e ' s

So undx
-- Note b o o k s A r e :
<'!@s
Ratedii1 in PC Digest
, hag
"The Sceptre
Soundx 5500
Notebook is the
fastest system
in the review.."
+' s' ' p . : te ro:*".
"Sceptre takes top

honors with the Sceptre
Soundx 5500, which leaves all the
%
$ki' rg ir
other notebooks in its tracks whenrunnm
NSTL's gauntlet of perfoIIllance benchmarks.
This is a very fast desktop
replacement with a 233-MHz Penti'um
processor, a 13.3-inch XGA display, and
roomy 3GB hard disk drive for storing 1arge
multimedia files."
m",
NSTL PC Digest,Scptembe 1997

J
Beet Buy -PC Porta
@ -;.' sPg
"The Sceptre
Soundx 4500 is
an impressive
machine..."
ro
or"
"Sceptre is selling this

computer [166 MHz Pentium
processor with MhDP" Technology, 12.1-inch
Tpf SVGA display2.1 GB HDD] with 40 MB
of RAM...for just under $4,399 CDS, which; ..',<s
puts its well within the reach of many. This
configuration...deserves our "Sest Suy"
rating for the value represented."
'~
s
'e
PC Portables, November1997
:.';~>, 'V~+" '
e-
1n head to headcomparisons against the likes...

of Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway 2000,
,I'
pl gg
check out our web-site for more information.
pyp)lum
s m
wwwa sceptre.corn
abc lalel reside lade mrd
Pendmoaremdrsreredaodemmirs mal MMX is a
rmdemmd
of hrrei(.orimmrirm
==-,===
-. =--=--.=
Micron and Hitachi, to name a few, Sceptre's=-.
=,=,Soundx notebooks have proven themselves the
best, Call now for a distributor near you or
1-888-350-8989
THE FIRST, THE BEST, THE ONLY
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY I998 27
'I
CO MDEX
Cooks storm Las V+as

in a town like Las Vegas, too.

Of course, the long history of Comdex is
proceeded to create a VRML "mask" of the sub- rife with examples of cool technologies that
ject in semnds. You literally couldn't tell which never make it in the marketplace. An imporone was the original photo and which one was tant aspect of Comdex for many companies is
the 3D model
cool! At US$27,900, the compa- the floating of such trial balloons to see what
ny says it expects this product to be a hit with flies and what doesn' t. (Indeed, the airspace
game developers, museums and those involved above Comdex is well-stocked with many real
with manufacturing and medical imaging balloons, too. We saw dirigibles and airship
applications. We can imagine a few other uses. examples of big budgets from Corel, Sanyo,
operator of the system assured a volunteer from

the audience that the laser was indeed safe and
buy version 1.0 of anything was Microsoft's
Windows CE 2.0, which adds networking,

spelling checking, and color display support
to Microsoft's version of Windows designed
for handheld PCs and other consumer electronics (CE) devices. A demo of CE 2.0 and
some hands' time in several booths of vendors like Hewlett-Packard, LG Electronics,
Fuji, Viewsonic, and numerous others. And

where else can you flnd an Energizer Bunny
the size of an apartment building?)
In an upcoming article (also available on
our Web site at http Jtwww.tcp.ca), I' ll detail the
pros and cons of the many competing varieties of recordable DVD drives as yet another
example of why you should never buy version

1.0 of anything. Until then, here's to comfortable footwear! 0
Sharp, Casio or NEC already shipping CE 2.0

devices convinced us that the market for these
inexpensive miniature PCs could grow significantly as sales forces and other mobile users
%g
grow to appredate the long battery' life (our

Casio Cassiopeia gets about 25 hours from a
charge) and compatibility with documents
Ihtroducin'g the Panasonic' LB-120 Inte~rTIa[ Drive.

' " Think of it as a supencapacity floppy.
from "desktop versions" of Word, Excel and,

in this version, PowerPoint. Also new is CE
2.0's ability to synchronize many mobile users
to the data from one desktop PC or vice versa.
. +~
it, is exceptiOgal Iiemovable storage, j;.;.:-.,:.'.,';sa ,
'' -
unit boasted the best color display.

The coolest technology you' ll probably
never own was from a company called Real3D,
' with 120MB capacity on each 3.5" diskette.
;.jap,
'
And, addressing 1.0's most glaring oversight,

2.0 can print, too. For the record, we liked the
NEC unit's keyboard the best, while the Sharp
c'
"
ckwards compatible so it ca rttP and write

fs "="--'incboth 1A4MB and 720KB rmais.
It's new laser servo technology which allows you
a division of defence giant Lockheed Martin.

The company teamed up with MetaCreations
(also at the show with its many graphics soft-
ware titles) to produce RealScan 3D, a system

that includes an amazing camera that can capture, in a half second, a 3D model (with automatically placed full~lor texture maps) of
almost any subject. In the demo we saw, the
to slfjft between conventional 4.421MB 3.5",,.disks a

4t
new laser technology' disks withe greatest of ease.-
What's new atFallComdex

Continuedfrom page M
"shift in o
video capture product, now compatible with

Windows NT. An added productivity pack for
the DC30 and DC30 plus offers external

device control, and the miroINSTANT Video,
and Adobe Premier plug-in to allow users to
save effects and transitions as separate digital

video clips. The main advantage of this plugin is that it helps reduce rendering time and
file size by allowing transitions to be created

separately from long sequences of regular
video.
Panasonic LS-120 Drive
The VideoDirector Studio 200 is billed as

the "world's easiest video editor," a simple
hardware/software product that allows a PC
user to control home video equipment to edit
videotapes. The VideoDirector Studio 200's
price .has been reduced from US$299 to

US$199.
Contact: PinnacIe,
Web site: httpitwww.pinnaclesys.corn
Cyrix demonstrates universal

INedlaCentieconcept
C yrix, one of
the chief contenders against
Panasonic
Data Storage Products
the Intel computer processor

behemoth, showed new technologies at
Comdex that were designed to demonstrate

that company's technical prowess, and gain it
respect as a viable contender against Intel.
F or more information ca11: 905-238-233 6
Cyrix presented a technology demonstration

in the form of the Cyrix MediaCentre, a slim
line box designed to be the key to seamlessly
tying together computer and consumer electronics technologies. Based on the Cyrix
MediaGX processor, the MediaCentre is
designed to interface with multiple display formats, playback media and other peripherals. 0
Stymeeam
(900) 9494567
STD
446aP5tIRMk-~ Q
~ 4 ' ~ ~ '~
14 89 - 295 2492 ~~
Cmadl Wnt: 60447M561
1-50546M079
1%00-297%505
905 - 51M200 14 00-9000STD
hat iio'IronCooin an Imiireioion mnnitoi ~

'
- I= L
"
LI~L il 1 =Ll.<ZW-',2
'
u h f
!
,~+~-:g<-
t;4.,,j~+~p
Pre wi
u,i "
e me;""'
e
'r $
PNPI g%s//ffyy'
' 9- -'s
.R~ e '
~~ - ~ "
Qg/ rrpegm. rsllrf

w
High-perforurnance Vienna P21S - 117KHz
Impressionmonitors gives you

all theperformance you'll ever need in amonitor. Whether
you' re writing a business plan, designing a brochure, or building a corporate website,
Impression monitors gives youthe best features and picture quality for the buck. That' s
because weincorporate the best monitor technologies inourdisplays like Hi-Contrast CRTs
and Aperture Grille CRTs. And webackthemwith a 3 years parts, labor, andCRTwarranty
and service programsothat you'l have peso+of-mind onyour monitor investment, The new
21" (19,9") ImpressionViennaP21Suses Hitatchi's Hi-Contrast CRTtechnology to give youa
30'/o increase inbrightness and color saturation. It offers a 0.28 mmdot pitch, 1600 X1200
resolution, and asuper-high117 KhzHwcan for flicker-free performance to reduce eye-strain
during prolongedhours of use. The17"Impression 7VX(15.8) gives youjust as muchvalue
with a 95Khz H-scan, and asuper-fine 0.26 mmdot pitch. Visit www.impression-brand.corn
for moreinformation aboutour monitorsandservice programs.
High-performance
7VX- 95KHz
MODEL
CRT
VIENNA P2 S
Hl-CONTRAST
PITCH(MM)
0.28
19.9"
VIEWABLE AREA
H-SCAN(KHZ)
30-117
V-SCAN (HZ)
50-120
MAX. RESOLUTION 1600X1200
WARRANTY
3 YEARS
MX5/tMXT
Mulitmedia Monitor
'gl
n
~nw +
yearslebnanty 1 0
0.25 fttLG.
16.1"
24-82
50-120
1600X1200
3 YEARS
0.27 dot pitch

1280X1024fesolugon
with space-savingspeakers
VI NA 0 17
DIAMOND TRON
7VX
HI-CONTRAST
0.26
15.8" '
3045
50-120
1600X1200
3 YEARS
S-MASK
0.28
13.8"
30-70
50-160
1280X1024
3 YEARS
Impression 5Plus
0.2S dotpitch
1280X1024resolution
Available at
C allYolr
Local Reseller
00 - 2 5S-2(laa
le pressure is a regislemd tmdemark of Impmssian Pnxluals, inc. Hilatchi Hi-Cantrast is a registered bad
ernerk of Hltstchl. Milsublshi and
OiamondTnm
are trademarks of Mits ubishiCoqmration. Agether Irsdemarksbelongto their nmpscgvs ownem. 3 year parts. labor snd 3
years CRT far Impression VX and Vienna medals. 'Suggested mtail price does not rellect sctual sslgng price. Copyright 1907 Impression
products,inc. 3288LaurelsiewcourtFremont,cA84838 Newdeslerinquirisscag.8008008328
PeS SSOA
To Become an Impression Reseller call SQQ-SQQ-6328 x252 or visit www.impression-brand.corn
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDiTION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 29
:51 COMDEX
Reflecting on Comdex past and present

SV JEFF EVAN S
his year's Fall Comdex in Las Vegaswas,
like everything else in Vegas these days,

"bigger and better than ever." Taking
place in ever expanding exhibit facilities, in a
city that sprouts new concrete casino mountains overnight, showcasing technology that
seems to change by the minute, the Fall
Comdex has come to symbolize a digital
world moving at breakneck speed.
This year, Comdex was characterized by
several trends that should be of interest to
another pursuer of the American Dream,

Gates set a theme of "Why I love My PC."
One of the reasons he loves his PC is that
business practices. "Using Internet tools to
save Internet tools!" he crowed. Gates also

poked fun at his famous persistence in pro-
he can use the internet to collaborate with a moting the Microsoft party line, showing a
group of lawyers to fight the U.S. justice
Departinent's efforts to modify Microsoft's
sequence of video clips where he repeated his

mantras of scalability and other Microsoft
themes over and over.

Gates strove to portray Microsoft as a company that promotes healthy competition,
rather than monopolies, and which frees people to reach a fuller personal and professional
potential, rather than enslaving them. 9
BXpener)CB
most computer users. There were many cheap,

new, highxapacity mass storage technologies,
and amazing progress was demonstrated in
handheld computing, Internet-based com-
merce, networL end server technology, graphics, digital audio and digital video and input
devices,
In addition to technology trends, market
trends were also readily visible. The brand
name computer makers are hustling after the
exploding small- to medium-business market,
and there is also a concerted effort to develop

a mass market for consumer level digital photography and imaging.
The dty on the edge of tomorrovir

Las Vegas is a city with none of the usual his-
Presenting the Panasonic' Zip

Drive easy-to-use removable
data storage unit. With 100MB
capacity on each cartridge,
Panasonic gives you the ability
to effortlessly transport and
back-up large files or your hard
drive. A data transfer rate of
just 1.4MB/sec. makes it
simple and quick to transfer files
or download from the internet.
Affordable. Reliable. The
Panasonic Zip Drive makes
data storage a zap.
For more information call:
905-238-2336
torical reasons that justify the creation of a

great city. It's not on a major trade route, it
has few natural resources, it's in the middle of
a vast barren desert surrounded by mountains,
it is not holy to any religion (except perhaps

to those who worship the $$$), and there was
no large local population nearby when it was
founded,
Las Vegas is a city made possible by a

hydroelectric d'am, which powers the neon
lights and waters the golf courses, and by the
laws throughout the rest of the U.S.A. which
restricted wide open gambling and other
morally and politically incorrect behavior.
Vegas is a city of big dreams, basic low

appetites, and Lady Luck.
It may have been inevitable that it would
attract the hard driving visionaries and hustlers of the personal computer industry back
in 1979. At that first Comdex (COMputer
Dealer EXpo) there were fewer than S,QQQ

a ttendees, and a l i t tl e m ore t ha n 1 0 0
exhibitors a few percent of today's totals.
But, one thing was the same then as it is
today: a guy named Bill Gates, When Gates'

name was put forward as a keynote speaker at
the first Comdex, the reaction was, ".who
wants a
high s chool kid?" (Actually,
Gates was a university drOpou, though he
still looked like a teenager in those days.)

Coincidentally, Gates' picture appeared on
the cover ofForfrine magazine several months
before the first Comdex opened. The validity
of choosing Gates to speak. at Comdex became
dear: the "kid" had managed to put himself at
the centre of the personal computing revolu-
Panasonic
Data Storage ProdUcts
tion. Gates, and Micmsoft, have stayed there
through all 19 years of Las VegasComdexes.

Key concepts
STD
So as ancient tradition dictates, Gates made
the opening keynote speech at this year' s

Comdex, It was one of his best to date.
Obviously wanting to gain a sympathetic

hearing for his portrayal of himself as just
agNNeun
( aaO) ~~
House
14 8M M- 2 4%
~ ~ ~'~
s4N-4N4078
Panasenic 855-597 Zip Zip Drive Ad -Sept. 1997
14N-SQNSTD
30 jANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDfnON www.tcp.ca
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY"
IES
Technology directions for '98

B Y GRAEME B E N N E T T
for those who might have considered a Zip

drive in '96 or '97. Zip drives will to continue
As SeniorEditor at The Computer

Paper, I saw a lot of technologies
cross my desk In the dosing months
of 19W that hold great Isromlse for
199L Here aresome of the technologicaltrends to watch for In the
Canadaan marhetlsiace.
to be in demand by those looking for a lowcost storage solution for desktop and portable
models, but their 100 MB capacity will start to
look like a disadvantage compared to competing products in 1998.

Isortables
Ironically, the ubiquity of CD-ROMs as a
method for distributing software came at the
same tune as the second wave of notebooks
without CD-ROM drives. Thisof co urse,
spells success for external CD-ROM drives and
Chips and boards

Now that AMD has announced its intent to
produce a- single-edge connector (SEC)

P entium I I -type C PU, a n d In t e l h a s
announced its plans to expand the Pentium II
line with lower-priced models, the Pentium H
wave will gain momentum, at least until the
next-generation 64-bit 1-64 (Merced) rnicro-
'::%
i
processor, being developed by Intel and
PCMCIA SCSI controllers or parallel-port sys-
'Ie
l.
Hewlett-Packard, hits the market in 1999.
Upgrades and OverDrive processors for
e N:gye
e,:-
legacy systems notwithstanding, I expect the

all-new requirements of ATX motherboards
and SDRAM systems to make 1998 a good year

for those selling ACPI<nabled clones and, yes,
used PC systems. I"d place my bets on
lug around to conferences and other travelhng

situations.
More than any other factor, the fear of los-
future to hedge their bets with the option to
add more than one CPU. Faster bus speeds will

provide a mid-year boost and Moore's Law
will presumably hold true throughout the simply doesn't compare with that of their
year, taking performance past the 1 GHz (giga- PowerBook G3 cousins.
its intent to expand the Pentium 11 line to
Despite the merits of their products, I
speculate that neither Motorola nor Apple will

have an especially good year. The uncertainty
of the Mac market in 1997 and the market-
share losses suffered by Apple, are likely to
continue, even if Apple hm announced a

include lower cost models is likely to put even strategic alliance or merger with Oracle (as I
greater pressure on its competitors. AMD has fully expect they soon will) by the time you
already suffered a string of disappointing
financial results recently and the resignation
of Vinod Dham, group vice-president of

AMD's computation product group, is only
the latest symptom of deep problems there.
read this.
become standard fare on brand-name PCs
Conversely, the performance boost of the

latest G3 series of chips and.IBM's expected
delivery of 480 MHz and 500 MHz PowerPCs
in the coming months will keep Mac users
and other PowerPC advocates happier in 1998
than many were in the aftermath of the Mac

clone wars of 1997. Depending on how soon
the 1 GHz level is attained (IBM is presenting

a white paper on its 1 GHz PowerPC at a con-
ference in February), the Alpha, PowerPC or

Merced could be the power users' processor of
choice in 1999 and beyond'with
I ntel's
offerings likely to matter most to PC users, of
course. For 1998, though, the price/performance advantages of the PowerPC G3 chips
are notable, particularly in the portable arena,
where the raw performance of PC portables
m
anag
em
ent,
SDRAM, USB and the other buzzwords associated with " L X "-class inotherboards and
Windows 98. I suspect SCSli will enjoy a resurgence in popularity in 1998 as users start to
look for ways to beat the "out of IRQs" trap
that IDE systems lead to. With today's systems
often equipped with multiple hard disks, Zip
and ]az drives (etc.), and CD-ROM or CD-R
drives, scanners and other peripherals now
ing a notebook and its valuable data is what

motivates usto want to carry it with us everywhere. And, for those situations where size
from Compaq, NEC and other big-name vendors throughout the. year. By sheer force of matters less than performance, there's Apple's
at 3.46 kg (7.7 lb.), it's twice
will, we are destined to see a lot of DVD mar- PowerBook G3
as fast as the company's previous 3400C
keting this year.
However, the infighting that has, at this
writing, prevented agreement'on a standard
model already the fastest notebook on the
market.
for DVD audio and the threat of obsolescence
By the way, the emergence of affordable
that the (technically more sophisticated) Divx

standard presents are only part of the problem
faced by the DVD consortium. DVD consumers may be too confused and afraid of get-
active-matrix LCD panels as desktop monitors

isn't likely to take the market by storm,
Storage
ting burned by a replay of the Betamax sceFor new PC buyers, Ultra ATA is hkely to be on nario to invest wholeheartedly in DVD techthe shopping list for 1998 systems, along with nology during 1998. For what it's worth, I also
Despite Cyrix's pursuit of the US$500 PC AGP, "OnNow" ACPI power
predict you' ll read plenty of ad campaign
market, I expect the MediaGX chip's laggardly

FPU performance to conspire against its success in 1998 as processor-hungry applications
like voice recognition and digital signal procasing reach the mainstream, when digitalimage processing, 3D and digital video already
are. After all, games are some of the biggest
CPU hogs out there, and the games of '98
promise to be more grandiose and cinematic
than ever.
Subnotebook PCs like Toshiba's Libretto

70CT and tiny offerings from Mitsubishi,
Matsushita's Panasomc division and Hitachi
cater to the growing awareness that informafingertips. The weight of today's multimediaintensive notebooks makes them too heavy to
with an eye on switching to NT in the near
How will C y rix and AMD fare?

Presumably, the low price of systems based on
Cyrix MediaGX chips will assure their place in
the market, although lnteVs announcement of
PCMCIA adapters for desktop PCs to enjoy a

sales spurl too,
tion is power only when you have it at your
Pentium Il motherboards that allow those
hertz) level by 1999.
tems like the BackPack. In fact, as portables

continue to be the leading growth segment of
the corporate PC marketplace, I'd expect
materials designed to allay these fears, usually

pointing out some cooked statistic that DVD
is the most popular product category ever
introduced in thiswr-that market.
Until DVD-RAM reaches a comparable
despite the fact that Windows 98 will support

multiple graphics cards and CPUs, From what
I' ve seen, almost no Mac users

who've had
this capability since il987 use multiple monitors. However, as 15-inch LCD monitors
approach the under-$1,000 sweet spot, as I

expect them to later this year, they will quickly reach viability as an alternative to the CRT.
.Oiseratlng systems
Java isn't dead, but it sure isn't looking too
price-point, the emergence of Iow~ost CD healthy, No matter which side of the "100 perRead/Write (CDRW) systems and the burgeon- centpurevs.M icrosoft-enhanced" Java fence
ing interest in backing up CDs makes it a safe you sit on, the smart money isn't betting on
bet to predict healthy sales of CDR and CDRW Java to show up in any products the average
firmly in the general-user category, the aver- systems another reason to "think SCSI." user is going to care about in 1998-and not
age user is running perilously dose to running And, if CDR systems continue to ship with
justbecause java's.performance is so underout of It s on his or her PC,
troublesome software like GEAR, then soft- whelming,
Sun's failure to provide a Java 1.1 SDK that
Selling them on the idea of using SCSI as a ware upgrades to Adaptec's line of software
solution to this is a good plan and usually (including Easy CD Pro for Windows 95 and runs on anything other than its own operatresults in a happy customer, too. Presumably Toast for the Mac), or Ahead's excellent and ing system and Windows makes claims of
Adaptec will keeps its dominant position in bargain-priced (US$69) Nero 3.0 for Windows "platform independence" a bit of a joke. I'd
the market, although motherboards with "100 will enjoy good sales, too.
also expect Netscape to lose even more inarPercent Adaptec 2940"compa
Now thatSony and Fujihave announced
ketshare as people start to notice that IE4 realtiblecontrogers
onboard stand a chance, if the price for the yet another ultra-density replacement for the ly is good enough.
I' ve read enough reports predicting the
SCSI option isn"t as outlandish as it wasdur- floppy, the future looks dim (again) for the
ing most of 1997.
lower capacity LS-120 (and the Toray certain failure of Windows 98 to guess that it
I have serious reservations about the
PhaseWriter and just about anything from will succeed beyond most people's expectaprospects for l?VD in 1998. On one hand, a S yguest). Nevertheless, th e L S 120 o r tions. NT 5.0 wtil take longer to catch onDVD drive makes sense as aCD-ROM replace- Sony/Fuji drives' compatibility with legacy many businesses will adopt NT in a server
ment on PCs and Macsand DVD does demo floppy disk data makes these drives a viable capacity during 1998 and begin rolling it out
well. Plus, the movies on disc are reasonably replacement for the far-past-its-prime floppy as a desktop OS after the inevitable bugs in NT
priced. These factors will help DVD drives disk as an upgrade if not a standard itemContinued on page$$
Cost: 4 gigabytes
Pentium' -160 Mhz
IN
N9
...... $1871
Intel P166 MMX

Intel P20{i MMX
Intel P233 MMX
Pentium' -200Mhz MMX

%15
'
....... $2598
Intel P166 MMX .....

Int e l P200 MMX
Int e l P233 MMX
. $1986
$2121
... ... $271 5
$2848
n . ~rotgut~' III
ASUS P entium II P2L97233-333Mhz 440LX with ATX Case
gentium II - 233Mhz ATX................$2494
Pen t ium II - 233Nlhz ATX ........... $3154
Pentium II - 266Mhz ATX .................$2679
Pen t ium II - 266Mhz ATX ............ $3339
Pentium II - 300Mhz ATX .................$2999
Pen t ium II - 300Mhz ATX .................$3659
512KB Pipelined Burst Cache, Triton 430TX, Support SD

RAM
ASUS TXP4PB512KB Cache,Triton 430TX SupportSDRAM
Ball Bearing Spring MountCPUCooler
Ball Bearing Spring Mount CPUCooler
32MB 69nsEDO RAM Exp.129MB
e'
64MB 10nsSORAM Exp.128MB
3.298 Ullra ATA hard drive, (33mb/sec.)
4.3GB Ultra ATAhard drive, (33mb/sec.)
to
3.5' 1 44MB floppy disk drive
3.5'1.44MB Soppy disk drive
ge
PCI BDE, w/2x16550UART
Serial, 1xBi-Directional Parallel
PCI EIDE,w/2x16550UARTSerial, 1xBi-Directional Parallel
4 'NGA Mysthlue
228 39 Graphics w/4MB SGRAM.Exp.8MB:~. --"- ~:.:;- - etamoad PCI (AGPtor Pentium Njttiper V330 4MB Exp.BMB.~ --":4
SONY 15" 100ES N.I.LR, 1280x 1024, .25dpi
Viewsonic 17" 9771 N.I.LR, 1280 x 1024, .27dpi
19' Mid-tower case with 230WCSAPower Supply
19' Mid-tower case with 230W
Logit
ech MouseMan 38 mouse
Logit
ech MouseMan 38 mouse
a II
'l04 Windows 95Keyboard
104 Windows 95 Keyboard
12XBDE CDRDMdrive
24X EIDECD-ROMdrive
I
Soundblaster 16bit PnP (Creative)
Soundblaster AWE 64PnP
GNT 650 3D StereoSpeakers W/BassControl
GNT 650 3D StereoSpeakers w/Bass Control
USR 33.6 V.34 Voice Fax/Modem Internal
USR33.6 V.34 Voice Fax/Modem Internal
Microsoft Windows95 2CD withManual
Nicrosolt Windows95 ZCDwith Nanual
Two years parts 8 labour limited warranty
Two yearsparts & labour limitedwarranty
Intel P150 ...

....$987
Intel P166 MMX .........................,...$1929
Intel P200 MMX ...........................$1144
intel P233 MMX .............................$1279
.
Pentium' -166 MhzMMX I
512KB Pipelined Burst Cache, Triton 430TX, Support SDRAM

Ball Bearing Spring Mount CPUCooler
16MB 60nsEDO RAM, Exp.128MB
2.1GB Ultra ATA hard drive,(33mb/sec.)
3.5" 1.44MB tloppy disk drive
PCI EIDE,w/2x16550UARTSerial, 1xBi-Directional Parallel
Cirrus Logic 5448 64bit GlaphMs Card. 1MB DRAMEap.2MB
14" 1024x768 N.l. L,R..28dpi
15" Mini-tower case with 200W
Logitech 28 mini mouse
104 Windows 95 Keyboard
12K BDECD-ROMDrive
Two years parts 8 labour limited warranty
~ C D - % 6 t er
Plus 71{l{h IDE Stylus 60QColor
$535 (aetall)
upgradeyour 386 / 48B ~

Pentium P133Mhz CPU
MotherboardSupport MMX Technology
512kPipelined Burst Cache,RAMExp.12$MB
EDO 16MB RAM 60ns
Cirrus Logic 64bit MPEG PCI 1MB Video Card
Install 8c Reconfig System
~a aaUMAX Scanner OL!ran'A --$198 (natal()
(Retail)
USR 33.6Voice Fax Sony CDU926S

P n P M odem
Reco r dableS
Q@i.
Full Duplex caller ID. smart
$119 (QEM)
Flatbed Astra 610P Okipage 4w LED Printer

Flatbed Astra 610S 600dpi,4ppm
1400x720dpi
$355
4x readj2x wry
$278 (aetell)
Mystique 220 3D
Video Card
4MB
fer InCredkble 2D.
$219 ( QEM)'
$419
$155
(DaM)
. ONLY
$135
"+In 'I-' -'
Hitachi Handheld PC 30 fps Speed

3D Special Effect
HPW1QE4MB
Incredible 3D games
: ::
$468
0+
Keep your system up to date with this
a6'ordable upgrade.
Run the latest software applications under
VVindows 95.
~~gC
, ai . )areal
: (IM'E:XIM
'~Up~
2.1GB
Quantum g
sana .''
1@r,t
3$
0 . 8 23 5
3 .2QB
4.3
Q 55
S2 7 5
'a
aiap
p.
S335 S435
la lla ITAL
'
olol
III
I I I
I
I
'
I
Welcome to
I
visit us for
- Daily Specials
- Online Shopping
- Instant Quotation
- arid more....
e
I
WOrkStatiOnS:
Week ly
- Pent
(urn 150mmx system $105
- Pentium 200mmx system
- Pentium II 233mmx
SerViCe
Bi - weekly Monthly
$ 145
$249
$125
$185
$135
$195
$ 279
$ 279
* Free telephone support available to all customers

' Complete rental order available within 24hrs
' On-site service contracts ' Customized service contracts
' Lower rates available for long term contracts of 4 months or longer
R ENT m
IE T
Fujilsu
MPA3017A
T1.7GB/MRA30262.6G810ms5400..................$199/248
IN%3035A
T3.560/MPA30434.3G810ms5400..................$299/355
Penli
um ProMotherboard:
Penli
mu0:P2L97233-333Mhz,AGPSDRAM only,ATX.....,.........$267
Penli
mu0:P2L97-S233-333Mhz,AGP,SCSI,SDRAMonly,ATX .....$395
Gaul
Penlium8:P2L97-OS233-333Mhz,AGPSCSI,SDRAM,ATX..$51D
IO ME
GA
PenGu
mMalherboank
P/IPSST2P475233MhzPB512K(430HX)SupporlMMX..............$198
TX Series:(NewRelease,Support UliiaATAi
Zip Plus
100MBSCSI/Parallel port ................,..........., $269(New!)
TX97/TX97-X75-20
0Mhz PB512K (438IX) DimmOnly....... $219/210
TX974/TXOTEX75200MhzP8512I430TX).....................$219/219
TXP4/TXP4-X75-23
3MhzP0512(430TX),........................... 169(New)
Zip Oiive100MB
Inlemal IDE..........,...,......,...,....,......
Zip Diive100MB
Paiagel{29ms20MB/min) ....................... .......... $195
ZipDiive100MBSCSI (29ms60MB/min)..................................... $195
Zip Disks100MB
SinuleCartridae/10 Pack.......................
Jaz DiiveIGSCSIInl/Exf (12ms86M/sec) ..................,...... . 88$I4N
Jaz Disks1GBSingleCarlridge/S Pack.....,......................,. . 6'110/575
Jaz TravellerSCS
Ito ParaBeBAdaplor ................................ ............ $68
iritel
Penli
umR:AL440LX233300Mhz44DLX,ATIAGPCard,ATX .......$470
Penti
um 8:NX440LX233-M0Mhz440LXAGPATX....,................$299
Penti
um:LT430TX75.233MhzTriton0430TX...............................$199
Q svguEsT
- OMIE, AGP
,ATXCaB(Newf)
PenliumB:TigerS1692S/S16
Penliu
m8:TahoeS1000SAT/S1682OATX ......................,.6345/416
OualPentium
Pro:Titan-Pro(S1602)150-200Mhz....................... $399
DualPe
ntium:TomcatlVS1564D75-233MhzP8256K ..................
Penli
um:TurboS1570/St572ATX75-233Mhz430TX..................8
SONY
SonySpressa926lnt.l . ecoidabie...........,......$425/CaB
Panasenic
PanasoniC
cDRCW570104INW/8R/4Ww/SCSICanl ........, $515/798
Panason
ic120MB35'FloppyDivie.............................................$169
intel'
Pentium
8 Kiamalh300Mhz.............................. ......................$1080
RlcohCDE
260RSDO22XRe-WdfableCDw/Software,2 media ....., $025
1M830pi
n70ns/4M830pin70ns...................................:....$10/20
BM872pin70
ns/EODBM872pin60ns......................................$34
16M872pin70ns/ED016M872 pin60ns..................................$55
32MB72pin70nelEO032MB72pin60ns................................$105
SDRAM32M
B/64MB168pin10ns .................................... $115/249
T30003.2GBTravan
lnt./Exl...,...............,............................ $240/318
T4000S4'SGB
Tiavanlnl.(DIC3095) ........,................................... $525
TAPE3M TR-31.6GB/TR-44.0GB...............................:..........$45/55
Ouantum
Fireball ST2.1G
Ultra SCSI3 ................................................... $315
Fireball ST4.3G/6.4G
Ultra SCSI3 ............................,........ 6433/569
ABas2.0GBSCSI/20GBU Wide72008ms,..................................$389
Atla
s45GBSCSI/45GBUWide72008ms.........................,.......$790
''I
Xperf@PfayAO
P4MBI BMB (OEM).........,...............,...,....... $245l325
Xperl@playPCI4MB/BMO
SGRAM(OEM).........,.....,.......... $229/312
Videoboost
M641MBExp. 2MB/2MB DRAM (08II) ......,,...... $68/02
3DXPression+PC
STVw/IVautput/4MB ........,...............,......... $132
3D XPression+w/oTVoulput/4MB,...........................,.......... $119
3DProTurbo4MBSDRAM/BMB ...........,...,.......................$188/248
W ES T E R N
DIGIT A L
WD.AC1210021GB/WD.AC3430D4OGBUgraATA (NEW) . $235/329

WD. AC343004300/WD.AC3640064GBUlia AT
A (New) $335/435
WO.E4360.0003436GUSCSISms7200rpm .............................$818
W D.E4360-0007436GUW SCSIBms7200rpm ..........................$878
'8!
Brother Laser Printer HL-1060

Workgroup Laser Printer
* Hi Quality Output 1200dpi
o Excellent Paper Handling
* Dual Paper Trays
v Multiple Printer Languages
* Printer Sharing
' Enhanced Memory Management
$780
Laser Printer HL-1660

The Ultimate
Ethernet-Ready
LAN Printer - for
exceptional
performance,
high speed and
superb quality
output
Multi-Function-4550
FIVE' ONE
[FAX]
[PRINTER]
[COPIER]
[PC FAX]
$1340
[SCANNER]
SteaXh
9S220PCI4MB(DEM/Retail) .................................... $148/160 Bigpicture
VideoModem8Capbire Board ..................................... $277
ViperV330PCI128b84MBSDRAM(DEM)
$229 BI iciyigiVeo Came
ra
iyr Boar
+...................................
I( i
I)g )
Viper
V330AGP128bit4MB SDRAM(OEM) .............,................ $239
Monsler3D4MBED
ORAM(AddonCard)OEM/Rotafj $$90/250 Courierl.modem" ISDN
with VEverylhing Ink/Exl..........,. $357/426
MEGAN
EII
II ge
PCMCI
AEthernetLanAdapter108aseTor108ase-2...,..................$145
Malrox
RainbowRunnerStudiogorMysgaue)--------------- $245
sTINGR
AT128/3Ds33161FSBIT6INEDIr3DFKw/GA..,........,... $303
Mahox
RainbowRunnerTygerMvsOquef ...,...,......................... $105
03DFXW/GA(BENI) .... $293
MiBennium
BAGP4MBRuta8/BMBRelug
SCaB STINGRAyf213OS33161288IT6MBEO
C
IRRUS
L
O
G
IC
/
8MBRota
g
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
.
$2
4
9/
3
7
5
M
gl
ennIum
C
4MB
Re
aEff
MiBenu
iuI
mlI
fP
PI
CI4
M
Bl
D
M/BMBDEM, , , , $229/330 PCIPCI5446MPEG64bil1MBExp.2MB ......., ............................... $34
S3VirgePCI64bi2MBE
t xL4MB(DEM) ........................................ $48
Nlaliox M3D3D
Cardw/4M
B (addon)....,................................. $129
ST34572N4.
5GB/ST34572UW4.5GB72009ms ........,.......$790/838
ST34501N456/ST34501UW 4501000075ms Cheetah $928/958
ST19101N900/ST19101UW 90G100007SmsCheelah$1408/1400
ST423451NEi
ite23GBU/ST423451W Eiile23GBUW ......$2490/2530
I s
4.8MNAPfsbxfdk
&MR
Mys9quePCI
2204 BDEM/4MBRelail---------------$153/170
~>j '
I 8'
.... $585/685
,....,...... M39
Ifodak/SonyCD-WIBer MediaSiugh .....
I I
$Mgilte
909
ST32122A2
.1GB/ST34342A4.3GBUllraATA.....................$255/373
ST30451A6.4GB
UltraATA ......................................................... $480
stl
$5 0 Rebat e
.......... $179
' "'Seayate
SIDE
FirebaBST2.
1GB/ . a TA ...................................$235/255
Fiioba
BST4.3GB/6.468UOraATA..........................,......,...$345/455
Fireball SE43G/8 4GUltra ATA........................................... $345/579
'
OIITe
chnology120M835'FfoppvDndew/disk
TAMINA
yamaha
CDR40M6R/4WInl./Ext. (DriveOnly)
AdaplecEasyCOCrealor SoNware ..................
STT63200P
32GBinl./Exl ..............................,.....,.....,.....$258/278
TST0000R
4-888(OIC3095)IOE/SCSIInt. w/lape,.................,....... $435
TSTBO
BOR4-SG
O(OIC3095)SCSI ExLw/Iape...........,.....,..........,... $689
STD24000N
24GBO
ATInL /64000NOATExL ....,............. $898/1045
STD28600N
4-SGBDAT InL /66000N DAT Exl................ $1899/$1248
IO MEG
A
Ditto 2GB
TapeDrive Int/Ext (19MB/Min) ...............,...........,. $165/232
Difto32003.2GBInl/Exf......,.,...,....,......,......................... $240/310
I''
'e
CpsMAYIsrt.
"NCI
I l 4\ T
I
Cieathm
Blasler PC-DVDEncore DXR20rive,.....,..,.........,......,. $469
PentiumllKlsmath
233/266Mhz.............,.......... ........ ......... $599l790
PengumPio200MH
z
PenliumP233M
hz(MMX) .............................,.... ........................... $439
Peufiumpt66/P200MHz(MMX)
...................... ............ $195/305
PenliumP150MHz
........................................... .......................... $165
AOI$0ig
K6 MMX-166Mfu/KB
MMX-200Mhx.................................... $105/265
K6 MMX-233Mln
...............................................,................,......... 455
IONGBION
TECNNOLOGT
Memory
Upgradefor Nolebeok, Printer. etc...............,................... Call
'
6 ppm enginespeed, 50% faster than 4 ppm engines

l200 x 600 DPI resolution
Efficient RISC microprocessor for fast data processing
I
,s;-.::
Unique Straight Paper Path technology with shorter
distance for faster throughput speed
Enhanced Memory Management optimizes available memory
Windows 95/3. I/3.1 I printer driver
$ Q High speed, bi-directional parallel port (IEEE 12&4 compliant)
W W allow s for faster file transfer between PC and printer
HOT
Deal!
Kl PAcIIARo
SureSloreCD-Writer Plus7100I 6R/2W,lnl. (lucid.Software)New! $535
SureStoreCO.WIBerPlus7100e 6IV2WExt.(lncid.Software) Newl.$675
I'
ss'
Enhanced Performance, Professional-looking Output
SyOues
lsyJel1.580.InL/ExLSCSI..............................................,$385
SyGuestsyJel1.5GB.
Inl.Parallel.:.........,....,...,.....,......;.........,.. $385
Penlium:M56075-233MIEP8512K,(430PIo)SORAM................. $109
's
Brother HL-760DX
Zip Dri
ve 100MB
Intemalflncl.SCSIAdapter) ....................... .......... fi05
Xircom
PCMCIA
Xircom33.6Modem+ Etheme(LanAd
apter (Sepcial) ...... $298
Creative- Digicom
DigiCo
m33.6Voice,FaxModem PnPw/headphone(RefaiO .........$80
Spodsferyohe33.6V.34w/FaBO
uplextnt(OEM).......................... $119 CreativeModemBlaster 56iiVoice.Faxw/headphone(Retail) .... $1S9
Sporlsler56KX2FaxModemVoice(DEM)Int.......................,........ $109
4+ ~ m mi
Sportsler
56KX2FaxModemVoiceInt./Exl (Retail) .............. $255/275
BigpictuiVi
edeoNt(Camera,Modem,Capture).............................. $428 Motorola
VoiceSURFR56kModemlnl. (Retail) .....,.......,....,....,..., $168
I II .
ILghtsuwr
I 04
PCMCIA
Egiemetlan AdapterCombo108aseT8 108ase-2 ..........., 100
PCMCIA)
LI133633.6XdackModem ............................................$208
PCMCIAXJ3
336T33.8Modems 108aseTCombo........................$415
PCMCIA)LI156056KXdack
Modem............................................ $315
I II .
Ie
e
o
I 9
I'
TOSHIBA
I
Il
ACER
IBM
440CDS
- P133MMX
16MBRAM
1.35GB
Hard Drive
E
12.1 SD ColoScreen
r
10XCD-Rom
Lease $96.39
ThinkPad380
P150MHz,16MB
1.0GB
HardDrive
E
12.1 DSTN
Color
SXCD-Rom
Acer Extensa610CD
P150MHz,16MBRAM
1.4GB
HardDriveE
11.3 DualScanColor Sc
re '- '"::..:.:-'
= : :
10X CD Lease 88.78
Lease $99.54
440CDX-P133IBINX/16IBB /13508/12I'OSTN10XCORom.........
44QCDT
- P133M
MX /16MB /1.35GB/12.1 TFT10XCD-Rom......
460CDX
- P166MMX /32MB /2GB /12.1DSTN10XCO-Rom.................
460CDT-P166MMX/32MB /2GB/12ITFT 10XCDRom.................
300CT
- P133MMX / 32MB/1.5GB /12.1TFT 10XCD-Rom.................
750DVD-P233blMX/32MB/4 77GB/133TFT/IDXDVD-Rom.............
..........$2638
...M....$3498
..........$3498
..........$4590
......,...$4290
..........$7990
TP365XD
- P133/BMB/1.35GB/11.1" DSTN6XWin95 ..................,...
TP380D -P150MMX /16MB/2.1GB /12.1" DSTN......................
TP380E
- Pl50MM
X /16MB /2 1GB/12 I' TFTSXCO
TP380ED
- P166MMX/16MB / 2.1G
B /12.1' DSTN20XCD.................
TP760XO
- Pt66MMX/ 32MB/ 3.0GB/12.1" TFTBXCDWin95........
Laser
JelHL760DXPlus600dpf6ppm (PlusRebate)....................$538
Laser
JetHL160DX1200dpi6ppm(PlusRebate).......................$509
VIEWS
ONIC
BrotherLaserTonnerTN200HL ...............,....,...,...................... $32
u
icG77317"
.26mm.............$769
~non
Oeskfe
tBJC250Grdor (Win))/LIC4300Coler..................,..$199/289
DeskJetBJC4550Color(ft'dT) ................................................. $445
Portable
BJCBO(Color) ............................................................. $389
KPRN'
gQ HEWLETT
IMACKAmix
Oesk
lel692C600dpi.:................................................................$359
Oesk
Jel722CColor (New!)...........................,................,.;........$418
. .
. .
Visi
onbookPlusP166MMX/16MB /21GB/12 1'TFT /10XCD336llilodem.........................$4395
Visionbook
ProP133MMX/16MB/1.4GB/12.1" TFT10XCD-Rom/56k Modem.....................$3970
Vison
bookProP166MMX/32MB/21GB/121'TFT10XCORom/56kMdoem...................$5890
EtherExpressPro10+ISACoaxor10BT
EtherExpress
Pro10+ PCI10BT....,.......
EtherExpress
ProPCI10/100PCI10BT/Combo....
EtherExpressProPCI10/100PCISP
acklOBT.......
SuperClear
screentechnology
Invarshadowmask
...,....., $139
............ $145
....... $99/155
NetwoteCable,Connector etc.
TwisteIPairCable
4 Pair CS
ShieldedStranded10IXt/Rog ........................
A.nxuctwomcn'
Pair C5
ShieldedStranded100ft (Assem
bly) ..............
Diamond
Pro17'87TXM.25mm ...............................................$1,090 4
PaiC
r5ShieldedStranded50t(Assmebly) ................
DiamoniPro
t 21"91TXM.30mm.'............................................... $239S 4
4PairCSShieldedStranded25fl or Less (Assmebly) ....
NE C
oaxialCable
NECMuitiSyncM50015"/M70017'.25mm .............$575/960(Demo) C
Coaxial Stranded500fl/Rog ........................
NECMultiSyncE50015'/E70017".25mm ..................,.......$530/930 RG-SBPVC
Coaxial Stranced100ft(Assmebly) ............
NEC
MultiSync P75017".25mm/P115021'.28mm ........ $1180/2150 RG-58PVC
RG-58PVC
Coaxial Stranced50ft(Assmebiy) ..............
Sceptre
Coaxial Slranced25ft orLess(Assmebly) ...
Sceptre
P51115'.28mm............................................................ $309 RG-58PVG
SceptraP53115'.28mmw/onscreendisplay .............................. $339
'I
I
SceplraP73817".28mm
......:..................................................... $598
ScepbaP73A
17'.26mm .......................................................... $670
- Ciaaaaiac
P7 Al ". m........................................................... 750
.... $210
...... $50
...... $30
...... $20
...... $98
...... $50
...... $20
SCSIISAAdaptec1505A/1522AOE
M...................................... $68/98
SCSIPCI
Adaptec 2940U/2940UW(DEM),...................... $245/288
SGSIPCI
Adaptec2940UWKitDEM .............................................$309
SCSI
SimSCSI16bitPCMCIAto Fast SCSI-2 .................................. $238
SPEAKE
RSYSTEM
Altec
LansingACS5005ChannelSurroundSound......................$388
ViewSoni
cGT77517'.25m
$920
Agee
LansingACS55PowerGammingw/DolbyS-Smmd.........,...,..$248
ViewSoniG
c80020".28mm/P81021'.25mm....,....,....., $1389/1798 Atte
ckansingACS45PowerCubeSystem w/Subwotder................$129
ViewSoniG8
c 1021".25mm/P81521'.25mm....,........... $1698/1998 GNT5000Sp
eakerSystemw/Subwoofer.........................................$98
GNT30003Way
BassRefi
ex80W Speakers.....................................$79
GNT6503D
Stereo Full RageBassReflex ........................................ $49
SONY
Okipag
e4W 600dpi4ppmW indowsBased......
Okipag
e6E600dpi6ppm 1MBW FN.......
Okipage16NLED
, Parager ...................................
OL810ELED120VBppmPAR/SER
Okioffice44600dpi
4ppmMusfunction...............................
.
Hltachl
Opgquest
V77517".26mm/V77317".26mm .................... $789/$705
,26mm
........,.
198
Laser
Jel6L600dpi4ppmtNB .......,.....................,...................$545
Laser
Jel6P/6MP600dpiBppm 2MB/3MB ......................$978/1255
Laser
Jet5600dpi12ppm4MB .................,..............................$1,399
LaserJetSN600dpi12ppm4MBw/jetdirect card......................... $1779
Laser
JetSM 600dpi12ppmBMB w/PS........................................$2098
0.26mmdot pitch
1.280x1,024maximumresolugon, 87Hzrefreshat1,024x768
OnViewecontrols,includingViewMatchsp
TCO'95andNUTEKcertified
Plug BPlay+
PCandMac compatible
Three
yearlimitedwarranty (Ouantity Limit)
Oeskfel Slylus400Color 720dpi(98ndowsOnly) ....................... $288

OeskJe
tSlylus600/SBBColor1440dpi...............................$359/529
.......$2727
.........$3780
....:....$3328
.........$5790
MicroScan4P15".28mmN.ILR..........,............,................. $399
Micro
Scan5P17".28mmN.IL.R................................................$659
Micro
Scan5P+17".26mmN.ILR..............................................$705
MicroScan
6P20".26mmN.I. LR............................................. $1130
MicroScsn5G17'.26mmN.ILR...............:................................ $880
MicroScan
6G20'.28mmH.ILR... ........... ................ $1590
txotter
LaserJet HL106D1200dpi10ppm (Promotion)............................$755
Laser
JetHL16601200dpi17ppm (Promogon)
......,...,............. $1340
MulgF
uncgonMFC6550mc (Promogon).....................................$1320
MulgF
uncdonMFC4550mc (Promotion)................................,....$1139
.........$2648
Acer Extensa
610CDP(SOMhz/16MB 1.4GB/ 11.3OS/10X CD....................................
Acer Exlensa
610COTP150Mhz/ 16MB1.4GB /11.3 TFT/ 10XCO........
Acer Extensa670CD
T P166MMX/ 32MB2.1GB/12.1 TFT/ IOXCO
885~
DiamondFirePort40UltraSCSI(UWide Inz) OE
M..................... $198
ASUS
PCI SC200 (Fast SCSII) forAsusmotherboardonly ............. $115
ASUSPCISC
875 URraWide forAsusmotherboardonl ............. 155
SmalOtfi
l ce/HomeOfficeSeries:
Cin~~TIYs.
Multiscan
CPU-100ES15" /100SF15".25mm..................... $468/ 520 SoundBlaster16PnP
w/olDE...........,............,...........,.....,........ $68
oun
dBlasler64PnP (OEM)/Gold(Relail)......................$125/255
MuiiIscanCPO-200ES17'.25mm....... $809 Syamaha
16bil SoundCard(Retail) ......................................... $32 GmelDrawVTOforWindows95CD(Retail) .................,.......
CorelOHicPro/Up
e
Veri ......,........,......,.................,...
MaCafee
Yirus Scanfor WEBB .............................................
Mulliscrr CallallPS IMI IMM
MIMI.IM II ...,...,...,... M a
Norton
Anti-Irus for Win95...............................
MuOis
canCMD400PS21"1600x1280.30dpi.......,......,........,.....SCAB
NortonUtilitesfor Win95........................,....................
CrealiueLabDVO6XCD.RONKit(OEM) ................................... $475 WinFaxProyer8.0
............
c
PanasoniCR
c 585CAV24XInt.EIDE ............................................ $1 16 PartiTionMagiVer3.0............,.......,.....,......,.....,
Toshib
aXM5702812XEIDElnL............,.....:.................................$98 Netscape
CommunicatorDeluxeVer40 .............................
Toshiba
XM6102824XBDEInl...........,...,....,...................,.......... $119 Simply
SpeakingGold..............,...,........,....,.....,
Toshiba
XM6202832XEIDEInl.............,.....,....,.:;...................... $(59
h5mmok+
Toshiba
XM7501812XCD.ROMSCSI tnt..................................... $165
uerVer405clients (OEN)/Up......,.................$985/$578
SonyCO
V41512XCO-ROMSCSlnL ..............................,....,...... $139 MS NTSer
NSNTWorkslalionVer4JI (OEN)/Up...............................$255/$199
I'
IBSHomeEssential(NS Word,Eacarla 98,etc.) .................... BI35
NISDO
icegy STD/UpNew............................... ... $648/318
tgt
. .
OKIPAGE 4w
OIDPAG
E6E......... ....$446 ~..j:; '~~,
The easiest
way to super crisp 600 dpi
class output. The OKIPAGE
4w is a breeze to set up
and use and features:
* True 600x6DD dpi
* 4 Pages per minute
* I year overnight exchange
* Ultra compact size
OKIOFFI
CE44...................$889
Affordable price and low ongoing costs

Plug-and-play compatibility with
$284
WindoWS 3.1, 3.11 and WinEIOWS 95
e I
's
'
I SS
I '
ee
' a
'
'
NSOBice
97PRO/UpNew.............................. ..,...... $776/488
NS OBice97
PRO(BENI)(Boundl only) ..................................,... $330
MS SmalBusi
l nessPack(OEM) ................................................. $310
CNETCN930E
PCIElhemetCombo..........,...................,............$55
GNETCN
SBTPCBPortHub ......................................................... $175
CNET
CN8816TPC16Port Hub.................................................... $310
CNET
CN8020TPG20PortHub.................................................... $360
MS Windo
ws952-CD Boundlonl .. .................................. 128
Targus
NotepacCN01 ..................,.................................. $48
D-Link
0-Lin
kDE-220PCTISAEthernetCoax
'RJ-45Combo.................... $38 TargieUnhemafNoteboekCaseCUN1..........,...............,........... $95
24'/17'230WATX ......... ......................... $145/110
0-Lin
kDE-530GTPCIEthernetCoax&RJ.45Combo .....................$53 Case
D.UnkDE-SBSTP5Port Hub...,....................................,............ $98 Casetg'/13'230W AT ........... ..............................$72/54
PS/2(OEN)...................................... $65
0-LinkDE-809TP9 Port Hub...................................................... $145 NicrosoflletBimouse
Serial (OEM) ............................................... $65
0-LinkDE-812TP+12Port Hub................................................. $209 Microsoft IntgiMouse
Microsoft
Bus
M
o
use
(OEM)....................................................... $98
0-LinkDE-816TP16Port Hub.................................................... $290
Logitech
Cordless Mouse(Retail) .............,.................................. $125
Logitech
TraclunanMarbleMouse(Retail) ................................... $125
Logi
lechMouseMan(OEM)..........................................................$34
Logitech
Mouse2Button(OEM) ................................................. $22
Etherlink16bit305098
Coaxor RG45...............................,.. $128/125
EtherlinkPCI
SC900TP(RG45)Single .......................................... 8'l25
ElherlinkPCI3090010BTS
1082ComboSingle ........................... $135
FaslEt
heignkPCISGBOSTX10/10087................................., ,.....$99
Olfi
ceConnectHub30161008port/TPO ........,........................$125
DeiceCo
nnectHub3C16701Sport/TPC..............................,....... $178
MM %
SuperStack
3C1644012PorlHub ................................................ $378
SuperStack010MB24Port HubTB .......................................... $1 190
SuperStackg100MB12PortHubTX ......................................... $1598
Auto and manual-feed versatility
'e
"CNet
CHET
650+16BITCoax'ILI4%tumperless.........,
..........$39
aMe
I II .
N
M+' MIMM
MS N.%'M Ma"
I 4
'4
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDJTJON www.tcp.ca jANUARY 1998 3 5
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Utilities
almost surely will in 1999.
I'd bet Internet utilities as a category will creAt any rate, ISDN looks to be the loser
here. Ethernet cards and hubs are sure to con5.0 have begun to shake out i n 1 9 99. ate a giant sucking sound this year, as will
Windows 98 will benefit from the tremendous most utilities outside the must-have categories tinue to be solid sellers as more users and
interest in digital video, 3D, audio and the like antivirus, partitioning and data recovery. offices discover the advantages of networking
emergence of hypertext markup language Mailwrder and direct-download software sales and data-sharing. Digital cameras will contin(HTML) as a bona fide data exchange format will grow in popularity as Web-savvy cus- ue to be hot, especially units like the Olympus
that forms the basis for some of its most com- tomers increasingly look for deals on the Net. 600, which don't unduly sacrifice quality or
functionality.
pelling features. And whether you think comD igital video (DV) systems, and t h e
puter-TV integration is a good idea or not, Communications
Windows 98 has some very intriguing capabil- If you are a cellular phone user, are you going Firewire systems that string them together
to renew your cell phone contract when it
will continue to grow in popularity, but
ities in this area.
I was surprised Apple wasn't taken over or comes due? Me neither. Like almost everyone until DV cameras break the $1,000 price
merged with another company during 1997, else, my next phone will be a PCS unit. Dual- barrier, they won't become a serious threat
but I still foresee this as a distinct possibility. mode phones that support PCS and cell roam- in t h e an a l o g vi d e o ma r k etplace.
Yes, the new G3 processors provide a much- ing will quickly become the standard. PCS's Nevertheless, the emergence of digital video
needed kick to PowerMac performance, but I better voice quality and longer battery life will that actually works is becoming a reality
can't help wondering whether Apple's reliance attract the mass market, but it will be the data with mature titles like Adobe After Effects
on the PowerPC chip is near an end. Wouldn' t services like almost instant email that really for Windows and Mac, and editing packages
the Alpha or Merced processor make more make the difference to mobile professionals. like Ulead MediaStudioPro S,Q and Adobe
sense? At any rate, Apple's Rhapsody OS is a When data-smart phones like the Nokia 9000 Premiere 4.2.
Six color inkjets will become dominant,
wild card. It is built upon very good technolo- are widely available and supported in dataespecially
those that deliver better than aveimode
without
the
unduly
limiting
mail-server
gy, but it is uncertain whether the market
cares. OS/2, BeOS, SunOS and other techno- shenanigans early users have to endure, this age price per page. I expect USB to finally
gain popularity as a method for connecting
logical marvels are all likely to have a rough technology will rock.
Videoconferencing, however, will be as scanners, cameras and the like. Really this
year, despite their m erits. Th e o f f icial
time.
"Unified" release of Apple's Rhapsody isn' t much of a dud in 1998 as it was in 1997,
I also expect to see Intellimouse clones to
expected until the end of 1998 at the earliest
appearing this year, but whether the customer
and, based on past experience, let's just say Perllsherals end software
I'm not holding my breath.
Color inkjets, modems and scanners were hot buys a knockoff or the original, the advantage
I expect Sun and SGI to have an increas- during 1997 and I expect these trends to con- of that wheel is so easy to market people on, it
ingly unpleasant 1998 as NT whittles away at tinue this year. As a the 56K modem standard will be a big seller. I also expect PCI audio
their core strengths (servers and workstation- is finalized, I would expect many of the fence cards and AGP capture-capable-and-3Dclass 2D and 3D graphics, respectively), lead- sitters to upgrade to 56K model, even if the enabled video cards to become popular items.
ing up to the one-two punch that the I-64 will industry begins to more widely move to ADSL Digital audio software titles have matured to
or cable-modem systems during the year, as it the point where all-digital recording studios
eventually deliver.
Technololy silrections for '98

4i.r.
5't
"
are now viable for pros and cheap enough to

attract dabblers.
Low cost cards like the Darla, Gina and
Layla from Event Electronics nicely address
this market, as do titles like Sound Forge and
Cubase. In mainstream PCs, Windows 98's
excellent support for ATI and Virge graphics
cards will make these products an easy selL
For entertainmentwriented users, the AWE64
and 3DFX cards will continue to be items
often asked for by name.
In more traditional productivity software,
I predict a less than stellar year for sales of
C orelDraw, bu t g o o d s a les o f A d o b e
Photoshop and Illustrator. Similarly, Corel
WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite will
'take a beating from Microsoft's offerings,
despite their merits. And, I am betting Mac
users will let bygones be bygones and will
make Office 98 a big success on that platform.
Similarly, QuarkXPress 4.Q will further put the
hurt on PageMaker in the pro desktop publishing arena.
Windows CE 1.0 didn't exactly set retail
shelves on fire, and the confusion arising from
tiny 900 g (2 lb.) notebooks that can run the
full version of Windows 9x will further dilute
interest in CE. However; the PalmPilot was a
big success and Windows CE 2.0 and similar
devices will converge with or evolve into wireless PCS communications devices that will
soon be as commonplace as cell phones were
in 1997. 0
Always ready to eat crow, GraemeBennett can be
reached at graeme@tep.ca.
STORY 8IllDIO
s r u bt
p
"
AQ
m
~
Ariel's StoryStudio
PIInt Studie
MagicArtist
Jjakeh
omeprintingmorehn
eultim
ateartstudothatlehyoucreate r/I
hPgglrsiJaeit ('asis
Ijsa0isne
yartit Qier3000snejfmajir bann
@,calendsr,p
tsrp. plre
udsisticarttoah.
hlhdcns
,phdmurhmora
(i t t eyauraW
ntonm.Pla
jym eiandarereea Aladdin ACtiYkyCenter
J)jsP+ts" IQ~
sj+~ >~~stltsn~+@
bploreaw
jojenewworld
orche
stra,ReadandP
hyinanansrlngcry.Lee
eagcards,
The Little Mermaid
L et your kidsimagination loosewith llisney's
Iiiteraetiye Kdmatienal $OfbVaie. Learn tOdram

like bannerSaiid CardS.Jein |n the amaZing full
99
SP'
4$09
like aDisneyartist or createprojects to print
Jniih@<si+si'@'/asr@
rMts@sit
*'.""
Print Shidio
Nake
homeprintingmorefunwithArieland
herfiiend
s,Createbanners,petingcu4
hihtoswd fihm,plwmijimm,
filled readingadventureswith all your favourite
29II
CharaCterr. KidSWill haVe hOurSOf fIIII With
DisneyInteractive Software.
The UonIGng
ActiveCenter
A j('sisrslslistsisiislwihyse,
act'sitiefeeretyour
s,
favourite
Ihn jjipsfrom
themovie
pmles,re
art acdv5s.feeres%eani
$2"
songclsipfmmthejitmovie,
)999
Ready
for Mathwith Pooh
A lejjijiiimllpllssielllijjlpgR11(J6 I
mmtq,wnleJamigmilisjilim lan'q.
Nultiple
l vehdslley ourihildatdifenetaje,s
4ehsrl wrpresm
otie
+/~gyp
I4 7 p p
A(
elearning.
4$99
Disney
Richmond Centre
Pacific Centre
South Mall
6551 43 Road
604-231-7301
777 Dunsmuir Street

604-681-0411
1174 Morjne Drive

604-986-7175
Fot more information visit a Oisney authorized reseller near you.
Metrotown Centre
230 4820 Klngswoy

604-454-0666
Intel P166iviivtx $1748

intel Pentlum or MMX Proce
Intel P166MMX y838

-PentiumProcessor & CPU Fan
-intel TX chipset Motherboard w/ PB 5I 2K Cache
-16MB 72pin EDO SIMM RAM
-1A4MB3 1/2" Fujitsu Floppy Drive

-1.7GBSeagate IDE Hard Drive
Q
-13" TOWer CaSe With 230W Power Supply
-3 BSerial Mouse with Mouse Pad

-All partsMenu
en and Software Drives
-Two year labor and parts warranty
4;:OIN/-.-4~~ '
+: jig~
' . ,".=,=.-=~~
.
-Logitech 28 Mouse 'with Mouse Pad
-104 WIn'95 Mitsumi Keyboard
,='':=::-~
-104Win'95 Fujitsu Keyboard
-14" Voxon SVGA Color Monitor
LLI
N 16f 32 MB 72 pin EDO

16/ 32 MB 166 pin SDRAM
1 MBI 4 MB 30 pin 70 ne
Intel P166/ 200 MHz
Intel 166/ 200 MHz MMX
Intel 233 MHz MMX
Intel Pro 180/ 200 MHz
Intel P II 233/ 266 MHz
Intel P II 300 MHz
Cyrix
6x66P 200+I 233+ MMX
AMD K6-166/
200/233 MMX 64K
'-
"
' ~
"
"
" "
"
"
"
' -
- '
"
"
"
"
"
"
' " '
"
'
'~"""~'
$35/ 4N
$64/
$N
$169/ 2
$17N 298 -'=:- '
$269/
$579/ 73
$1
$179f
$20N 26N45
-.=-+WgffPK~N',4gPAK.-'
Acer 33.6/ 56K int. Voice
USR Sportater 33.N 56K int.
Motorola 33.6/ 56K Voice int.
Motorola 33.6/ 56K Voice ext.
=- .,91011BTON'-:lr9ef;TX-:
-1A4MB3 1/2" Fujitsu Floppy Drive

-2.1GBQuantum FB ST U-IDE Hard Drive
-4MBMatrox Mystique 220 PCI Video Card
- 15 "NEC E500 Color Monitor
-Mid AT Tower Case w/230W Power Supply
-2M B3D PCI Acce. Video Card with Mpeg
fk CPU Fan
-ASUSTXP4MOtherbOard MMX w/512K Cache'

%2MB72p in EDOSIMM RAM
$7N 11
$10N 1
$13N189
$175/ 196
Creative PC-DVDBoard 6 Software
-USR33.6 int. Fax/Modem/Voice

-2 4 xPanasonic IDE CD-ROM Drive
-Sound Blaster16 PnP Sound Card
-60WStereo Amp. Speakers
-All parts Menu and Software Drives
-Two yearlabor and parts warranty
A l l Systems come with absolutely
Iatrox 4MB Mystique 220 3D PCI

Matrox 4MB Millennium II PCII AGP
All2/4MB 3D XPreeeion PC2TV
ATI 4MB Xperl Work/ Play PCI
ATI 4MB Xpert Work/ Play AGP
Diamond4 MB Viper V3300 PCII AGP
Monster 3D 4MB OHVI/ Retail
Optiquest V773/ V775/ V95

Viewsonic 17PS/ PTT/5/ Pi75
Viewsonic EAi71/ G77t/ G773
SONY 100SFI 17SE2T
SONY IT 200SXI 200SF
NEC AI E500, .25
NEC P750/ E700, .25
VOXON 14/ i5'
Daytek 15'I 17" SVGA
GoldSlar 7DI 78D
$659/ 73N 1159

$85N 94N 859
$699/ 719/ 769
$582/ 1048
$869/ 978
$43N 488
$1086/ 879
$19N 278
$27N 538
$63N 888.
htt:l/WWW.roc kcomputer.corn
e-mall: rockorockcomputer.corn
't
896 West 6th Ave. Vancouver,
$149
$218f 228
$10N 119
$21N 239
$21N 243
$22N 229
$21N 249
. VSZ 1A6
38
l A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca

4
Top 10 New Year's resolutions to keep to your computer

B Y ROD L A M I RA N D
that data from your old f ive-inch disks.

Careful though, if you put it all on 3.S-inch
Number 10: Get rid of those old business diskettes, you' ll be doing it again in a couple
everything else fuse a utility program if you

like but doing it yourself is cheaper and more
educational).
and check that your insurance coverage doesn't have a computer replacement-cost limit!
save tons of time in the long run.
you' re scrimping in the wrong department.
old applications. If you have a problem, do a

keyword search at hitp Jtwwraltavista.corn for Y2K.
cards and little pieces of paper. Enter names of years. The 1.44 h% floppy is on its way out.
Number 2: Check for the Year 2000 bug. Set
and addresses into your personaI informaNumber S: Buy a new chair. If you are not your system clock to just beforemidnigh
t 1999.
tion, or contact, manager, today! You will
Number 7: Hook up proper speakers frun in a comfortable, properly adjustable chair, Tum it off. Wait a minute. Turn it on. Test
your
your sound card into an old stereo if you
don't want to buy expensive high-end, selfpowered, computer speakers), get a joystick,
Number % Wipe down the monitor, dean the

keyboard and tie up those cords at the back. You buy a fast game and remember that the commight even want to clean out yourmouse balL puter can be fun, too.
Number 4: Splurge on new RAM, a second

hard drive or (if you spend more than 30 seconds a month. on the Net) a new. modern.
Your computer deserves it, and you want it.
Number I: Organiu your disks, discard old Number 6: Delete large, old, orphaned, or
software and, for goodness sake, transfer all underused files from your system. Back up
Number 3: Get a computer anchor system
Family Safe
And Number 1: Tell your computer that

you have a life. Reason with it that you cannot spend all your time at the keyboard.
Finally, turn it off and go for a walk. It's only
a computer, after all. 0
I "P
Inter net Access
An InternetAccess provider with a conscience,FAMILY NET wor ks as a protector,rather than a censor.providing the optionto parents for wormy free internet access.
Yourfamily'ssecurity
GAd pCQCC Of IYllrld
for as Iotas:
/month
All 56k X2 modems for faster

access
All digital lines
+ 100 hrs access/month

+ f ree e-mail
0/e alsooffer:
dedicatedZSDN connection
V/eb pagedesign/hosting
+ Email hosting
Server parking
Yir tual ser ver hosting
batabaseprogramming
'lle
w
r7sV k Mi7sii!Pci7 SZ EWE S hK

138 -2981 Simpson Rand, Richmond, BC V6X 2R2
Tel: 207-0133, 207-0144 Fax: 207-0155
- =:%-'P
ver~, 'in
era
e se is-a e r i
I
10241(8
'
e
e
tt
'((E( l.k (. (( H 1:
W MR L ~ ~ l
III
E
t
'
.),( 1' ~LOI
0
I
-
ATX
('I X 1. ()R.(1 ."cK1)
'
I
t
*
f.
Coming soon!
Pentium' ll'class
.~ 0
mcl.lnbotll'cist b$
Houst'on Tecli~nologies
'
'
'
.
" Houston Tech.nologies,
Boards you can trust.
Ct
O'
'
'
'
't t l
HOUSTON TECH N O L O G IES MA IN B O A R D S ARE AVAILABLE FROM THESE AUTHO RIZED DEALERS:
I
ICC I
CC'
'
'
I
I
,I
''l
'
. It l
'
I
:I.
'C
IC
'
I'
V.
II
tC
'
,I
I
I
I
I
,I
I
ll
I
C
I,
I
I
\ '
CC
CC
I'
I
'll
'
' I
I
J
4Q jANUARY 199B THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION
www.tcp.ca
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Ta1king to your computer

A look at dictation and voice command software
B Y GRAEME B E N N E T T
Voice Command seftwarethat worha

Realize S o ftware's I n t eractiVoice for
Win95/NT4 is the first voice command soft-
a perfect C
ma
ware for Win95/NT we' veseen that uses a voice dictation system like IBM's US$99
M i c rosoft's Whisper speech recognition V iaVoice). Yo u d o n ' t n eed t o tr a i n
engine. It's very, very good (although it is not lnteractiVoice, although those with accents or
speech impedi
mentscan train the software to
improve accuracy.It can open, close and
switch windows, click OK or Cancel, open
your Address book or email even leam to
Stk11RS
of health
If you use acomputer youcouldbe at Risk.

sion problems are one of the
biggest physical complaints related
to VDT ( Video Display Terminal)
Use, far outpacing repeated trauma disorders such as carpal
tunnel syndrome.
The more you use
computers, the
more stressed your

eyes get whether
you are working in
an office, surfing the
net or playing games at
home. As a result, over 10 million computer users suffer from VDT-related
visionproblems each year.The major
complaints are eyestrain, headahces,
blurred vision, dry or irritated
eyes, neck or
hackaches, photophobia (sensitivity to light)
double vision and
afterimage.
f
8, h
symptoms will impact your vision and
Distributed by Fasteeh
T.l: {604) 279-9686
Fax: (604) 279-9787
Email: fastech compucon.corn
fy. Best of all, it's freely downloadable from

http Jtwww.realizesoftware.corn..tt's US$39 if you
decide you like the fully functional IO-day
trial version.
The Computer Paperspoke to Mike Somlo,
president of Realize Software, and asked him
why the product doesn't work properly with
menu commands in Office 97 or Internet
Explorer 4.0. Somlosays,"Floating menu bars
present a real challenge, since they are not
real menus. The only way to access the info in
them is through a new Windows API layer
that is very hard to use and extre
mely slow.
We' re at the point where we are doing heavy
duty Windows tricks to speed this up (by
injecting code into the different application's
process space, for example), but the performance may not b e acceptable on slow
machines,"
Somlo says his company licensed the '
Whisper speech recognition engine from
Microsoft for the technology behind the product.
Similar speech technology is also expected
NASAhaschosenOCLI(Optical
Coating Laboratory Incorporated)for
anti-glare coating onthe windows
and instruments ofall mannedspace
flights. This patentedcoating is used
in all Glare/Guardfilters.
productivity, reducing the benefits of
using computer technology. Fortunately, a

simple three-step program cali help fight
these problems.
open and close apps or documents you speci-
arew
aar.
to be provided in Windows 98, In May, 1997,

Microsoft licensed voice recognition technology from Lernout R Hauspie, a Belgian company specializing in speech recognition. LfkH
also owns Kurzweilone of the pioneers of
voice recognition. Sornlo says lkrH is not
involved with InteractiVoice in any form
whiltsoever.
According to Somlo, Microsoft has a
bunch of developers that have been working
on speech recognition for several years
together. Most of them, Somlo says, had been
at Carnegie Mellon University, where they
had done some leading research on speech
recognition. Microsoft h ired t h em and
brought them out to Redmond, Wash., to
work on their stuff. Says Somio, "Although
MS licensed LRH's technology, I think that
was relatively insignificant and probably had
a minor impact on this version of Whisper."
He maintains that Microsoft's more recent
venture, investing in LfrH (eight percent) and
the Flanders group in Belgium, is a much
more significant event, and shows that
Microsoft is counting on LgrH and their technology for speech recognition features in its
forthcoming operating systems.
Continuous speech dictation

a nascent reaiity
For those who want their computer to handle
dictation tasks today, several new titles are
worth checking out:
Dragon N a turailySpeaking Personal
Dealer Inqlliries Only
Edition (US$359)
IB M 's ViaVoice ($138), ViaVoice Gold
(US$l49),
and Lotus SmartSuite 97(the latest update
uses Viavoice technology in WordPro 97).
Continued on page42
Ome
xmkxmknkkoem252nk \'Omneknn
'I@kggttgjgn
m
5
15 5'
gk
I 5
5'
55 I
OSNSStSVX
'166MHz
NNXPenlium Process
or
Asus SP9
7VMainboard
16MB EDO
Memory,512kCache
1.7GB FujitsuIDE
Hard Drive
Panasoni
24x
c I-ROig
Creative Labs
Soundglosler16
mStereoSpeakers50W
Sceptre515
Monitor
Asus Shored
giemoryVideo
m USRobotiaSporbter33.6
I BXGenesisTower C
ase,250WPS
104 Key
Windows95Keyboard
m MicrosoftMouse,FloppyDrive
Microsoft
Wmdows95with2CDs
8 3 Year Limited
Warranty
j
I
200MHz NNX
PentiumProcesnr
Asus TXP
Na4
inboard,4301X
32MBSDRA
M,512kcuche
32GB QuantS
utrot
musUltraDNA
Panasoni
24x
c CD-ROM
Creative Labs
Soundglaster 16
Stereo Speakers
50W
Sceptre15
oMonitar
ATI3D Xpress
on+i 4MB
USRobotiSp
csortster33,6
5
1 8GenesiT
sowerCase,250WPS
117KeyProgramam
bleKeyboord
Microsoft Mouse,
FloppyDrive
Microsoft
Windows95with 2CDs
3 Year UmitW
ed
arronty
$l597
274
$3397
Somehr $P7peTm
onth
lemeler$7epermonth
The Ultimate Gaming Experience
High Performance Server
266MHz Pentium' ll Processor

Asus 440LX Mainboard
300MHz Pentium II Processor

Asus 440LX Matnboard
128MB HighDensity SDRAM
Adoptee 2940 UltraWide
4.5GB Quantum Atlas-II UW
Plextor 20x SCSI CD-ROM
Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16
50W Multimedia Speakers
Samsung 15GLe, 15" Monitor
ATI 3D Xpression+ 4MB
Atlas Tower Case, 250W P/S
Floppy Drive, Keyboard MS Mouse
USRobotics Sportster 33.6
Dual Pentium II Servers Available
3.2GB Quantum Stratus UltraDMA

ATI BMB 3D Rage Pro AGP
17" ViewSonic Monitor, 1280x1 024
Panasonic 24x CD. SoundBlaster AWE64
Altec Lansing Sattelites & Subwoofer
USRobotics 56k Voice FaxModem
Programmable Keyboard, Floppy Drive
Microsoft Intellipoint Mouse
Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad
Windows 95 with DirectX 5 Installed
Sega VirtuaFighter
nw''.",~
" irk
Tti,.4
266NHznPe
tiumHProcesser
Asus P2L97Nainboard,440LX
32MB SDR
AM,512kcache
3 2GB Qua
ntumStratusUltraDNA
Ponasoni
24x
c CD-ROM
Creotive Labs
Soundglaster16
Stereo Speakers
50W
ViewSonic
175Monitor
ATI BD
RageProgNBAGP
U5RobotiSp
csortster33.6
17" Genesi
ToswerCase,250WATX
117 Key
Programmoble Keyboard
8 MicrosoftMouse,FloppyDrive
Microsoft
Windows95with 2CDs
3Yeor UmitWa
edrranty
$2491
$2097
64MB SDRAMSystem Memory
200NHz MMX
PenhumPromssor
Asus TXP4
Mainboard,430TX
32MBSDRA
M,512kcache
3.2GB Qua
ntumStratusUltraDMA
Ponasoni
24x
c CD-ROM
Creative Labs
Soundglaster 16
Stereo Speakers
50W
ViewSonic
17"Monitor
ATI3DXpression+
4MB
USRobotiSportster
a
33.6
10" Genesi
ToswerCase,250WPS
117 Key
Programmable Keyboard
MicrosoftMouse,FloppyDrive
Microsoft Windows
95with 2CDs
3 Year LimitWa
edrranty
leme tm
$SSper monXT
lese br $t7permonlh
NINES M
OSNISN lX
nh
$S097
$369X
Lease for $145 per month
Lease for $105 per month
'. .~'sn
P'*
w5:uzp-.-
Mainboards for Pentium
8oxed Intel Processors
Asus SP97V, 512k

$145
Asus TXP4, Intel TX, 512k 195
215
Asus TX97, Intel TX. 51 2k
Asus TX97E, Intel TX, 512k 215
55 T X P4X. I I I TX, 5122 215
166MHz Pentium MMX

200MHz Pentium MMX
233MHz Pentium MMX
233MHz Pentium II, 512k
Meinboerds for Pentium II
$195
345
495
687
897
1197
Memory Modules
295
285
16MB EDO SIMM
$55
Intel DK440LX. Dual P2
885
32MB EDO SIMM
105
MICROTEK
115
32MB SDRAM DIMM, SPD 125

295
64MB SDRAM DIMM
Cases
K ME 13" Minitower, 230W $ 4 9
59
KME 15" Tower, 230W
K ME 19" Minitower, 230W
Hard Drives
Asus P2L97, intel 440LX

Intel AL440LX, Intel 440LX
32MB SDRAM DIMM
69
Joysticks IBGemepeds
Gravis Blackhawk
$44
M S SideWinder Gamepad 5 4
59
MS SideWinder 3D
MS SideWinder Precision Pro 99
MS SideWinderFores Fdback 235
1.76 MaxtorUltraDMA
2.66 Fu/Ytsu UltraDMA
$ 199
255
4.36 Western Digital Caviar 375

3.2G Quantum Fireball St
4.3G Quantum Fireball St
8.46 Quantum Fireball St
295
395
495
2.1G Quantum St UltraSCSI 365

3.26 Quantum St UltraSCSI 465
4.3G Quantum St UltraSCSI 515
2.1G Quantum Atlas SCSI
4.56 Quantum Atlas II

4 .56 Seagate Cheetah
495
1055
105 5
Video Cards
S3 Virge 3D 2M
$59
ATI 3D Xpression+ 4M
105
ATI AII4n-Wonder 4M
225
ATI All-In-Wonder Pro 4M
365
ATI Xpert@Work 4M PCI
215
ATI Xpert{IWork 4M AGP
265
ATI Xpert@Work 8M AGP 325
235
ATI XpertOPlay 4M PCI
ATI Xpert@Play 4M AGP
310
ATI Xpert@P/ay 8M AGP
385
Matrox Miaenium 2 4M
235
165
Matrox M3D 3D Add-On
Multimedia
Modems
Network Interface Cards
Toshiba 24x CD, IDE

$ 110
Panasonic 24x CD, IDE
120
Plextor 12/20x CD, SCSI
295
Smart 8 Friendly 2x/4x CDR 675
Yamaha 400t 4x/6x CDR
600
K AO CDR Blanks, 20-pack 7 0
70
Sound Blaster 16
125
SoundBlaster AWE 64
Intel USB Video Camera
245
Acer Voice Faxmodem 56k $129

Motorola VoiceSurrr 56k, int 189
Pretec 33.6k, PC Card
225
USRobotics 33.6, int
125
U SRobotics 33.6, int voice 1 3 9
U SRobotics 56k, int voice
209
USRobotics 56k, ext
279
L anPro 2 Station PCI Kit $ 1 0 0

LanPro Combo ISA
55
LanPro Combo PCI
60
Intel EtherExpress Pro10/100 115
3Com 3C905 10/100 PCI
125
3Com PC Card 10BaseT
185
3Com PC Card Combo
235
USRobotics
56k, extvoice 299
3Com Hubs M Switches

SCSI Controllers
Monitors
Adaptec 2902 PCI
105
S ceptre 14", 1024, .28dp $ 2 5 0
Adaptec 2910 PCI ~mr.,
165
Sceptre 15", 1280, .28dp
330 Adaptec'2940 Ultra
298
Sceptre 17", 1280, .28dp
595 Adaptec 2940 UltraWide
378
Sceptre 17", 1280, .26dp
675 Adaptec 2944 UW Differential 599
Samsung 15GLe, 1024, .28 395
Adaptec 131 Raid 1 Channel 599
S amsung 500b, 1024, .28 4 3 5 Adaptec 133 Raid 3 Channel 899
S amsung 700s, 1280, .28 8 3 5
S amsung 700b, 1280, .26 8 8 5 Printers
Samsung 700p, 1600, .26 1045
Vlewsonic Q71, 1280, .28
675 E pson Stylus Color 400 $ 26 9
Y iewsonic V775, 1600,:26 8 4 5 Epson Stylus Color 600
379
Mag DX700T, 1280, .26
895 Epson Stylus Color 800
519
Princeton Arcadia 27"
1275 Epson Stylus Photo
729
Princeton Arcadia 27" AV . 1445 Lexmark Optra 8 1620
1499
1745 HP LaserJet 5
'I499
Pnnceton Arcadia 31"
Princeton Arcadia 31" AV 1 8 95
2199
HP Laser Jet 5M
OlncmConnect TP80 Hub
145
O inceConnect TPSC Hub 2 1 5

OfnceConnect TP16C Hub 395
SuperStack II Entry Hub 12 495
SuperStackll Entry Hub 24 695
SS2 Port Switch Hub 12
795
S S2 Port Switch Hub 24
13 9 5
SS2 Switch 3000 10/100TX 3995
BRIDGEPORT
IKEA
We Are Herel -
on
CAMBIE
miRW
Quantum Office Produels Inc

dt125, 3751 dacombs Road, Richmond, BC 9:30-5:00 Monday to Friday, 11:094:00 Saturday
a u a at T. U aa
Telephone
(804) 244-5852 Fax (604) 244-5953
pnooonnnnvsllahlmymnmnkjemmmknneeknnnoulnonon. Srnmme
Toll free (800) 92$-8161 hip JJNe.lproductacom

nren m pkapenvn/emn
Tnnvnmhoonnonrnnnnmnnm4/. LemnkTmkmomnnnnnoneomonemoAC. Inhlnnk/ponnknnnm nnnmnnmo/lnm/coTp. Anommnkekms ~
Tonpeookmomnpnmkm.
42 JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTERPAPERBC EDIllON
www.tcp.ca
EMERGING TKHNOLOGIES
Tallrlng to your computer
Continued
from page 40
Of these, NaturaUySpeaking gave us by far
the best results, both in terms of accuracy and
speed; It also offered better correction options
for those inevitable errors that produce such
non sequiturs as the word "lettuce" instead of
nate spellings showed up, which listeddiet us"

as number two. We said "select two" followed
by "clic
k OK" and thechange was made. You
can say "click File...Save" to save files, as you
can command the system to click virtuaUy
any button or menu item in almost any program. It worked remarkably weU, even when
"let us."
speaking in a normal voice at regular converTo correct a word in NaturafiySpeaking, we sational speeds. No...longer...do...you...
simply said, "correct lettuce." A list of alter-
I II I I ' I I
'
have...to,.talk...fike...this.
'
NaturafiySpeaking also allows you to navigate and issue menu commands, by gtving
orders like "click OK" or "click File...Save."
NaturaUySpeaking is our recommended solution for Windows 95 voice dictation.
IBM's ViaVoice, which also offers continu-
ment" training, although training will
improve accuracy in vlrtuaUy any speech

recognition product.) At approximately onethird the price of NaturafiySpeaking, perhaps
less should be expected. At any rate, IBM touts
a better than 90 percent accuracy level before
ous speech, had some attractive features, but enrollment, with recognition accuracy climbproved less accurate at dictation tasks than
NaturafiySpeaking, even after several sessions
of training. (ViaVoice requires no "enroll-
I I '
ing to 95 percent after enrollment training.

There are several others reasons to consider ViaVoice, however. Most importantly, it
allows multiple users; NaturallySpeaking
Personal is limited to a single user.
ViaVoice Gold, a deluxe US$149 version of
the program, expands the capabilities of

ViaVoice in several important areas (details at
I '
I I I I
http: //www.software. ibm.corn/ls/voloetype/Lis

compa.html). Notably, ViaVoice G'old provides
II
Presenting
voice correction capabilities missing from the

basic version. Gold offerscomp
atibilitywith
Word version 6.0c and 7 to the Word 8 support offered by ViaVoice and adds the ability
to speak into any application. It also provides
voice navigation for. the Internet via Internet
INSTRUMENTS
Notebook
A freshArrrirrrror.
Explorer. It's EU so Star Trekky, isn't it'?

An interesting option in ViaVoice is the
ability for the computer to read back existing
text files in your choice of voice, complete with
an on-screen "agent" of your choice. The pack-
age includes male and female cartoon heads, a

talking pencil, robot and a very Monty
Extensa
670
TravelM ate
7000
Pythonesque talking baby's head. Our favorite

was an innocuous circuit board with a pulsing
round light in the center, strongly reminiscent
of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
We found ViaVoice's feature that allowed
dictation. inside Microsoft Word 97 greatly
slowed down that program and seemingly
d ecreased its reliability. We f o und t h e
nWordPad"-based editois supplied by both
IBM and Dragon to be better choices for dictating into.
The Lotus WordPm 97 update essentially
offers ViaVoice dictation features inside that
program, through a runtime engine. However,
the integration of the two seems to be more
elegant than with ViaVoice and MS Word,
Both ViaVoice and NaturafiySpeaking run
under Windows NT 4.0 as well as Win95. Both
products include a h i gh-quality headset
m
icropho
ne.
ViaVoice specifies minimum system
requirements of a Pentium 166 MHz or 150
MHz processor with MMX and32 MB of RAM.

To runViaVoiceunderNT 4.0,48 M B ofRAM
is required. NaturallySpeaking specifies a
Pentium 133 MHz processor with 32 MB RAM
(48 MB for NT) as its minimum requirement.
For those who require a turnkey
solution
utilizing server-based voice recognition,
Vancouver-based Boston Bar Systems Corp.
offers VoiceWave, its own PC-based voice dictation/recognition system for Windows based
on IBM's ViaVoice. The system's included
audio card handles compression that aUows an
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE Q"

Available at:
l I
I I' l
r I
I '
II
Irl
II
Ethernet-based network of up to 30 stations to
I '
e
r
I
'I
'~
I I II
O RO U P
II I
II
1-888-885-1888
wwe.lmiILae
IIN: Wo
IINNLCII
eobi e e l to olsnge wllhRIIeae.

Im Aobml bsrrenrrhr nl&rroerrr ~ E
mrmaea.
' Aaer lse ~
bade mmhrd Acer Irm.
The TbaaslnebrmmnmLogo ls e lredammbrd Tmes~
~
.Er bmsa , Tnnmeede end Drmmdal
meeemdods end ml
nmeed ademerlm olAssr Amerce~
' Mboordl rrnndows Id and larndorm Mme renlbrbeedrmdsmenmol Mbmaeh ~
.Th a Intel lnable logo, PenSmr
end beOLme rsdamadmollmal ~
'Aldhmbmsdsend
narwme
bedemmMdMr
eendoe.
utilize digital dictation apphcations. The minimum hardware requirements aren't as stiff as
for competing products. VoiceWave requires an

80486 or greater, 4 MB RAM, Windows 3.x or
95 and any PC<ompatible network.O
Contacts:
Boston Sar, Tel:604-6684502.
Website:httpi/www.bostonbar corn
DragonSystems, inCanada,conlacI,
Voice Systems Corp., Tel: 416410-7655.
Email: waltvoicesystems.corn
ISN, Web site: http:/twww.ibm.comhiiavolce
(several other IBMvoice recognition prodnois arealso

listed at this site).
Built-in automatic
PU overheat alarm
Built-in automatic
CPU overheat alarm
AGP port
x' AGP port
GA-SSSN
GA-6865LX
GA-686BN
Dual Intel Pentium II Processor

Intel 440LX AGP
Chipset
tare
Built-in automatic
CPU overheat alarm
Intel Pentium II Processor

Intel 440LX AGP
Chipset
AGP Slot Support1x & 2xmode
CPU Thermal &
Fanfailure Detect
Intel LDCMSupport
4 x168 pin 3.3V DIMMs
Support EDO/SDRAM
from BMBto 1GB
Support ECC
check
Ultra DMA/33
support
2 x USB ports onboard
3 x ISA, 4 x PCI
& 1 x AGPslot
ATX Form
Factor
AGP SloStupport 1x 82xmode
intel LDCM
support
CPU Thermal &FanFailure Detect
System health detect
4 x 168 pin 3.3V DIMMs
Support EDO/SDRAM
from BMBio 1GB
Support ECC
check
Ultra DMA/33 support
Ultra-wide Adaptec
7880 SCSIController
2 x USBports onboard
3x ISA,4x PCI & 1x AGP
slot
ATX Form Factor
Intel Pentium II Processor

Intel 440LX AGP
Chipset
AGP Slot Support
1x &2x mode
CPU Thermal & Fan
Failure Detect
Battery Life Detect
ACPI LEO,
K/8 and PS/2 Power OnIntel LDCMSupport
Suspend toDisk
Resume By
Alarm
4 x168 pin 3.3V DIMMs
Support EDO/SDRAM
from BMBto 1GB
Support ECC
check
Ultra DMA/33 support
2 x USB ports onboard
2 x ISA, 4 x PCI
& 1 x AGPslot
Baby AT Form
Factor
YOUR
MakesureyouhaveoneofthesepowerfulGIGAB
mnOthebboard
with the world's latest ILrawepeand @ -' in s ide your computer
For top performance from your computer, it has to have one of these state-of-the-art motherboards GA-686LX, GA-686DLX or GA-686BLX
installed in it. Manufactured by one of the world's leading motherboard manufacturers GIGABYTE, these three motherboards are powered by the
:ss s.//.
~)!(((
hottest Intel Pentium II processor (233-333MHz) and embrace the latest Intel 440LX Chipset which incorporates the most innovative AGP
support. This guarantees superior performance and manageability on your computer. Always go for the best on the latest development in
1~(
motherboard technology, ask for GIGABYTE when you buy your computer.
List of Awards
Publication
PC Mag,(Taiwan)
WindowsSourceAustralia
PC Dirket
PC Pro(U.K.)
DOS/V
PC M . U.S.A.
Date
December 1996
March 1997
April 1997
May 1997
June 1997
June 1997
Motherboard Awards
GA-686NX
GA-586HX
GA-586UX
GA-586UX
GA-686KX
GA-686KX
%est Performance"
"BestPeiformance"
"Ediio's Choice"
"PC ProValue"
"The TestersChoice'
"Best Perfonnance"
Authorized Exclusive Distributor:
1 -888- P E - H E L P(734-35~i
S
.GIGABYTE
InnOVatiendfar tOrriarrOW'S rr . onuter
Highest in ~o~nrrnar .
For list of nearest dealers, please visit us at www.pe-canada.corn.
Kripheral tx ress
aAII uudemarhs are the property of their respective owners. sa Prices are subject to cheese.
PerformanceIc( Strength
a winning combination
e xpe r i e n c e
Voxon 1428
Voxon 1528
Vox on 1728
Voxon 2031
Type
14" conventional
Viewable
13.2"
15" flat screen

14. 1"'
17" flat screen

16.3"
20" flat screen

18,8"
Dot pitch(mm}
0.28
Samsung/LG
1024 X 76 8
0.28
0.28
0.31
Samsung/LG
1 280 X 10 2 4
Digital
Samsung/LG
1 280 X 102 4
Digital on-screen
HItachI/ T o s hIba
3 years {Itd.)
3 years (Itd.)
3 years { ltd. }
CRT
Resolution
Control
Warranty
Analogue
3 years (Itd.)
s
I
0) >
I
1280 X 1024
Digital on-screen
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca jANUARY 1998 45
EMERCINC TECHNOLOCIES
What the road to techno-hell is paved with

Technologies that nearly made it
S Y GEOF W H E ELWRIG H T
ere have been many more failures in
the computer industry than there have
been successes.For every hot new bit of
computer hardware and every fantastic "killer
application" produced by the software industry, there are often dozens if not hundredsof "noble failures" that have preceded it.
Some are nobler than others, just by virtue of
the fact that they may have enjoyed limited
success
or perhaps provided the basis for
some enduring technology or hardware standard. But all failed in the end and thus are
doomed to be included in lists like this, where
they are at least remembered.
DEC Rainbow
IBM's success with the IBM PC was by no
means a certain thing back in 1982 and 1983.
While the company enjoyed tremendous sales
of what was then an "experimental" venture,
it also had competition from its major rivals.
One early competitor was Digital Equipment
Corporation, which produced its non-IBM
compatible Rainbow PC in May of 1982. Even
though DEC equipped the Rainbow with both
a Z80 processor (for running software written
for the then-popular CPfM operating systent)
and an 8086 processor (for running its version
of DOS), it soon found that it could.not survive the might of Big Blue. The Rainbow soon
vanished as the sun went down on DEC's
non-IBM-compatible PC business.
Telldon
the Apple III itself was so under-powered, buggy,

mcompatible and hard to use that it didn't realy appeal to the audience of business users that
Apple hoped to reach with the machine.

lenge. It was a good idea whose time had not
Likewise, Apple's first attempt at produc- c o me, whose price was too high and whose
ing a portable computer proved a similar chal- LCD screen was very hard to read.
Apple iii and Apple iic isortable

When Apple went from being a company that
started in a garage to being a serious player in a
young and exdting industry, it also went in
seaKh of an encore to the mega-popular Apple
II computer. The company settled on the idea of
an Apple III, which would be able to run Apple
II software and do a lot more. Loyal Apple H
users did not want the change, however, and
Prepare for toda s o ortunities
in computerservicewit Rl's flexible,

state-of-the-art training
You preparefor
As anNRIstudent, you're in
charge. Youdecide whenand
own pace.Youeven build a
computer systemthat suits
your needsandbudget.
Only NRI training gives
you the
control you
want, the
expertise
you need!
Forget CompuServe, AOL and the Internet.

Canada's first national, graphics-based online
service was way ahead of its time. It was produced in the late 1970s using what was then
"state of the art" graphical online access technology. Telidon used the "videotext" technology that was then popular amongst govemments that were investigating online services.
It was supposed to lead the way to allowing all
Canadians to have electronic access to a vast
range of government services.
It was originally demonstrated on sampler
"kiosks" in major cities and allowed humble
citizens access to what was then thought to be
a vast wealth of information. Home terminals
distributed by the 'phone companies (in lieu
of the cost of printing phone books and running a directory inquiries service) were supposed to be the route to access the system.
Unfortunately, Telidon was slow, expensive and never supported in a big way by
either government or industry. In France,
however, a Telidon-like service (known as
Minitel) did make its way to the general public via the phone company and is still used by
millions in that country today.
A+ Cerhfication with
one-on-oneinstruction
and NRI'sCD-RONtutorial
Throughout your course,your work is
reviewed andevaluated byyour
experiencedinstructor.So even
though you' restudying at

home, you' renever alone. You
can reachyour instructor by
mail
~phonefax or modem.
That's right! With NRI's
exclusive Online Connection
you can chatwith your

I
instructor, attend online

seminars, get the answers to
I '
Irequently askedquestions, download
II I W kajs,",," ~ ~ ;, ='4,, supplemental materials, find out about

' kki
",',
~iy' ;ieiIIk~kNj4~
changesintechnology,andmore.~
'iIIIANI:W ~
With a combination of step-by-step

lessonsand hands-ontraining
Best of all, you getthe top-notch
;-";-'.~tfsraidiga;~: .;, ';:w:'c',,.':
projects, NRIbuilds your skills and

confidence quickly. You begin with an
exploration of electronics and move
on to such cutting-edge subjects as
virus protection, multimedia
troubleshooting, PC communications,
Local Area Networks, and more.
'
As the cuhuinaiion of
i';WWfNIB
, ,-O'Ini:IIRRI% ~~
"
"
"
, ~
"
, ';
'
'
'
. '
'
.
,
'
. ; -"
, '
.'
yourPentium processor-based system,

you' re givenoptions basedonfuture
development
sin technology.Youmay
choosethe Penthuua 200 MMX system
,'.: "k7
FREECATAN6!
1-8N4214634, Ext.3049
, c)+pl xp))~ ..' .fw".'~s +j.:.".~) ' ' '+,)iM
-
44'. )
i
I
mm
. Q "c~. ) ' :
'
>> ' e ,
I '
Visit ottrHeine Pageat

hNp Jtwww.miteec,corn
j. N :
'
'
r so hools ~a~.uN,sr
) C] PC SERVICI%
Cl Computer Prngrsmning
Q PCApplicstionsSIiecis&
0 Networking withWindowsIIT
u B ~
I
I
4 Check oneFRI catalogonly.
state-of-the-art guarantee!
No matter
whatPC features you prefer,
you' ll get the software aud diagnostics
respected throughout the industry: Windows
nostic package.Noschool givesyou more!
'
I I i
I Z I Y n~A .dnsm~g
98),Netscape Navigator, and the selfbooting ForeFront Troubleshooter diag-
computerservice.Justthink everyone
with a computer is a potential dient!
described here or purehm selected

upgrades atspecial student rates. It's our
95 (with a guaranteedupgrade to Windows
your training, you receive

NRI's interactive CD-ROM
4'
with tutorials related to the A+
Certlcation exam. In uo time at aII, you' ll
havetheskills,experience,andconfi
dence
you need to sit for the A+examandtake
advantage ofthe booming opportunities in
computer and diaNiostics you need

to put theory into practice and
start earning while you learni
Und~
g t hat technology
changes
rapidly, NRI has just created ils unique PC
Options
Plan.W hen you'redue to receive
icepg
~I
x
"
:~ jtgwON%'%~% '
You train with

andkeep the exact
computer you want
ng m d A ~ e g
0 Desktop PablishiagwiihPsgeMaker Cl Mssiering MicrosoROIce
Q Acconniing
a s m~ ~
9 Computer Saence
Q General Studies
I
I
I
(ply prmt)
Address
Giy
E7
A Division of The
McGrmv HN Gm~ies
L~~
Province
Code
33tmt9e
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J
46
I A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
EMERC INC TECHNOLOCIES

Apple Usa
I f there i s
such a thing
as an meleg ant f a i l urem it has
to
be
embodied
by
th e
Apple Lisa.
st1'
The Lisa was the first mainstream personal

computer to use a graphical user interface, be
contiolled by a mouse and allow people to

run software by double-clicking icons instead
of typing commands. At $10,000 it was also
way too expensive, lacked software and was
the subject of heated internal debate at
Apple. It is, however, the only computer that
this writer has ever seen a dozen cynical and
hard-bitten computer journalists truly fall in
Downtown Office ls rooo/
W.Gea(gia St Vmnxtu))er,BCV6E3J7
.<',.'7"":" g';", 500-1281
, ": je:,' Ter (604)60tdrro
For (604)
60t 3739
Computer Iohtiooo
Windo w s NT Cedfnfsd
166MHzPENTIUMPROCESSORWITH MMXTechnology
16 MB EDO
Memoiy
2.1 GB HardDrive
14' SVGAColor Monitor
PCI VideoCardw/1MB&/PEG
Logiiech Serial Mouse
104 KeyWindows95Keyboard
24XPanasonic CD-ROM Drive
SoundBiast
er16SoundCard W/6QW Speakers
3&SVoiceFaxModemuloihsare & FREEoneMonlhhhmat
Extendible 5year LimitedWarranty (5 on labor, 2 onparts)
Intel PentiumMMX20Q/233 .............................$1349/1485

AMD KB-166/200/233,........................... $1228/1288/1519
AMD K5-75/166........,.......,.............................$1118/1228
IBM(Cyrix) M2166/200/233...,...................$1168/1208/cal
UPGRADE OPTIONS:
Setup Windows95INT4.0 Worksiafion ..... Add $135/275
Upgrade memaiy to32/64/128 MB.........Add $39/118/428
Upgrade Hani Drive to3/4/5/6 GB ..Add $39/136/228/249
Upgrade to 15'/17 Monitor ....................................$89/299
Upgrade to Video Capture Card ....................Jtdd $68
Add SMCEtherPower II PCI10/100Network Card..... $58
00
~ uitiam Store
r.t
1122 AustinAve.Coquiiiam, BCV3K3P5

Ter (604) 9374300 Fax (604) 937dsos,,ro eer
286MuzPENTIUM 8PRQCESSOR
32 Mo SDRAM
Memory, 10ns
3.2 GB HardDrive, UDMA-33
15' Color Monitor
ATI Xperlwork AGPDVD4MB
24X Panasonic CD-ROM
Drive
$67/tlylpIIfII
Lagitech 3Button Mouse
Miisumi 104KeyWindows95 EnhancedKeyboard
Exhndt)h5 yearUmihdWananty(5anhbor,2on pah)
SYSTEM OPTIONS
..... $1978/2488
UPGRADE OPTIONS
Setup Windows95/NT 4.0 Worksiafion .... Add$135/275
Upgrade memo)yto 64/96/128MB.........Add $99/178/399
Upgrade HardDrive to 4/5/6 GB.....,.....Add $79/168/199
Upgrade to15'/17'/20' IBMMonitor,.,...... $99/5851899
Add 336/56KFax
Modem.................,........,....,....Add $58/118
Add SB16Saund
Cani &60WSpeakes.,..........,.Add $69
Pentium Moiherboaid andAMDK5-75MHzCPU&Fan

16 MB Memoiy
1.7 GB HardDrive
14" Color Monitor
S3 PCI VideoCardw/1MB
Lagilech 3 ButtonMouse
Windows 95W/CD8 Manual
Mihumi
104 KeyW indows95EnhancedKeyboard
33.6KVaiceFaxMademwlFREEOneManihinhmsIAacess
Extendible 5 yearLimited Warranty ( 5labor & 2perh)
UPGRADE OPTIONS:
Upgrade memoiy to32/64MB....,.............Add $39/118
Upgrade HardDrive to 2/3/4 GB.......Add $25/73/145
Add Magma(hBundh12xlSB16/Spks.......:............ Add$159
Add33.6/56KFaxModem........,...
... Add$58I118
AddSB16SaundCad&60WSpsaksm ....,....,.....Add $69
3@llf
mt
m
g ag
MOTHERBOARDw/CPU & Fan
HP ScanJetSp/6100c...........
MicmTekE3/ENE6Pro ...,....
Epson Photopiuscolor ..........
...............$369/980
...... $225/388/650
.....................$218
Pentium MMX
166/200/233..................... $293/427/538
AMD k5-75/100/133/166 .....p...........4168/204/238/248
AMD K6-166/200/233.............,.......,........ $291/355/585
IBM (Cyiix) M2-166/200/233 ................... $229/269/cal

S
Pentium Pro180/200 ..................................... $455/878
Penum8233/266/300.........................$849/999/1328
Leasep)isebasedon a48mossj leasesvoo osiss (ar NopavMONITOR gt
VIDEO CARD
SHITSFOR
SODAVSAVAILAaLSI. Ptiosso(j(i ~o s
s taitat
14'l15'/17' monilor ...,............................. $198/259I498 (o c(jesse(0)lthottt norce. N pt(sefellecto 3%cashEsse(())L
S3 PCI VideoCaid 1/2/4MB........................$34I45/59
Matrox mysiique2202/4mb,.......................... $'l30/148
Mairox Millennium 84/BmbWRAM................ $215/330
Diamond 3D2/4mbVRAM.......,....,................ $159/198
Free Parkinginboth Locations
ATI Xperi@phy PC2TVDVD4/8 MB ........., $235/295
'S
S
0
s
4
What would you have been willing to pay for

a computer with word-processing software, a
printer, local storage and the ability to run
games produced for both the major dedicated
games consoles of the early 1980s? That was
the question asked by the producers of the
Coleco Adam in 1983 and 1984 when the
company started
system that used

a tape drive for
storage,
and
could play games
written for Atari
games consoles and t h ose o f M a t tel's
IntelliVision. It also included word-processing
software and a daisywheel printer into the
bargain.
Like most multi-function systems, the
Adam was a compromise that did some things
OK, few things well and many poorly. It generated a lot more publicity than revenuealthough about six million units were apparently sold. For i t s m aker, Coleco (the
COnnecticut LEather Company), however, it
was not enough and the company went into
bankruptcy in 1984;
IBM PC josrelor
IBM's first, but by no means only, PC failure
came with the PC Junior. It was supposed to
get IBM into the lucrative home computer
market that had been virtually "owned" by
A)pie and included a lot of new ideas in the
IIEMORY
4.0 Server5/10/50user ...... $8SB/1098/2880

30pin 1/4 mb (PARITY).............................,............ $8/18 Windows NT
72 pin 4/8/16/32/64 MB
EDO.........,..... $18/29/49/95/329 InsanetWare4.11 5/10/100user ............ $858/1169/6829
v
m
m 0
SDRAM16/32/64/128 MB(10ns)............ $58/99/255/688 HP DATBackup(4mm)4GB ............................,..... $78S
o
APC Smart-UPS1000VA ....,.....,.......,......:...............$623
MS BackOSic
e(NT/Exchange/SQL/SNA ...).........$2998
IBM 166mmx/32mb/2GB/20x/12'FRSTN/33.6k ..........$3378 HARD DRIVE & ZIPJAZZ
I
/TAPE DRIVE
IBM 166mmx/32mb/3GB/20x/12.1'TFT/33.6k,........... $4736 IDE 1.6/2/3/4/5/6/8 GB.$185/210/258/330/375419/528 NE2000 ISA/PCI.............................................,...... $29I35
Tashiba 133I16mb/1.3GB/12.1DSN/10XCD/33.6K....$2864
SCSI1/2/3I4/6/9/23 GB ..$268/298/380/450600/1180/2399 3COM PCIFast Etheiiink 1/20...............................$99/85
Toshiba 233/32mb/3.8GB/12.1TFT/10X/56K......,.......$5674 Jazz 1GBini/exi/disk .................................$385/496/116 Intel PCI 10/100................................................;.........$85
SMC EtherPower 8PCI10/100 .. ...................... $58
Hiiachi 150mmx/16mb/1.4GB/12.1DSTN/10x ...........$2944 Tape Drive 2 GB
inUexUTape....................$168/229/29
Acer P150/16mb/1.4GB/11.3DS/10x.......................... $2398 Tape Drive3.2 GB.int./ext./rape................ $234/288/29 10 Hub 5/8/16/24port ............................. $7588/180/365
100 Hub4/512 port ................................. $258/599/10S9
Add Memo &,Hard Drive
Tape Drive 7 GB.inUexUTape............... $27850548 2 Port 10/100Switch .................................................$391
NB Memory516/32 MB.............................from $7S/95/196
LS120 Floppy Drive/Disk.................................. $178I18
HP JeiDiiect RJ45/ Intel Printer Sever, int ......$398/358
NB Hani Drive500MB/1/2/3GB ..............$198/278/348/499
Zip 100MB
internal IDE/SCSI/disk .............$145189/15
IBM PCSen(er310 P200/32MB/BxCDROM.......... $2755
Add PCMCIADevices
Iandby Se
nrer (faulttolerantfaranyserver) ....... $3288
PCMCIA33.6K/56KFax Modem........................... $128/168
INTERNET
( Modem)
Inte
rnetJunclon(ConnectLANtoInternet).......4388up
PCMCIA10BaseCombo/100 FastTX.................. $88/178
33.6k/56k FaxModem,Int................,............... $53/115 Cable 25'/50'/100'l500'/1000' .............$15/22/I/120/210
PCMCIA ClhROM Sx/10x ................................... $248/378
USR faxmodem33.6K/56K, int.......,,.............$109/175 Terminator/Tmnnector/Connector ....................... $5/3/3
PCMCIASoundCaid 16Bit .......................................... $79
Motorola 33.6k/56kFax Modem,Ext.................$98/178
PCMCIAConfeienaeCani (Digihi CameraBundle) . $315
ISDN ModemInt (Ciscol Cannai)/Ext(3Com)$198/288 VIDEO CONFERENCE
Canon BJ40 Poriable Printer .........................,........... $388
elULTIMEDIA
USR Video
Camera & CaptureCanl........................$278
CDROM
Drive 12x/24x ....'................................ $90/105 Intel ProShare200IAN ISDNWANKit ................ $1688
PRINTER
16BMSB16/SBAWE64/Gold.......,........$27/58/105/240
Phiiips Internet VideoConf. Kit w/Camera.............. $199
HP 670c/692c/870c/890cxi .... ....,....... $269/368/548/598 Bundh 24x CDROM/SB16/Spks.........................,. $178 PCMCIACani( Digihi CQDCamera Bundled) ....... $299
HP LJ 6L/6p/5/5N/4V............. $538/988/1378/1779/2468 CD-R (BR/4W)SCSIIIDE (6R/2W)/CD........ $699/498I4
Bmiher 730DXd/760DX/1660 .................. $410/510/1350 HP 710gi CD.ReWritabie Drive (6R/2W).. .. $525
Canon BJ250/4300/4550....... ----......,.... $198/278/448 Pioneer/ToshibaDVDDrive, int. (Sx, 17GB)...$268/198
Epson 40I600/800/1520 ...... ......... $279/369/495/1078 Video. Capture Card with 63 Video.................... $88
Okidata 4w/6E/6Ex(2mb)...... .................. $289/439/609 Kodak DC-58/DC120Digital Camera ........ $630/1048
Baiteiy for SmartUPSAP250/400/600/900/1000
Battery for Back
UPS250/400/600
Ava i lable
SCANNER
Coleco Adam
shipping a Z80
processor-based
games/computer
Intel Pentium 8233/300........
SYSTEM OPTIONS
love with at first sight.

When Lisa entered the office, all heads
turned and we knew that computing would
never be the same again. It wasn't and we all
have the Lisa to thank for it.
In 1984, the Lisa user interface was applied
to a much cheaper machine which you may
have heard of: the Apple Macintosh. And the
rest is modern history.
'sahibe":(e
trhr
design to try and gain acceptance. It allowed

software to be loaded via cartridges (a common feature amongst home computers, but
unusual for IBM), featured a cordless keyboard
that used infrared technology, and had a
much lower price than existing IBM desktop
PCs.
The machine, however, proved buggy and

not entirely compatible with the IBM PC standard. There were also many user complaints
about the wireless keyboard which used smaller "chickletm keys instead of the proper, fulltravel keys that users expected on machines
from IBM.
Other noteworthy noble and not so
noble failures from IBM in this timeframe
include the IBM Portable (IBM's orig1nal com-
petitor to Compaq's highly successful original

mluggablem c omputer) and t h e I B M
Convertible (an early, poorly received laptop).
I -:- Iii
Tele Compaq
Compaq has also not been without its share of
failures. One noteworthy embarrassment was
an early attempt to provide a converged telephone/computer. It aimed to provide the ability to store a telephone directory and dial tele-
phone numbers directly from the computeralong with a number of other "personal information management" features. Luckily for
Continuedon page$0
%E
happ
e
ey(
COMP
UT
MONITORS
gNO K6.~~SYstem
p+TTttufytf
A GER 14' N/I....... . . . , ,

ACER 15' N/I DIGITAL.....
ADI4P LR, N/I .28 ...,...
A DI ITSP LR....... . . . .
MITSUBISHI15" VX .....,
MITSUBISHI17"HX
E50015" .
PROVIEW14"N/ILR.....,
PROVIEW15"N/ILRF/8 .,
SONY 15SF15" N/I ....,,
SONY 17SE2T 17" N/I LR ..
VOXON14"N/2
tro0
motheibrr ~ SIZPB
cache p,nasnnic I ' >,>> con
intel~,hset
RATAexp,Io I".8
32 bin E(DEand ' 9 & I parallel Pons
1(r)/0 ~t 44)AB Duppydri'
'>st{>5SD ART, 'h2SOV/attp/S
panasomc .
, comro'lier
w'"
Dave
tr(ini wer tgQB
Dp
and
ltopp),
1
1
nru
@DEhan
S2 bit El
. I p.. I paral e p
. 01)Leykeyb +
RP/5
2xleSSDLIARTs"
15" with230walt
t~ H/(monitor 1+BRA)/tvideitcN
hIIni tower I
Dp hard drive
n I,SOB El
Quanta
AT(SDe"p nserialmouse
keyboanl
itsumi 104<ey,
u-aI e 2 bmton- ims
14
'arrl
)2 Serial m se
p,cer 14
ti/ticroso(t
b;I 1h(8 RA)A sr '" '
~
t4u-a$e2
anom
20
t.ups Istet((t
Sup
gX 'Pe~""
. OONtINN33I
~assess
~~ ~ cscW
us Pentiumll Mo 2NIB 512PB
te
penanic I
oI"tttiAB,SI2PB~
panasomcl.
yco n troller
ctmlle
T~ QllB.RO
pt SDPmT
,I mouse
h(icroe tl )2buuonsen
S~S28I16RS
'
Upgrade 386's, 486's, Monitor Repair,

Hard Drive Upgrades
FLOPPY DRIVES
1.44 MBFLOPPYDRIVE ....

PANASONICLS120INT.DRIVE
DEAWOO PENTIUM 150NOTEBOOK.....

............$2,700 IBM THINKPAD 380D NOTEBOOK ....
...........
HARDDRIVES
QUANTAM1.668 10MS 64KCACHE

QUANTUM
).0 68 ULTRA .......
W .D.2.068 EIDE ........ . . . . . .

W .D2.568EIDE ........ . . . . . .
W.D, 3.2 GB
EIDEULTRA........
W.D. 4.2 GB
BDEULTRA........
$8,900
peni i um ISS MIVIX, 16MB RAM, 1.35GB Hard Drive
BACKPACK 800NIB TAPE DRIVE EXT ...................$198
12 . 1 TFT screen, 10x CD-ROM, 33.6 tnodem and Windows 95
LANtastic
Windows NT
Wettrrorkin Partner
'
'
e e
SOFTWARE
MICROSOFT
WINDOWS95OEM (with system) .$135
WORDPERFECT
6.1 SUITE .......... . . ..$369
MICRQSOFTWORKS FOR WINDOWS ......$69
MICROSOFT
PUBLISHER FORWINDOWS ..$92
>
e 14
'
l l s I I
I I
'
~ t litt) 1 )L',L4;I P(
sl
's I '
Isa
'
I'
I.
- I
l . i
I I
0
e.
...call
'
...cell
'
-
...call
...call
CONNER
3.2 GTAPEBACKUPEXT ........$279
CONNER
3.2 GTAPE BACKUPINT....... ..$259
IOMEGA
ZtP DRIVEEXT......... . . . . . . . .$189
IOMEGA
SCSI JAZ 16 EXT ......... . . . . ..$559
Novell NetWare
.$369
.$499
.$259
.$279
.$2&9
.$359
TAPE
BACKUP
COLORADO3.
2 G TAPE BACKUP INT T3000 .$239
WindowsForWorkgroups
program
IMB SIMM
70NS ........
4MBSIMM70NS 30PIN ..
8MBSIMM60NS 72PIN ..
16MB SIMM60NS72PIN ..
We support and
service:
3Qm
Ro't
.$219
.$259
.$280
TOSHIBA440CDT NOTEBOOK.....
..................,...$3.950
BACKPACK EXTERNAL BX CDROM...---- - - - - - . $45
Trained
and tested
to provide
superior
NetWare
Support
329
$169
ATI VIDEOBOOST
64D2MB,,..... . . . . . . . ,$79
ATI3DEXPRESSIONs 2MB SGRAM ........
$89
ATI3DPRO TURBO 4MB SGRAM,....,...$179
DIAMONDSTEALTH3D 3400 XL 4MB .....,$269
MATROX
MYSTIQUE 4MB ......... . . . . . . .$169
Pentium 150. 16MB RAM, 1.4 GB Hard Drive

~ p e ntium 150 MMX. I6MB RAM, 2 IGB Hard Drive
12.1' TFT Screen, t cx CD-ROM, Sound Card and Windows 95
12.1 TFT screen, Sx CD-ROM and Windows 95
VIDEO
CARDS
CIRRUS
LOGIC5446 PCI (U.S./L) ....... . ..$38
I 'I I I
I I I
$111
MOTOROLA
56KINTERNALMODEM ..........$119
QUANTUM
3.2 GBULTRA .......
QUANTUM
4.0 68 ULTRA ...,...
QUANTUM
6.3 GBULTRA .......
MEGAHERT2 PCMCIA MODEM 56K ................... $288
...,$660
...$1189
U.S,
ROBOTICS33.6SPORTSTER EXTERNAL .$215
U.SROBOTICS33.
6SPDRTSTERINTERNALOEM ..$109
U.S.
ROBOTICS 56K SPQRTSTERINTERNALDEM ..$189
LANtasac Al version 7.0 ..............$115

LANtasdc sasrter kit 7.0.............,.$315
Windows Workgroup....................$169
W indows
WorkgroupADIH3N .....$65
Novell Netware 3.12 (5 user) ......$660
Novell Netware 3.12 (25user) ...$3299
Novell Netware 4.1{25 user) .....$3299
NE2000 Ethernet network card ....$69
CNET Etheineacard,.....................$70
16 bit Arcnet card............$89
Intel thernet Pro16bit................$169
0-link Ethernet pocketadaplor ..$245
Xircom Ethernet pocketadaptor....call
0-link Ethernet concentrator .......$310
Arcnet 93 OhmTerminator ..............$5
Etherne
t50 Ohm Terminator,...,......$5
ComputerProblems
CARDINAL
33.6 INT.FAX/MODEM .......,.....$79
SUPRA33.6INTFAXMODEM ....,....
....,..$79
NetworkingProducts
MODEMS
101 y ~~ video card

t~ h asuini)Ay"'q"'
)/1
dmouse
id(erose
Ntini tower 19
(Dp HardDnve "
guantu 206 "" , dAcer IS"
BOB
CANONBJC240COLORBUBBLEJET,.....$199
CANON
BJC4300BUBBLEJET ...........$299
HP 820CXt
INKJET COLOR ..............
$529
HP 6L LASERJET .......... . . . . . . . . . . ..$530
HP 6P LASERJET .......... . . . . . . . . . . . .$970
HP LASERJET
5 ........... . . . . . . . . . ..$1488
HP LASERJET
IMP .....,.... . . . . . . . ..$1280
OKIDATA
4W LASER ........., . . . . . . . ..$299
RAVEN240524PIN ......., . . . . . . . . . . . .$229
RAVEN
246724 PIN Wide/Quiet .....,. . . ..$579
pentIu
AsuslntelTX
....$795
...-.$560
....$990
..$530
....$219
PRINTERS
C/ViIONBJ 30 BUBBLE JET ..............$330
r Pox
S926nsio
....$239
....$355
):Xg
p,
i
vvvirwr atic ca
Tech! (60 ) 879-6800
Home of Pounder Users
Sl flCe 1989
F-nail: sales@atic.ea
DaHV Itte>VS4 SPeCial
merry Christmas
Happy New Year
ILIX-IIX4yetetee AN -I ieetim4 Iyetetee

Intel P5MMX166/200.....$1420/1550
Intel PSMMX 233mhz.............$1670
AMD K6MMX166/200...411400/1500
AMD K6MMX 233mhz............$1690
~tt Pentium MMX166Mhz CPU

IOLel 430TX Chipset, 512k PBC
32 MB 10ns SDRAII OIMM
3.2GB Uttra/33 VIDE
Intel P5 INMX233
1.44MBFloppy
24xEtOE CO-ROM
.... only $1380.00
16bit Soundw /80W steoro Spkr
Cyrix 6xMX1 66/200.......$1380/1470

Asus ATX with Intel 43DTX chipsel, 512k PBC
SBRAM-DIMM 32MB 10ns 168pin
UltraIBE 3.268 Ultra-IDE 33/DMA
ATI 3D 2MB SVGA w/MPEG
1.44 Fujitsu floppy
NEC A500 / Paaasonic S15 15" SVGA color
17" Hilevel ATX tower case w/ 230 power
Fujitsu 104 win95 KB and Logitech Mouse
ATt2M SVGA Card /MPEG
15" AT Case with 230W

104 Windows'95 Keyboard
3- mouse w/pad
15" SVGA 1280 .28 monitor
1 ~op
~pl~
Optional: (w/system only)

MS Windows'95 full ver. on CD.....+$120
MS Encarle'98 Home kit .................+$85
Canon BJC 4300C Printer ............+$250
ssskvoiice/sekvoiceint........is80/ttc
Optional:
ag
a Ol~
~%~ sic~
QO Oy&
17" SVGA 12&0.28 SVGA .......... +$200

ViewSnnlcG771/ P775..........+$420/600
P5-200MMX .....................,..........+$120 5~'
( 12x /24x cd-rom eide................................+$90/100

( Creative SB16/64.......................................+$55/105
( Creative 33.6K/56k Voice..........................+$75/150
( USR Spt 33.6 / 56K Voice ......................+$120/170
{ Ultra-IDE: 4.36/6.46/7.0G..........,.....+$60/l70/200
( NEC E500/A700/E70Q..................,...+$100/42Q/530
( Optiqucst V773/V775....,..............,...,....,.+$240/300
{ Viewsomc 6771/G773/P775,....,.......+$280/340/450
( Alice ACS45 /55 SpcakerskSubwoofer...+$115/200
( Windows'95 / Encarla'98 Home kit .........+$120/90
Peetle
i PrePIl
J~ . .
"We Pioneered the Pust, 8'e Antieiputed

the Present, und Fou cun be Sure we' re
8'orking on the Future."
Intel PCI Pro 10fl 00..........................$85

3COM PCI 3C900 comb ................$12Q
~ ~OO
+~4p~QO gQ
2M SVGA vedio
32MB KDO SODIMM ( max 64MB)
2.1GB Toshiba HD
a sa
1.44FD
4p5+
16bit stereo sound card built-tn

33.6kVoiceFAxModom (removable)
Touch Pad built-ia
2 PCMCIA slots
InFra Port, serial ports
parallel ports, Ext. SVGA port
TV output port, PS/2 mouse port
Microphone/speakers built-in
win95 keyboard ( UPgrade to 14.1" TFT....+$950
( 14.1" TFT & 233MHz ..+$1100
Brother HL760Plus 1200dpi................$515
~OO
16 hit ISA comb Ethernet ... ..A30

32 bit PCI comb Ethernet .
.$35
Diamond 3D Monster 41bL....,...... ......$210

o Millennium 4M PCI/AGP..............$215/300
ATI (aplay SM PCI/AGP...............$280/335
ViewSonic PT775 1600 .25....................$960
SONY 17SR2T 1600 .25.......................,$995
{with Dual Pro molhcrboatd and TWO CPUs)
14x CD ROM
(Millenniutn-II 4M PCI / AGP.............,...+$20/90

(f/9 Resoiusion AGP 4M AGP.........................+$90
(SB AWE64 / Gold /CD-ROM 24x..+$105/240/100
(ViewSonic 6771/ P775 / P815.....+$690/850/1900
(NEC E700 / P750 /P1150...........+$890/1050/2000
(Sony20QSX/20QSF/17SE2T...........+$890/970/990
SB AWE64/Goltf.....,..................$105/235
~-
IntelDual PPro-200mhz x 2...$2380
12.1" TFT color screen ~
(SDRAM 64MB / 128MB ....................+$120/36D
(ATI xpcrtplay 4M / 8M AG1'...........+$5D/180
NEC A500 Monitor 15"...................$425
Intel Dual PPro-180mhz I 2. $1590
Intel MMX Pentium CPU
Dual PH 233mhz tsvo CPUs .......$2620

Dual PH 266mhz two CPUs .......$2840
Dual PH 300mhz two CPUs .......$3450
Optional:
NEC P750 Monitor 17" 16Q0...........,.$1050

Altec ACS45/SS Spks......................$120/220
Intel Venus 44DFX 2S, 1P,EIDE, ATX

32M EDO 72pin 60ns
FD 1.446,
3268 eide HD Mode 4
Mystique220 3D 2MB w/MPEG
17" ATX Tower case w/ATX power
Fujiisu 8725 104 win95 keyboard
Logilech mouse w/pad
Intel 44DLX based Intel AL44DLX /Asus P2L97

Intel P-11 CPU with 512k L2 cache and fan
32MB SDRAM Dimm 168pin 10ns
4.36 Uttra/33M UIDE HD
AGP 3D 4MB with EPEG
1.446 FD Fujitsu
17" ATX tower case w/ATX power
104K Fujitsu keyboard
MicroSoft mouse / Logitcch MouseMan
CiNstaII StECIll II
Intel P6-180/200mhz....$1170/1560
Intel P6-200(512K}................ $2000
Intel Pll 2331266mhz...$1720I1838

Intel Pll 300mhz..................$2138
3COM PCI 3C905 IQOB.........S85

BNC/Terminator/T...............................$3
Coxal IOO/206/50ft.................sl0/13/25
Hnh 9port /16port ...,...........$90/180
Hnb 10OBT 12port.........................$560
Hnb Officecotmect 3C16700 8P.,$120
Novell Users 5/10 ... ....$900/1200

NT 4.0 Server 5 /10 ...., .......$880/1280
NT Workstation 4.0 / license..$240/60
UPS 280/450/600....:........$145/200/340
UPS Smart.600/1000/1400,$399/550/6&0
TOShibn 440COX P133MblX/16IN1.36
12.1' DNST Color/'lcx................$2700
Toshiba 460CDT Pl 66MMXD2M/2.0G
12.1" TPT color /10x ..................,..$4590
~~~o> @gA
. ye<
Brother HL1060/1660N................$770/1320
USR SPRT33.6voicefaxMod.................$120
USR SPRT56k voice int........,.....,.....$170

Motorola 56k voice int.........................$130
Creative 56k vmee x2 / K56........$120/150
Intel CPU PSMMX166/200...........$1$0/300
Intel CPU Pll-233/266...................$610/740
Intel CPU PII-300mhz/512k..............$1040
Asus TX430 512k/SDRAM/UIDE........$180
Asus TX430 ATX,......................,.........$215
Asus P2L97/S PII ATX/UW...........$250/390
g Asus P2L97D/S Dual PII UW..............$510
Quantum ST 3.2/4.3/6.4G.......$245/315/425
Maxtor 3.2/4.3/5,0/7.0.....,$245/315/425/455
Seagate 3.2/4.3/6.4...................$26Q/330/445
e WD 32/4.3/6.4.........................$250/315/430
FD 1.44 Fujitsu ....................................,$26
o Fujitsu 104 8725 /4725KL..............$25/56
MS V21A / Intelli mouse...................$30/50
ATX case 17"/23"........,....................$95/115
AT case13"/15"/19"/23" ........$38/42/6Q/l10
IBM 380EO P15OMMX/16M/2.1G20x
12.1" TFT / win95..........................$3900
Hitachi Visionhook 133MX/16M/2.1G/

sx / 33.6k modem/12.1" TPT ........$3550
A/l listed prices, quantities and specifacations are sub'ect to chan ed without notice.
INM M '
, g .:aja)j;~''
r 'w+: v' si
+jap,.""" 4p".cn
Jai
Sportster 33.6 int. /voice...........$110/$120

Sportster 56k Voice int/ext..........$170/270
Motorola 56k Voice int/ext.........$125/230
Cretive33.6/56kFlesh voice.......$75/$130
33.6k/56k VoiceFaxMod int.........$58/110
Roter /Closer ....................,......$available
(PCMCIA see notebook section)
Capture card & Camera..................$490.0
g:>,
P~
~,
' X~ :
p.:;::;
::.iw".::,,
Since 1989
t i e . c a
I~
NM200DTF.MMX/32m/2.1G/12.1'TFT/14x/33.6 $3290
NM200DTFMMX/84N3.1G/12.1'TFTI14x/33.6 $3890
NM233DTF.MMX/32ml2.1G/14.1'TFT/20x/33,6 $4399
. Asus
LT430TX 512k 75-23,MMX~X . .....$160

AN430TX,512k,233, Sound,ATX .....$255
Intel ATX Venus P6..........................$155 .
Intel ATX PRO Dual P6,UWscsi.......$550
Intel AL440LX /with Sound.....$255/280
Tyan Dual P6 / Dual PII ATX.....$330/420
Tyan 430TX AT ................................$160
Asus 430TX 512k .AT/ATX......$180/215
Asus 440LX / UW-Scsi ATX.......$255/400
Supra Dual Pll 440LX UWscsi..........$620
GA 430TX 512 MMX AT/ATX..$145/150
TX 512k MMX AT ........................$110
LuckyStar TX512k,k6,M2...............$125
Shuttle 569A TX512k,75-233,(83hz).$145
1.3 /2.0/4.36................$165/210/255
QuantumST2.1/3.2G...........$235/250
QuantumST4.3/6.4G,....,...$315/420
WD2.1/3.46.........................$240/265
WD4.3/5.0/6.4G.UIDE..$315/375/435
Maxtor UIDE 7.0/8.06.....,..$425/520
Seagate 2.1/2.5/3.2/4.3/6.4..$www.atic
Quantum SCSI2.13.2G......$300/370
Quantum SCSI ST4.3/6.4...$430/600
Quantum4.5/9.G UWscsi...$740/1100
Seagate Bar4.3/9 UWscsi...$860/1180
SeagateShe4.3/9 UWscsi...$980/1550
Panasonic PC-DVD kit........$350

Creative DVD Encore kit.....$590
Acerl6bit /32bit sound card.....$28/48

SoundBlaster 16/Awe64........$58/105
AWE64 / Gold (4M)...............$105/240
.....$90/105
....$135/160
CD-WRITER
Panasonic Sx/4x /ctrl/sft...........$700
HP 7100i/e eide Rewriter.....$525/625
Yamaha 400T in/ex.............$540/660
writable cd-disk /Sony ............$3/4
Rewiterble cd-disk .......................$24
Speakers
80%/160W/GNT5000......$15/40/$90
Yamaha M20/Subw MT10...$95/115
Altec 52/45/55/500...$99/115/210/360
Altec 48.......................................$190
Labtec 3210/2612................$110/220
McrioPhone/Headset...................$8/10
EDO/Reg
xxoe
Intel PS 150 / MMX 166........,..$140/180
Intel PS MMX200/ 233.............$310/425
Intel P6 180/200.......,............."...$255/650
Intel PentiumII-233/266..........$600/780
Intel PentiumH 300mhz.......,....,.....$1000
Intel Pentium Pro 200/5/2k............$980
AMD KS 100/133/166..........$90/110/135
AMD K6 MMX166 / ZOO ........$175/260
AMD K6-MMX233.......................'..$480
Cyrix 6xMX166/200/233.....$130/190/415
'
WaA
72pin 4 / 8 / 16M....................$18/30/52
72pin32 /64M ...
.....................$90/250
Parity 72pin 4 / 8 /16M......,...$34/60/80
Parity 72pin 32 / 64M.............$145/410
30pin IM /4M ............................$9/18
SDRAM (10ns) 16/32M ...........$60/95
SDRAM (10ns) 64/IZSM.......$260/650
SDRAM (10ns) 64 Sx8..................$280
SDRAM (10ns) 32 w/EEPROM...$125
ECC DIMM 32 / 64M............$140 /335
ECC DIM 128M ........................$790
SDRAM-ECC(10ns) 16/32M.....$90/150
MAC DIMM 16M/32M............$75/125
SOJ Video RAM IM.......................$10
14Qvh for Notebooks................available
CL 5446 IM / 2M....................$26/38
S3 Virge 3D 2M /4M..............$48 /65
ATI 3D 2M /4M ..................;$69/100
ATI 3D PC2TV 2M/4M.......$110/140
ATI Pro Turbo PC2TV 4/8....$160/210
ATI Xpertworks 2M/4M...$180/210
ATI Xpert play 4M/SM...

..$235/295
ATI xptplay 4/8M AGP.....$260/320
9 Resolusion 4/8M AGP....$315/420

Mystique220 2M/4M............$130/150
Millinnium-II 4M/8M...........$215/330
Monster 3D 4M oem/retail..$195/270
Diamond V330 4M PCVAGP.$240/255
Stingray 128 with 6M.................$300
HP T4000 / E (4 G)...................$430/530
ZIP 100M int/para..................$148/180
Zip 100M scsi/ext................,.;.$185/195
JAZ IG scsi Int/ Ext...............$385/495
Jaz 2G scsi Int/Ext .................$770/890
SyJetl.5 scsi lnt/ext/Para..$430/550/490
Zip disk / Jaz disk ...................$15/114
Traven TRl/TR3/IR4..............$35/39/43
g
. IBII ThinkPad
SVGA 14"/15"/17"........,....$200/260/480
Acer 15"/I 7"(76ie/78ie).......$330/590/675

MAG DX15T /D700T.................$420/830
NEC A500/M500/E500........$435/510/510
NEC E700/M700/P750.......$910/960/1060
NEC P1150 21" 1600x1280 25.......$2000
Sony IOOSX/SE/SF...............$495/540/595
Sony ZOOSX/SF...
........................$900/985
Sony 17SE2T/20SEZT.............$1030/1990
Sumsang 500P/700P.....................$530/930
ViewSonic15GS/17GS(G771)....$420/700
ViewsonicP775/PT775..............$880/960
Viewsonie P810/815...............$1720/1930
Optiquest V655/V775.................$370/740
Mitsubishi17TX/21TX............$1020/1960
HP 5S/5P/6100C.$........$200/380/980
Microtek E3/E6/pro.....$185/395/650
UMax 600S/P. 1200S.....$225/195/$685
440CDX P133MMX/16M/1.3G/12.1' DS/10x $2700

440CDTP133MMX/
16N1.3G/12.1" TFT/10x $3780

480CDT P166MMXI32N2.0G/12.1' TFT/10x $4650
520CDT P166MMXI32N2.1G/12.1' TFT/10x $5500
530CDT.
P166MMX/32N2.1GI12.1' TFT/10x $5950
740CDT- P166MMX/16N3.G/13.3'TFT/10x $6950
750CDTP233MMX/32N4.7G/13.3'TFT/10x $6890
TP380ED' P166MX/16MI2.1G/12.1'TFTI20x $3990
TP770 P233MX/32N4G/13.3TFTIWK
$7200
TP770.P233MX/32M5.1G/14.1'TFTIW95 $ 8 800
HITACHI
INX166T~
P16618MX/18IN 2.1GI12.1'I8x33.6tTFT$3668
i P133MMN16MI2.1GI12.1/8x33.6ITFT$2650
NX133T
Panasonic NoteBook
Panasonic Monitors iii
'
Miro DC30Capture....................$1230
CasioPC Camera.........................$480
Kodak DC50/120 Camera..$630/1080
USR Video Fun kit..............'........$329
BigPicture kit ..............................$495
QuickCom color................,..........$270
All specifications / prices/quantities are

subject to change without notice.
IOmega /USR /Monitors /Printers /Notebooks are
followed by Canadian authorized service centres.'
KIDATA.........6e
anasonic .....24pin
K4%DACKAno
HP 400CM22C/890C.........$230/450/560
HP 6L / 6P /6MP..............$515/945/1190
HP 400 /4000N /SM....$1450/1580/2390
HP Color 5 / Color SM.........$5480/8990
HP 4V /SSi ..........................$2370/3490
Accessary for HP .................... in stock
Canon B JC250/4300.............$200/260
Canon BJC4550...........................$540
Brother
Brother HL730DX+/760DX+..$410/510
Brother HL1260/1660............$980/1320
Epson
Stylus 400 {720dpi).........,.............,$270
Stylus 600/800 (1440dpi)........$360/495
PhotoStylus 700.......................$645
Lex mark
Check our www.atic,ca to get the
Daily prices!!!!!
! .Notebook'.68antnt'y,.
CD Tltlcs (w/cD-RoMonly)
Encarta'98 home bundle............$85
Essensialbundale...................$130
Corel WP Suit 8 .......................$95
DVD disk w/ fashion songs.........$8
10 CD with loest games .............$10
Toshiba
Epson Stylor 600..............$360 OEl 600e(6ej Laser............$410

0 AquestV773................$620 VietpsonicP77$ .......,..........$860
uantum 4.3G UIDE......$31$ Intel Pentium233. .............$400
CD-ROM
12x /24x ide......
12x /24x scsi.....
NetBook (Special)
M
SM
)j:.+St'DOU
X)'::.:':-:.::.'::::::::-.::;::.::-'.: :::::1''SII+$180,'
a'O
.
,~j$'o'N'tjii'aItttI':ItltiWII',;--':";,',,:;.::,;:,"';:
:66a
IIostI~
:::81aN'OIt' ~~
'
, ;
'
W : ,::M ~ ua ' Nii.'::.::.:

;:QNO:;:
~
iipW I I I T."::::::"::
;::::~:;::.
:
)'4g
~,'s,"','a
SCSI 1520 /1522 ........................$90/96

PCI SCSI 2902/2910...............$140/180
PCI SCSI 2940 /2940UW,......,$210/260
PCI 3985 2-chanel scsi.....,.............$800
Scsi cable/ Wide scsi cable.........$10/10
Rock mounting IDE/SCSI...........$30/35
Printer cables.6ft /10ft...................$5/10
Modem cables .................................$10
Laplink cables..................................$20
Mouse/Logitech 2B.......................$8/15
Logitech MouseMan3B /MS V2.1A..$32
MS IntelliMouse w/wheel ...............$50
AT13/I 5/19/23"case........$40/45/65/I 15
ATX 17'/23",......;.....................$95/120
104KB/Fujitsu8725/4725......$18/26/60
MS Natural /TouchPad KB........$70/65
50
J ANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
EMERC INC' TECHNOLOCIES

Technologies that nearly made lt
Compaq, the TeleCompaq was spun off as a
separate entity based in Dallas and it died quietly and alone within a year or too after a
much-publicized launch.
MSZ
Although you won't hear Bill Gates, talk about
it this way, Microsoft did have a failure in the
early 1980s with a home computer operating
system/hardware specification that i t p r oduced in conjunction with a consortium of
Japanese computer manufacturers. It led to
the release in 1994 and 1995 of a number of
home computers from Japan that conformed
to the MSX "standard", but faltered due to
lack of software support. Gates still deems this
deal a success because Microsoft did not lose
any money on it.
Digital Research GEM
Windows was not always the only choice for a
graphical user interface on Intel-based desktop
PCs. When it was originally introduced in the
mid-1980s, GEMlooked like it had a good
chance of beating Windows to market supremacy. To start with, it looked a lot more graphical
than Windows and ran on a greater range of
hardware (a version of it came built into the
Atari ST home computer of the mid-late-1980s).
GEM also came from a company that, at
the time, still competed with Microsoft in the
operating system business (with its various
versions of the CP/M operating system and
then various DOS clones). When Apple complained that GEM (which stood for Graphical
Environment Manager) looked too much like

the Mac, Digital Research obliged by tweaking
it a little to look slightly different.
Throughout the last half of the 1980s, GEM
enjoyed considerable success but fell behind
when Windows added the capability to "task
switch" between one active application and
another. The arrival of Windows 3.0 in 1990
put the final nail in GEM's coNn. Digital
Research itself was eventually soid to Novell,
Inc. which in turn eventually sold off the
company's operating system to former Novell
CEO Ray Noorda's Caldera software company.
(Personal System 2) computers on April 1,

1987, MCA was from the very beginning a bit
of a joke in the computer industry. It was
IBM's last great attempt to make proprietary
desktop computers that aimed to "lock out"
competitors.
IBM introduced MCA a new standard for
adding expansion cards to PCs for two reasons, The first was simply that it wanted a way
of keeping competitive advantage over the
world's PC clone makers (and particularly
Compaq). IBM also wanted to be able to
improve the performance of expansion cards
that used the MCA technology. MCA was an
Early editions ef OS/2
expansion card design that was completely
If early versions of Microsoft Windows faced a incompatible with expansion cards produced
challenge from GEM, early versions of OS/2 for use with the IBM PC, IBM XT and IBM AT
faced a challenge just being credible. They models that were popular at the time.
were late, buggy, demanding on hardware and
MCA did include some smart ideas, such
RAM (at a time when RAM was still very as the ides that having MCA could eliminate
expensive) and suffered compatibility prob- hardware conflicts between expansion cards
lems with DOS applications. Despite early by automatically detecting installation inforefforts by Microsoft to port versions of popu- mation about the expansion card when it was
lar Windows products (such as Excel) to OS/2 installed. This was via a "reference disk" that
Presentation Manager, the joint effort by IBM users would insert when adding new hardand Microsoft to promote OS/2 as the corpo- ware. The reference disk would contain a
rate, "high end" alternative came to a crashing unique reference number for the cardhalt with the launch of Windows 3.0. As a assigned to MCA expansion card manufacturresult, th e f a m ous "divorce" between ers by IBM that would ensure the card did
Microsoft and IBM took place with IBM
not conflict with the hardware.
launching various versions of OS/2 on its own
The idea was good, but the politics were
throughout the 1990s in a vain attempt to halt awful. Expansion card manufacturers did not
the onward march of Microsoft and Windows. want to have to have IBM's seal of approval
before designing new cards and PC makers
MCA
also balked at the idea of paying license fees to
Known as Micro Channel Architecture and IBM for the right to have MCA in their comintroduced with the new line of IBM PS/2 puters. Many major PC makers including
Compaq never bothered with MCA. This

meant that the market for expansion cards
never really took off and that users with an
MCA system were at an automatic disadvantage over anyone with standard PC/XT/AT
card slots, IBM had aimed all its guns at its
competitors and ended up shooting itself in
the head instead.
The Sinclair Spectrum, Sinclair QL,
BBC Micro and any other British
computer sold ln North America
Unlike the British sense of humor, North
Americans just didn't get it. Why would I
want an inexpensive "cheap and cheerful"
computer like the Spectrum (which was only
sold in limited numbers in North America as a
special jointly-manu'factured product with
Timex) when I could buy a Commodore 64 or

an Apple I? Why would I buy a computer
designed in conjunction with a TV broadcasting company for an educational series about
using computers (the BBC Micro)? And just
what the heck is an Apricot computer?
Those were the questions asked by North
Americans as, one after another, British computer makers brought their hottest-selling PCs
across the pond and were vigorously ignored.
North American users did not care, for example, that the Sinclair QL used innovative tape
loop technology (known as the Microdrive) as
an alternative to floppy disks in order to make
this early Motorola 68000-based based home
computer much cheaper than an Apple
Macintosh, Price was not the issue good
looks, great software and reliability were.
Cqntinued on page68
MEM
888
lilt lB
PROFESSIONALLEYEL
I P5 - 7 5
~ @ iP5-1 5 0
@~ iP 5 -
$1 04 8
$ 114 8
1 6 6 lVI N I X
$ 118 8
SAV
EE8 IN
ORE,
safer NovEF0RJ/AssUSERs
I ~ i p 5 - 2 O Q I V I IVIX $ 1 2 9 8
CX-133{6Z86-166+)
SYSTEM
I P 5 - 2 8 3 IVI M X $ 1 3 8 8
I~ % K 8 - 1 8 8 $ I N IX $ 1 1 S 8
RI K 6
-2 OO M M X
K 6- 2 3 3 M M X
CX43$ ALL INONENB

'IBIBEDO SIMM RAM
1.7GB VIDEHDD
1.44MI FUJITSUFDD
SX IDE INTCOROR
I
ON ID2MB VIDEO
ON BD168if SOUND
33.e IRTVOtCmAR BOOEB
15 RIIP TOWER
CASE
FREE INTERNET
SETUP/ACCESS
$ 12 7 S
4 14 3 8
. BNX UDNA75.233BHz NB . 28 LOGITECHMOUSEWO

AD .
. 512KB PB
CACHE
.1F MIOTOWER CASE WICOVER
.10M8 SIIRI RAB UPT038418 .3$.B INT. FAXVOICE MODEM
.2.668UiDE FUJITSU HDD .
24X INT.
SOE CDRON DRIVE
. 1AIRB RLIITSUFDD
.18BIT3D PNP WITSOUND CARD
.PCI ATII48ITIII8 NPEG VIDEO. IN SPEAKERS AC POWERED
. ONSD EIDErEIO PORTS . DESKIOP NCROPHONE
. 14" 28 Nl LRGRSVGAINNITOR. 3 VCDMOVIE llTLES
. 104K RJJITSVIP25 NN5 KS . FREE INIERNETACCESS
ONLY$699
UPGRADE SPECIALS
A PC UPGRAOE @88 8. MULTIMEDIA PACK $149 C.JNTKRNET PACK $108
CX-133(
166+}CPU 6 X PANASONJC CDROM 33.6 JNT VOICE FAX MODFIN
16MBEDOSIMhll
3DPNP 16BJT
SOUND
(55.6KMODEMADD g9)
2MB VIDEO
60WSTEREOSPENERS FREE JNTERNET
SETUP
16BJTSOUND
3VCP.TITLES
FREEONEMONTHACCESS
INS T A
L L A T IO N /S E T U P F R E E
OPEN I//ION - SAT, 10s30am - 8:ape
pAFcEt sv4Jscr 70 cMNSE IntHovrNorce
iP5 2 00MNIX
IP5-233MMX
A I D K 6-200
A lND K6-233
iP II-233
iP ll-266
iP ll00
$24 6 8
$2568
$240 8
$25 9 8
$2798
$2958
$3268
.ASUS TX/LX PCI/ISA UOMA PMP QR

. ON BOARD S12KB PBG
. 32MB SDRAM DIMN
. INGB UIDE HDD
. 1A4MB FUJITSU FDD
. ON BOARD EIDE/FDO/Elo
. 28(16550) 1P(EPP/ECP) 1M{PS/2)
. DIAMOND.GL1000PRO SMB OPEN GL
.17 NSNILRGRFLATMONITOR
{1280X1024, DIGITAL OSD)
. FUJITSU 104 ENH. WIN95 K/B
.3B LOGiTECH PS/2 MOUSE 8 PAD
. 19" MID CSA TOWER CASE(AT/ATX)
;24X BIDE TOSHIBA COROM ORIVE
. SOUND BLASTER 84 PNP CARD
. 320W STEREO SPEAKERS
.USR INT IBK X2 FAX INODEIN
. MICROPHONE INCLUDE
. FREE INTERNET ACCESS
NION T H L Y
al1 $82/64MB Sluu RAM...............................$35/55/99lzrs

256KB RPELINE BURSTCACHE.....................-...........$18
512KB'8DRAM/EDO RAM.................,..........................S15
DRlVES AND CONTROLLER
1.2rl.44MB FLOPPYDRIVE.......................................sI27
1.7I2.$3.2/4.0ls.0$.4GBHDD......$199rz38I25$359sr8/445
8Xn6W24X BOE INTCDROM ORIVE................s8$9N108
8X/24XPRINTER PORT EXT.CDROM GRIVE.......s158/199
HP OXRI2xwjzxRew EIDE IN'T/EXT CDWRITER..$528/638
PhNASONIC BXR/4XW CDROM RECORDER....
..........$795
100MB ZIP INTIEXr. DRIVE
....s148/195
srJET Exr. 1.5GB REMOVABLEHOG...........:..............$498
TAPE DRIVE2.0Gas.2G $8.088 ....................s18$248/4as
ADAPTEC Ii40U/UW PCI SCSI CARD...................$248/298
VIDEO CARDS AND MONITORS
ATI2MB 30 EXPR I4MB PRO TURBO......................$8N 188
MATROX4MB MYSrIQUBMILLENluu...,...............s1SB/268
PCI 64BITzuW4MB EOO hIPEG..
...............................$4888
MONITOR .28 NlLR QR 1r/1P'117"..................$20N2aal548
ATIIMATROXTV TURNNER....
.......................................$158
PCIVIDEO PHONE KIT sNCLUDE CAMERA)....
............$188
PCI TVTURNNERNIOEO CAPTURE CARo................ssa
SOUND CARD, MICROPHONE, AND SPEAKERS
ulCROPHONBEARPHONE....
......................................$13a
SOUND SLASTER180204QOL0............$8N1Y$1 2$230
188T 80 PNPDIGITAL WAVE TABLE........ ...................$88
INN zow320w SPEAKERS (AG).....................$1 $4N58
MODEMS AND NICS
55.8MOTOROLA INT~
FAXYOICE SPKPHhLs1asnss
aa.8InrFAXNOICE MOOEM ..
.................................srs
PCI 32srr EfHERNEf COMBOCARD............................$48
KEYBOARD MOUSE AND CASE

FUJITSU4725/srzalOB,.....
.......ssrt28
CASE 15"ns IFUU.(ATINXI,
.$58lTanis
INCROSOFT VNNS5ERGO..............................................$88
WINS5 ERGO
WITHTOUCH PAK...................:............ Sas
MICROSOFTMOUSBLoelTECH 38 81Go.........,..........sas
LOGITECH Is08..
..................
.. . ...........$1Isa
SOFlWARI Ale DISKS
7 CDROM TITLES (GROLER 97,ETC.).....,.............,........saa

74MIM/%0us BLANK CD..
.......................ss.s
JAZIZIP DISK..................,..........................................s12ans
PRINTERS AND SCANNERS

CANON
BJC-43N240 ............................................szronss
EPson STYLERS4XVOO
oe00...........,............s28507se48
ulCROTEKsu Ea FiAT COLOR SCSI SCANNER......$23i
CD COPY/BACKUPSERVICE .
,- .. ..CALL
P R O IVIOT I O N :
1 OOMS Z I P I 1 Q S J A R I 1 ' . S CAB S Y J E T i B 1 4 7 / 43 7 $ 1 4 4 9 8

1 DOIMIS 2 I P I 1 O B J A 2 I 6 6 QM S C D D IS K 4 1 $ l 4 1 2 8 / 4 3 . 6
6 8 K I N T / R X T LI S R B O X E D V O IC E iM i O DE i M I 4 2 2 8 1 4 2 4 8
a
18u
MEMORY
CQIMJMlY
QNCE
COOL COMPONENTS CORNER
I ~s
SERVE lie
COMP T E S
-...;WindPN
n etPPPQ+-.
: ,
,:.:",IPPtiileted ttSdiltrePNPIP
.-:-,.Q',:,-':ygndltne,gj'~t P A SI
IIA
n"
PIPdP
A't-'-:;:;
N P T l
I A
T OS H I S A
Ig Q Uall'IUm
CREATIVE
" ~
Pa na soni c
I N N Q et I P I O N
'b,
kin
un renovation on
e~e tnNnn
en easier
~eiN tn rind and
a tto
e read
gled 'news' 4
p
'y~
Our sitnP
incis at CSi
n~ c t urers a
he ia st
~ges
with hundrta
continualsocm + ":-:N-".
- j.li4<S.S. ion
... i @... helpful.weh
'
- ":
'e! =-:
: .
'
'
"
'-;.. j..":
" ++
-" ';--':;,
*Payments are 39 months

OAC, with a 10% buyout
option at the 36th month,
or fair market value at the
Computers & Communication Inc.
9 9
K5-75/Cyrix 6x86 P150+/166+/200+ CPU:,,-';".::;:-:::,;. ',.::.-,"j.",Dintel Pentium150/166/200 MHz CPU '.'- ..'-
: .
'',",:<-.:.,"-,:;
1.6 GB EIDE Hard Drive
. . '
: :
'
.:-:-..;
2.0GB EIDE Hard Drive;"-
-'
,
': :
-;
: : -' : . ~
- ; . '
: -'
',
' - .
. Intel Pentium MMX166/200/233 MHz CPU
'
. : :
,' .
: ,
'I;":.":.".,'" 2.06B EIDE Hard Drive
Why buy from Multi Link rather than a larger chain store?
Low Price,
Service in Hours,
not Weeks!
not PackagedUpSales!
Price should never be your only
reallyit may still
concern, however, we
be your bottom line. That is why we will
beat any price in town, even the

biggest chains. See for your self. Tour
our neighbours and then walk over and
jgggypgy
Today's technology,
not more selling!
not yesterday's news!
Big stores NEVER service on site. They

send it off to some contractor (who you
What is support? You hear this word

used a lot. It means that if you ruri into
won't know) and because it is one of

those "up-sell" service contracts it is
considered a low priority for the
contractor. This can take weeks. We do
all service in store, usually inspecting it
Other stores will buy too much product

in advance. Then, when they find out it
a problem there is someone you can

call who knows what to do. We design
our systems and know everything
about them. That is exactly what you
won't get from the guy on "the floor" of
a chain, that is, unless you want to buy
an "extended" service contract..
not the best product and people aren' t
right away with you present. We realise
see us.
You willbe amazed.
Knowledykle Support,
you need it "now", not in 3 weeks.
MMX 166/200/233 ....$269/389/499

Pentium Pro 180/200......$469/849
Pentium II 233/266 MHz....$839/999
Pentium II 300;Mhz...........$1349
686 P150+/18i'e/2j0j:.',';;$179/189/219
AMDK57$5 ''"@"""" +" ": $139/169
'''"""
'i.
""@ 69i339/569
AMD ik',::
buying it, they will discount it. Great
deal?We keep less stock so we can

always get you the best, most
current system. We will never sell you
something because it is collecting dust.
4.0GB
EIDEHard Drive,......... $279
ATI 3D+,2M/4MSDRAM....$85/$115
5.0GB EIDE
Hard Drive....,..... $389
ATI 3D+,PC/TV,2M/4MSDRAM$109/$135
Nonit&s
6.0GB
EIDEHard Drive.......... $399
ATI 3D+,ProTurbo,PC/TV, 4M/8M$149/$229 roview 14"/15"/17" .,$199/$269/$499
=', $249/$289/$549
8.068 EIDE
HardDrive;......... $559
ATIMach64,2MI4MU::...$189/$269 Daytek14'/15/17;,.-:,
2.1GBSCSI-2fata'rd:Drive,;...... $349 ATI ExpertPIay,:.4M'ISN-,:m~-;$239/$299 cer 14'/15"/17,";~~,-'+Ir29/$339/$589
'(:4M, $119/$289 MAG 15"T/DJW"W;."':~"",:4$429/$429
3.1GBSCBI':21IIjitf+ 4~j-,:/'.':,-,. .. $439 ATI TVTuner:Cltd
/'""
,a$.'
"
'
.
:,,~,
$489
; ~:;:!..,'485/$99 MAG 17'D;,,, :j"" '--'-4:$74IB/$859
4.268 SCS!.-$"
Dlamohd'sti'W.
'"'".'."::='
i'4219/259
,';Q)9/0$669j~ 9~
"<;;: "';';$669 ' Diamond'Btt'I
.;-~+239/$299~ DI 4V]5", ':
686 Mg..'1
6.06BSCSI'2',
72 pin BM-E&: ,,:,.'i+'-..-."..-":!'.....$25
-':
wsonic-T6
+;,. 0,: 0 j.';$449/$739
Diamond'3DZ
, ,. 2::;;".,:;,. . ., .$89 ie
'"::'::;::;.'$479/$519
EC
15"
C5
00/M5
72 pin16Q:HIQ''-:;::;~'':,':::.":.:;;......$44,
N
Diamond
Mo'nM'35 +:EDD $229
EC
17XV+/P750:,;-'
'
~
.".
,;
:
:
:-':.:;;$909/$1069
72p 32ME00":::."-:- "
$8 1.66BEIDE-H
:.;::~.,'.;.....$239
ard,:pfive-..:..., $189
Logic VN/I'CI:':1M:....$59/$28 Matrox Mille!tie II':4@-.
/
E
!7"
M700,
."''"';:::
',";.....$1029
EC
168P 32M/64MSDRAM ...: ..$95/2
,,2068 E!DE
Hardgrive . ........ $209 S3'Virge 3D, 2M/4M .:;:;.. ...$45/$59 Matrqx Mystique.'lf/4M ........$149
ONY'
1
00Sx/100
Sf
...
...$509/$589
TunnerNideo Capture$139/$199
ATI 64, 1M/2M D ..... , . . . .$35/$45 Mii!enia TV
SDSY
20 0 $1/SEET /$1029/$/0$9
ATI 3D ression, 2
R A M ..$75
P150/166/200 Mhz ....$219/
'
f.
r; ':
'
'ggfg: ~gg
'
'
'
4."'';:-:.-".-
Nitt@~
t,
Cyrus
~F:::,':
150-12591 Brid e ort Rd. Richmond BC V6V1J4 Tel:278 6805 Fax: 278 6653
tI I
f)
System Upgrade Options:

AMD K6 MMX PROCESSOR
Computer 166MHZ
DDITIDH To CDMMDN FEATUREs
by Superoata
/HTBL4307X PCISET, ULTRa/33 ETDE

32MB EDOMEMDRv 60Ns
FIREBALL-ST 3.2GB ULTRA/33 EIDE
ATI 3D PROTURBO PC2TV 40IBSGRAM
17 SVGA 0.28MM, Nl VR MONIToR
Technologies
Always one step ahearL......I
ITlfBIe
s s
D EA L ER
PRecsssoR
e UPGRADE To AMD K6 200MHZ CPU
INTEL PENTIUM 166MMX PROCESSOR
INTEL PENTIUM 166MMX PROCESSOR
AnnnloN To CoMaloN FEATvRSS

e INTEL 430TXPCIsET, DINN SuPPDRT
16MB EDO MEMoRY 60Ns
1.7GB ULTRA/33 EIDE
PCI VIDED Caen w/1NB RAM
14 SVGA 0.28MM, Nl VRMoNIroR
ADDITIQN To CDSIMolv FEATUREs
2 UPGRADE To 32MS EDO MEMoRY
ADD $25 ALID $95
AMDLI KEN
INTEL4307X PCIsEr, UL Taa/33 EIDE

e 32MB SDRAM DIMM 10Ns
e FUJITsu2.6GB ULTRa/33 EIDE
e S3 VIRGE 3D PCI VIDEO 4MB
15 SVGA 0.28MM, Nl
L/R NDHnoR
* UPGRADE To INTEL PENTIUM 200MMX
ADD $50
5 UPGRADE To AMD K6 233MNz CPU
ADD $150
Y UPGR ADE To 2.1GS HaRD DRIVE
ADD $395
* UPGRADE To INTEL PENTiuM 233MMX
Aoo $50
e UPGRADETo 32Ms SDRAIYI 10Ns
Aoo $275
* UP GRADE TO 1T" COLOR MONIT17R
7 UPGRADE To 56K 2FLEr MODF4.
ADD$45
ADD$2T5
51,675 =: - $1,050 i
"= -
. 41,290
CQMMQN FEATUREs: MID TowER MoDEL 512K PIPEUNE BURsT CAcHE: 3.5"'l.44IIB FLGPPY DRIYE INTEGRATE
EiDE CoNTRoLLER INTEGRATED 24SERIAL,1-PARALLEL, 1-Uss PoRTs FLAsH PNP Bios 33.6bps INT. FAxlMODEM
104-KEY WIN95 KEYBOARD 8I MOUSE 16-BIT 3D SOUND CARD '12X CD-ROM EIDE DRIVE SHIELDED AMP SPEAKE
. 2YEAR PARTS & LABOR LIMITED WARRANTY.
0
x AOPEN APSL ATX Mainboard

v Intel 440LX Chipset
> One Board Enhanced IDE 5 Fast I/O
v Intel Pentium-II CPU w/512K Burst Cache
v 32IEb SD Ram DIMM
> Fujitsu3.5" 1A4MB Floppy Drive
w Quantum Fireball-ST 3.2Gb Hard Drive
v ASUS AGP video card 4Mb
24X Internal CD4tom Drive
w Sound Blaster AWED sound card
b 120 Watts Shielded Speaker
v 33.6bps Internal Fax/Voice/Data Modem
b Fujitsu8725 Win95 Keyboard
b Iwicro&oft J2 serial Mouse
> 19" ATX Tower Case w/250w PS CSA
> 2 Year Parts 8 Labor Limited Warranty
* Monitor Sold Separately
233MHz
Q L,FQV
S75
56K'
MS WLHoows95 OEM.........Aon$12$
NS OFFlcE 97 OEM...,........,.ADD$345
e COREL WORDPREFECT I/F.O
...A DD$90
COREL WDRDPREFEcT v8.0,...ADD$135
Pentium Mainboard w/512k PB Cache
e Intel 430TX PGIsel, PnP Flash BIOS

. FREE
IN ST ,':, U. EIDE Ultra/DMA33 Ready
33.6 bpa internal 5 6 Kbpa internal

V.34+ fax 8 data Voice fax8 data
e Retailpackage
0 Retail package
software bundle e software bundle
Rockwell Chip
e Rockwell Chip
K56 Rex
t3.6bps
USR 58K IHT VolcE...............ADD$130

24X CD-ROM DRivE...,.........ADD$2$
e SovNn BLasrER 18.............,..ADD$4$
SDUND BLasTER 32 PNP....,...ADD$80
SovHD BLas TER AWE-64.......ADD$95
IOMEGA ZIP DRlva IHT.............ADD$145
LS-120 AIDRIvE...............,.....ADD$185
180WATrs SPEARER.............,ADD$25
e NS NATURE KEVBOARD...........ADD$60
GENIusNETMousE........,. . ..ADD$1$
e LDBITEc NousEMAH....,......,..ADD$20
BRDTHER 730DXPLus....,......ADD$450
BROIHBR 760DX............,...,.ADD$$50
CoLoR FLATBED
ScANNER.......ADD$1T5
e CAHDN 4300 CDLDR........,....ADD$300
e EPsoN 600 COLDR..;.........,.AODS380
HP 692 COLOR.....,.....,...........ADD$400
HP 6L LasER.....,........,....,...ADD$$45
Ills
I N TEL A ll o KS r
66IIMX $
$
.
:
,
EPPParallel, US88 PS/2mouseport
"
$1 36 I:
200uux $465
," i
$425
233MMX $590
'
I A We e
L '
: o
T-.:,e;c h n:o I-o'9 i e"-'s:
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
AcerView
7 6e17" NILROJO..... . .. . .. . S 6
78iel7" IIILROSO. ..............A 7N
SONY
IOOSr ....
..........S sss
INSF ...........
.
S 6$ $
200SF ........... ..................,....$1050
2NSX....,................ . ...
5 95 0
.
. . .
OPHIPUEST
II
, .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . .
. . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
IOSSEGA Dilta 3.2GS Ini/Exl .......$266I380 GVC 8 Part

SOHO .... ......,....,...........81 25
. .
O:u,'I So
e.lab ..,
16MS EOO
60ns $49
32MB EDO
60ns $99
32MS SDRAM10ns $98
I
m
INTEL Expreaa 10I100 Stackable . .$655

INTH Express EC1QDTX12 Port,. $2200
. .
. .
. .
. .
e 1.7GB U/DNA ... . . . 5 2 15

PB ee cKAAO
2.6GB U/DNA .........Ji 245 HP470 .............................$300
N
E
C
3.5GB U/DSIA ..... $ 2 9 5 HP%92 ............................$375 BackUPS 28Q ...........
xv is+.
..
5 565
HP-722....................... $ 4 9 5 BackUPS 450 .....,,
XVV/+
......SIOSO
Naggtor
HP496 ........................$ 625 BackUPS 600 .......,...
MSN ...
.
S %5
M700 ...
...$1135
HP4L .............................$560 BackUPS 900 ...........
Obfvgxl
P750 ........,............. ...........,.Alsss
HPAP .............................$1040 BackUPS1250 .......
2.6GB...........,............$275 HP-5 ......................-..-.. $1500 SmartUPS 450 ......,.
eamaun
~
15GLe.
, . A 4 6 5 e 4.3GB ...,,.............. $ 3 5 D HP~ ......,.......,...,....$1890 SmartUPS 1000 ........
I SGLI
. . ... ... . . .. . ...D 510 e 5.2GB ............................$450 HP4MP .,........,....$128D SmartUPS 1400 ........
17GLI
... . ....
-5 895 7.0GB.................... $525
HP authorizedcall for other SmaltUPS 2206 .....,..
7NP
. .. . ,. .
.... - ..&1050
SmartUPS 3DQQ
........
m o d e I
. .
I I
Genius Sport Stackable ...................$135

IOMEGA Ditto 2GB inlIExt ..........$22D/29$ Genius 12Port Stackabel ....,.......$210
HlJITSU
Exabyte8760LT 5-10GB Ext ...........$13TQ 3COM12Port Sup

4.3GB IDE Iems ...... $365
erStack .................$380
~I IOg
Exabyte 4GB
Ellant
82014GB
lnt ..........$2270
6 5,1GB IDF. I ems ..........$450 SJ-250 ............................$195 Sea9ate
4mm
DAT SCSI
Int .....$875 3COM24PortSuperatack .............$580
3COM 8 Port Offlceconnet ................$16Q
6.4GB IDE lems .... A 475
3 0 Seasale8GB4mmDATSCSllnt.....$1175
Q41 14" ...,.... . .. . . . . . 5 2 45

QSI 15"
.. . . . . .. M 345
K655 15" .....
.
$395
V775 17" .. ,...
..S 750
V773 17" ..
....S 695
HL-730DXeeedpl 6ppm.$510 e Windows NT Server v4.0 (5) ...,. $1050 Genius ISA Combo PnP ...............$5
PCI Combo PnP .....................$ 7
HL-760 12000dpl 6ppm ..$575 Windows NT Server v4.0 (10) ... $1470 G eniua
WlndOWS NT Workstation V4.0,..$390 INTEL PRO 10/100 PCI -160B-TX ..... $9
>50 Cash Rebate'
e Backofflce v2,5 Server ...............$3150 INTEL PRO/10+ ISA Combo ..............$11
e Backoffice v2.0 Server ..............4228D 3CONI 3C509B ISA Combo ........... $165
Microaoft SMS v1JI (10) ....,.......$1425 3COM 3C905TX PCIFaotEthernet .....$99
FIREBALL-ST 6.4GB 8 475
FIREBALL-SE 6.4GB...$595 Stylus 40e .. ..........$350 Microsoft SMS v13 (25) ..............$2255 SMC8416BTISAEtberEZCombo $89
Stylus 600 ....
.$370 e Microsoft SNA Server v3,0 (5) ....$1725 SMC Etberpower10/100saseT PCI ..$115
e Stylus 800,.... ..........$ 620
Pa WESTERNDlalNL
Quantum
. .
1F23'7,
West Sroidivay, Vincouve ir5-BC. V'6'8 16F7;
7'x.:.(6:0~4)
(;60 4~)7P32 -7 9,'.9@8 - .F@6
7L3'I2-790.,8
V ISGS . . . .
-..S 52S
G773 .. . ,..................... ......S 7
UltraIDMA33
PT770.
. 5 9IIO
PT775
, ,.. . . . . . . . . ..... .....SINO FIREBALL-ST 2.1GB..S 265
POIO ...
. ....
S227 5
P815
, .. . . . . . . . . . .
S27 9 S .FIREBALL-ST 3.2GB...$295
i%la 21"I025,, ~
D 50 FIREBALL-ST 43GB,$375
. .
e l l
I%1%% .
268MHz
Viewsonic
$ CALL
A
.............. $145
................$250
Coioipoge-Live
................$35Q 10aaaeTCable Aosembly10' ........$12
................$495 1Q BaoeT Cable Assembly 15' ..........$18 308II PrirlteIPOII Color Scanner
..........,.....$850 10saseT Cable Aosembly25' .........4 20 Specifications:
Resolulen 3al x eee dp
,...............$395 10BaaeTCable Custom perft........$0.35 Optical
he I e oetieI I eel lo 48ee eel Ns Uee vew TechndeeI
................$695 10 BaaeT Cable Bax 'ieee'..........,.. $210 1nleeecepealel pari I Twoen& af pnnlsr pae)
eemee ceer Deee 3osupue e~e
RJ45
Modular
Piug
...................,..$1.00
.............:..$65e
eeyece Mode INnlhaK Ineme
cobr eeetneg eehaa eeygeee ~ghee, ccc
..........$146Q CoaxialRG58 Thin Coax 25'.............$18
IeemVITee eeee:
Coaxial
RG59
Thin
Coax
50/100'.
$24I36
Sollwae Ite ewee me Ieeee convect. ~
eee e e
..............$2330
Fee bunNNfeeeee payee ~
eeeee ec ce
......,,;,.,, $)49
ZntellitePii ONE
TOSHI BA
C0
80 P U T
TECRATSDCDT
-233MMX
-5.1Gig
42MbEDO
I N G
Viaionbook Pro MX1 50T

-16SMSIIX
-150MMX
-3.0Gi9
-2.1Gig
-32MB Ram
-18MB Ram
-10X CD-Rom 4IX CD&am

els Pro sound
-16bit sound
-13.3 XGATFT -12.1" TFT
-USR 33.6
i~oeaie-v
-10Baae-T
-5 yra Warranty
$6 260 .
~ Snivel/itefri @A~
(-
I:
Q4
20X CD-ROM
$4,580
$4,gsn
-Yamaha sound
-'13.3" XGA TFT
-Video Capture
-TV output
-K56fiex modem
-Video conference -166MMX -2.1Gi9 -32Mb Ram -10X CD Rom
3 yra warranty
-Yamaha sound -12.1" TFT -33.6 modem
$9,280
-3 yra warranty -Win95
$4 550
Pa, P/1,
-133MMX -1.4Gi9-16Mb Ram -10X CD Rom

-Yamaba sound -12.1" TFT Q3.6 modem
-3 yra waivanty -Win95
$3 780
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca .JANUARY 1998 5 5
4,
HARDWARE
Frank1in offers PDA on a PC Card

B Y EMRU T O W N S E N D
REX PC ComPBnlon
From: Franklin Electronic Publishers
Estimated street price: $185 (REX-1), $255 (REX-8),
$88 (dockingstation)
n the 1980s,
t
h
e
Macintosha nd
sho r t l y
t herea f t e r ,
Windows popularized
th e
I
r
" desk t o p "
organized, or calculated (unlike a real notebook). But, honestly, how realistic is that? No
matter how easy it is to master a PDA, they' re
always designed to make it easier to retrieve
down information any time you please (like a information than to enter it. As it's become
real notebook) and instantly have it filed, easier to s y n chronize i n formation
creditward metaphor. After aH, you can get

stuff out of it just about anywhere, but you
have to be in the right place to put stuff in.
Better yet, we can skip the whole idea of a
metaphor and accept it as something new,
and perhaps a little more honest, The allure of
PDAs has always been the ease with which

you can carry around an awful lot of information (at a fraction of the size, weight, and price
of a laptop), and the idea that you can jot
Computers
Est. 1988
BusineSs
Partner
Helping people & computers work together
metaphor. The
reasoning went
something like
this: the computer is analogous to your desk.
You've got files, you' ve got space to write,
you' ve got a calculator, and even 8 deck of
o Cyrlx ex88 P2NMX MHs Prrcessrr

o 32MBSDRAM
o 512K Pipslinsd Cache
cards hidden in the top drawer in case you

want to sneak a game of solitaire. Of course,
o 24sCD4tOM
O Assr FX4D 18 bit PNP SoundCard
O ATI 3D Xpresslonw/4MB BDORAM
o L44M83.5" FD
o Alt 3DXpnsslanw/4MB BDO RAM

o US Roho5cs33.8 FaxIMademh/nice
o 104wlnN~
o Lednech 3Sutton Mouse
o WksknnesapkrsCDSR2
O Walks far Wksknn%

o te" Hyumfal ~
156 Ce l ar Manikr
o SO Wads Spsahns
o Mini Tower Csee
o Wananty 2 Yean Parle 8 Laheur
1I
Nedsl CPU
R AN
HDD
3ND
f d dmmx 10NBZ f e s
CD rXsfday
OX 12.1lFF
Pdce
$3,$70
770
2N mn nr 32NB $. 188
141 TFF
4~
HDD
@ASS
f.3868
1.3568
4NCDT feemmr 82NB 2.188
480Ctsf 1 Nmmr32NS 2.188
4NCDT 233mmr32NB 4068
SNCDT 1demnar32NB 2.18S
750DV9 283mmr 84NB d.188
M adel CPU
RA N
ns 4 N sss 3NCF 133mmr
32NS
4NCDT ASn f O V B
440CDX fddmmr 18NB
fdX f0.47FT
10X f2.flFT
10X 12.1
10X 12.17FT
ftuf 12.1
10X 12,1
Maybe
we
should call it a
12,17FT
fdATFT
$3+99
82,8N
N~
Price
Modal
8/OUIAhfCS fde 18/N M 1280X1024 eedHZ . ..... . , $ 4 9 9
SIOLVAI/CE1DFfTSI Bd Fdo feNXfdN 6 edlfz ...$1149
Srr/QlANCE 10919/8 ~ fannX1200 eydNZ.. .... . .$1~89
8/OLVANCE 20121 IN.2d FSG NOINTDR...... ... 42 fN
SIOLtlANC8201CS 21/NOf .22 FSQ NOIOTOR ...3+Nld
PNVPS fdeS fm/4F86.24fzadX1024e 8082 ......8 449
PIOUPS 1OTB fTI/f PS6,20 fzddX7024I NNZ .... . 4 7 7 9
PIOLlps 2018WIN FBQ ~ fedeX1200 e72Nz ......$1989
' ~
AOPenAPSTN 4307X frsrrdumSeen/ trr/df 2K Caclrs ....... ",, . 8 fdd
AOPen440tXPsndnm/I Bean/ (AGPJ .

Aopsn44dtXPSn5mn II Board fAGP) + All 3D 4NS BGRAN Wdee Cant $470
ASUS TX074307XPandum Soanfw l512K Cache...... . . . .
ASllSTX97440LXATXPsnflum 0 Soant /ASPIC ...........
PSNFlQNII PROCESSOR300Nlfz OBM .
"... . . . . 81,138
PSI4FII/NII PROCESSOR2 88NHZ df 2K oddd....... . . . . . . 3 d19
PHlrft/N II PROCESSOR2 33NNZ 512K ONf ..... . . . . . . . .
PENTIt/NF%OCSSSDR1 55NIIZ WINl8f DEN ..... . . . . . . .
PSIVTIQNPROCESSOR200NNZ HI/NNX OSN ..... . . . , .
PENrrf/N PROCESSOR 238NHZy SNNXO/87 ..... . . . . . . ,
NYSTTGt/82204NB Pclfyy/GANSsl .
o.
MYSTIGUE32O 4NS PCd fSI/SINESS 8/H
Mysrlof/E RNHsowRUNNER
Nysllou8 TVlilNER ISA
NATROX103D 4NBt/PGRADE PCI
MllLSrrlef/N/I 4NB
DPIRI 8 12N, 13ppm,4 NB...... . . . . . . . . .
DPTRAS f 250/yf dppm, 4NS, Stlmmer ..
DPTRAS f 8N 1dppm, 4NB,
DPTRA8 fedfW 1dppm,4NB, Sdrsmet ......
DPTRA8 2 45024ppm, 4NB..... . . . . . . . . . . .
DPTRA8 2458824ppm, 12NB,Stbemet.....
OPTRA SCf 2T5 3ppm, 1 8NS ...... . . . . . . . .
DPTRA SC1275N 3ppm, fdNB, Stbernet.....
JEIF/SSTSRf 080 COLOURI/Sc/ET 800X8N .
JEIPNlt/TSR3ON COLOURINKJST PRINTER
J ETPRI/4788 TNO COLOUR /ISCIEF .... . . . .
.
NruaSOUN n SNB
Price
Af~
.$1,025
.$1,5N
.$2,099
.$3,199
.ST,IMO
,N,dN
38,239
.$180
.8 3N
.$499
All 3D 4NBSGRAN AGP Wdso Cent,

All 38 ~ n
4NB8 6 / NN + PC27V
AT/ ALLVS-8/ender 4NS SDD 3Dleads .
O/844eund8/aster AHIE848ennd Cant .
OBN Sounds/aeter 1d Soemf

Conf .
Lodaech Noassrnan3 Button PS/2 OSM
.......8 fe9
. 8 189
8 119
139
" 8 249
- " 8 f18
. ... . . . . . . 8 5 8
Loseecb8788SCANScanner .
. ... . . . . . . $ 3 9 9
130
USRobodcs33.8W Interns/Far/NedsmNolcemad Rated ... -.... . . . . . 8 170
f/8 Rnbodcs33.8W Internal Fsr/Modem/I/rdcemad OEM
Philips VeIo
$649
Christmas
SPe Clad
It's Here) The Ar8th I:omput878 Home Page
VESA
http:llwww.a rete-cornpushers.co
rn
Call for Current Pricing, Prices Subject to Ghartge Without Notice, Ask About Leasing
4
+~'
Madel NN12U... . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . - $2899.00

IBMPC XL Pu 233 32/4. 2 + 17IN MONITOR
Model 8N820~ 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.949.N
IBMPC XL Pll 288MMX32I2.5 51 2WSS~
Mmlsl 85N42U ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,599.00
IBM PC XLPS 300 M MX 32/42 15X NT '
Madel 85NNU .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,829.00
Pdce
$4,999
the p rogram
and the REX.
IBM PC XL Pll 233 32/2.5 W95 '
N,fN
$4,7T9
$3,599
$5,849
$5,748
IBMPC GL P2NMMX 32/2.568 2MBVW95 *

Model 8282TSU ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,740.00
IBMPC GL P233MMX328.5 W95 '
Nadel 828288U ..... . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . $2,170.00
IBM PC PLMT P2N MMX 3?N.224X BTH '
Modal 889212U ..... . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,429.N
CD i%splay
Price rsducuons up to 1S% on selected IBM PC models
3NSD fdemmr feNS Zf G S 20X 12.18$78 $3,189

3588D 1 eemmr1 dNB 8088
28X f2.17FT $4r4N
$4,999
3SSBD fNmmr feNB SSGB 28X fafTFF
780XD feanm 32NS u e s SX 12 .f TFT N,8N
785D 1Nmmr 82NB 3. 088 SX 13477T sd,f99
f3.37FT
$0,499
770 2 e thnmr 32NB 8268
looks nothing like a notebook or an agenda:

the unit is slightly smaller than a business
card, and only a few mifiimeters thick.
Maybe we could call it a businessward
metaphor. But a business card only "displays"
one name and address, plus whatever you
can scribble in the white space. The REX-I
model can hold about 750 records of contact
information; the REX-3 has a limit of about
3,000. However, unlike any o ther PDA,
there's no way to directly enter information
intojt.
The REX, you see, is actually a PC Card
device, with a remarkably dear 2.5-inch (diagonal) LCD screen and five buttons. Included
in th e p a ckage i s t h e R E X T r ueSync
Information Manager for your computer,
through which information is entered or
modified. To transfer the information from
the computer to the REX, the REX is placed in
the computer's PC Card slot (or the optional
d ocking s t a t ion,
whi c h
connects to the
serial port) and
the i n f o rmation is synchronized between
3.568 HDllomls)
o 84sCD4lOM
egfnjBN%' o Assr FX4D 18 hitPNP Sound Ctsd
o US Rebecca33.8 Faxtdedsmn/aiee
o 104 Whr 88 Keyboard
o Lognech 88uNn Mouse
o Wlnrknn95aptusCDSR2
o Works for Windows 95
o tO' Hyundal Dsksrecsn 156Color Monilor
o 80WNs Speakers
o Minirernr Case
o Wmranty 2 Years Parle 8 tnbrnr
shaH wesay,the agenda metaphor.Saciifi

cing
some of the power of a full-fledged computer,
$1,949
1A4MB 3.5" FD
o 3.5 68 HD 110mls)
you can't gun down bloodthirsty aliens with a

real desktop, but people tend to forgive the
metaphorical oversight.
Some years later, the Apple Newton the
first personal digital assistant (PDA) gave us,
the Newton and its many followers contented

themselves with being analogues to agenda
notebooks, effortlessly keeping track of
appointments, contact information, and todo Hst~ n d , of course, doing a few things
real agendas can't do, like teaching Japanese
with flash cards.
So what metaphor, then, applies to the
Franklin/Rolodex Electronics creation, the
REX PC Companion) Its job keeping track of
contacts, appointments, and to-do lists-is
that of a PDA, but for the most part the resemblance ends there. Unlike other PDAs, the REX
o 87IBL P233MHs MMX racesser

o 32MBSDRAM
o 512K PipslinsdCache
$1,699
DISCOVERY MULTI-MEDIA (,HARDWARE

I
'
II
3d BodyAdvenlure
Africa Trail/AmazonTrail
After the BeanStalk
Amazing Writing Machine'
Animals,
SanDiegoZoo
Arlbur's Birthday'
Arthur's ReadingRace'
Arthur's TeacherTrouble'
Arlragelous
(AmazingArl)
AsimovScienceAdventure
'Babe/BeginningRoading
Berenstein Bear
Suzzy-Explore Farm
ChickaChicks Boom Boom'
Children Qlctienaty
Cemptom's 2ooExplorer
Cryola Arl Studio
Dr. Brain, lost Mind'
Dr. Brain, the TimeWarp
Dr Souse' Cat ln the Hat
Freddi Fish
Free Willy
GrammerGames'
Hello Kitly
Incredible Machine 3
Incredible TennMachine
James Discover Math'
Just Grandma 8 Ne
Jumpstnrt: Kindergarten
Jumpstart Grade1-5
iKid's Phonics'
Kid's Typing
Kid's WorksDeluxe'
Logic Qoest
Math Nuncher'
Maya Geest
Mega Math Btaster (2 CDs)
Microsoft Magic SchoolSus
Marly, Troubie wilh Cheese
Niche-JapaneseChild Stories
Math Rabbit Deluxe
Muppet Treasure Island
Operation Neptune'
Oregon Trail 2
Playroom'
Play and LearnSible
Power Chess
Pre-Algebra
Putt-PuN 0 Fatty BeerAct
Putt PuNClassic 3 Cellection
Peti-Pult Save theZoe
ReadmgAdvenlme
Reading Bluster Jr'
Read to Ne A MemphisMath
Reader Rabbit 1-3'
Reading Development1-4'
Science Blaster Jr'
Science Grade2-5
Sim City Classic+isle+Tower
Story BoelrWeaver Dx
Student's ResearchCenter
Tessel Mania
The Ue
Tortoise 0 The Hare
TreasureCove'
Treasure Mountain'
Treasure Mathstorml
Tuneland
Undersea Adventure
Virgil Adventure
Widget Workshop'
Word Moocher'
What is a Belly Button
World CarmanSandiego3.0
, YukonTrail'
3DQeck
9 Mnnths Miracle
3D Nlchen
Casino Deluxe 2
ADAM - the insideStory97
Corel Gallery Magic
Basic CarMaintenance
GagDegTralatsgWhowaMagwko Berlitz: EeropeTravel Ency
Electronics(5COs)
Bible Uhrary
Encyclopedia Britanica CD
98 Sndy Works5.0
Goosebumps
Calculus, TeachYonrself '
Guide to AReroatlve Medicine CalendarCreator
Horne Remedies
CanadianEncyclopedia 97
Jammin' Keys
Canadian Encyclnpedia 08
Jungle BookInteractive
Canon PhotographyWorlrshop
LA TimesCrosswurld
Car Qwner'sHandbook
Learn to SpeakEnglish (2COs) Casino Playa& Club
Leam to PlayGuitar
Collier 98 (3CDs)
Lego Island
Complete Guide toDrugs
Nester CookDeluxe 4
CompleteGuidetoSymtems
Navis BeaconTeaches Typing Comptom CompleteCookbook
Midi Class
Cemptom'sComplete Ref 98
Midi Music Gallery
ComptomsHomeCollection
Multimedi
aMusicTheory
Comptum'sInter Bible
Music Wrile
Orly's Draw-A-Story
Pediatric HouseCall
Print ArUst 4 0 Collier Encycl
Read, Write 0 Type
Richard ScaryBestBundle
Saturday NightLive: 20 Years
Sesame St- Gel Set toLeam
Teach Ne Piano
Tnnka Construcfion
Webmaster HTMLTraining
World Beok1998
Cornptom's later Encycl98

Complom's Inter WorldAQas
E-Mall Spell Checker
Family Ooclor -4th EdRion
Family Health Trasher
II
Borland CM.S
49
BorlandCe+5.0QevSuite 89
BorlandOelphi2.0
89
BorlandOelpMDeveloper 2.893
B orland
Parodex7.0
48
Clarls Works4.0
20
Coral Draw5
$79
Coral Draw 7Aca
159
Coral MegaGallery
59
Coral OflicePro$.1
47
Coral PrlntHouse
37
Carel WPSuite 8 Aca.
. $7
IBN VoiceTypeDeluxe 149
L otus Smarl
Suite 97 5 4
NcCafee Virus 0WebScan 48
Microsofl Publisher
2.0 49
N)crosofl VisualC++5.0 Acagg
Netscape
Communicator4.024
Norton
Anil-Virus 4.0 Aca 52
Oil Change
34
PC Handy
man
34
Print Artist 4.0
34
Print Shop
EnsemheBI 39
Quiclren 5Deluxe
24
Uninslaller 4
89
3 D Ultra Pinball arenpnite 27

7th Legion
52
A be's Qddessy
'new' 5 4
Aces Collection
22
Age of
Empires 'new' Call
Beast Within
Caesar 2
Civilization 2
Chessmasler5500
27
22
Call
47
Comanche
8
52
ConquestEarth
39
Cmse ofMonkeyIsland 'naw'52
Dark Reign
52
Diablo
39
GeomTrilogy(1+2+Exp) 43
Duke Nukem
3D
29
O oagooll
Keeper hof
44
ExlremeAssaoll
39
Fallout
54
Full TIlt PinhaB
22
Heroes
Comp
endium(42+exp)59
H exen'clearance'
2
49
Hoyle Casino
Calleclion 2 29
IF 22 Raptor
44
Indy Car 2
22
Call
Ferm DesignPro
2000 InleraetAnimatedG.I.F.27 Jedi Knighl 'hot'
Collect!on 32
ForreslGamp
Best JavaApplels
19 King Quest
52
Garden Wildlife Encycl
BuildingServer withNT4.0 24 Lands ofLore2
E
press
~ a
GMAT/GRE/SAT
Tutorial
C++ SuperLibrary
17 I.asfx
LeismeLarry7
27
Great Uter aturePlus
C/C++ProgrammingTutor
54
Grolier Encyclopedia 97
ClipArl 0 Foul
19 LongSew2'new'
Lord ofRealm2
24
Grolier Sci Fi Collectien
CP/M by
Watnat Creek 84
Lose Your
Marbles'new 30
Healthy Cooking'
Oelphi Toolkit
10
theGathenng 34
l i
<
>
I
Herhallsl '
Electronic2800
22 Magic
Master
ol Orion2
32
r
I
HomeGardener
Free BSD
2.2.2 ' Clearance'17
I I
r
Hmne Repair Encyclopedia
HackerKroniclez: Dndergmund27 Mech Warrior 2WIN95 24
32
Anne Hooper's SexGuide
Hnme Medical Advisor-3Cds HardwareTechnician2E80 19 Monte Python
NSA Live98
52
Castle Explnrer'
How to Start YourBusiness
Handpainted
Texlures 2 2
Nascar 2
32
Chihlren's Encycl, NNX
Hoyle Bridge
HTML Clipart
19
NeedForSpeed2SE'not 52
Encycl of Science2.0
Infopedia 2.0 '
HTMLWehmaslerTraining 24
Notslorm 'nnw'
54
Encyel of Nature 2.0
Key Home
Design30
HumorousCHparl Cogeclion19
NHL 98 'hot'
48
Encycl SpaceAUniverse
Klondike Gold
Linuz 5.0
30
Panzer General 2 'hot' 4 7
HumanBodyCollection (3CDs) Label Unlimited
Unox Developer'sReseurce29 Pax imperia
54
LinoxSlackware3.4'new 27 PGA Tour98
Jelly Pest DNce
Learning
Win95
52
Lest Civilization Explor
Liana ToolkS
24 Phantasmagoria 2
Ny AmazingHumanBody
27
Mayo
Clinic
Health
2.0
M
aster
Technician
97
1
9
My 1st AmazWords 0 Picl '
Privateer 2 'cheap
30
Nestor CookingDeluxe4.0
Negacllpart 50000
27 Quake 2
Ny Fimt AmazAnimals
59
Microsoft ArtGallery Mac'
NT Technicaian
Ny First WorldExplorer '
22 SAMA
32
Microsoft Boekshelt 98
PC Electronics83
19 Red Alert
lheWay Things Work2,0
42
hillcrosoit F LWright 'Mac
PERL 'new"
34 Red Nerl-Nter Neth
Ullimate HumanBody
29
Microsoft MusicCentral
Pythen
34 Red Alert- Cunnterxtrlke 24
Virtual Reatity: Cat/Birds
Microsoft WorldAlias
Ray Fraclal Sludin
4.1 5 9
VR: QinosaurHunter
R ed Neck
Rampage
49
Midi Keyboard,Cable 0 CDs
Red Hal Linux
ONcial 'new 47 Realms olHaunting
VR, Earth Quest'
32
NN World FactBook
R ed Hat
PowerTools 2 9
RIVEN 'hoV
54
MnnamhNotes
Science 8 TechUb
32 Rise of robots2
20
MeshyMedicalEncyc 2.0
True TypeFonls
22 ShadowWarrior
365 Essential Chinese
49
Mozart(Life 8 Music)
Visual Basic2000
19 Sid Meier's Geltybmg'hot 54
Amer H TalkingDict/Win 95
Needle Cratl
TI
24 Sim City3000 'new' SCaii
Chinese Dictionary
I
I
PholeFinish 4.0
EZ Language-Japanese
Spycra8
22
A-10 Cuba
Eaglish Granlmar Intr/Adv
Physics/Biology/Chemislry
14 Star Fleet Academy
49
Project Gutenberg
German Learning (2Cds)
Aces ofthe Deep
14 Starcra8 'hot'
59
Alone inthe Dark 8
19 Steel Panthem2
Learn Cantonese/Mandarin Rand McNally Streetlinder
34
Cyclones
7 SU-27 Flanker
Learn to SpeakFrench(2CDS) Rand NcNagyTripmaker
29
DaylnnaUSA
17 Test Drive 4 'new'
Leam to
SpeakSpanish(2CDs) Red Shift Planetarium
54
Rollin
gStones:VoodooLoonge EarlhwormJim
12 'fie Flghler Collection
29
LearningJapanese
Silk Road '
Full Thmttla
15 Tomb Raider 2 'Hot'
LearningKorean
54
Tetris IB
Goblin 2
9 Tolal Annihilation
Learning Portugese
52
Tradional ChineseMedicine
KIng Quest7
14 Twinsen
Odyssey'hnt' 34
LearningRussian
Tutorial-Excel/Outlook97
Ughl House
19 Virtual Fighler 2
49
Nultr-Lingual Dictionary
Tutorial for Ward07
Magic carpet2
14 Warcrafl 2 Expansion
Pak 39
Sign Language
Dictionary
Nascar Racing
14 WingCommander Prophecy 59
Sign Larrguage
for Everyone Ultimate WordAttack
Wired lor SoundProCD
Quest lorGlary IV
14 XCOM Apecalyse
52
Triple Play English
World's Favorile CatBreed
Torin's Passage
17 Ulhmale Online
call
Triple Play French
Triple PlaySpanish
WorldWideFreeFax
2orkNemesis
19 2ork Grand
lnquisllor hol 54
between a PDA and a computer, it's also

become easier to transfer information from
existing databases, spreadsheets, or word
processors into these convenient handheld
gadgets. Actually entering anything more

than a few lines is tedious and sometimes
frustrating.
REX asvd Pilot
I put this idea to the test by replacing my
Palm Computing Pilot with the REX for a
week. The Pilot is the first PDA 1' ve ever
enjoyed using, and we'

ve been inseparable for
over a year
longer than 1' ve ever managed to
stick with an actual agenda notebook. So it
was with some trepidation that I went cold
turkey and used the ILEX for seven days.
Much to my surprise, the world didn' t
end, nor was 1reduced to crying and begging

for mercy, I first transferred all of the information from the Pilot to the REX, and dis-
coveredthe TrueSync Information Manager

was more full-featured and thoughtfully laid
out than tbe.Piiot's more austere Pilot
Desktop. One particularly nice feature is that
multiple calendars and contact databases can
be maintained in TrueSync, and selectively
transferred to the REX, Better still, each contact database can be organized differently,
with a different number of fields, and/or different field names.
(Incidentally, you don't have to use
TrueSync if you don't want to. TrueSync can
handle data f rom M i crosoft Outlook,
Schedule+, Lotus Organizer, and Sidekick 98
right out of the box.)
Lacking any kind of pen or keyboard, the
REX depends solely on five buttons for any
kind of input. Although the manual doesn' t
use this analogy, 1 found the interaction
almost, dare I say it, Vyeblike. Four of the buttons are used for navigation. The ur and ooww
buttons move between a screen's different
options and szLscr activates a highlighted
option. The surprisingly misnamed HoMz key
acts mucb like the sacx button on a Web
browser, bringing you to the previous screen
in the hierarchy untH you get to the main
("home") screen. The fifth button, vmw,

switches between different views in order to
provide more information on a given screen.
There is no on/off switch; pressing any button brings the REX. to life, and it switches off
after a user-definable period of inactivity (one
to five minutes),
Using these five buttons, it takes a few seconds longer to get at information than on a
Pilot, but for the most part it's quite easy to
zip through the on-screen calendar or
Rolodex. The lack of a search function that
covers all of the databases is a little frustrating, but being able to sort contact information by first name, last name, or company
simplifies things somewhat.
As much as I like the REX (it has replaced
my Pilot, after all), I can't reconunend it for
everyone. Some people do need to enter
information on the fly. Others need to use the
custom software that the Pilot and other
PDAs have to offer. But if getting to your
information quickly and easily is your main
concern, you can't go wrong with REX. 0

EfIIAI Townsend(emru@cam.org) is really quite
organized,onceyouget pasttheclutter.
Contact:
Franklin ElectronicPublishers, Tel:705-721-1582.
Web site: http:
//www.franklin.corn/rex
Ist MONTH
FREE
INTERNET SETUP
i% ACCESS
WITH NEW
-R'K4e
SYSTFSYI
I
I
4
I ' I
'I
SYSTEM 2
S YSTE M 3
SYSTE M 4
"-'===
'
I
1 I
PENTIUM 200MMX SYSTEM

PENTIUM 200 MMX SYSTEM P E NTIUM 233 MMXSYSTEM PENTIUM MMX233 SYSTEM,,:.
INTEL--PENTIUM MMX CPU
INTEL PENTIUM MMX CPU
INT EL PENTIUM MMX CPU I N T EL PENTIUMMMX.CPU,',
:~
ASUSTX97
MOTHER
BOARD
A
S
US
TX97
MOTHER
BOARD
ASUS
TX97
MOTHER
BOARD:'I
ASUS SP97 BOARD
"'512 KBPIPELINED CACHE 512 KB PIPELINED CACHE
51 2 KB PIPELINED CACHE 5 1 2 KB PIPELINED CACHE
32MBSDRAM
18MB EDO RAM
32 MB SD RAM
32 MB SD RAM
1.44 MB FDD
1.44 MB FDD
1.44 MB FDD
I-. -~1.44 MB FDD
-1.7'GB EIDE HDD
2.6 GBULTRA EIDE HDD 3.2 GB QUANTUMULTRA DMA 4.3 GB QUANTUM VORA
ON BOARD VIDEO(1 TO4MB)
ATI 3D XPRESSION 2MB
MAT R OX MYSTIQUE2204MB M A TROX MILLENIUM II 4MB
) '<'
LGGITECH MOUSE 28
LOGITECH MOUSE 28
LOGITECH MOUSEMAN
MICROSOFT MOUSE:===-~~
'I9 0 TOWER CASE 230W ~":
19 0TOWER CASE 230W
199 TOWER CASE 230W
19 0 TOWER CASE 230W
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD ~~
'
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
16 BIT SOUND CARD
16 BIT SOUND CARD
SOUND BLASTER 16 PNP
SB AWE64 VALUE
160W SPEAKER
'0',~
~,",', ',,~4;:,'80W SPEAKER:;;,
160W SPEAKER
160W SPEAKER)Y'gp
~="' -::-':24 SPEED CDROM
24 SPEED CDROM
24 SPEED CDROM
24 SPEED CDROM ~ N
44 -'."'.Ih
h
. 1490/$43 .;!,'h a;
I I
II
I I
I
I
+4;
r 4
B
e
r '
A9DR: 504 EAST BROADWAY VAN, V6T 1X4
SYSTEM B '~~
I '
I '
'C/tIT;I OV
BAILY PIIICK
'e
$650/321
$1050/$34.'
'e lh
19 TOWER CASE 230W7'w~
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
: :
"
'
'
@ =l
lh
$1190/$39 r i al/
4 MB 3 PIN-$20 1IIIIB 30PIN- $0 .',

-:-'"'
'.
":-:-'
-::
4INB EOO- $19
e
4M872PIN @9 .
'
5MB'22PIN $35"
SMB EDD - $27,
16ItWB 72PIN - $50
16MB EOO - $45'"
32Nl8 72PIN-+8
16/ 3 2M SDRAM465/S5
-$05
4 MB SDRAM-$250
32M
:
e.
i
~
190 TOWER CASE 230W

104WIN95 KEYBOARD
I
I I
PENTIUM 166MMX SYSTEM PENTIUM 200 MINX SYSTEM PENTIUM 233 MMX SYSTEM
CYRIX686 MMXCPU
:;=.'
INTEL PENTIUM MMX CPU
I N T EL'PENTIUM MMX CPU I N T EL PENTIUM MMX CPU.ASU8:SP97 TX BOARD
,,--;.;512 KB:PIPEUNED CACHE
ASUS SP97 TXBOARD
ASU S TX97 MOTHER BOARD ASUS TX97 MOTHER BOARD':,
'.;"!i'l3I41.::-::16MB EDO RAM;--':.512 KB PIPELINED CACHE
5 1 2 KB PIPELINED CACHE 5 1 2 KB PIPELINED CACHE~
32 MB SDRAM
32 MB SD RAM
16MB EDORAM
1.44 MB FDD,1.7GB EIDE HDD

1.44 MB FDD
1.44 MB FDD
1A4 MB FDD
ON BOARD VIDEO (1 TO 4MB)
3.2 GBQUANTUM ULTRA DMA 3.2 GB QUANTUM ULTRA DMX
1.2 GB EIDE HDD
LOGITECH MOUSE 28
19" TOWER CASE 230W . ON BOARD VIDEO(1 TO4MB)
ATI 3D XPRESSION 2MB MAT R OX MISTIQUE2204MBLOGITEGHMOUSEMA N
M IG R O SOFT~NTE LI MOUSE.
GENIUSNETMOUSE
1.04 W
LIN95 KEYBOARD
0
104WIN95 KEYBOARD
'I
>
SYSTEM C
19" TOWER CASE 230W
-' BUSINESS HOLIES MON-FRI 10AM

. TO 6PM, SAT'.J-1AM TO CPM
4" Cyxi)i:686MX1664600
Cyrix.686MX200-$650
=.;. C xm 686MX233-$850
-'
FOR DAILY PRICE,CALL:httPJIWWWCCTECHeBC.CA
SYSTEM B
e0
'TED"'604-''8767983: FAX: 604 8767984
SYSTEM A-'-
$1150/$33 -".:I
COMVUTmS
ss'+
890j; zo '."t~
'=:-' 340% '::-:-;-I
. "
el
KIntelPII-233
, PENTIUM.II233MHZSYSTEM
Intel PII-266
PENTIUM II266MHZ SYSTEM
ASUS P2L97 BOARD

ASUS P2L97 BOARD '-INTEL440LX AGPSET
INf EL440LX AGPSET,,, ~~
32MB SD RAM
-.~32MB SD RAM
1.44 MB FDD
1.44 MB FDD
=-.3.2GB QUANTUM UI TRA DMA
3.2 GBQUANTUM ULTRA DMA
MATROXMYSTIQUE2204MB
,,MATROX MYSTIQUE2204MB
LOGITECH INTELLI MOUSE
MICROSOFT,INDI MOUSE
':,"lli'j'i, 17" TOWER CASE ATX':-';
17" TOWER CASE ATX
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
t '
SB16 PNP
SBAWE64 VALUE PNP
160W SPEAKER
160W SPEAKER
24 SPEEDCDROM
24 SPEED CDROM
56K FAX/MODEM
56K VOICE FAX/MODEM
'
I'$1850/$34 ,",,!lh
$1950/Ssq .-"
=:,
I n t e l PII-266 Intel PII-105
PENTIUM II266MHZSYSTEM PENTIUMII 300MHZ SYSTEM
A4'
ASU P2L97 BOARD

ASU P2L97 BOARD
INTEL440LXAGPSET A3 ~
IN T EL 440LXAGPSET
32 MB SD RAM
32MB SD RAM
1 44MB FDD
1.44 MB FDD
4.3 GBQUANTUM ULTRA DMA
4.3GB QUANTUM ULTRA DMA::,
'O MATROXMYSTIQUE2204MB 0 MA T ROX MILL'ENIUMII4MB gj
MICROSOFT INTELI-I MOUSE:MICROSOFT INTEL.LI MOUSE
9
4
17 TOWER CASE ATX
17 TOWER CASE ATX
104
WIN95KEYBOARD ~~
104 WIN95 KEYBOARD
SB.AWE64 VALUE PNP
SB AWE64 VALUE PNP
340WSPEAKERSYSTEM
340W 3 D SPEAKERSYSTE~~-:.
24 SPEED CDROM
24 SPEEDCDROM
56K VOICE FAX/MODEM
USR 56 K VOICE FAX/MODEM,
0.",,'.".
$215 0 /$7
$0
el
el
' ll
el l
el
$2650/$35 ..4
I 4
co~,q,,
ps'%+ q iso+
BUYING A COMPUTER HAS NEVER
cwor 5
o+ Itgg
faaS CCS5
COMPUTER SUPPORT INC.
'
Ask your rep for details!
~e +~w P
E m ' : Po wer,Performance, Versatility
A r~ " ~ -~-NfAI'f~ .
I i
I Intel PentiumProcessorwith NMXTechnology

8 Asus TXP4
Board, 430TXPCISet
iE 32MB SDRAM
(10ns.), 512KPipeline Cache
8 Quantum3.2GBUltra-ATAHard Drive
@3.5" DiskeffeDrive
8 ATI XpertOPlay PCI
Videowith 4NB SGRAMandGames
II AcanaProfessional15" Monitor (.27dp)
Et 24x EIDECD-ROM
8 Soundhlaster AWE-lsVal
4 ue Audio
R Yamaha'YST-M15Speakers
Et Supra l5bf lux Internal fax/Modem
8 Nid-TowerCase, 230WPower Supply
iE 104 Keyboard
andErgonomic Mouse
8 2-Year Parts/Labour
Warranty
I i
>
j O'- P~ ~s ~ f k f 'f~
R ECYCLE YOLIR INK JET CARTRIDOES AND SAVE 40/ o
' J i ;
Canon
BC-02 Black Cartridge ...,..........
Canon
BC-05ColourCartridge ..........
Canon
BCI-21BBlackCartridge ...........
Canon
BCI-21CColour Cartridge..........
I:
I
I
pentlum~
.I
jh ge
5 Intel PentiumPH
rocessor w/512KCache
II Asus P2ljl Board,440lX AGP
Set
8 32MB SDR
AM, 512KCache
IBQuantum3.2GBUltra-ATAHardDrive
8 3.5" Diskette
Drive
8 Diamond Viper 330 AGP
Video with
nVidia Rival 28 Chipand 4MBSGRAM
IE AcerView Tee ll Monitor
R 24X EIDE
CD-RON
8 Soundblaster 16Audio
II Yamaha
YST-M7Speokers
5 AlX Nid-TowerCase, 250WPower Supply
BI 104 Keyboard
andb'gonomic Mouse
Et 2-YearParis/labour Warrenfy
"
NN
RKV(LEO
.......... '29.99 .................. e17.17
............'49.99 .................. e29.99
............'10,39 ...........
s6.23
............s29.99............. ..... e1F.99
IIN
RKVCNl
Epson
400/600 BlackCartrie
dg......... .............'35.99 ....................sCALL
Epson
400/600 ColourCartridge .......... .............s39.99 ..
eCALL
HP 600
Series BladeCartridge ................ .............'35.99 ..................e21.59
HP 600Series Colour
...........'35.99 ....................s23.99
Cartge..
rid...........
t 1 il c
Vie
See The Bigeresce r'
Viewsonic Optietuest Monitors:

MODEL
DOT PITCH
VFF3 1 T~ (Optiquest) ............ 0.26 ........
VFT5 1T (Opfiquest) ........,... 0.26 ........
OTT3 lT .. . . .......................0.26........
NEw! PFF5 'IF
... . . ..............0.25AG...
V95 1 9 ~ (O p tiquest) ............ 0.25 ........
OSlO 2 1 ~ . . .........................0.25........
Inl'$13 21 a . .........................0.28AG..
PS 1 5 ...................................... 0.25 ........
klAXIMUM RESOLUTION
PRICE
1280x1024 @ 68Hz......
1600x1280 @ 68Hz......
.......o6FS
1280 x 1024 70Hz ......
....... e FF5
1600x1200 I
1600x1280 I
7 7 H z ......
8 8 H z ......
....... e 9 1 0
. ..e'1 1T 5
1600x 1200 I 7 1 H z ......

1600x 'I200 @ 85Hz......
... o 1,695
... o leSSO
1800 x 1440 @ 76Hz ......
... e 2,O25
....... o Fso
Miciosaft Winciows CE
>4S9
32-BIT NIPS
R3910RISCProcessor
Bade-lit 400x240
KDDisplay
4MB RAM,
IX Type2PCCardSlot
Velo VoiMe
cemoB2B.BFax/Modem
FREE UPGRADE 1'0 WIHOOWS CE 2.0
RICHMOND wzw rauraoausamzatt

UNIT110
-11100 BRIDGPOR
TROAD, RICHMOND, B.t:. V6X1T2
%L(604)F13 08%0 M: (604) V6-9188
s I
I
II
PORT COQUITI AM
UNIT102-32IF
BWBNOOD5Nf8 I'OR
T(OOUITUN, BL Y3(31j
TEL
(604)033 %2%O FtN: (604)
942-68'l3
N.C. FOLK fREE 1-888 =0$8-OSF7
4~+ANem 0 5-etsM: Power, Performance, Versatility

ALL SYSTENS NQW FEATNRE JIINX TECHNQLQOY
2
ggAND K6
MMKProcessar
430VK PO
Motherboard
with VIA4ipset
16NB EDO
RAM,
512KPipeline(ache
2.1 GB U-DNA
HardDrive
3.5' Diskege
Drive
S3 3d VirVi
ge
deo(ard
12GB BDE
HerdDrive
3.5' Diskege
Drive
PO Yideo
Cardwilh1NB DR
AM
16x BDE (0-ROM
16bgad' ~$p4m
aml ErgonomiM
couse .
8 2-Your
Paris/labour Wa
rranty
I t
I
I
'
'
II
32MB SDR
AM,512K(ache
8 16 Bit Audiand
o Speokers
8 Mid-Tower
(ose,
236WPower Supply
'l04 KeybaardJ6Ergonomic Mouse
2-Year P~r W nrranty
104 Keyboar
d
w/512K(ache
Asus P2i9Board,
7
440lK AGP
Set
w/2NBED
ORAM
33.6 Internal
hsx/Modem
8 Rl-Tawsr (aso
236WPower Supply
Intel PeatiuIIm
Processor
8 Po Notherbemd
(ache
512K
P
lpohno
) ' t
s o
0 (yrix 6x86 NK
Processor
'16NB
EDORAM,
I I
I ' I
2.1GB U-DNA
HardDrive
a 3g.DzdcottoDrive
s c I
8 ASIIS
V3000 AGP IND SGRAN Video
with stVidiaRival 28 ChipandTV Oat
0 16X BDECD-RONDrive
16-bit Audie
li Speakers
8 ATX Mid
Tower(ose250W PowerSupply
Windows Ke
95yboard AErgonomic Mouse
2-Year Ports/labour
Warranty
I
I
I
I \
I 'S
t
<
'
so
I
'
' I
I
I
I
I
I ' I
AIOVE SY$SNS DO NOT INCLUDE NONITOR
eatures o the
sl
I
I
Enhanceyour View!
Nangrex nn 3-D
3D llpgradofar FASTgamaphsyl
8
S
3Q Frames/mandtoap
IQ24x76BRasalufhm
Walks with your
mNiaggraphhsceil orMetrexAccalaratar
Id eal upgrade
far POandAGPIntel PantiumSyslams
In dudas Haxan
II aadQlgmala Race
I
' Il
Diannnend VIPer V33O PCI

8 True 128-bit Nultimedi
w/nVi
n dia Riva128Engine
8 Blistering Nin95/IIT Performance
4M B 10QMHz
SGRAMw/ 230NHzDA(
Phenamenal
3DGamingI BigScreen1VOutput
Smooth, (rlsp%doo
Playback
In cludes iFMDK:
-22, Missionlaguna BeachIhNote Racer
AcerView lee 11 Moggitor
Creagive Lanbl
I4MB)a%SO
ATB Xgaerg@Piary PCI Video Card

4o r BMB
In tense 2Q/
Ac
3ca
Qlaragaa
'jill
0 Blg Scrota Gmhl
aagTY
Amazing QYQ
quality Ytdaa
IBMB)
o31 5
DVD Enrere Nulginnedia Kit
Secondne
Ge
ration2xQYQ Player
20 x (0-ROM
for your P(nnd1V
=art @clare
Dx r2 State-of.the
Enhancement
Do lby A(-3 Audro
' 4
II'
'
II
I'
I I '
3Cam3C5ggg-TPPCCmdFthemar.
..........s179
'279
Mugahu
rlzXJ-1336XJmh33.6Fax/Madam...
SAT.PRO486
Magahul
t
XI4336
z
Xl
m
h
33.6
F
ax/l
l
hkm
latal P-mw/MNX
CulluIm
Ready ...........,,....... ....,.........,...., '32$
32MBEQ
QRAM
Ntgaha
r
l
z
XJ
-1569XJmh56KFaxMadam
... s329
lI.1 ytt tyttliy
Mugaha
rlzXJ-556DXJach56KFax/Nudum Cell.Ready....'3$9
3.IGBHDQ
.
SAT.PRO IIIKDX
lalal P-133w/MMX
16NBBJQRAN
12.1' Hl-(aatrmt QS
Qapliy
1.35GB
HQQ
$N. P
I'.
,~, .
totalP>
ilaw/MMX~~'
le g it..')66~
16
, ; 321@HOR
AM
12. ;, a tttty'.," ~
ISIt y t yuttlty
HQQ
'" ':--.~g..
.2.IGBfIQD
w/I'alaphany
lgx CDQM
R
3 3.6
Fax/~ w/TeIa~~ '
' - : Ftn/Madam
3.5" DidratteDrive 10xCQ
tloDlhni':.;, <j~, ''
x CD-RQM,
3.5" QiskagaDrive
-RQBI'W:Dgdcg
i "' 2 S
tS,TSS
S
o%,70$
,
;~'
'
"
. '
"
"
'
s I
. .
NagahurlzXJ-3336TXlack 33.6 Fax/Madam& 10BT ...
III
s379
Targus
Haltpm HylaaCarryiag Casa................................... s$0
Tmgus
HatepmPlus Hylaa Cmlyiag, Casu............................. sBS
. sl4tt
TmgusPtumimIaathm Cmlylug Casu
.
'
"
' ll
~I I
hi
I
I
I
I
60
I
j A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp ca

't
'
, TCP TEST lABS
Extreme notebooks
High performance to go
I.
15" 0.2
9K
NE
NE
7" Diamondt
0.25 86KHz .
ee
L
h
I
I
I
I
I I
nro Unng a e s
s e nes1998! Our engineers havedeveloped an
innovative vision of the future, presenting value
pricing in a highly reliable series of monitors.

For maximum performance and features,
choose the upscaleVISTAseries. Every model is
' fully loaded, featuring superior specifications
and picture controL
As a leader in display technology, Daytek
alsooffersa rangeofLCD panelmonitors,setting
' ' new milestone in the display market.
Your satisfaction is assured with full
- r
Uppott
he:
II
e b:
I '
p: www a e
,DAYTEK
Vancouver +Toronto ~ Montreal + Da llas
A(I dimtnsionc shownare (ATsite, viewable Ae e saeller.
B Y STEVE H A L I N D A A N D
T IM B I N G H A M - W A L L I S
the new 0 .25 m i cron

process as mentioned
Products tested
Compaq Armada7350MT
Daewoa160MMT
Eorocom 7200T
Everex 6000XT
GVC G753P
Hype rdata
IBM ThinkPad 770
iPC
NEC Versa5220
Uitimet
will cost more. Be
f you' re looking to buy one of the many

affordable notebook computers on the
market, this Lab Test won't be required
reading. You see, this month we' ve gone after
the true mobile beasts. We"re talking about
machines with configurations that will put
above, and therefore

careful, h o~ever,
because choosing
the right processor
speed could save
you quite a bit of
cash, which you
could put towards
adding more RAM
into the machine.
And while on the
topic of RAM, this is one
thing that neither note-
books nor desktop PCs can ever seem to get amount

enough of. As far as notebooks are concerned, of mobile storage,
we' re back to the same old issue of what you

really plan to do with the machine. Some of
the models we tested this month boast memmost people's desktop PCs to shame. The last ory capacities of a whopping 64 MB. Is that
thing we were concerned about was the cost something that would be of great benefit to
of these gems, having concentrated primarily y ou, or could you get by w it h 3 2 M B?
on features and performance.
Although it may seem like the coolest thing if
your notebook has 64 MB of RAM, realisticalWhat's new under the hood?
ly about half of that RAM will actually be used
Whether it's notebooks or desktops, the one at any one time, unless of course you' re planthing that power users obsess over is the ning to run more than one application at a
processor speed. No matter what the latest time or work with large files.
MHz readings are, they just never seem to be
The thing to always keep in mind about
enough,
notebooks is that despite your best efforts,
Having heard the cries of many, Intel has you will never get a notebook to perform on
recently announced two new mobile proces- par with a similarly equipped desktop PC with
sors, the 200 MHz MMX and 233 MHz MMX the same amount of RAM, hard drive, video or
models. Each offers much more than just an processor, Our tests this month confirm this,
increase in clock speeds. Both use Intel's latest and show that the fastest notebook in this sur-
0.25 micron process technology, they con-
vey equipped with a 233 MHz processor and
sume up to A percent less power than the

previous generation of mobile processors, and
are equipped with Intel's MMX technology.
Thanks to the new 0.25 micron process
technology, the core voltage of the CPU has
been reduced to an astonishing 1.8 volts,
while consumption is only 3.4 watts for the
200 MHz model and 3.9 watts for the 233
MHz variety. These new low power consumption rates translate into longer battery life for
the user, awhile providing an opportunity for
manufacturers to introduce other peripherals
into the machines that would otherwise not
be feasible.
When it comes to choosing a processor,
the bottom line is always a matter of how
much number crunching are you really going
to do? If you use a notebook mainly for word
processing or data entry when you' re away
from your main desktop computer, you don' t
need the computers featured in this Lab Test.
Why spend several thousand dollars on a
machine equipped with all the latest bells and
whistles when you' re not going to exploit
even a fraction of the machine's potential?
On the other hand, if your mobile computing needs are very CPU intensive, such as
complete multimedia presentations, CAD orgasp games, then it would be in your best
interest to look more towards a high-speed
processor, Currently you have quite a few
choices: mobile processor speeds are available
in 166, 200 and 233 MHz, The latter two use
64 MB of RAM performs on par with a desktop

system with a 166 MHz MMX processor with
16 MB of RAM.
But don't be alarmed, this is quite normal,
Despite the fact that notebooks now have
processors equai in speed to those of the
fastest desktop. processors, the overall system
speed is considerably different from desktop
machines because of several other factors that
determine performance. These factors include
the video subsystem, hard drive performance
and system input/output rates, which still lag
way behind desktop counterparts.
F or example, don't g o l o o king f o r
Millennium II chips inside your notebook PC
because you just won't find them. Likewise,
don't expect th e h ard d r ives i n t h ese
machines to have the same technical specs as
hard drives for desktop machines. For the
most part, the graphical capabilities of any
notebook computer should be adequate for
most needs, but they are far from speedy.
Basically, with your notebook you shouldn' t
expect to be doing any photographic touchups in Photoshop. Sure it's possible, but why
would you want to?
Hard drive size in notebook computers has
come a long way in a very short time, Today
it's quite common to find 3.1 GB drives in
high-end notebooks, with the option of
installing a second drive to double that capacity, But once again, the hard drives in these
machines may offer you a t r emendous
but d o n' t e x pect

high transfer rates
or super-low
a cc e s s
times, because
the technology in hard drives designed for
notebooks is considerably different from that '
found in desktop drives, This is not to say
you' ll spend hours waiting to retrieve your
most recently used documents, but bear in
mind that it will definitely be slower than
what's inside the PC on your desk.
A few manufacturers are already beginning
to offer DVD-ROM drives in their latest notebook models. This is quite surprising, especially when you.consider that DVD drives are
very slowly beginning to gain acceptance with
the home market, and sales of the drives are
still quite limited. This is mostly due to the
current costs involved, and you can expect
the same for the DVD option in your notebook. Sure, it's a great feature to have, but you
can expect to find it as a standard option only
on really high-end units, such as those we
review this month, or as an optional accessoAnother type of storage device being
introduced in the new line of notebooks is the
LS-120 drive. These 120 MB drives read and
write data to the traditional 720KB and 1.4
MB floppies as well as the new 120 MB media.
NEC is using the LS-120 drive as the standard
floppy device. While certainly more expensive
than a typical $35 floppy drive, they aren' t
much more than $150 for internal versions.

All things considered, it makes sense to switch
to these drives because not only are you getting a floppy drive with 83 times the capacity
of a regular drive, but it's also backwards compatible and considerably faster than its predecessor.
In the world of data communications,
some notebooks are available with modems
built into the unit, thereby saving a PC card
slot. It's also much cheaper to have the
modem built-in, as oppose to buying it sepa-
rately later on. While 33.6Kbps models are

still the norm when it comes to notebooks,
the 56Kbps variety is certainly available, and
has been for a n umber of months now.
Although the final standards on the S6Kbps
modems has not been finalized, you' ll defiContinued on page 53
Pentium MMX I66
A MD K6-200
P entium MMX 0 0
Pentluln /lIMX233
+GIGA 586 ATV VX

+Pemium MMX 166MHZ
+216MB EDO
+83 Vigte 3D 2MB VideoCanl
0'Fjitsu 1.44 Roppy
+ Wj3. 2. IGB HardDtive
+ IS TowerCase
+ Acer 33.6k W/Voice Modem
+Acct AWE35 Pro 3D
+ Acer 24X CD-ROM
+GIGA Pentium 586 ATV VX

+AMD K6-200
+216MB EDO
+83 Vigre 3D 4MB VideoCard
+Fuji(su 1.44 Floppy
+Quantum 3.2GB HardDrive
+ IS Towe(Case
e Acer 56k W/Voice Modem
e SoundBlasrer 16PnP
e Pauasonic 24X CD-ROM
CASUS TXP4
+ Pentium MMX 200MHZ
+ATI 3D Xptessioa 4MB VideoCa(d
+Fujhsu 1.44 Happy
+Quanmm 3.2GB HardDrivc
+ 15 Tower Case
e USR 56k In( Voice/Fax Modem
+SoundBlas(er AWE64
+ Panasoutc 24X CD-ROM
Only ~(
Only NI35(PLANBim om
CASUS TX 97E
+ Pentium MMX 233MHZ
+32MB SD Ram
+ 32MB SDRam
ATI 3D Xpression4MB Video

F(Ills(u 1.44 Floppy
+Quantum 4.3CB HardDrive

+ ISTowerCase
+USR 56K Int Modem W/Voice
+SouadBlas(et AWE64
+Panasonic 24X CD-ROM
Duly 'P~( P LAN Bsm offl
Olrly I~ (
Bundle A'$33
Bundle B:$63
B~
~
Bundle D:SO
60W Speaker
240W S peaker
WIN95 Keyboard
Zoiuix Mouse W/Pad
Microphone W/S(and
240W Speakre
PL A N B "o offl
WIN95 Keyboard
Zoluix Mouse W/Pad

Micmphone W/S(and
C:$N
Fujisru 8725Keyboard
Logi(ech2Buuon Mouse W/Pad
Microphone W/S(aad
WORLDWIDE COMPUTER CORP.
PL A N Bs)0 offl
240W Sp
eaker
Fujis(u 8725 Keyboard

M.S. MouseW/Pad
Microphone%/grand
CHCANPgjg IMPUI f iQ LTD.
'ggf (604)270.7299 FAX: (604) 270.6366

Emu' worldwdOpublie3,bta.net.en
IL
( 6 04)327-2003 FAX: (604)327-0081
Enuuhnewteeh@public.bta.net,cn
Webitdghttpt//wwwdntergatejyc,ca/business/worldwid
W~
PRICE IN RED: For Knowledgeable Buyer
Desktop.
Tower 13.......................
Tower 15............,..........
Tower 19.......................
ATX 19...
Full Tower 25...............
( approx.)
$57
$41
$42
$(52
$83 $@l
$108
GP HSlt
Acer 24X ......................
Panasonic 24X .............
Con~Asr Graf
Adaptec 29108..............
Adaptec 2940U.............
Adaptec 2940UW..........
(sppfos.)
... $107 $11"

$103 $108
(approx.)
...$128 $133
. $237 $242
...$295 $300
CPU
AMD K5-166.................
AMD K6-166......,...,......
AMD K6-200.................
AMD K6-233.................
Intel P150......................
Intel P166 MMX..........,.
Intel P200 MMX............
Intel P233 MMX............
Intel Pll 233......,...........
Intel Pll 266..................
Intel Pll 300....,............
$62
(approx.)
$138 $143
$195 $200
$248 $~>
$478 $483
$148 $153
$184 $189
$295
$365
$595
$750 $7M
$1093 $1erbs
l4wf AAe
(applox. )
SHARP 250MB PORTABLE, $Cali $Cuii

W.D. 2.IGB EIDE...........,....,,$225 $23O
W.D. 3.2GB Ultra......................$272 $27/7/
WD. 4.3GB Ultra......................$>>>st(t5
W.D. 6.4GB Ultra........ , , $420 $/L)$
Quantum2. IGB ST....................$250 V5$
Quantum 3.2GB ST...............,...$263 $268
Quantum 4.3GB ST....................$343 St)48
Quantum 6.4GB ST........,......,$437 $442
Quantum 4.3GB Fireball SCSI...$462 $8(17
Quantum 4.5GB UW SCSI.,.$787$7532
(approx.)
Ergonomic.....
$56
+ K6-16fi.GA VX.I6MB EDO

+ K6-200.GA VX,32MB EDO .
+ K6-233,AS TX97E,32MBSD
$409
8889
Services:
e P ISO,GA VX,16MB EDO

+ PI66MMX,GA VX, 16MB EDO $459
+ P200MMX,AS TXP4,32MB EDO 8650
e P233hgMX.AS TX97E .32MB SD p75

+ P-I1233,AS P2L97.32MB SD $~098
+ P-II266.AS P2L97.32MB SD gl280
PlanB fs/5 air)
Include
CPU,MOTHERBOARD,MEMORY
15 CASE
ATX 19 CASE (For Pll SYS )
104 Win95 KEYBOARD
1.44 MB 3.5" FLOPPY DRIVE
7+yearsin Bnsinrxu
Subjecttn ntanufuctnrrr arranty;
sure/targe fttr credit cards;
Excel/on( Priceaguality Senice
Gvaranteed NeProducts
f/VO trade-insb/0 Lrasittgl
o*Ca// trt be furcd a dally Priclistooo
Kali
SCall
To Midi-Tower 19"
To Full-Tower 25"
SYSTEM CONSULTATION
ON-SITE SERVICE
SOFTWARE CONSULTATION
HARDWAREREPAIR
TROUBLE SHOOTING
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
UPDATES
Limitsd Quantities:
Prices subject tn cbange without ttaicc,
Option
+ To32MB (2o16MB)
+ To64MB (2o32MB)
$19
868
Wleit54@ ~
Bare Syslems+ HardDrire + Mttnilttr
ttpJ /wwwintergate.bc.cs/business/newtech
D JSCfJf/NT$9
RICK INILUK: Fssrousgnglgagtygr
ASS.'Q45; 1st month full service

5XSXQCS; 2 years Parts (k Labour unless specified
2nd to 24th month, $20 each service
EQUAL
N O Handling fee
{or PARTS Warranty applied)
PARTS' Handling fee:
PERIQQ. Manufacture Warranty
1st IQ days:Free
Customers may savehandling fee if manufacture have
Al'ter 10 days:$10 for HardDrive.Monitor. MotherBoard,,)
direct service and customerdeals with their service
Printer; $5 for all other types
center directly{see Webgite)
PER
:
Ma n ufacture Warranty
~
Case
are ystems
Fujitsu 4725.....
Fujitsu 8725...,.
M,S. Natural.....
WIN 95 104.....
........,......$53
,...........$22
Nemnry
$56
$70
(opptos,)
8M 72Pin...............................$33
$36
8M 72Pin EDO.....,................$31
16M 72Pin............................$50
16M 72pin EDO....................$44
32M 72Pin............................$100 $104
3 2M 72Pin EDO......,........,..$86
$9 2
32M SD Ram.............,.........$94
$9 8
64M SD Ram................,......,..$265 $270
Nekpnr
Acer 33.6K Int. Fax/Voice.......$71 $ 5
Acer 56K Int. Fax/Voice.........$101 $107
Supsa 33.6K Int. Fax/Voice.......$78 $8
USR 33.6K Int. Fax/Voice.......$118 $122
USR 56K Int Fax/Voice...........$174 $179
USR 56K Ext. {Retail).............$259 $264
USR 56 Ext. Fax/Voice {Retail$271 $276
Nhaeilhr
Acer 15 56c........ .........,.,.$328 $333

Acer 17 76e..........................,.$560$57{I
ADI i5 E40............................$325MS(I
ADI 17 5P.......................,.....,$620 $8)all
Daytek 15 1536D...,...,.......$270 $/(05
Daytek 17 1731D...................$495 $505
Panasonic 15 S15....................$347 $355
Panasonic 17 S70.....,..............$644 $($53
Vonox 14................................$184 $189
Sceptre 15 P511......................$299$504
Sceptre 17 P73........................$565$$75
NEC 15 E500....:.....................$501 $511
NEC 17 E700,...................;.....$891 $901
NOWhfloyenf
Asus TX P..............,........,$162 $167
Asus TX 97E..................,......$200
Asus P2L97 PII...,.....,....., $250 gt$$
GIGA 586 ATV VX.....,.........$118 $153)
GIGA 686 Lx PII............,.....$235 LI40
rlINNse
NetWork System
~ W' M Network System
he % ~
CI
$ 105 NetWork Card $30
Logitech PS/2 2B........,..........$14 $16

Logitech PS/2 3B...................$21
Logitech Serial 2B........,......$14 $ 16
Logitech Serial 3B...........,......$16 $18
MS.Intellipoint........................$42 $46
MSJ Mouse V.2 Serial.............$27
Zoltrix Serial 2B......................$7
$7
Genius 2+ I B NetMouse...........$15 $ 17
&Inter
50th Ave.
Diamond Stealth3D 220Q 2M$70

$73
Diamond Monster 3D ACC4hSCall $Cgll
Matrox M3D UPGRADE......$15o $I85
Matrox Millenium II 4M........$222
Matrox Mystique 220 4M......$150 $155
Rainbow Runner Studio...........$232
S3 3D Virge 2M......................$45 $411
S3 Trio 64+ PCI IM...............$31
$34
Touch Digital Video Conf.Ki6328 $233
USR Big Picture Camera Kit..$Caii SCall
ONeng
Canon BJC-80 Portable.........$3(tg $373

Canon BJC-240 SE................$173 $178
Canon BJC-4300............,,....$274 $279
Epson Stylus 400.........,.......$268 $273
Epson Stylus 600...................$352 $357
Epson Stylus 800...........,.....,$494 $504
HP DJ 692C..........................$327 $332
HP DJ 890CXI......................$598 $608
HP OfficeJet350...........,.....$620 $630
HP LJ 6L..................,..........$524 $539
HP LJ 6P..............................$960 $975
Seannel
HP ScanJet SS................,.......$261 $26(5
$373 $378
HP Scanlet 5P
UMAX Astra 6008....,....,.....,$245Q)
RL D WIDE
~N a VeaCH
Qable~xtlsl
(spprou)
s ~O
(Fmm.)
Plain Mouse Pad.....................$1 2 $1,2

Blank CD................,.............,..$4.5 $4.5
586 Cooling Fan..................$5.25 $5.25
Mic with stand.....................,.....$6
$6
B aste Surge Power Bar................$6 $ 6
H eadset W/Ivlic41kVol Ctrl..........$10 $ 1 0
Zip Disk..............................,.....$19 $19

PII Cooling Fan........................$21 $23
ISA Network Card.....................$2< $26
PCI Network Card.....................$30 $3 3
Creative DVD Encore DXR2......$Call $Cull
IOMEGA BUZ............................$Call $CBII
Yamaha CD Writer CDR 400i...$545 $550
UMAX Astra 1200S.............,$423 QN
Sormd Arrd
Acer FX-3D,..............,........$24
Acer AWE35 Pro 3D............$40
Sound Blaster 16 PnP.............$55 $ 58
Sound Blaster AWE64..........$ '0- $1 07
Diamond Monster 3D Audio$Call K'all
VAN Gtnf
( approx.)
ATI All-In-Wonder 4M,....,.$286

ATI Pro Turbo PC2TV4M.$174. $179
ATI Xpert (BPlay 4M...........$253 $7$8
ATI Xpert OWork.4M....,....$221
ATI 3D Xpression 4M....,.....$109 $ll4
ATI 3D Xpression PC2TV4hf135 $1$'0
Cirrus Logic 5446 PCI IM.....$27 Q O
SUPRA 33.6 EXT.

$CBll
USR 28.8 INT V34.......,.-.- ...,"" - """" " $CBII
3C 509B NETWORK.........................""""..$Csll
MATROX MYSTIQUE 2MB RETAIL.........SC()ll
MATROX MILLENIUM II 4MB RETAIL -.$CBII
MATROX MYSTIQUE 2MB Upgrade Mod. scull
ATI 3D EXPRESSION 2M...........................SCBII
ATI 3D 2M EXPRESSIONSG RAM.............SCull
CL 5429.
.........................."."-.Kali
S3 TRIO64+...,
$Cull
SEE WEBSITF
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 63
, TCP TEST LABS

you from having to use up a PC card slot.
Performance was quite good for a machine
Extreme uotebooies
nitely want to check with your Internet service provider (ISP) to determine which
modems would be compatible with their
setup, and make your purchase accordingly.
Perhaps the most exciting news to hit the
airwaves about notebooks computers is the
advances made in screen size. Just one year
with this conflguration, nearly matching the
performance of some of the 200 MHz models

in the survey. The Armada 7350 has asuggested retail price of $5,400 and comes with a
two-year parts and labor warranty.
The latest in the
Daewoo line of
notebooks is the
160MMT, which
f eatures a 1 6 6
"... MHz P e n t i um
with
M MX
processor, 256KB
of Level-2 cache,
40 MB of RAM
and a 12.1-inch TFr display.

It wasn't that long ago that Daewoo first
ing 14.2 inches diagonally. Thic is really quite got involved in the notebook business under
extraordinary when you consider that on
average, the viewable area of a 15-inch desk-
top monitor measures 13.8 inches!

Although the internal resolution is still
1,024x768, the extra screen real estate makes
it all that much easier on the eyes.
Our tests
We asked manufacturers to send us what they
consider their top-of-the-line machines. Our
minimum requirements were a 166 MHz
MMX processor and 32 MB of RAM.
What we got was nothing short of notebook bliss. We saw machines configured with
the latest 233 MHz MMX processor, hard drives up to 5.1 GB in size, RAM totaling 96 MB
and screen sizes up to an amazing 14.2 inches. All machines were benchmarked with
Daewoo 160 MINT
ago we were in complete awe when we saw

'the first units equipped with 12.1-inch
screens. Running those machines at 800x600
was a real pleasure. And six months after our
January Test Lab in 1997, we saw the first
units to feature 13.3-inch screens capable of
an astounding resolution of 1,024x768.
Well, another six months have passed,
and as we all know, nobody in this industry
sits by and watches things happen. A small
number of the new machines we reviewed
this month have even larger screens, measur-
l API P mA
E
R
E
1//FI/ID1EEPO
KSPGIAllSES
its own brand, but in that short time it's managed to introduce some very slim notebooks
that offer a great mix of features and competttive pllcmg.
This particular model, with a 166 MHz
MMX processor, scored quite well on the

benchmark tests, achieving a final score of
140. This particular model is also equipped
with 2 MB of video RAM, a 16-bit sound system, and a 10x CD-ROM drive, which is interchangeable with the unit's floppy drive. As an
added bonus, you get a spare battery and carrying case with the system, which is priced at
$3,990 and comes with a three-year parts and
labor warranty.
Eurocom
is
known for being
among the very
olution of 800x600 with a 16-bit color depth.

Although our notebook reviews tend to see a
440CD
X ~ 460CDX~ 50CT 45XD i
440CD
Tcg5 b 480CDTeg gy <ocr
46ocor
cggb noovocCXS 300
cr45Xb
AST.
C :C) MPUT E R
ASI AsaaatiaAO
O
150lhz/144I/
16MB/I Active
Eurocom 7200T
power savings disabled and set to run at a res-
TOSHIBA
first to introduce
the latest possilarge number of models on average, this
ble features into
month there were a number of complications
a notebook comthat resulted in the absence of some models
puter.
that would otherwise be present.
The 7 2 00T
we reviewed this
month was equipped with the latest 233 MHz
MMX processor from Intel, 512KB of Level-2
Compaq Armada 73$0MT
Compaq note- cache and64 MB of RAM. The large 13.3-inch
books have a rep- active matrix screen allows for resolutions up
utation for being to 1,024x768 using 4 MB of video RAM.
i ncredibly e y e Storage comes in the form of a 3.1 GB hard
catching
and drive, which should provide any mobile user
10XCD-Rom/16AodloSoood
Order
New I%l
eIaaatimeslast
Ser ceeteeirere
packed with features and they

tend to score really well on benchmark tests of all
sorts. This month we reviewed the Armada
7350MT from Compaq's notebook lineup.
Although not its latest model, it still easily
fits within the specifications we were looking
for. The 7350MT is equipped with a 1'66 MMX
processor, 256KB of Level-2 cache and 32 MB
of RAM, which can be upgraded to a grand
total of 128 MB. With a 12.1-inch TH display
and 2 MB of video RAM, the 7350MT can display graphics in 800x600 at a 16-bit color
depth.
The unit features a built-in floppy drive
and a 2.1 GB hard drive for storage, although

a CD-ROM is optional, either gx or 20x models. Like other Compaq models we' ve experi-
enced, the 16-bit sound was incredibly clear.

As an added bonus, this machine comes with
with more than adequate storage space.
Both the 16x CD-ROM and floppy drive

are built into the unit, saving yet from hav-
Ing to swap them back and forth. As far as performance goes, this machine did quite well,
flnishing with a score of 148 overall. The
7200T as tested is priced at $4,395 with a oneyear parts and labor warranty. This model is
also available with a 14.1 inch TFT screen for
an additional $500.
Everex 6000XT
l56Mhz/LIS/166I/N.l ceree
1DXCD-Rom/IAolo soood/Fm33.6
IBINIhiaiIPad IOOE
1SDMIXI'IBID/2.ID/Q.IRIIN
6reat lleal$234$
mstock
r
we carry INAeeeeeer
Qk
Although we' ve
tested notebooks
bearing
th e
Everex name in
the past, we' ve
seen n o t hing
even remotely
WWW.NIITE
BQOKCllY.CSM
close to what this

unit can do.
Powered by a
233
MMX
processor,
512KB
of
Level-2
a built-in 33.6Kbps faxmodem, which saves
prices and availibi sty are subject <0clenge, ae logos and trademsrks of the ir resqective halders.
II
Call
eeteee etlel:2eN SeeFIRL.2al-alee
I
'
I I I
'
JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
, TCP TEST lABS

cache and a staggering 96 MB of RAM, it was
clear even before the machine started the
benchmarks that it would finish near the top
of its class. Using a 13.3-inch TFf screen, this
m achine can h andle resolutions up t o
1,024x768 with 2 MB of video RAM. The hard
drive size at 3.1 GB is more than adequate for
most users' needs, as is the removable 16x CDROM drive.
For multimedia applications, the Yamaha
OPL3 chipset is a great choice for excellent

sound reproduction. Also included with this
system are a number of popular software titles
from Microsoft, including the popular Encarta
97 encyclopedia, Microsoft Works and Money
97. With an overall score of 151, this machine
is perfect for any power-hungry user.
m onth i s th i s
n otebook f r o m
GVC. The 753P is
currently a v ailable with a 166
MHz
MMX
processor, which
GVC G7$3P
A new contender in our notebook tests this
is the model we
r ec e i v e d .
S tandard R A M
configuration on t his machine is 16 MB,

although our test unit had a 32 MB upgrade
for a total of 48 MB.
The unit has a 12.1-inch TFT display capable of resolutions up to 800x600 in 16-bit
color and uses the speedy NeoMagic graphics
chipset with 2 MB of video RAM onboard.
Both the Bx CD-ROM and floppy drives are
built into the unit, and it comes with a 2.1 GB
Toshiba hard drive. Rounding out the system
is a 16-bit sound system with wavetable, as
well as an RCA video output connector and
game port.
Performance on this unit was quite good,

with an overall score of 139 on our benchmark tests. The G753P has an estimated street
price of $3,799 and comes with a one-year
parts and two-year labor warranty,
Hyperdata
One
of
few
machines to make
use of the latest
14-inch
LCD
screens was this
Hyperdata unit.
This is one laptop
that leaves very
l ittle
to
be
desired. With its
233 MHz MMX processor, 64 MB of RAM, a
3,1 GB hard drive and 20x CD-ROM drive, at
first you'd think you were working with a
desktop machine.
But it's very much a portable, having a
slim design that measured 4.5 cm (1.8 in.)
high. With 2 MB of video RAM, this machine
can produce images at 1,024x768 using 16-bit
color. The popular Yamaha OPL3 chipset is
also found in this machine, which is great for
everything from games to presentations.
Priced at $5,460, this machine comes with a
one-year parts and labor warranty, and
includes a spare lithium ion battery and a car-
4 1R.1" LrL LCI
niniX I eemI.XCiau
k 1bllil c9 0 % 8 li
X 1OX C&ROni
A 1AOI I.k%bi)%iVc
4 3 PClliCik ~LPGA R SLOD
L LiLVilllli iOl1 SktLcRY
L FRcc Sa.b< PC Ck%1 niOIclll
7 aaur i m .
~ > as vvICco
kLI
5 5~00
rying case.
IBM YhlnkPad 7'70
Upon opening up the ThinkPad 770, we knew
we were in for a real treat. When it comes to
designing a high performance notebook with
all the bells and whistles, IBM leaves very little off anyone's wish list.
ih 1998, i'
K i i LKSOOC 6400 OKRUG. 6% Xiik%&OOC 6400 hEKRSOOC COlsSFUic% ihCO'%RAks.ch kLL m

Li bh.eK LcCHlOLOIc
OF Q~ plLLl c
R I pckURch k 1S.1" kCuu% QkHiX LCO, ill@el hlliiX 166SI X &U LIM%%0kSLi tO SlfiiX -OO, IHiiR %kAR UFC%hOkKR
a,O 6%liiS, k 1.%IS IsL%0 IRsiCc UFIRkokSLc tO ROIS, k 16X R O I S khO k LsaHlllsl iOB Skiii%c, kLL chCkhcO Ih k SLRSC
SLkCC OcSiIh.
K H i RhCi iH Rlii l c hOlV. 9% Oh' P~L c
S M lO OUCi hOt IhCLUOSO ih tH )Skis. CK 6600 I 9% HS R I G i k C...
... Slsik%iROCK 6.00 S%ihCOiiR Rfii a 8.0 OU hWV.
a a bge LLIIth
Geg IVsO
tethnoloiVonthemovel
'tt
~j
The ThinkPad 770 is, in every sense, a real

performance machine. It's powered by the latest 233 MHz MMX processor from Intel, 512KB
of Level-2 cache, and 32 MB of RAM. Storage is
one thing you won't soon have to worry about
with this machine. For starters, you get an
impressive 5.1 GB hard drive as standard, with
the option of adding an additional 5.1 GB
drive into the ThinkPad's Ultrabay,
If that weren't enough, there is also the
option of installing a VST Zip drive for a
handy 100 MB removable storage unit. The
LCD panel on the ThinkPad 770 is of the new

14.l-inch variety. Capable of resolutions up to
1,024x768 in 16-bit color, the screen on the

ThinkPad is without a doubt the most impres-
CollLkCL U5
tn vt Rvvvt&tttv.
POe OuzPLILLLinc ~~e~i <

~l NJIObllTeCh Inlernalienal
1 -$00- JOT-$11I
~
'.$ 7 2 ,
Q POLIi Canada
6 USA
ced
8383- t3988Camhle Road,Rlthm ond.RC.V6V884

<e'
Tel: ( 604)279-8731 Fox:(604)Is
l79-8739
sive one we' ve ever encountered. According to

IBM, it's 36 percent brighter than the screens
on the ThinkPad 760 line of notebooks.
When it comes to multimedia, once again,
this machine has it all, and then some. How
does a 20x CD-ROM drive sound, with a 3D
Dolby Surround sound system? As an option,
you can choose to have a DVD player installed

into the ThinkPad's Ultrabay. Imagine playing
a fuH-length feature film with aystal dear
Continued on page 6$
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY1998 55
..su
e'
0 ~i+
co~ ~5% .
O% %
b~ 4
~4'
+~+ --."i%%Roe' " +c 44'

i%
+~%el
Pentium 233MMX Pentium 233 MMX Pentium 200 MMX Penlium 233 MMX
Prixassor (MHz)
P e ntium 166 MMX Pentium 166)blMX PentiumMMX
233 Pentium 233 MMX Pentium 166 MMX Pentium 233 MMX
."N " 812KB; ';
."' 512KB,"" 512KB
258 K S .
",:;:;"256KS
;, " ;;"-'512KB' ,;.,':""'512KS
.512KB"
Cachi - , :,,-,
.512KB;, ,, ; "'; 258KB
32 MB/72MB
96 MB ' """:."":";: 12'I
48 MB/80
MB
64 M S/128 MB 32 MB/160 MB 6 4MB/128 MB 32 MB/128
R AM (tested/max) 3 2 MB/128 MB
40 M B/40 MB 64M B
' "" '" ; MB
""""= '
TFT
.
"".';.'
133TFT'
'733 TFT' ,,;".".",";;-1'33 TFT.
".;.... 142 TFT,";;.;,:.: "', ,'14 ITFT'
121NT
,"12 1'TFT,;;;,," ,;",';;,"',12'1 TFf;:
Screen .'
, . 133 TIT -""."
800x600
1,024x768
1,024x768
1,024x768
1,024x768 .
SIX M600
Max. resolution
800 x600
800x600
1,024x768
1,024x768
"";-""2MB
'
'."
"4MB'
',"',;2MB
'.
'7'MB
'
,".
2M S
2MS
'2MS
" 4I118.
.;2MB
VldeoRAM '; ; ; , ; " 2MB"'. ; ' . ""
2.1 GB
2.1 GB
2.1GB
2.1 GB
2.1 GB
3.1 GB
3.1 GB
2.1 GB
3.1 GB
5.1 GB
Hard Disk
'; "'. Reinovable108 '."." intdmal 18x " '" Remoyablb16x "' ,, Internalgx'
20x,.";' '."Internal20x
"". Removable20x'"".," 'Reihovsble'20IL '".',' Rsiriov'able'19x .", ."'Removable
co ROMdmie.,". ".'..;" oggoriai
Internal
Removabl
e
Internal
Internal
Removable
Internal
Removable
Internal
Roppy drive
Internal
Removable
"":,",....'..Yam'aha'OP
.":.'Crystal 15-bit,, ,'," E801870.
.' 16-bit.
" Yamaha
Ol'L3 ".,.:",', 'l8-hit ',
Audio.
2'
'2
3
2
2
2
PCCardslots
2
3
2
2
'; Touchpad "" """' "Tiiuclipgd
Poinfi
ng'device' ",",,",'",",Track'point """"'"" Touchpad '
. Touchpad'
29. 7x23.3x5.58
30x23.3x5.33
31x 2 4.38x4.57 30x 22.8x5.58
31. 9 x25.6x4.57 31. 2x25.4x5.58 32 . 2xS.4x5.84 29.7x25.1x5.58
Dimensi
onscm 3 0.5x23.5x3.9 3 0x22x4,77
11.7x92x2.2
11.8x9x2.2
12.59x10.1x1.8
12. 3x10x2.2
12.7x10.4x2.3
11.7 x g.Sx22
Iinches}
12x9.27x1,54
11.8x8.65x1.88
11. 8x9.2x2.1
12.2x9.6x1.8
"
'
"
"
'
."
'
; . "
"
'
'
"
' ' .
'
"
. "
,"
"
'
"
'
'
, '
." .
"
"
. .
'.
"
"
"
'
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
'
."
"
, '
"
. " -
; " "
'
. ; ,
"
"
' ,
'
"
'
"
"
'
."
':
"
. '
'
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
'
'
"
"
'
"
'
",
"
,"
'
"
, '. "
"
, . "
'
"
'
"
'
infmmiljml '".;,'
Extras
"
'
"
,"
. : ;
. .
" , , " ,
..
', ;
'.
. "
,,
"
'
" ;
'
; , "
'
'
. "
" . . ,"
')/es '.'
"
'
'
,"
"
.
' . .
Enca~ 97
MS Works
Money 97
WindowsBenchmarks
es
u s in
es o ra ics
es 0 resentahon
or rocessi
readsheet
atabase
vera mar
'
"
,'
'
, "
, .
'
"':;"';; Yea"'.'
'-;,",",Yes;.
', Yei,,' ."."
liiteiiial 33.6Kmodem Sparebathiy
Canying case
Ca r rying case
'
"
'
' "
'
,"Yes",.""::", ..;':"..".;"es,
Canyirig case
Ca + n g case
Spare battery
.
; .
'
; .
. .
"
'
,.eq.; .;".;"',,:,.'";;. es::."', ,; ",',", '",,',YIIA

Int ernal 33.6K modem
Office 97SSE
'
"
" . '
Canyiiig caa
189
179
16
155
17
13
170
11
156
2
114
''=
'58IH46-4472,.::.",;;";,";;800'-'3684478;'
800.-5j317732,
0 ntaCIOI),"".:"";"""".;800692+872 "':",;""905415'7290 .;, ,513I2248122 ""."";,888-7343577 "'""",:;;:905'738-9300".,;,. "800I9274777"" ": '800~- ''7909
wwwccmputicn.corn www.cape.Ibm.corn ww ipc,cs
wwwnecmmpuhrs.corn wwwulbnetca
vwwcompaq.corn w w wdaewco.corn
w w weurocomca wwwpecsnsds.corn wwwgvc.cs
Internetcontact
"'";
$5,460
":$3,990,
,.' 84,395 ..
,.", 86498.
". 83,799',
Price,.
* ." 85,400SRP,
3P, 3L
1P, 1L
1P, 2L
1P. 1L
1P, 1L
2P, 2L
Warranty
2P, 2L
3P, 3L
1P, 1L
2P, 3L
(yearsparts,labor)
"
"
'
'
. '
'
'
'
"
'
' , ;
"
, .
"
Note: Agpriceslisted areestimated street prices unlessotherwise indicated.
~i ng from heart disease

isn't the problem.
: I
I
0
'": X4ILIklK . '::
FWIfisIIMMXI88,13;1"1'Ft
'1024y788,32Mb
RAM,2188 ''
(LfVing trrith it iS.)
Hog, 10xcD,
188FIM;.,
Many heart disease and stroke victims are forced

to endure paralysis, brain damage aad the constant fear of waiting
for the next heart attack, which could happen at any moment.
Since 1955, we' ve reduced the death rate from heart disease
and stroke by 5088. Now if we could just reduce the fear.
rg
il
Tdsbbaausire8s
Yidmi@"
n/SodsbncssureWIR05
Il
III
wisise i' I4050II

''
II'
ll
il l ill Ii
Tgshibn500CDT. . TPj20/U/SX/28s&':, 15MB/JTSD8-,,;;,, TFT t2't.'.:. ...,...$3880~:...,::-:$30N...,. .:$t09/tnoe-;

TelilIm 440CD
X"'";,":!-.:.'MMX188/I;i/lg:.: 18M@1 488.'.::.':-:"II FllS'1?'f'::;-.'." ' g720:;::.
:::
,:::-,-,-'425NE ) .'488hnb
',::, P120N/IOX':- .-,~;,-.15MB/I.SOB~;
p3TFTtt-S I sr~ $8129,;
Toghiho430CDT:-=;"
.";.,'- $2700s ivr $95/ino'
Tashile4SDCDS;;,"'P120ILitlDX'l: ."16MBI!.38B.' 'D011% '-,.:::..; $459:.::::-:$22N"'""4?8/mo,,
$IOI/mo';:;
Tgghibo420CDT:, ':.; P100/Li/SXg:-.'," 10MB/l.SGB TFT tt;3";,".'.='"-,;'; $2050. -' $25N
Tilhib8420CDS.--".= P100/LiiN '-.' . 10MB/81OMB..;-,DStt.3" :;;:,~ g150:;,,::,::, $f890!",. $$7jhson,',.
12 t"":;,:,:,' $2599 ' ':"':;::,"$22No $0t/Iii
Tehib 220CDS;,;:"
"' "."PtSS/Li/IOX'. :.':-.'.ISMB/I;4468', ':, DS
' '100/Ni/Dt;:::: -:"SMB/SIDNB:.'.,:;:"'NDS11.8"-,:-:;-. $2090;:,,:-::
Teehiba2DDCDS=.:.:-':,'.P
::::":$1790. I $04/mgn-'::-: 5590'" $66fino'..,
Toshiba110CS ' '=" P100/NI f:='"-: 8MB/St9INB'-'-<NDS1M': =: ' Q010~-:=::
$2N
TOshibo
5 SpoodCD PA2657II
I
;
I
'
I-888-H SF-INFO
HEART
AND SIROXE
KXINOATION
Pkasc gi ve. Iu~ 4 o(y hal&uy+he~e.
I ,
II'
'
'I
'
O'
I
I I' I
I
'I
'
'
'
',
I
'
'
,
' '
' I I
I
'
I
I
I
'
'
I
'
I '
'
I
I'
I
I'
. I
'I
' I
I
II I
There are smaller notebooks.

There are also thinner steaks
and smaller cars.
EVROCOMaotebookssrebig. Weknowthis.
B iggerscreens,biggerkeyboards,justplain
bigger. Why so big?Because Eurocomthinks
tbnt just becauseyou owa a portable doesn't
mean you have to sacrifice the power aad
I f e atures of your desktop computer. Eurocom
notebooks aremeant torePtace your desktoP,
Ih,ggop/typ/ggymentat~ks
aot just to compliment it. Features such as
concuaeat operation of bard driveand 20x
CD-ROMandfloppy drive, pmcessorsupto
266 MHz with MMX technology, mommy

configurationsup to 128MB,4MB Video and
the largest displays available make
EUROCOM notebooks true desktop
rcplaccmeats. Iatrruhciag the EUROCOM
8500, the world's first aoteboolr. featuring a
15.1" display, a 102-key full-size keyboard
with numeric keypad, DVD-ROM aad aa
mternal zip drive. For the ultimate M portable
computing, go bigger, go EUROCOM.
www.eofOCOm.oa.7btestdrive a EUROCOMnotebook, visit your dealer, or call EurocomCorporanon ar 2.888331.8793 (Orasvra 6/322i.6/22, Mtssissauga903.2N.9744/.
We Qpen 7 Days a Week!
Mon-Sat: 9:30-6:30
Sun: 11-6:30
0 I
TE1.: 273-1366
P U T ER
TECI: (664) 273-8SSB FAR (864) R78-SHB
~IBEX P o iiiiei"
aMMX-166/200/233,,
Pentium MNX t66/NIXV233NHzCPU
512K Pipeline Burst Cache
,,- MMX-20Q/233 .=
: ,
.-...-
2.6GB Ultra DMAHDD
Pentium INNX3NII233MHz CPU.,',.-'

Intel TX Chipsetw/512K PBC..:=-:Szms EDO RAN(Exp. io 256MS) a
3SaB Ulus DMAHDD
Fuiiisu I A4MBSS' FDD
Fuiiiau I A4MB
S.S' FDD'"
ibkiiSEIIIz niam iuxp. Ic zbuMB)
PCI 54bit 2MBMPEGCard. I/t

15" N L4I SYGA Monitor
P= ll-' Ult>mata oluticiii

Pentium II 233I266 P-ll 23 /2 ~0 3 yL~
tatiSn
==-
., ()0
Mafrox Mil Il 3D 4M NPEG

Card
Viewsonic 15" Monitor (1260x1024}
00
104 (Windows
SS) Kaybuard
tsifaiza TowarCasa
104 (yraukwm
95) Kaybaanl
GeniusNetMouse+ Pad,
EIDE 24xCD-ROIN
Acer FXGD 16PnP Sound
MiiFafzeTowerCase;:
'
' . : : : "
.':=::::='=::=": <'
fz'-''
: -
=.=-.=-=.
SGW
Amp. ammu Spaakam
Pentium 8 (Klamath) 233/266MHz

512K Cache-'~;
Intel Portland PD440FXM/B,
Intel Peidium II 233/266/300NHz512K Ca

Asua 440LXAGPMotherboard
34.wlS EDf). RAM fbi. Io zbfiMB) .

2JIGB Ultra'DMA HDD,.::.':-:: ~:.
=-.,
3.5GB UltraDMAHDD
Fuyiau I Astlla 3.5 FDD:,-:-;.e >:-=:=,
Fuiiiau I AAMB
SS" FDDr,."-,'::="'.=:
ATI 3D Xpn2MBMPEGCar{t,
15" N L-R SVGAMonNor~----=-
ATI AGPXpertOwork 4MB SGRAIN

Vfewsonfc 15'INonhor (1260x1024) '
32MB SDRAM itG riui Icxp. Io 384MB)
aiu
104(ieluwa95) Keyboard -'= ~ =-::=-:
="'::
ATXTower w/235W P/8 -i-,;.

Geniua NatNouse+ Pad
EIDE 24xCD4(OM
Souhdbkurtar15PfIP
SOW
Amp. Surao Spaakam g
Genius NetNoime+ Pad=,-':=:

'Panasonic 24x CMOM -'"'SoundBlasler AWE 64Pnp
180WAmp.Siaiaa Speakers
Micmpienu 8EacydupediaCDPack -,,':
Compioa'a 8 cyukipmm S4CDTiNs
I N c.
ATX Towerw/236WCSAP/S.,, ',

Genius NatNouaa +Pad
Panaeozdc
24x CD4IOM -''-:>~
Soundbisster AWE 64PnP::;-
'
': fm;
r' .. (If
180W
Arap.Simuu 9paakeia 4 btu,."
P-.
5-year service & 2-year parts warranty ~~:: 5-year mice & 2-year parts warranty m: 5-year'sei'vice & 0:yearparts warranty g~5-.year service & 2-year parts warranty, '.:-'Optioils."~"~,
Optional-k i.':=:-:.:
'.T:;.:t"-.fry-::.=.=:
:
: P-.-::-:
.
=: - ::-:-
="
Acer 33.6KVoiceMcdem~:Windcws 95(SR II) +gf88

32MBRAM(from IBM)+SNf/3.5G HD(from 2.66) +$88
Microsoft OIca 97 SmalBusi
l nessEdilon +gP78 =.-==:=..
Opfioiia.
AcerSSKVofceModem>$118' Wklmas 95(SRil) +$f&

64MBRAM(trom32M) +$98/42G HD(from3.56)~$$9
Microsoft Olics 97SmallBusiness Eztisun +$278 ~-::=
:=:=:.
USR 33;SK
VofceMcdsm+$13N.Windows95(SRIl)b$f28;; USR 56KVelcbModaeIa$f8N ~.:Windows95 (SR 8)Qf28
64MB RAM
(from 32M)+$8N436 HD (from 26G)+$110'==;: 64MS SDRAM
(from 32M)>$/DN8.4GHD(from356)a$888
Microsoft Oifica 97Small BusinessEdIon +$876 =='=.==.::-: Microsoft (Xtce 97Small BusbiesbEdition +f&8 ==
"Sel',VeI'
~ ' l l , t l l Y l e d l c liij Q Q t & l T I
Intel +0 50LMMX-1 66 - KS IIMX 166/200/233 Dual PentiurrHI Server IBM PC Server 315~
Pengum 150/NNX166 CPU
MINX ReadyM/8 w/512K PBC
16MB EDORAM(Exp. to 256MB)
1.26GB HDE HDD(Mode4)
AMD KSNINX166/201233 INHzCPU

t6MB EDORAM(Exp,to 256MB)
1.7GB E-IDEHDD
Fuiiiau 1.44MB
35' FDD
Fujtuu 1.44MB3.5' FDD
PCI 64bit1MB MPEGCard

14" N4 L-R SVGA
Monitor
104 (Whzfowa95)Kayboaaf
Mid-sizeTowerCase
PCI 64bit 2MB MPEGCard

14" N L-R SVGAMonitor
104 fyrmdowa
95) Keyboard
NS4omp. 3B Mouse 4Pad

EIDE 24x CD-ROM
Acer FX-3D 16PnP Sound '
NS4:omp. 3B Mouse+ Pad

EIDE24xCD4IOM
Acer FX4D 16 PnPSound
Mid.aizaTowerCase
Sow Amp.Shee Spaakem
5-year service& 2-year parts warranty

Options:
Acer 33.6KVoiceModem+gN Windows95(SRII) +$128
32MB RAM
from 16 +$45/1.7G
HD(from 'l.2G) +Qf
SOW
Amp:Siarao Spaakara
Cumpion'aEncydopedia 54CDTiiiaa
',
', 4
Bll
g.
Options:
Acsr 33.6KVoiceModem+f8N Windows95(SR II) +$13I
32MB RAM
(from 16M)>$48/2.6G HD(from 1.7G)450
Wf~
82626
44()Nf
P133MMX 16M 1.356 12.1TFT 10X 33.6K83438
460CDX
P166MMX 32M 2.1G 12.1DSTN 10X
83550
P166MMX 32M 2.1G 12.1TFT 10X 33.6K 84618
460CDT
P233MMX 32M 3.66G 12.1TFT 10X
85498
750DVD
P233MMX 32M 5.1G 13.3TFT DVD 33.6K 67888
70CT
P120MMX 16M 1.56 6.1TFT 1.66LB.
XW W $%kW'e&~5
360E
P150MMX 16M 2.1G 12.1DSTN
82388
380ED
P150MMX 16M 2.1G 12.1TFT BxCD
83188
380ED
460CDT
82678
Options:
2ndP-I266/300CPU Q T88/1098
~l
f83BD~- . N QMId)564SMl->=
-
P133MMX 16M 1.35G 12.1DSTN 10X
863IHISO Nodal: Open Bay

86384aSVINodel: with 2.16 GBUNraSCSI HDD
8838-PSW Model:
with43$GB UNraSCSIHDD
S l b tl
~m s HIBA-,~
=et' jj+'88)b =.=
FF P
PentiumPro 200MHz CPU

32MB ECCEDODIMINRAIN(msx. 512MS)
Wide Ultra PCISCSICofdroller
tlt00Nbps PCI Ethernet Adapter
SVGA1NB PCIVideo Adapter
SX SCSI
CMOM
IBIN Keyboardd Mouse
Three year omNe limited waiyanty
5-year serv/ce &

5-year service & 2-year parts warranty 4-: 2-year parts warranty
CphII
$ -.56f+~
Penbzum 8266/ 300MHz(w/ oneCPU)

AsusDualPengum 6 Motherboard
AHA 7880 Ultra Wide SCSIController
64NB SD DINMRAM(msx. 364MB)
4.33GB UNraSCSIHard Drive
SVGA 1NIBPCI Video Adapter
12X SCSICD.RON
1.44 NB FDD
ATX Tower
104 Keyboard/ INouse
P166MMX 16M 2.1G 12.1DSTN 20x CD 82998
380ED
P166MMX 16M 3.0G 12.1TFT 20x CD
560E
P150MMX 16M 2.1G 11.3DSTN
84098
% .-'~A
P150MMX/16M/1.4G/12.1DSTN/10xCD/33.6K 82?28
VB Plus
P166MMX/16M/2.1G/12.1TFT/10xCD/33.6K 83598
P133MMX/16M/1.4G/12.1TFT/10xCD/56K
VB Pro
P166MMX/32M/2.1G/12.1TFT/10xCD/56K
85738
86298
87298
$3186
8%98
391C
P133MMX/16M/1.6G/12.1DSTN/20xCD/33JI( 82388
391T
P150MMX/16M/2.1G/12.1TFT/20xCD/33.6K 83388
Financing available for 61,500 or mare OAC, No penalty for early payment after 8months, Call for detaa
= :-
isdt44iNl"-SNl."CENT)R'=
VB Plus
VB Pro
+CNCIA 8.AOO-.ONs..
-klioteaelqtlee =
f FF A M C 5 5 8 %
8968
760XD
P166MMX 32M 3.0G 12.1TFT SxCD

770 P200MMX 32M 32G 13.3TFT
770 P233MMX 32M 4.0G 13.3TFT
PS~
YA G H l ~
=-;.7433NNWCSNl,,=.-=-,
SPE<-,
3Com
EfherLink IV FaslEthemet TX10/100
33.6K+ 10 BaseTCombo
6178/208
8360
Adeptac APA-1450/APA-1460SlimSCSI 8148/198

Kingston EtherX EthernetCombo
MegaHmtz
XJ10BT 10BaseT/XJ 10BC Combo
XJ433633.6/XJ4336M 33.6 Motorola-C
XJ1336 33.6Modem56K Upgradeable
XJ1560 x256Kw/XJack
Motorola
Montana
33.6 Modem w/Cellphonecable
'LeaseBaaed on 36-month, 10A buyout
8135
8147/178
8298/318
8278
8328
8260
(Effective From DecemberZO,1997)
68
I A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
, TCP TEST LABS

Extreme notebooks
Carrtirared from page l$4
sound from a notebook only 5.58 cm (2.2 in.)
thick. No matter what you may use a notebook
for, the ThinkPad 770 is truly an incredible
machine. And while it may not be cheap by
any means, it's definitely something you don' t
ever want to let go of once you' ve held it.
The ThinkPad 770 has a suggested retail
price of $9,599 and comes with a standard
one-year parts and labor warranty.
handle resolutions up to 1,024x768 in 16-bit

color. A 2.1 GB hard drive should provide adequate storage when you' re on the go. A 16-bit
sound system using the L'SS 1878 chipset and
a 16x CD-ROM drive will make your multimedia applications all th e more enjoyable.
Included with t his system is a copy of
Microsoft Office Small Business Edition, perfect for both home or office use. Priced at
$4,900, this system is backed by a two-year
parts and labor warranty.
IPC
NKC Versa 6220

Computers bear- From NEC comes the new Versa 6220, its lati ng t h e I P C est line of high performance notebooks that
name are wellnot only perform, but are very versatile when
known t o
us it comes to.accessories.
here at TCP Labs,
The particular model we received was
as are the com- equipped with a 200 MHz MMX processor, 32
p any's
note - MB of RAM, and 512KB of pipelined cache.
books.
The 13.3-inch TFT screen was incredibly
The unit we
sharp, and able to produce images up to
received
thi s 1,024x768 in 16-bit color using the NeoMagic
month for review was equipped with a 233 1ZSXD chipset with 2 MB of video RAM. The
MHz MMX processor, 64 MB of RAM, and
hard drive was a 2.1 GB unit, which can be
512KB of Level-2 cache. With a 13.3-inch TFT upgraded toa 5.4 GB model.
screen and 4 MB of video RAM, this unit can
Thanks to the VersaBay II slot, you can
install any of the following: a second hard
drive, an I.S-120 drive, floppy drive, Zip drive,
or a 20x CD-ROM drive. NEC has also
announced the new model 6230, which
INTEL PENTIUM 150
unfortunately was not available in time for
>SrrPporteNrto233 NHX. S I 2KCadre
this roundup, but look for it in an upcoming
>I~ R AI4
>Im&H~ D~
issue.
>IN& SVGAVideo
Ultlnet
Always ones to make its presence known are
machines from Ultinet. Whether it's their low
prices or high perf ormance, t h e y
always manage to
catch your eye.
The machine
w e tested t h i s
L'
month had a little of both. It was
incredibly w ellpriced and managed to score extremely well'on our benchmarks. Equipped with a 233 MHz MMX
processor, 512KB of Level-2 cache and 32
MB of RAM, this machine has a little something for everyone, both casual and power.
u sers. This unit was one o f o n l y t w o
machines that used a 12.1-inch display. Not
to worry because it was still very capable of
addressing a resolution of 800x600 at 16-bit
color with 2 MB of video RAM. A 2.1 GB
hard drive is used for storage, while an internal 20x CD-ROM and FSS 17SS chipset are
the building blocks of the multimedia division.
Both the floppy and CD-ROM drives are
internal, saving you from having to swap
them back and forth as is the case on several
of the machines we tested. Equipped with a
lithium ion battery and a carrying case, this
unit is priced at $3,290 and comes with a oneyear parts and tabor warranty.
f5itors'
choices
Performance: IBM
ThinkPad 170
This award goes to the
machine with the most
features, the ThinkPad
770
from
I BM.
Absolutely nothing is
left out of this machine, and to top it off, it
scored very impressively on our benchmarks.
It's not cheap, but it sure is one fine piece of
craftsmanship.
Price/Performance: Ultlnet
lf you' re looking for a notebook computer
that packs a punch w i thout completely
draining your wallet, check out the Ultinet
system we reviewed this month, It offers an
excellent mix of great features, excellent performance, and great overall value. It took
second place on th e overall benchmark
scores, and was beat only by the $9,600 IBM
machine.
Overall:Enrocom l200T
One of the most enjoyable machines to work
with this month was the Eurocom 7200T. It
has a very nice look and feel, and is equipped
with all the latest toys the industry has to
offer. The best news is that you won't have to
mortgage your home to buy one! 0
rrrI 65D
Keyboard & House
N EW Y Q IQE l'AxMoQK M s
33.a $8O so~ 5155

caLs3uR MONIToRI oem $1 OO
ARTEc FLATI&KD scANNERa,

Pereeel 30-bi't, I.ol billion colosrre
1qs
Nms cRcsLL Mica
$20
@kw,'pp,
.F.-,=:ar,*ryr~
WONTP
la year Ceamnaa inlag a
Technologies that nearly made lt

Cautioned fraar page50
Today Britain enjoys a thriving PC manufacturing industry from
places like the IBM and Compaq factories in Scotland but little from
any "home grown" PC makers, as most have long since vanished.
Tsivo-inch floppy dish drives
Popular in the early 1990s as a smaller alternative to 3.5 inch floppy
disks (which, after all, were first introduced in 1984), the smaller disk
format never really took off. It was used in a few machines such as a
notebook computer produced by Zenith Data Systems hut appeared
to be too incompatible for most PC users. It also underscores the fact

that floppy disk technology is the one area of PC design that has
changed the least in the past 13 years. While capacities have increased
(and reliability has improved), it is still possible to take DOS-formatted
floppy disks from 1984 and read them on computers produced in 1997.
What other storage technology has shown this longevity?
This is by no means an exhaustive list of the failed and near-failed
technologies of the last 15 years, but rather a select list of some of the
more interesting flops. It would took a book to tell the complete story of
technologies that never made it but, as luck would have it, that would
probably be a flop too! Still, it would be a lot of fun to write... 9
Wf ClN QNf IP
Ne Repair all makes I
models Of computers,
Rare~ erreeeloe rNr
manyrepairs.
Gmz SomomASK:ONDCmice.
When a Kidney Foundation volunteer knocks on your door, please give generously.
Tm KtormFOUNDArrow ovCANADA
True desktop replacement.

*25F5 ' 3 1 75 ' 3 4 9 5 ' 4395 '4895 ' 8 2 9 5
Intel Pentium 166 NHz wl NhtX,f6 MB RAN, 2.f 08 HOD
Intel Pentium 166 NHz w/NMX 15 NS RAN, 2.1 GB HDD
tuprrrreferrrrrrrr
ro 238 MHz rrrrrtx'rrrrrr rrrrrrr72 rrrs RArre
rrjprr e rrre Irr 233Mrrz rrriMX,rer er 128MSrrrrrA rrrrri ro 2 x 3.0 68 NMsj
zrrecaROM ann t 44rifs FOD. 2 NBrhteo RAM,sf arrs cache. a TyrrrrII pc ornr slats.
sar o&Rorrr rrrrrr1 44M8Faa, e MB rrrrrerrrrrrrrr, 512rra crrchrr.2 ryrrrrIl arrtdrrrreerrrre
rvwut Stereo Srrund.sperrkerrr, rtrrrrrHBrrtrrrry, Crrnyirrs Case,yifnroowess
rv-arrr. Rl SrrrrrrrrSound.bual EISSrrrrrr, Spearrrrrr, NirrrHSerrrrry,Crryyinrr Crrsrr, nrrrdrrwes
1.1NN flare 2N.9311)

N0ft~.frt72 f~
RahNIsles
EUROCOM rrotebooks are big. We krrow this. Bigger soreens, bigger

keyboards, just plain bigger. Why sobig? BecauseErrrooom thinks that jest
because you own aPortable doesrr't mean yoo have to sacrifice thepower
rind featuresofyoor desktop computer. EUROCOM rrotebooks eremeant to
replace your d e sktop, not j u s t t o c omplement i t ,
Go bigger,ea better, go EUROCQM.
oe'can-roesri aoen~
a . any
rrr rrrrerereeeeeelrrrrrrrl et SSSSSI-1eoo

rrr 14004RAIN2
I > PAQ
r ra
ss
a ..:,
Cmitiinie<l /ruin p<rg<10
Pampado of Italy in technical drawings; and

Daniel Seed of Canada in the abstracts category. In
the publishing area, grand prizes went t<) Huail Lc
Tran of Canada for corporate communications;
Brcnt J. Bcvrly of the U.S. in thc third-party solutioils cat<.'gofy; a<id Mark l.any, also of thU.S., in
tlic nracfos category.
1'he winning imags can bc view<i on (.'orl's
Wb sit, (' rantII< klr
the user restarts the computer and proceeds as if

nothing had happened, All of the actions take
place within Win95, officials also say. Symantec
says NZR will be a standard feature of Norton
Utilities 3.0, and will retail for US$79.9S.
Contact: lemega,Website: http: //www.iomega.corn
Symantec,Website: http://www.symantec.corn
Japanese Windows 98 set for quick launch
1'OKYO (NB)
Microsoft japan says it is aiming to
Contact: Cofel, http: //www.corel.corn
launch tile Japanese language editi<>il of the ncw

Windows 98 operating system a month after launch
Oisaster recovery for Windows 95 users via of the English language version. That software is
a Zip drive IK)Y, U'I'AH (NB) loincga Corp. Iiiallilccl fof fclcasc solnctllnc ill thc second q<lartcf
aild Synlantcc Corp. say they hsivc tamcd up to of i')98. The timing is a big improvment on that of
solve a persistent burr under the saddle of
Wind<>ws 9S, which launched three nionths after
Windows 9S users
thc need to drop d<ilvn into
th I:.nglish language version first went on sale.
alin l)OS to rcover critical files if disaster strikes.
Wiii)S is too big to run successfully from a stan- IStar-PSINet merger proposed, HookUp
dard 3, S-inch floppy of thsort used as emergency reorganizes Ol"IAWA (NB) I'SINet Inc. of
$li<xit disks hy s<i m;iny utilities, Ncwsbytcs notes. Hcrndon, Virginia, has announced an offer to
Symantcc's and lomcga's Norton Zip Rescue acquir iStar Internet Inc. The deal would create
(Zl'R) will usc the utilities of the not yct released Canada's largest Internet service provider (ISP) by
Svillililtcc's Norton Utilities 3.0, alld the real cstat<. merging iStar with V!ilNet Ltd., PSINet Inc.'s
available on lomcga Zip drives to fix problems fran 1'oronkl-based Canadian subsidiary.
within a running copy of Windows 9S itself. The
The deal, worth about $3S million, is subject
new system will run from the Zip drive instead of to a number of conditions. One is that iStar and
the corrupted drive, Zl'll can also run from Iomega's PSINct can come to a satisfactory arrangement
highr capacity Jazz driv.
but not from any other
with Bell Canada, with which iStaf has a network
tylic of rcnlovablc drive, according to lomega's provisioning agreement. Nadir Desai, president of
director of Zip partnrships, ()eorgc Meycr.
PSINet, said the transaction is expected to be comWith ZVR, a user creates a disaster recovery Zip pleted by the end of January.
drive disk that is tuned to a particular systenl.
The merged company will be known as PSINet
When a crash occurs, the user rehoots onto the Zip and will be a wholly owned subsidiary of PSINet
drive, using a floppy in drive A with "just enough Inc. Combining the two companies will create an
intclligcilcc to point tile system to the Zip drive," ISP that provides access to about 350 points of
Mcyer said. Once bootd to Win9S on the Zip or presence, including those maintained by PSINet in
Jazz drive, a software "wizard" from Symantec takes the U.S. and internafionally.
over and tries to solve thc probl<nn. If it succeeds,
'Another Canadian national ISP, HookUp
its
Canadian subscribers who claim they were unfairly billed. The suit, which was launched in midNovember and is open to other MSN subscribers
across the country, is seeking $75 million.
The plaintiffs allege they were overbilled for use
of the Microsoft Network, and one clainls to have
been unable to cancel the service. The suit, filed in
Newmarket, Ont., also claims that no reports of
account use were available to the subscribers.
Ken Nickerson, general manager of Microsoft
cased opera
tions in Vancouver,Windsor,
Woodstock, I.ondon, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Network in Canada, said the dispute is "being
Oakvill, 1'oronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax. dealt with," and claimed the amount of alleged
Thconipany raiys it is consolidating its Internet overbilling was only $275.
"We' re pretty saddened I would say that we
services with Nctcom Canada, and urges subscribers to inov their accounts to Netconl.
have a couple of customers who feel that they
have a discrepancy with their hills," he said at a
Contact: iSiar, Web site: http: //www.istar.ca
press conference held to introduce new Canadian
content offerings on MSN.
Netcom, Web site: http: //www.netcom.ca
PSINei, Web site: http: //www.psi.net
Contact: Microsoft Network Canada,
Web site: http: //ca.msn.corn
HP laserJet4000 launched MISSISSAUGA
(NB)
Hewlett-Packard Canada has introduced
thLaserJet 4000 line of printers to the Canadian Net Shepherd to getInto internet ratings
consulting CALGARY (NB)
Net Shepherd lnc.
has built its business on filtering online information according to ratings based on the votes of a
"democratic Internet rating community" the roms ".'
pany calls http: //www.netexplofers.corn. Now the firni
(4"
wants to use its knowledge of that process to help
other groups that want to create their own
Internet rating communities.
Net Shepherd said it will provide consulting to
market. Available now, the lineup includes four communities, organizations, and corporations
models. List prices range from $2,019 for the stan- that want to set up Internet rating groups. The
dard LaserJet 4000 to $2,869 for the 4000 TN.
firm will provide project management for a consulting fee and will charge an annual fee for the
Two Canadians sue INicrosoft Network
use of its rating and filtering technology.
TORONTO, Ont. (NB)
Microsoft Canada Co. is
playing down the launchingof a class-action law- Contact: Net Shepherd,
suit against its Microsoft Network unit by two Web site: http: //family.netshepherd.corn
Communication Corp., is also struggling, and
announced plans in November to file a proposal
under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to reorganize its operations. The company said it has
enough cash to continue operations, but wants to
reach a fair arrangement with creditors that allows
it to stay in business. HookUp has sold parts of its
operations in an attempt to raise capital.
Effective the cnd of November, HookUp
r
Diamond
Steelthll S50
9: ,
LlsscasRA CIK
asaoaweeraafsre
,eneener ~
MICRO
like <JSmes,SPreadSheetS, and%ndoWSo95. GB MiCrO
memOryupgradeSare fully COm

patible Wjthyaur pCand
laSer Printer. FOrhigh quality afid eXCellent ValuelOOk
to GB Micromemory. Afull "Ufetime%arranty" will ensure
years of trouble Iree performance.Don't settle for less,
GB Micro issimmplythe best.
9%j
Diamond
ViperkhodelY330
16MB <DO
649<)
s<Do
$Q99<)
~ Di
7999
Peiformaf(Ce Ofyaur COmPuter or laSer Printer When
working with large filesand memory-intensive software
o<sfr a g eoue speeaf

Afilliuns of Calersf
Radical aD Sami vf!
SIMMply
the Best!
GB Micr
o memory upgradesenhance thespeed and
Sire yN)rKlm1INI<jfaj)j)k
j)tifomi)et hotly
y/)ndowsej)plication.pl(sminIO
d(tjn<j3D<jn)pj)i(s
andfullmotjon
videofor<jsmjn<j,tlltl)(ad'e,m<j jntemet
multimedia,5am
ondSteelthljmaj(ts jtijen(jiy Stealth
ptrfolete((smsfjor(jkbieg)Itotr. $Ntlth jl
obliteittsog)et
<jfaphkatcejetatonwlt tmilept.
slretchi(ij<j(sj)j)itspeijonmeetltammin<
jprjce,
(omesbued
jedwilha <jl)e saiej)jtr(DROMwj)kh
hclu(jet6ynes,
<
i<Mat<<<
Ii(ehthelimitsof I<C<JepN(s-with snitmlng collection

afnt)tyntragentechn
okijfonssin<jle,aliordtble
lot)d, The
newIMt Dj)twnd Viper(IIjifes t()oss.
promjin<j3D<
jasi<j, hyptrfll Wjndow
sbushetsIj)tphits,
(std wog) NtmenNdto.
N()s,yNI <It(INIpjotexl
dimclo)ijs)itofoeflyljo)I g)6tge.Ihty)j)sr 639
coseswithij flEsejtweretjij(si)(N<jjnljittellt
Tnfe 11$-bftPowerfor InmmSble 2D 3fs I< I/deo
owktNoh ssssss stwf' s s s
NIAwwvlo+whf s ssl
~ ~
sss~
lh ~
~
4stsssss~l l w w r pw a b y s s'rvtyla
wAks INsswsvsw
$4999
Richmond Centre
South Mall
<5551 3 Road
60fI-231-7301
Pacific Centre
777 Dunsmuir Street
604-681-0411
1174 Marine Orjve

604-<786-7175
Metrotown Centre
4230 4820 Kingsway
604-4544666
For more information visit a GB Micro and Diamond Multimedia authorized mse<ler near yo<<.
FantasyS//mBook -"
Super Value Book
"
16X CD-ROM
2NB EDO Video RAM
12.1 /13.3 te t AotNeMatrixLcD
2.1 88 NaroDirim
32 MB EDO Memory (exp to .t23 M 8)
84 b)t GUI Accelerat/on
30 Audio Sound System Buildin
2 USBPorts Buildin
258 kb L2 SRAN Cache
lift)ffle 2 t
<23er
~ ti tt S ~
oc"~tits
Pentium233 NHz NNX
20X CD-ROM
2NB Video RAN
3.0 GB Hard Drive
13.3" XGA Active Matnx 1024x76B
64 NB EDO Memory (exp. to 144 MB)
12.1" DSTN
8'avatab/e Stereo Audio support3D Sound
$2,595
$4,895
NNO Type urit/7 Tvvo battries
Lease $87 /month
Lease $f 5S /month
12.1" TFT
$3,395
MMX Dream Book
Lease $113 /month
$3,995,
(with notebook purchase)
SHARP t222d
TOSH'
Lease $133 /month
N ote book ANtbori pa/so/2 Dealer
Notebook Upgrtsde 1Veieo/rse! Callfor details.
Lease $102 /month
MNXNoteboo/r
Pentium NNX 200 MHz: " L aptop Nagazine
20X CD-ROM
Recommended
2NB Video RAM
:, BeStBuy e
ie
12.1 TFTActive Matrix LCD
(April 97)
2.0 GB Hard Drive
32 NB EDO Memory(exp. to 48 MB)
16 Bit Stereo Sound System rr!RN Syntheiizer
Infrared File Transfer, HP lrDA Complian '
13.3" TFT
FREE PCMCIA 56k Fax/Modem
$3,395
re
MEMORY ............................. 16M/32M SBM Thinkpad760 Series................. $130/250

ToshibaT110/T115/T400 .................. $130/210 CompagArmada1500 Series........... $120/240
ToshibaSatellite Pro. Tecra,Protege. $130/210 AST, Hitachi, Acer,TexasInstrument........... Call
FREE PCMCIA 33.6 Fax/Modem

(with notebook purchase)
NEC Versa 6000 Series .................... $150/230 CALL FOR

OTHERSNOTLISTED!
SYSTEM UPGRADE(Onlypurchasewith system)
Win95
Windows NT
Workstation
Server 10 Clients
MS Offi
ce97 Pro.
MS Home
Bundle 98
E-Z DESKTOP
COMPUTER
$120
$220
512 k Cache
$199
$90
Mid. Tower Case
1.44 MB FDD.
1.8 GB HDD
Cirrus LogicVGA /2INB

15" Tower Case/ 230W
Serial Mouse
Win95 Keyboard
12X CD-ROM
33.6Fax/Modem/Voice
16 Bit Sound Card
60 Watt Speaker +4o~v
Win95 CD
8 INB EDORAM
1.44 Mb FDD
ONE MONTH
FREE
SVGA 1MB
FOR
INTERNET
Win95 Keyboard
Pentium MMX 200 Mhz CPU

32 MB SDRAMMemory (10ns)
Intel TX Chipset /51 2k Cache
15" N/I, L/R Monitor
3.2 GBHDD.
1A4 MB FDD.
S3 Virgs 3D VGA /4MB
15" Tower Case/ 230 W
33.6Fax/Modem/Voice
24X CD-ROM
16 Bit Sound Blaster
Net Mouse
Wlne5 Keyboard
60 Watt Speaker
Win95 CD
~EP
Pentium 150 MHz

18 MB EDOMemory
430 TX /512K Cache
2.6 GB HDD.
14" N/I, IJR Monitor
IBM MINX PM2-166MHz
$440
INTERNET DREAMER
PRpFESSpR'S LpVER
$1,220
~MUedlllS
Sound Blaeler 16 PnP (OEM) ..........,................... $57

Sound Blaslar 64 AWE (Value Edition) .............. $105
Sound Card 16 Bit/32 Bit Wavetable .............. $20/45
CD-ROM 12X/24X ..............................,........... $80/1 00
Speakers 80W/320W ....................................... $15/45
Faal~Ndsm
Acar Voice Fax/Modem Int. 33.6k / 56k ........ $75/105

USR Voice Fax/Modem Inl. as.ek / 56k ...... $120/169
Motorola 56k w/ Voice Fax Modem ................... $160
Hard Drive
Fujaau 216%26/3a43/52/64 ulaa
........ $195/215/249/31 0/340/415
Quantum 3.2GB /4.3GB /6.4GB ........... $240/330/415
Seagate 1.7GB /2.5GB /3.2GB ..... $269/280/315/360
WD 2.1/2.5/3.1/4.1GB ................... $21 0/265/280/358
Wln95 Keyboard
.....$17
Serial Mouse 3 But.
........................ $7
G eniusNetMouse ...........................................$13.50
Printer
brother HL730DX+/760DX/1660 Laser ...... $455/550/1335
KLAMATH
Penttum II 233 MHz
Intel 440 FX ATX
32 MB SDRAMI623(tstg,Tosu us)
1.44 MB Floppy Drive

4.3 GBHard Drive
ATI 3D Xpression w/4MB
Mid. ATX Tower Case
24XCD-ROM
16 Bit Sound Blaster
56 Voice/FaxModem
320 WattSpeaker
Microsoft Mouse
Win95 Keyboard
17" SVGA Monitor >N+oo
8<,600
CanonalC-240SE/250/4209SSI4300/4559,....6IGOII99/246/266/423 Diamond Stealth 3D3000PCI2MB/4MBVRAM.$190/240

HP 692 / 870 Inkjet ...................................... $350/530 MatrOX Millennium 6/4MB WRAM(OEM) ..................... $245
HP 6L/6P Laser ............................................ $510/960 MatroxMystique 22o 4Ms sonAM ........................... $150
Epson Stylus 400/600/800 ................... $260/370/480 ~Monit r
14"/15d/17" ..........................,............,... $185/245/495
d
N~d ed
Cirrus Logic 544664 Bit 2MB .....,........................ $1L5 NEC 15" (M500)/ I7" (M700) ...................... $510/960
S3 Virge 3D 4MB
. $60 Sony 15" 100SX/100SF .......................;....... $485/520
ATI Xpression PC2TV1MB/2MB ....,................... $105/1 30 Sony 17" 200SX/200SF ..................,............ $860/930
ATI 3D Xpression+ PCI 2MB/4M6 ...................... $80/105 Vieweonic Optlquest 15d V655/656 ............. $380/390
ATI 3DProTurboPC2TV4MB/8MB SGRAM ......$170/235 Viewsonic Optiquesl 17" V773/V775 .......... $700/750
ATI 3D As- In - Wonder 2MB/4MBSGRAM....... $265/31 5
369 W.Broadway,Vancouver, B.C.

Tel: (604} 876-5558 Fax: (604) 876-2255
Web tsi
e:http://www.cns-notebook.corn
E-mail:cnscns-notebook.corn
82,495
I'
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDIT)ON www,tcp.ca jANUARY 1998 7 ]
The Computer Paper
SX)f)IBH BuSineSS Cubi)IPUt)leg
Eight paths to success,

which one is for you?
C yberAngel t r a ck s s t e i e n
computers ~ FRANKLIN, Tenn.
(NB) Whether it's stolen data or a
stolen desktop or laptop PC,
Computer Sentry Software Inc.
(CSS) says its CyberAngel
software will track the
t hief and t ell t h e
owner where to find
the culprit.
Dyrk Halstead, CSS
president and chief executive officer, explains, "Our program sends
out an alarm whenever there is
unauthorized use on the system.
...Our monitors can locate unauthorized system entry within two
minutes of break-in or attempt to
reconnect the modem back into
the corporate network or put it on
the Internet. We then give the
legitimate owners th e n a me,
address and a map showing where
the person is calling from."
Unauthorized access locks up
TCP's guide to goal setting programs

BY CH UC K
Ceal setting and success

t's often said that just three percent of the population sets goals.
It is this three percent that are
the big achievers, the dream catchers. The rest of us are like rudderless
ships drifting in the sea of life. Our
destination? Who knows? We arrive
wherever the currents and tides take
US$25 and US$60 per year for the

monitoring service. Corporate
prices vary depending on number
of systems hooked up to the service.
Contact CSS,
Web site: http: //www.sentryinc.corn
lnfoWar, Web site:
http: //www.infowar.corn
NetNamee unveils top-level

domain search Web site
L ONDON, E n g lan d (N B ) NetNames, which now claims to
the world's largest domain name
registry, has opened a new Web
site designed to provide a single
point of reference for anyone who
wants to know about the new toplevel domains. The site allows
Web users to scan the current
directories of Web domain names
to find out if their name or chosen domain has already been
selected. Access to the site is free.
Contact: NetNames,
Web site: http: //www.gtkkcom
$torageTek Canada debuts

remote backup service
TORONTO (NB) StorageTek

Canada, a division of Storage
Technology Corp., has developed
a remote backup service for PC
users with VA'ndows. Initially
Continued on page 72
watch our hypothetical subject,

Joey, working through a goal setting
The program now forces Joey to

reflect on what steps are needed to
program.
move closer to the goal. So Joey
)nay takes cuntrul
come to mind:
makes a list of the things that first
Join a Toastmasters' club.,

Write comedy routines,
Participate in amateur comedy
night at ciubs.
Joey's chief concern now is career,
Audition as a stand-up comic.
or lack of one. So, Joey decides to Take modeling courses.
Become a model,
Us.
startwith a careergoal.
Currently, Joey waits tables, Ge t an agent.
Why don't more of u s take
Take acting classes.
charge of our destination? Although but dreams of succeeding in the
Work asa movie extra.
there may be many reasons, I
entertauunent business, so Joey
believe the main explanation is that sets a career goal of entertainer! Work in TV commercials.
Join relevant assodations for
no one taught us how to do so. Goal Granted, the goal does appear a bit
networldng.
settingprograms can teach you how vague, but at least it's a starting
to set goals and manage them. To point. It can always be edited and Build a portfolio.
understand how they work, let' s reflned later,
Continued on page79 '
all communication ports, including keyboard and mouse, so information on the hard drive or a corporate network is inaccessible.
CyberAngel can be downloaded
from
the
Inte r ne t fro m
InfoWar,corn's Web site. The software for single users retails for
C A L LO Z Z I
Joey's new program suggests that

Joey set goals in all areas of life: fam-
ily, business, financial, spiritual,
health and more. Being young,
Managing those contacts

New releases add sychronization and Internet functions
B Y ROD L A M I R A N D
t would be nice if there were

clear and solid l i nes around
which we could categorize software programs, The reality is that, as
companies try to continually add
functionality to their products, in
Internet email, Web pages and
group scheduling. Secondly, they

haveincreased support forexternal
word processors and other programs. Originally, CM programs
contained their own text editors,
However, they could not compete
on features with full-fledged pro-
There is no fair way for us to select

one of these programs over the others
for this artide. Thousands of people
use each for a number of different rea- Beaxlmizar 97le
sons. Each has strengths that make it

appropriate for some businesses but
not others. Then there is the fact that
even the simplestCM program takes a
hopes of broadening their market grams like Microsoft Word, Lotus real commitment in time and effort
appeal, the lines blur. The category Word Pro or Corel WordPerfect. to master. These are highly functional
known as contact managers is a Rather than trying to compete, most and complex programs with many
cross between personal information contact managers now link to exter- features.
If your staff have skill with one it
managers (PIMs) and sales force nal programs,
automation (SFA).
Another area where this catego- is likely they will want to stay with
that line of products. Fortunately,
Contact management (CM) soft- ry of software has improved is in
ware is business-centric and runs as a paging and remote synchronization there is little compelling reason to
standalone program or as one of a abilities. If you own a pager or a lap- jump ship.
number of computers connectedbut not as a server application. In theory, contact management programs
can have hundreds of users accessing
thousands of contacts, However,
when a company needs that level of
top you may find your new contact

manager will work better with those
devices than ever before.
A third area of innovation is in
the use of the Internet for things
other than Web surfing. Certainly,
access, control and power they are they all have a field to enter a comreally looking to an SFA solution. CM pany or person's Web page, But
software is best suited to a smaller often you can share files or pubhsh
short overview of the products in

this area.
From: Maximizer TechnoIogies inc.

Suggested retail price: $179
g""'cejkhleefe
A ct!, G o ldMine,
Maximizer and Janna Professional

are all recently updated products.
For the company information systems manager or small and home

office user who must choose a program, there is considerable homework to do, In fact, it can be so difficult that there are companies spedalizing in Identifying your needs
A long time favorite is Canadianowned Maximizer. The most recent

version of the product is called
Maximizer 97is. The "is" stands for
to your Web site from the program, and helping you decide on a solu- Internet savvy. The program is a
save hypertext markup language tion (an example is Serex Services, at very flexible, list-based contact
rex),
manager that uses the well-known
(HTML) pages in a contact's data http: //www.seetoronto.corn/se
To help get you started, and to Btrieve database engine. The core
these programs have increased abili- area and/or use Internet email as a
number of users,sayunder SO.
The CM field has moved in two

directions at once, For the most part
ties to incorporate intranet and
form of group scheduling.
see what is out there, we have a
Continued on page$2
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 73
Srnallt Business C
omputing
Eight paths to success
program may be a psychologist, scientist,
offers you in the way of help:

1. An Introduc+on to Goalmaker full-screen
folder with 10 tabs jammed with useful
information.
2. Tutorial screens that help you every step of
the way.
3. Superb online help, When clicking on
contents in the help menu, two screens
open. All subjects appear in the form of a
GoalMaker
motivator, businessperson, or computer pro- From: Access Able Systems Pty. Ltd.
Contirnred f'ro>n page77
Next, the program directs Joey to break grammer, which also explains why the pro- Platform: Win 3.1/95
Registration price: US$99
down each of the above sub-goals into tasks grams take different approaches.
Rather than delve into each program at Most helpful: GoalMaker, from Australian
and show the dates that they will be performed. Joey thought the first sub-goal, "join great length, I will concentrate on their differ- developer Acces Able Systems, is packed with
Toastmasters," would be a good idea to devel- ences. Fortunately, six of the eight programs are more help than any of the other programs. If
op speaking skills and gain experience speak- available on the Internet as 30-day trial versions you' re interested in goal setting and wish to
ing before groups. Joey then divided this sub- (shareware), so you can try them out before learn as much as possible about the topic, this
may be the program for you. Look at what it
deciding which is the best program for you.
goal into the following tasks:
Ch e ck my c ommunity newspaper for
Toastmaster meetings in my area.
Visit three clubs as a guest.
Choose one club to join.
Jo in in the training program.
Jo in in speech contests.
Become a member ofthe executive committee.
After scheduling the above tasks, Joey continues by adding and scheduling tasks for each
of the remaining 11 sub-goals (write comedy
routines, participate in amateur comedy night
at clubs, etc.). Joey will have the chance to further refine and embellish the goals when
reviewing them each day. As goals are completed, new ones will be regularly be added, always
advancing toward the ultimate career goal.
In only a matter of days, Joey realizes life
Hewlett Packard Lexmark
Nanufacturor
now has direction! Even the table waiting job
Color Laser Jet 5
SC1 2 75
Maglcolor 2 CX
Norfel
has meaning part of the salary can be used to
pay Toastmaster club dues. Today Joey is movLaser
Laser
Laser
Technology
ing toward a dream and succeeding.
a ei
Continued on page76
as
Magi Color 2
Sack toreality
Resolution
The power of goal setting is that it breaks

down overwhelming dreams into easily manageable tasks. Will Joey succeed? We can't say,
but the chances are better than if Joey didn' t
go through the goal-setting exercise. What
wiil Joey become? A movie star? Great speaker? Top model? Again, no one knows at this
stage. One thing is certain: as long as Joey persists in the goal-setting program, success in
the entertainment industry will come, in one
form or another. Congratulations Joey!
standard
maximum
Goal setting programs can help you
4-colour
Black & White
There's more to goal setting than I outlined

above, but at least you are now familiar with
Speed (ppm)
Nemory
Monitor and display your progress in the

form of reports, tables, and graphs.
Eliminate fear by reducing overwhelming
goals into easily manageable tasks Increase
confidence by displaying your successes.
Motivate you to add new and more challenging goals.
Help you to stay focused on your goals.
He lp to clarify and expand your vision.
Force you to set achievement dates.
Show you what needs to be done daily
with a to-do list.

Remind you of approaching tasks.
We are now ready to introduce you to

eight goal-setting programs, eight paths to
success. Unlike spreadsheets or wordprocessors that all share similar appearances and features, goal setting programs vary widely. This
is due, in part, to them not having been
around long enough for.a standard to be

established. Moreover, the chief designer of a
Soo xSOO
PCLsc
Postscript Ivl 2,PCL5c
Xer o x
Phaser 560
Doc u prjnt C55
Laser
Laser
600 x 600
SQO xSOO
IQ 120Q
sle
PCL 5c
Adobe Pastscrlpt 2
Adobe Pastscript 2
4Q NHz RISC
Processor
standard
maximum
your goals.
:'CL5c
LN03, XES
Standard
Optional
er to set goals, but here are some of the ways

goal setting software can help you:
Te ach you how to set goals.
Si mplify and automate goal setting procedures.
Make it easy to manage, review., and edit
300 x 300
RET 1200
T ektronix ,
(.-':-':-
Emulations
the general idea. You may not need a comput-
600 x 600
66 NHi RISC
j3 ppnl
3 ppm
16 ppm
10 ppm
12 ppm
24 Nbytes
20 Nbytes
76 Mbytes
192 Mbytes
' : ,'::==,
- .=
33NHz RISC
50 NHzRISC
4.7 ppm
14 ppm
3ppm
12 ppnl
30 Mbytes
16 Mbytes WN:: :. 0 bytes
::72 Nbytes .
70 Mbytes
Paper
Handling
sizes (4-colour)
weights
duplex
letter, legal, A4
uiuax
capacity (std/max)
250/500
HardDrive
optional
Ethernet
Token Ring
Serverless Printing
Consumables
r ofsupply items 9
approx. $ / page ""
optional
piec e s
$0.14
P it / N O R
8'HELD/OtV<
211-3989 Henning Dr.
Burnaby, BC V5C6N5
Tel: (604) 291-9170
Fax: (604) 291-9190
Email: infoprinter-solutions.corn
letter
20 ta 24 Ib
Not Supported
250/500
not available
- g letter, legal, A4
letter
=':: 20 to,44 lb index
20 tn 90 Ib index ..-,
"" '@" .e'Not Supported '-'-:-:250 /750
250 /500
optional
Nat Supported
250/500
optional
Q optional
optional
optional
>:.
opt!anal g ;
11 places
$0.10
7 pieces
optional
letter, legal, A4
16-24lbs
- optional seer
'
+.
optional
optiona
l nn
opti onal g
.- 7 pieces '
=.--
'
10 pieces
Y our Premier. Colour Pr i n te r S p eci a l i s t
Tektremx
+ s I Q er T
C~B oAcvaaa
ger. ENCN
I4
II
f
PSlltIUm
'l z
I I
System apd printer

notexactlyas shown.
Est 1 NNl NN-laknuluyl

I f
r
r
tet S line50NNl
I
'
'
I I
eel e!
I r
rs
I Nectarliieludei!
'
N4 li lliiNNFt ENNUI...
1
OrjNotW per mnlet

I
Schoolbus Explores the Universe
NunNelhee ............CAL
Sega Virtua Fighter PC, Acti vision Pitfall, and
Activision Mech Warrior
CONI'IGURIIIONI
ASIULBH
W
att~Mt
Speak fo a C
~iiiwvjcamposmmpii
~Wc-;e)O;896;8~
Qii ths.
L-'==-='-==='-==='-'
===: =-'=-'==-=-~~
-ndan ansr'~'-~
~ ~
li'
=--=-'-io
ie s.mmI
=-~=
ampusComputerSyetern Experttoday
forhelp ln deelgnlnyfheperfeefeyefetn foryou!
- ~
mes
Il'
49
33.an lntnrnnl...tS Q '
i'
Fax. Datailodem
~.-'$:
'=:==
-%3--4IQ85@~ ~ ~
O-W . enn8=.yapb
~ a -Elt~- ~ =
Voice.Fax. Data Modem

, ~@~
: -DkQL
+i )sidhe=- iii/jbfi ~
~
~
canlntnrnnl...... 99
I I
I
III
vllp Cygo
Colorist..::.....CSI
==
I I
.I
'
'
'
II '
,
'
I
'
I '
I'
Ijt
UpgradePackageOne - Upgrade
PackageTwo
inlet pwrgum processor - tge MHz Intel pengum pneeessor with
Intel tcichip set msinbmerd
, M IAX lecbnoiogy - tee NHz
Oepot hrshrllsiton end trwdrntn
Intel TX chip set mslnhmud
velue included
Oepot inshdisdon end bade.in
vslueincluded e
, ilpgradePackageThree Upgrade PackageFour

Infei Pengum pmcessor whh
Mtrt lschnology - 2ee MHz
Intel Tt chip set mmnhosnt
Oepotinsaellslion snd tmde4n
Intel pengum processor wflh

NhSr technology -222 MHz
Irnmf yx chrp set msfnhcwni
Oepotirmhdisdon sndbede-In
""'""' l4$S ""-" 4585
I
,
' i
Voice.Fax. Data Modem

l
(I , i
~@tefgg g[p Yrl@ g @QQ Mw2a.an tntnrnnl

...c
+',i:,+s'i'''n
==~
r
tundle
Two...,........ICALI.
I
~~~
es,.-~g I
~Toll
Frr
Microsoft Works, Encarta, Money, Golf, and Magic
= ~a '
'
mN~ dilhier
Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook, and more
90 I Iourn internet
ffne aennnninnluiieii with allCCLnyntnmn
Nundie
One...,... ......'CALL
Microsoft Office 97- Small Business Edition
Component prices fluctuate. Please call your local store for the best current prices!
tease systems
ue wrgmdsbteandthelinet pricenmyvay. visit yrwckwestcampuscomputersbuefor dsiah.
The Intelirwidetogo andpen5umareregisteredaademadwandMMx is atradenmkof Intelcwpmation. Aiipricesaresubjedio ermrorchangewithoutrm5ce. Ail systemsars msnufaduredbyBondweii. Ail pucesmecashdiscmuded.'OAG. basedon45monthten withfdr nuket valuebuyback.
i.
II.8.C.
solos
-''',
'
'
:
I-
'
-
- jr
csQslltAN sitswoA cAECAsyEoNssiso 8KSISA

384 Albert St. North
2182Westernparkway 408-7380King GeorgeHwy. 408-100 Schoolhouse 8 -1551 SutherlandAvenue 15-7004 MacleodTr. SW 230-3945 CalgaryTr.S.
004.as.ssso004.sm.032s 004.017.0000 200.002.3100 40$.200.2002 408.483.2002$00.7702002 ',=-j
Now you canNefa

Ilt$llle
taentlurn'I
processorbasedsystem
.lt
n;..
o tI
Not exactly as shown
taegltte SyStne
IIIeledingatF'Inciter...
'
I d '
Orjusf!78 permonfh
d I
Intel AL449LX
mainboard.
ea unp
in a enium
Come h and a0koneaf otlr System
Ee ftlehstlt ..
NII NNpt sgl...

r '
d ''
S
I
Ir r
'
lI
Orjuat NIIfern0onlh
Petite IIIiialssur
l 'l
t riseme nobj
tasmrnr
nt orchangerrktnndnodna Altsystemsaremanntarkrmdby8ondrmaaaprinrmarerashdseonnted. 'Oa c. bssmlanSgmonthlmmrithhir mmkst trskmbnybadr
The lrdet
tnmtelogo endPrmkamareregistered ~ end NSX isatrsdsnmkel intel~ h g
'
'
'
'
ll
IEQIHA
U.I.C. UIRIH CQQUITEAM NEEOWNA CRIAIV BMOHtIN
230-3045 CalgaryTr.S. 364 Albert St, ttiorth
2162 Westernparkway 466-7360 KingGeorge Hwy. 406.1N Schoolhouse 6 -1551 Sutherland Avenue 15-7M4 NlacleodTr. SW
$04.2
28.8$$$ $04.5iU.0320 004.517.8UIO 25$.U62.318$ 403.25U.28$2 403.433.2U82 30$.ll5.2$82
.x
'x '
7$
j A NUART 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITIONwww.tcp,ca
Smaljl Business Co'rnputing

Hght paths to seeccess
Cantinned from page73
tree in the right-hand window. Click on a
subject in that window and all topics
about that subject appear as branches of
the tree. Click on a topic that interests you
and all the information appears in the lefthand window.
4. Context-sensitive help. Are you about to
do something, but are confused? Hit Fl
and the help windows mentioned above
will automatically open at the right place
to answer your question.
5. Eight sample files showing how the pro-
grarn was used by a salesperson, businessperson, networker, athlete, counselor,

coach, student, and author.
6 . A beautiful 165-page manual in t h e

form of an Adobe Acrobat file that you
can download with the GoalMaker software.
Both members of the team probably contributed to the great detail given to each goal.
This attention exceeds that of most of the
other programs, For example, after creating a
goal, just click on the correct tab to add as
A
c l i n ical ps y c hologist a n d a much detail as you want on the following subbusiness/training consultant developed the jects: benefits, obstacles, strategies, the reward
program. The training consultant part of the you will give yourself, and linked short-term
team explains the emphasis on help in the goals, Included among its many other features
program. The psychologist's input is likely to are graphs to show your progress and a list of
take you by surprise: as you are busily working your victories,
on your goals in the program, a new window
One of the most valuable features is the
will suddenly appear against a plain back- tree view (hierarchical diagram that displays
ground, and in the window, a message will all goals, sub-goals, tasks and their due dates)
point out one of your goals, ask you to focus because with just one click you can instantly
on it and then lead you through a visualiza- view your overall plan. There's even a bar
tion exercise.
graph to display how you were feeling emotionally on any given day in a wide range of
areas.
Olsr rathng: Highly recommended
MyCoals
u
O
When you first start working with MyGoals

you input how you think you spend ever
available hour during the week. This may
sound like an assiduous task, but it isn't becaus
of a wizard provided by the program. With jus
a few mouse clicks, you can have the program
enter its own data, carefully selecting wha
most dosely matches where you are today. Th
profile doesn't have to be perfect. It's just a
starting point, which you can easily edit later.
Next, each evening you enter the actua
time spent in all areas. Again, this may sound
like much work to do, but the program simpli
fies the procedure and quickly leads you to
completion. Besides, any time spent on manag
ing goah in this or any other prograin will be
far less than the time you are already wasting
This may sound harsh, but after using MyGoal
for three weeks, you will likely be startled to
learn exactly how you spend your time,
The program builds a baseline, showing
where you are today compared to where you
would like to be. Armed with this information
you can start modifying your behavior, spend
ing less time on wasteful actions and inore
time on meaningful activities.
The interface is clean and elegant and the
available help sufficient, Most
of your work will be done at the
Control Centre, where you can
uickl do the followi ng
ne
eeneur ru
add new goals, milestones
'~
v fn~
'.ii'
ninur'Sg'o',~j,";~%",~nr rntiu;.:.
curio".
Q 'l -'.~
'" N r .:.":,"ls .' .'<sr@.":N
o
no,
ON
Payroll you can learn and use in fels than one hoer.
Run your own 'I998 payroll for 90 days af no cost or
obligalion. If you like Payrnate, simply load your full
Poymafeversion and cong nueusing your dafo. The free
trial disc makes it simple for you fo gef the poyroll
software, designed by Canadions for Canadians, fhot
sets the induslry standards.
Interfaces with most popular accounting software
from ACCPAC fo NEWVIEWS fo QUICKEN, and
many more. Coll us.
With 1998 Tax Tables and national TOLL FREE
FAX
From: International Custom Software Pty. Ltd.

Platform: Win 95
Registration price: E29.99 (price is in Australian dollars, which at press time was near par with Canadian
funds)
oo oo conn Nnooorn Noon llio uno
Ki ie::=':JZ rs Ie
ruusroios
Ou our
o ropor~ Io~
ni i
oroor Or
Cm
sup pofl'.
OOOIIN'
N Nt
ONI
vlon ocr
r Nl
le
CN
ONI
ONI
cnoncu
Non
OCNIINO
COOOCOI
olo
COCO
stones, and tasks,
record actual time for tasks

(times for milestones and goals
are updated a utomatically)
monitor how you spend your
time;
monitor how effectively
you spend your time;
JJ
e Get your FREE trial or full Paymate versionfrom your

dealer or accountant. For a dealer rear you, call us.
Dealers! Inquire about our reseller program.
'Payhkiieis exfremely easy fo sei up...Payisfate Pius
has excellent reporting feaiuresand is on extremely
Hexib!e ondeasy-to.use product.
(sub-goals), and tasks;

edit details of goals, mile-
c rm
\ N or
oonlo
Irsrn unn; ~
~nr neo
ln
ef a 4
lie 0'oiciipuier Pepoorf)sc 1997
Most time aware: MyGoals, another product
Now availabfe Sr Windows9$

I-'cragsrnSrorrrr hoi n roioion lo coil 2 or 2000 Nnp
i. S~,':!:-':,"':e
, 'o~@
'r j~@.-' Puymarr-lslsssFar unlimited sophisticciied paynaljs.':i.',"',-""""' ie' MAL~'@'j'<'~
,,;+
j--",.,",Atjj puymuer Zf) A

O
from Australia, has a unique approach

based on psychological principles such as
self-actualization and behavior modification. Psychological studies have shown
that our meinory is net accurate, but
com
prehensivepayroll for 20 active employees. W~ ', j"-'~>~
O
fax eeow 4 get your free 9 0 -deey trial Paymate
ncom
eandexpenses;
record i
view graphs;,
and run reports
The graph generator is a powerhl one,
biased.
allowing you to produce a wide range of ZD
We exaggerate our accomplishments and and 3D graphs. However,there is no tree view
understate or ignore our errors and faults. for an overview of all goals at once.
OAre you a Reseller? Ves 0 No Q

Dos 0 W i n95 Q
' ,Company:
Confact.
,'Address:
oCily:
Prov.:
Poslaj Code
o Phone:
Fax:
245 West Beaver Creek Rd, Suife 98, Richmond Hill,ON, IA8 1L1
Phone 90$-771-11M Fax 905-771-1 344
add times to your personal best record;
MyGoals' premise is that t o c ontinually Our ratings Recommended

improve, reach our goals, and succeed in life,
we need to rely on accurate information. It is Motivator Pre
not enough to think that you are working From: Success Software
hard to carry out your goal, you need to know Plaffonn: Win 95
in orecise detail how vou soend vour time.
I nootlOCOCS
rrl nCCnneV
O
J
Smart BuSineSS SOlutiOnS
Smart Printer People
Like the Optra. S family of Printers iftcluding the
FULLY AUTHORIZED by over 20 different manufacturers for

Printer Sales
newest member of the Optra S family:

OPTRA S1275 Colour Laser
print on up to 90 jb stock
Network admfnfstraffon made easy
0 Typical
Colour prints less than a dime

0 Monochrome printing under 2 cents
.Cui'
rn
Supplies & Parts distribution

Warranty & Post-Warranty Service
On-site 8c depot service available
25 people dedicated to your printer needs
If it prints, it's at...
fZ-'
'r
A-Z Printers Hus Inc.

Seesorosp%scuis + fsvoss@eeasee f 9'fd
Public Sector Pricing Available
NMSOEZ107-64)01/12-VAN
Suites 104/105-3738 North Fraser Way, Bumab, B.C. V5J 5G7, Phone: 434-0882 Fax: 434-0884
1-800-667-1512
http: //~)vsfr printersplusinc. corn
Email: Colouroprintersplusinc.cont
ks
I'
'I
i/i//hppal/retail? Brrpdirect framrrhelesaler I, sar/e$$$$. i/Yesell direst teeerrsrrmers alee.

Best Prices Without Comtrremisiul Tho Buelity I Breurl Memos
e
Designed Irrr
rings
FUJITSU
lllC':::
::CompgerOOiIOosd~:
Ma2ttor
EpSON NIIlt
Windows od
pentlum
We will build the system as per your specification
Intel Pentium 166MHz - Boxed CPU MMX

512k cache M/B with Intel TX chipset -QDI
16 MB EDO RAM- (lifetime warranty)
1.6 GB hard drive 9.5ms - Maxtor
2MB PCI - 64 bit Video card with MPEG
104 key win'95 keyboard -Fujitsu
1.44floppy - Fujitsu
Logitech mouse if', pad
24x CD ROM drive - Acer
16 bit stereo sound card -Yamaha
Two amplified maipretically shielded speakers
Windows '95-includes2CDs and a manual
33.6 Voice/Fax modem -GVC
250w mini tower case -CSA
5yr warranty - 3yr parts 8r, Syr labour
14"monitor-Nl .28 dp - I cmmaroo
Chan e to 15"Daewoo.28d add $99
(May nat be urrucrry ss illustrated)
5NllTMtp
~g@ dorm~
I~ I ' I YIrNI(3yr
: Varies d
ept
Shiraborrr)
orrbe'
A Sddssoko N S k k
art/urn
re,
7550-CD3
Intel 166MH* MMX, 40MB EDO,

Intel 150MHz, 16MB EDO,
2.1 GB HDD, 12.1soTFT SVGA, 1.4 GB HDD, 12.1" TFT SVGA,
2MB vide, 10x CD-ROM,
2MB video, 10x CD-ROM,
Speaker, Mlc, Win'95,2Battery Speaker, Mlc, Win'95,1 Battery
FREE carrying case.
FREE carrying case.
$3895 or $136/m
$2695 or SNm
Lease approval ln 2 hours

No more uncertainty - No more waiting
We will be able to determine your lease approval

in 2 hours - visit one of our showroom today
We have Six locations to serve you &

Our warrantyis valid in all locations,
nO matterWhere yOu purChaSe
M A R IN E
s
e
D R IV E
K
KE
N T AV '
G
H
T
Y AM C O U V E R
Powercomp Technologies Inc.

ir101, 1089 E. Kent Ave, Vancouver, SC VSX 4V9
Phr (684) 301-114ro Frrx: (ri04) 301-1148
E-rnsirr vaueorrvcrpowcrcomrLca
BasiuessHours: Mori ro Sat - 10am to 6pm
Intel Pentium 200MHz MMX - Boxed CPU

512k cache M/B with Intel TX chipset - QDI
32 MB EDO RAM- flifetime warranty)
2.6 GB UDMA hard drive - Maxtor
2MB ATI 3D Expression - 64 bit Video card
104 key win'95 keyboard -Fujitsu
1.44 floppy - Fujitsu
Logiteeh mouse &, pad
24xCD ROM drive - Acer
SoundBlaster 16 -Creative Lab
Two amplified magnetically shielded speakers
. Windows '95-includes2CDs and a manual
33.6 Data/Fax modem -GVC
250w mini tower case -CSA
5yr warranty - 3yr parts 8'c Syr labour
15"monitor-I .28 dp, digital con-0
Chan eto15" Panasonic.27d add 60
Intel Pentium II 233MHz - Boxed CPU

512k cache M/B with Intel LX chipset - Asus
32 MB SDRAM - lifetime warranty)
49 GB hard drive UDMA- Maxtor
104Fujitsu win'95 keyboard
MS intelli-mouse Ec pad
1.44 floppy - Fujitsu
'. ' I
4 MB ATI 3-D Expression+
24x CDROM drive - Acer
Sound Bluster Awe 64 -Creative Lab
Two amplified magnetically shielded spkrs
Multi-Media Clip Microphone
Intel Pentium II - 300MHz - Boxed CPU

512k cache M/B with Intel LX chipset -Asus
64 MB SDRAM - lifetime warranty)
6A GB hard drive 9,5ms - Maxtor
104 win'95 keyboard -Fujitsu
4MB ATI 3D pro turbo PC2TV
I 44 floppy -Fujitsu
MS intelli-mouse Sc pad
24xCDROM drive - Acer
Sound Blaster Awe 64- Creative Lab
Altec Lansingsubwoofer 8r. spkrs - ACS45
Multi-Media Clip Microphone
. Wmdows '95- includes 2CDs and manual

. Powercompspecial ATX Mid Tower Case
. 5yrwe~ n
-3yrp~ A S y r l abour
56k voice/data/fhx modem - Motorola

Powercompspecial ATX Mid Tower Case
5yr warranty - 3yr parts 4 Syr labour
17" monitor .26 dp, 1600x1200 -e smmaeso
Change to17"Panasonic .25dpadd $199
jar ui/3 years.
'
Add a 33.6k GVC PC modem for $149
DABWOO. Cnatingthtsiuttofrht art Wik p

re MMX or r66MhA pwussor, swuppubit CD-Driw,
toudr pad nunrsc, a turjlt a.r vbidoolour TFTsoun,
built m r6bit sdvru soruid LHENrDOnortbooirs ulr urgrnuutd
for suuzss. Thtbtst rvurruntyin thtindustry:
3 yunsparts & iabourand4a hourtunanvund suvitt
CHORUS CD 166MMT
'
56kvoice/f modem -Motorola
17 "monitor.28 dp - ~ saamauso
Change to 17"Panasonic .27dpadd $110
Buy a computer from us and get these incredihle deals ...
Upgra d e 32mb EDO to SDRAM $19

. Upgrade to MS Natural KB
$65
Upgrade to USR Modem
call
Upgrade to ASUSM/Bs
call
Upgrade to other monitors
call
HP D eskjet 670C printer $299

Epson 600 color printer
$379
Lexmsrk 1000 color printer $199
Okidata 600dpi Laser printer $25 '
4800 dpi 30bit flat scanner $175
'
M S O ffice-Pro
97 w/manual $349
Corel-WP Suite 8 w/manual $139
Lo t us Smart Suite '97
$45
MS h ome bundle '98
$89
Co m pton's encyclopedia '98 $29
ases@
Speakers-
Matehiag C
Nowwehaveaur ownexclusive cases wilhmalcbing speaker These are topoflhe lineshudy shelcaaes.
Speakers are fuRy amplified wilh true srerea quality sound and they aie uniquely designed matching with lhe cases.
CPUs -Da not buy "Fake" or "Remarkert" CPUs. Ta be sure of it insist on Intel dacrmerrrrrtian and mehlic htel logo an cases. We.use only
IntelBoxed CPUs with original cooling fans. Intel gives full 3((brea) yrs wansniy onBOXED CPUs and full dacumenlslian.
Windows 95 -Be aware of pimied and carrirrcrfeit copies. We buy only fiam MS authorized distnlrurars. Naw genuine Windows 95 come with
2 CDs and s manuaLAnybody uying to sell in I Cd ar wlrhaur manual - yau should Napatt it ro MS anti piaacy hotline 1400-785-344L
RAM memory -We uae afi brand name original memory madrrles with lifetime warnmiy.e.g. Siemens, Hi(sebi Fujilsu, Galdarar, TI elc.
Volume -Pawercampis a volume dealer. 'Ihe number of computers we sell in a week mast of aur competition will nat be able ta sell in a year.
BUY DIRECT FROM CALGARY

no o
o aababw i n o s
www.powercomp.ca
Priaa hued on CasMraer

srdDrart Add 2% for aedie. Price ilr availabiliry may change
rrny rime Porriraeo
iuIris a ~ ~
Powercomp Technologies Inc.

fr2s3419- 12 StNE; Calgary, AB T2E6S6
E-rnailr calgarypowercomIM:a
SaaiueII Hours: Mon to Sat - 10arn to 6pm
All orr r er rrrrderrarres arrd loyn behmg

roresiective brands Nat resPonsSe far ryPogia rrhical errors
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca jANUARY I 998 79
omputing
Srnalll Business C
Eight paths tce success
Continued from pageM
Price:$79.95 (CDversion), $59.95
Ie
I" 9
pad and daily journaL The daily j
Ce Yee heat het
ar 4
Ihiaaethaeet
ct te 4
h cl c 't
ra ce'cree I Hcaceccceaeeeet occiec teecececee I
(downloaded
version)
httccaac Ihclceiatc Otchh
Most intelligent: This program,
from Calgary-based Success
Oedcehcth
Software, introduced the world

to goal setting software. Since it
has the longest track record, it' s
hardly surprising that it's exceptionally advanced. Although
Socceac
other goal setting programs
, allow you to view your plans
and progress, only Motivator Pro
e
c
ce Ic Yh hc I t cc ch ec co
turns the table around and monI an
itors you. This feature, more than Ua
Ie Ue I tt
' HIHI IHC
OCCte Othe
any other, is what separates it
ciations I would be joining or meetings I
from the others and makes it so effective.
would be attending, I did not attach any tasks
When you begin using the program, it
scans your goals and tasks, and if it finds any- to the "networking" goal. After all, I could
thing overdue, it demands to know what you always do that later. While working in the
are going to do about it. That is, are you going program a couple of days later, I asked the
to extend the deadline (if so, to what date); are built-in "Goal Coach" to check my goals. It
you going to delete the goal; or did you com- immed
iately reported that I had not added
plete the goal but forget to check it off as any tasks to my "networking" goal and sugdone? When asked to do so, Motivator Pro gested that I do se. In other words, Motivator
Pro won't allow you to forget anything. It' s
will display your progress in the form of
graphs, alerting you to problem areas. If you always on your back, nagging you, prodding
keep extending or deleting goals and tasks, you forward. It's a stem taskmaster deterdon't expect a favorable review from the pro- mined to make you succeed, but if you can' t
gram, which watches your every move and take the heatyou better look elsewhere!
Among the eight programs, only three have
remembers everything you do.
When working on my career goals, it sud- a tree view Motivator Pro's is the best by far. On
denly occurred to me that I should do more a single screen you can view all your goals,
networking by joining additional associations deadlines, and their relationships, You can right
and attending more business meetings. So, dick on a goal and instantly edit it. And it is just
before forgetting, I quickly added a new goal as easy to add new goals or delete deadweight.
called "network~mg." Not yet sure which asso- The program also comes with both a scratch
ournalhas a
powerful search tool, which will find what

you' re looking for in a flash. The scratch pad is
just for jotting down notes on the fly, which at
a later date can be converted to goals, tasks, or
other elements with a single mouse click.
Packed with o t her f eatures as well,
Motivator Pro is easy to use, powerful and
effective. In a word, it is a goal setting program that is impossible to ignore.
Our eating: Highly Recommended
Llfeihlanner
From: Mind Tools Ltd.
Platform:: Win 3.f/95
Price: US$30
Most links: Deceptively modest in appearance, LifePlanner is a heavyweight contender
three of the eight programs reviewed here have

contact managers, and the other two are either
five or eight times more expensive!
Of the six programs available for downloading, this is the only one that does not need
a registration code to keep functioning. The
other five programs wN quit working after 30
days if you fail to register. However, LifePlan,
like the Eveready battery, will keep on going.
Of course, every time you start the program,
there will be a friendly reminder urging you to
register (and we always encourage you to register shareware). Since the purpose of the program is to change your life for the better, it
makes sense to begin now by taking responsibility and registering. After all, US$30 is a
minuscule sum to pay for achieving success!

When you begin to work in LifePlan, you
set up your lifetime goals, followed by your

Cori c'eeeihtrt C eaer
1 cceaet
ceere I eral
25-year, five-year, one-year, six-month, and

one-month plans. The work involved is simple, as you are guided each step of the way by
wizards, help screens, and online help.
As you add tasks to your goals, they are
automatically moved to your toMo list (action
plan) at the appropriate dates. The program
will even send automatic reminders to your
task list, telling you that it is time to review
I h
I
cele ~ l ee c ecec ~ a
e c cree n ' e lcilet
en~ en co r e ~ e c reat econ@ l e e l e
I I
Ce I
Caroller
cleeeeee
I
a ~ I %I
a t ecree
ee e
eet
eee
CU I ICC
voor lit leetta crnll in 'hc ciote Yetc
<war. Q
your six months plan, for example. Moreover,

that's easy to use. What makes it so unique is
the number of links it offers, more than any of
the other programs reviewed here. You can link
any of the following: goals, notes, contacts, bit
map and vector images, sound and video clips,
as well as word processing, spreadsheet and
other documents. Links with contacts is possib)e through phe built-in contact manager. Only
gy~g~(fge$+
r ~ l f M ~g
YO4l S S l f
Dec. 24th
to Jan. 4th
Great Internet Machine:
IBM 1 66MMX+, 32nIeg EDO
f.7G Hdisk, 1.44mo Flpy or
24x CD-ROM,1chitsound
a meg SVGABuilt-in
15" Nl LowRad SVGA Inortitor
Win 95 keyboard. Mouse

Internal 33.6 Fax/modem
windows 95 Release 2.0n
15" tower case iso watt
ing like viewing your accomplishments for

motivation.
LifePlan may not offer a tree view, but its
many links and contact manager more than
compensate for anything it lacks, which is little,
Our rating: Highly recommended
Continued on page86
Intel Pentium II 266Mhz processor

l3atatrain DC720 17" MOnitOr 8VGA.26dP
Western Digital@.36, Windows 95 included

'l.44nIg FIOPPy Drive, f 80 Watt SPeakers
pcecceecl4 coooe,accccalctte Cetera

ATI XPertWOIfIS4mg AGP f 33MhZ SVGA adaPter
Midtower ease 230 watt ps ATx 17'
"~ ~ - "-" C
IBM Thinkpad 380 ED
Closbd for our

annual holiday:
every time you check off a task as done, it is

moved to the achievements list. There's noth-
IIItel Pentium 166 MMX

12.1 Fistn Color Screen
2.1G HdisfI. f 6 meg ranI
Printers, Madems 8 Fax Machi
TouchPaO,acxCD-ROM
LieIiUIII lon Battery
1.44mb Flpy Drive

Windows 95, PCMCIA slots
Built-in Sound a Speakers

1 Ymr Warranty
~3088
Intel Pentium P2QQIIIIMx

ASUS boaicf, 51 2Kcache
2.66 Hdisk, 1.44mo Rpydt
32 meg Eoo sluM ram
24x CD.FlOM, 2 nIeg SVGA

15" Nl Low Rad SVGA Monitor
W in es
keybaaid,M ouss
16 at 3D sound, speakers
Windows 95 Release 2.0n
15" Tower Case 230Watt h'i488
Epeon Stylus 400 Color inkjet 72Ox720dpi

Epeon Stylus 6OO Color inkjet 1440x720dpi
Canon BJC43OO
Color lnkjel NEW
CanonB640 Plain PaperFaxM achine
32x CD-ROM byTosh!be wnhAudio cable
AGER Flat Bed Color 30bit Scanner, parallel port
fYI!crotek Eecolor scanner, 600 dpi w Phofolmpact
Modems
Entry
Level33.6 Fax/Modem internal
U.S, Robotics 56K internal Fax /Vlodem OEM version
Motorola 56K Internal Voice/faxlModem OEMversion
32tneg SDRAM 10ns DIMM

Pentium: AT FOrmal f 5e TOwer
Pett tlum II: ATX FOrmat, 17" TOWer
Lotus SInart Buitct 97 included
AND Ke
Price
83 Virge 3D GraPhiCS Card YY/4meg RanI
Triton TXttLX Chipset Plug & Play BIOS

Creative Lab 24X CD, 1.44mg Floppy drive
15" Nonlnterlace SVGA monitor, Low Rad
512K PipeLine Bursf Cache
SOundBhSferAWe64 % P,10O W aeSpeakerS
ATiXpen W OrkAGP 4Ineg SGRANf

Matrox Myslic 4 meg SDRAM
$189
$79
Matrox Milletiium ll 4mg WRtc M AGP Sf 99

eMafarnla 56K internal faX/mcdetn
$139
Prices Subject to Change Without Notce

Lease Available from 12-65 Months
$2ae
$449
$f59
$f79
se39
$S9
$f99
$fse
sh oo
Raven Printers ei Fax IWachines

Raven LS6 6pprn Laser Windows Printer, 5f 2K, 1 200dpi
Raven QuicfcFax 2 Paper Cutter Digital Answer Machine
Hewlett Packard
HP6L Laser Printer,eppIn,600dpi, fmeg New Model
$539
HP5 Laser Printer, 2nIeg 600 dpi, 12 ppm
$1399
Upgrade Optilons:
U pgradetO4.3G HDlsk $8 9
eU Pgcede tO64meg DiMM $ 1 0 9
Sony 20OES1T.2sdp $
559
DalaltainDC7201T.26dp $359
$279
$M9
Zoltrix 56K voicelfsxlmodem Flex 58K
Pentium, KS, Pentium II Systems:

W indows95 Aelease2.OonCD
Quantum ST 326 HDiSk Ufttef DE
'32 meg SDRAM
Intel Pentium
Price
P186MMx
P20QMMx
PI M I Nx
$<499M2 $>569
Pentium II
233 INhz ~@199

266ININX~$2429
Pentium II
Pentium II
~zgC uembc.r of the Better

~ > Business Bureau
L (604)872-7337/FAX:872-25c!4 Hours:Mon-Fri10:30am-6:00pm, SaL 10:00am 400pm
51639 K6 $ 1699
It1799 KS
i j h1$59
300 jjtjMX~ $2779
I e
32MB SDRAM 10na........'95

15" Nl, LR 28 SVGAMonitor........'249
Fnjitsn 3.5GB
UDMA Hard Drive,.....'245
nssacrt> a
)
r uPXwLg4''
Canon BJC 240I4300...............$189/289

Lexmark 1000/7000.................$189/499
Epson 400/600 1440dpi...........$279/359
Kpson Stylus Photo..............,....,....$629
H P Desk Jet 670C/$20C..........$2$5/359
HP DeskJet 692C/722C.....,......$359/459
HP DeskJet87QC/89QC............$529/599
HP OfficcJet 300/350..........,....$579/619
HP Office Je Pro I I SQC,..........,.....$1329
Laser
Brother HL720................................$329
Brother HL730DX+ w/ Internet....$439
Brother HL760DX.....................,...$519'
HP 6L 600dpi,6ppm...........;.............$529
HP LaserJet 6P/6MP...........,...$989/1269
Lexmark E+ 2M 6ppm....................$539
8
Zoltrix 33.6/56K Voice/Fax.......,.$65/109

Acer 33.6/S6K Voice/Fax.........,..$69/109
Motorola 56K Fax/Voice..........,$129/139
USR 33.6/56K Voice/Fax,.........$129/179
Motorola 56K Ext. Fax/Voice,...$169/189
USR 56K Ext, Fax (Box)...............,$259
Cardinal Int. ISDN Modern.........,$269
USR Mcgahertze 56K PC Card........$299
5%ubuties
1.3G /1.7G...............................$169/189
Quantum 2.1/3.2G ST.............$239/289
Q'uantum 4.3/6.4G ST...,.........$359/479
WD 3.2/4.3/S. I G..............$289/349/479
Maxtor 2,5/3.2/4.3G........$249/269/349
Maxtor 5.2/7.1/8.6G........$419/499/589
SCSI
QT 3.2/4.3/6
,4G ST....,....$429/479/6S9
IBM UltraStar ES2 2.16G UW....$479
QT Altasll 2.2/4.5GV%........$479/799
Barracuda 4.5/9.1G U W......$879/1269
Cheetah4.5/9.1G UW...,......$969/1539
(10,036 rpm - 7.5ms AV Drive)
Panasonic 1.44 Floppy.....................$28
IOmega Zip100 IDE..................,...$139
LS120 Super Floppy.,...,....,.......$169'
Ditto 2.0/3.2G TapeDrive........$189/269
http:limes.totcomp
En)ail; wcoi'u,:ti
Mitsumi 6X / BTC 24X...................,...,...$69/89

Panasonic / Toshiba 24XCDROM........$99/115
Pioneer/Sony l2X/24X lnt. SCSI ..........$ l39/l79
Plextor 20X lnt/Ext SCSI......................$289/399
Creative Encore DVD Kit.......,..................,.$469
Diamond Maximum DVD 2000 Kit............$449
Toshiba DVD Multimedia Kif.....................$489
...$519
...$539
...$449
..$659
...$899
$4/$5
Mitsumi 6x2 IDE CDWriter Kit....

HP 7100iRe-Writable CD IDE....
Sony 928 gx2 IDE CDWriter........
Yamaha 400i 6x4 CDWriter..........
Yamaha 4001 IDE Rewritable CD
Memorex / TDK CDRDisk........
16bit 3D PnP Sound Card...............................$23

Acer 3DFX/A%35-Pro Wavetabl.....,......$27 /49
Sound Blaster 16 PnP......................................$55
Sound Blaster AWK64/Gold 4M.......$99/249
80/320% Multimedia Speaker.................$20/$49
YAMAHA M I 5/M20/Subwoofer....$89/129/115
A,ltec LansingACS45 w/ Subwoofer....,.....$129
Altec LansingACS48 PowerCube..............$199
64 bit SVGA IM w/ MPEG...........................,....$29

S3 3D Virge 4M EDO....................,..................$69
ATI Mach64 wl MPEG.................,.....................$15
ATI 3D Xpression 2M .....................................$69
ATI 3D Plus/TV 4M SGRAM.....................589/109
ATI 3D Pro Turbo PC2TV 4/8M............$1$9/239
ATI Aa-In-Wonder4M........,..................,.......$289
Diamond Stealth 3D PC2TV 4M.....................$139
DiamondViper 4M / FireGL Pro 8M.....$239/339
HerculesStingray 128 3D 6M........................$219
Matrox Mystiquell 220 3D 4M.................,...SI49
Matrox Millenium I14/8M......................$219/$339
Monster 3Dfx Voodoo 4M EDO...................$223
ATI Xpert@work / cu
( Play
4M.............,.S I 99/219
ATI Xpertwork /Play 4MAGP......S219/239
ASUS 3D-Explorer 3000 4M AGP.................$199
TekRam How-R-U Video Confer..................$239
Daytek 1436/I 5" 1531 .28 Digital....,........$219/289
Proview/Voxon 14" /15" .28 Digital..........$189/289
Sceptre 15" P53 I .........;.................................. $349
NEC 15"A500.28/ESQQ .25............,........$479/529
SONY 15" I OOSX/SF .25.....................:...$519/549
Acer 17" 76e/76c/78ic .26 1600.........$579/649/689

Goldstar 17" 7D/78D .25 1600.......,...,.....$659/799
NEC A700/E100.25 Multisync.,;...........$779/919
Panasonic 17" S70/P70/PF70...........$749/&99/1199
Sceptre I7" P73A/P75A .26 1600.............$639/699
SCANNER
SONY 17"200SX/SF .25........................$879/I039
Acer 300F / 610+ 1200dpi......$239/339 Viewsonic Optiquest 17" V773/775 .26....$699/'149
Microtek E3/E6......................$199/399 Viewsonic17" G773 .26/P775,................$7$9/$89
UMAX 61QP/610S................$199/229 Viewsonic 17" PT775/19" V95...............$999/1299
HP Scan Jet 5P/6100..............$379/969
'
Pcntium 150/166/200...,.............$149/189/279
P I 66/200/233 MMX,...............,.$179/299/399
Cyrix 6x86MX l 66/200...,...............$149ll89
AMD K6 166/200/233 .............$179/259/439
Pentium 11-233I266/300.........$5$9/759/1099
Tekram Video Conf. Kit.......,...$239
$M / 16M EDO 72pin (60ns)..............$35/57

32M / 64M EDO 72pin (60ns)........$109/369
32M / 64M SDRAM (10ns)...............$95/299
32MB SDRAM - 101IS...............$99
Gravis Black Hawk Joystick......$49

Toshiba DVD-ROM Drive.......$169
32M / 64M 168pin ECC EDO.........$199/469.
HP 7100i CD-Rett)I/'ritable.........$539
aa
Pentium MMX MB...............................$99

Built-in Fast I/O, 512K, UDMA/33
72/168 DIMM,PS2,USB
1. SonyDigital PCSPhone
2. Analog Mode Auto Switch
3. Caller ID Included
4. Call Waiting Included
5. Voice Mail Included
6. No Contract to Sign
7. No Activation Fee
8. I Second Billing
ABIT ITSH HX 512K 83MHz............$179

AB IT PX5/AXS TX 5 l2K..........$149/$169
Acer AP5T-3/AXSTTX 512K.....$165/185
ASUS P55T2P4 HX 512K.................$1$5
ASUS VX97 512K...............................$139
ASUSTX97/TX97-E 512K.................$199
ASUS TXP4 512K TX...,....................$1$5
FIC VA502VIA 512K UltraIDE/SD...$149
FIC PA2Il(/' ApoIlo VP2 I M...............$159
Acer AX6L Pentium Il MB..................$289
ASUS P2L97LX P-II MB LX/AGP...5249
ASUS P2L97-D Dual P-II MB...........$3$9
ASUS P2L97-S w/ AHA-2940UW....$419
Gigabyte 686LX P-II MB...........,.........$249
intel AL440LXPentium II MB...........$289
Tyan Dual Pentium II MB...................$429.
APC UPS280/400 VA...

MGE UPS 250/450 VA..
Service Plan A
$204monthfor 100 minanytime
Service Plan 8
add $10 for unlimited weekends
additional talk time 20cents/min
......$89
.....$239
.....$169
....$259
.....$299
Adaptec 1505 SCSI Ctlr..........

Diamond Fireport 40UW........
ASUS SC875 UW SCS PCI...
Adaptec 2940U Ultra SCSI.....
Adaptec 2940 U W (Kit)........
Ovislink Ethernet ISA Combo
Ovislink Ethernet PCI Combo
8/18 Port I QBast-T Hub...,......
......,$35
$89/179
....$145/209
,...$139/199
Windows 95 OSR2 Full Ver.......

LotusSmartsuite 97 Full Ver.......
Corel WordPerfect Suit 8...............
MS-Home 97 CD Packs................
(Encarta,works, Money, Golf Exp.)
MS-Office Pro97..........................
NT 4.QWkstatlon FulL...............
$129
..$69
..$99
.$79
$359
$269
PriCeS
areCaShdiSC
OIIled Designated
trademarks4
brands are the property
ClearNET
Sill)jedto Change
W/0IObC$ of their respectiveowners,
Mitsumi 104 Keyboard........................,...$20

Fujitsu 8725/4725-KB.......................$39/69
LiteonNatural KB TouchPad.................$79
Microsoff Natural Keyboard....................$99

Mitsumi PS/2 Mouse................................$15
Logitech 2B/3B MouseMan................$19/35
Genius Net Mouse/Track Ball..........$19/39
MIcrosoft lntelli Mouse.............,...........$59
T.N.T 13"/15" Case w/ 23QW............$39/49

T.N.T 19"/25" Case w/230%...........$69/109
T.N.T ATX 19"/25" w/ 23Q%..........$99/129
Super IDK I/O Card....,......,....,..............$30
Removable Hard Disk Rack.....................$22
Microsoft SideWinder Pro Joystick......,569
Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad.............$69
GravisBlack Hawk Joystick...................$49
GravisGame Pad Pro...........-.................$49
"ox
Vancouver Store
~<<nd
openingSa~<
'0
Creative Soundnlaater 16.......'55

Creative SottltdBlaster 64%I'VE.......'99
Acer 56KVmceFax/Data Modem.......'99
E R 6 R (3 U P LN C .
I',;",;,.,, ~ 3 locations to serve on!
Christmas 8ecial Limited TimeOffer While Quantities Last

~-'=
'iihciol Mite'"''
":::: Ultra Station'~
Penrinm150 989
Pensss
N0MJtx
IA
Pentium PCt MBw/ MMX

16MB EDO Memory
1,6 GB EIDE Hard Drive
+ease
QQI IOth
Panasomc 1.4 Floppy Drive

64bii MPEG Video
Mitsuml BX CDROM
2 Amplified Speakers
16 bit Plug g; Play Sound Card
33.6 Voice Fax/Modem
Mini Tower Case w/230W
Windows 95Keyboard /k Mouse
14" Nl LR SVGA Monitor

,:;.'.Qnteinet(t /Ptptttlt),;;";.-:~q"", r
."- ti'tiit 8mert Suite
I/Ti//stiiy:."",
f5$jead.Sheet,I///P,At/t/f ' 08
FieeAmt ttowlny, tJrltetttrw, QiaetICae
-
'
6it6 MMX
166 $969
pentium
166MMX $1929
~"~ U))I'ae T+~I~
1499
'1999
Pggin tth"
Pentium MMX PCI MB

512K Pipeline'Burst Cache
32MB EDO RAM
2.5GB Ultra EIDE Hard Drive
Panasonic 1.44 Floppy Dnve
ATI 3D Expression 2MB Video
Built-in DVD Support
24X MAX Speed CD-ROM
2 Amplitied Multimedia Speakers
Windows 95 Keyboard & Mouse
Soundnlsster 16 Sound Card
Acer 33.6 Voice Fax/Data Modem
Mid Tower Case w/230W
15" Nl LRSV A ttlonitor
tf6/tt/ptX2tt0'1899
Pentium II 233 MNX
ASUS TX97 MB w/ MMX

(ASUS P2L97X LX Peniium-II MB w/AGP)
512K Integrated Pipeline Cache
64MB SDRAM - 10ns
el
4.3GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive $$0 1I
Panmson'ic 1.44 Floppy
Matrox Mystique 220 3D 4MB Video
2 Universal Serial Bus IUSB) Ports
rm:
Panasonic 24X CDROM
Windows 95 Keyboard tk Mouse
SoundBlasier AWE64 Sound
2 Amplified Speakers
~idyll
Acer 56K Voice Fax/Modem
19" Tower Case w/23OW
ASUS P2L97 LX Chipset Pentium-II MB

Built-in AGP, ECC,DIB Support
32MB Lighting FastSDRAM
3.2CnB
Ultra EIDE Hard Drive
P
2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
Panasonic 1.44 Floppy Drive

Built-in DVD Support
Panasonic 24X SpeedCD-ROM
Sound Blaster 16 SoundCard
' I
2AmplifiedSpeakers
Windows 95 Keyboard k, Mouse

Acer 33.6 Voice Fax/Data Modem
ATI 3D Expression Plus 2MB Video
1 "Nl LRSVG Monitor
Pentium 233 MMX
AMD K6MMX200 $1449
17" Nl LR .28d SYGA Ilonltor
Pentium II Blow Out Sale
233/266Mhz
$2199/2499
266/300Mhz
Pent'~2OOn33MMX $2399I2499
<+ Stlpp .IIx0yer

IImeIitPO
,W
elINIIIi
T.N.TSystem
' I I
I'I
rs
I s
II
Vievt'Sonic
:Viiiioi'Iver.-,",
;.,:.' ,Burn'ab':~..
tihttt)iitt:
.: R
ov
"
HN h
u a lNt
.'-':~;:+sx:esos>nro ossa'.:-,niec
':se iijsosI r ss sss'r~ i-s'x:e-sor'>rr'o,oeso".,S
r
4
! It-txrs20 arideptertail
Build for Performance 6804.00.Broadway ha997 Hastin6ts St,N@
MS Windo>vs 95 OSR2 1 2 9
MS NT%orkstation 4.0 *p69
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 - 7 Sunday 11 - 5

0
~ iaM Lexmark I IIG I

Canon BJC 240 SK
~ Corel%ordPerfeet Suit 0
Brother HL720 600dpi
1 89
89
~ KSSO
W. Broadway
ATC
RO
N.=
U3
cn
CHEVRON
ATC
RON
Hastings St. >
Iint
sI[(jssnoii
~e ATCRON
"'& 69R )C;8 r , AN>-"'
Pentium 233MMX
'1999
Pentium MB w/ MMX
512K Integrated Pipeline Cache
64MB EDO RAM - 60ns
4.3GB EIDE Hard Drive
1.44 Floppy
ATI 3D Xpression 2MB Video
24X Speed CDROM
Windows 95 Keyboard k Mouse
SoundBlaster 16 Sound Card
2 Amphfied Speakers
Acer 33.6 Voice Fax/Modem
15" Tower Case w/230W
Canon BJ -240SE Color Printer
15 o Nl LR SVGA onitor
e
Windows 95 CD dk Manual
,-:., 'T'CRO,,
,.',,
i
e~
".Wer')et'f~j '
xpreht'Ser'vice"'Ilt
~-,".K311
o
' 4 Vouhsve.s'ain
diij
e @ritt'le'%h'en~
'- tnt'own'a@AVCRON';S~jjjs f"

'""-:'50:~Hi "'':.- '~
'
anada ~ 2ndFioor
82
jA N UARY 199B THE COMPUTER PAPER

BC EDITION www.tcp.a
ma
T he c o nvenience a r i d
I
i@I
I a
efficiency o f a n
S ecia s
Smartbook 87M Christmas
s
Huge 15.1" SVGATFTOisplay Wl 4mbVideo

Intel Pentlum 233 MMX
'1.6GBST
'2.1 GB ST
* 3.2 GB ST
' 6.4 GB ST
128MBEOO Ram/
3GBHD
I
20x CDRom
16 Bit 3D Sound
'BMB
EDO
0
Touchpad
' 16MB EDO
* 32MB EDO
Win 95 CD
* 16MB SDRAM
Lithium ion Battery
' 32MB SDRAM
AC/OC Adapter
' 64MB SDRAM
- Carrying Case
S-Video Out/2 USB
Limited 3 YearWarranty
Top of The Line'HP6L
*HP6P
Toll Free TechSupport CAN/US
' Canon BJC4300
pRo x I I 2 6 6 i v iHz ~
* Canon BJC455011x17
QDI Legend 1 LXMotherboard
e
e
e
Quantum ST 3.2 GB HD
yrs p arts
' Intel Pro 10/100
32MB SDRAM
Ye.l b w
In1l~e ' 3com 3C905TX
iidi
ATI XpertWork 4MB
(AGP)
' Acer ALN-201
e
Viewsonic
PT770
Moni
t
or
0,25
17
'NT Work Sation 4.0
24x CD-ROM
Sound Blaster AWE 64
G RAr Hrx 2 3 3
QOI TX MotherboardW/512K
QuantumST 6.4 GB HD
64MB SDRAM
Matrox Millennium II 4MB
Viewsonic V9519" Monitor
24x CD-ROM
Sound BlasterAWE64
SonLabSub WooferSpeakerSystem
Motorola 56KVoice/Fax/Modem
MS Natural Win95Keyboard
MS Intellimouse W/Pad
15" TowerCasewith 230Watt PS

Windows 95SR2and MSPlus
Microsoft Oilice 97 SBEdition
Lease $140/M
QOI TX Mothelboald W/512K

Quantum ST3+ GB HO
32MB EDORAM
yL Pans
$99 00
$12500
$3900
$25000
Payroll
Manage payrolls small, large
simple or complex with the payroll
module. Create unlimited number of
payrolls, keep history indefinitely,
200 type of earnings,200 deductions
and benefits.
Human Resources
Control employee vacation and
sick leave, enter appraisals, control
tools and .equipment, record
accidents and %Ca claims.' human
rights and union grievances,
employee benefit claims.
Scheduling
Setup shiA rotations, automatic
shift generations. leave schedules,

selectreplacement employees by
seniority. shift swapping,
Time Keeping
Translate clock in/out times into
pay hours based on company rules.
Input/export times to other systems,
ElectronicI'unds Transfer
ViewSonic
I C lew~
Panaeonlc
Xerox Laser Printers
Quantum' High quality Xerex enters Raneln
(g o
al
in speeds fram a ta 92 ppm.
Many atandatrd features ineluddn:
dnnysaa
n
M MX
oen t gne4 to'
automatic crauble sided printing

additional paper trays
" network interface
Adohdtt postscript level 2
low cast colour printtne
$1 749
Charge labour to jobs, phases or
Manage payroll bank accounts.
G tare H a u r s A r e :
M o n d a y T o F rid a y
Q AM t e n 6 ~ m
B at u r d e y 1 O A M t c y G g m
McGI street
8
Cl
'Call us for Priciytg on your next system upgrade

"For more information visit us on our website
http:ltwww.uniservesys.corn
Labour Distribution
Bank Reconciliations
LKXM)NK.
Send email to: usi@urtiservesys.corn
establish workload requirements.
2012 Wall Street
Fax: (604) 215-0816

'I
manage positions and/or objects,
We are Located at:
Tel: {6Q4) 215-3852
MS Intellimouse W/Pad
Resource Planning
Setup corporate structure,
sub phases, control job costs,

allocate benefit costs plus overhead
costs.
VSL 1B1
24x CD-ROM
Sound BlasterAWE64 Lease $63/Iiji
RockExcel300WattSpeakers
Acer 56K Int. Voice/Fax/Modem
Lite-On Multimedia Keyboard
Transfer your employees pay

directly to their bank account(s),
receiver general remittances,
deductions and benefits.. Multi bank
accounts per employee.
FREE INTERNET
ACCESS KIT ANG 50 HOURS
PREE iNTERNET ACCESS TIINE
With Purchaae Qf
An S ste
V BnGOUVer, C80 8 d B
Ayt 30 xnteeeton+2MB
15" Digital Monitor

15" TowerCase W/230 Watt PS
Windows 95SR2
$54 .00
$98 .00
$24 .00
$445.00
$429 QQ
offtGe 97 Pto
$39Q QQ
CcLNON
P ERF'oRMx 2 0 0
$9.00
$5.00
$9.00
$9.00
$259.00
Installed only.
Ii
brather
$3899
$9.00
QDI
$357Q
Windows95SR2
$44o.oo
LS120 Super Capacity Floppy Dnve

*LS120 Drive Only
$165. 0
'120MB Disks Only
$21,00 a
Upgrade Special
MotherBoard/166MMX/16MB Ram
SonLab SubWoofer System

Motomla 56KVoice/Fax/Modem
Lite-On Multimedia Keyboard
15" TowerCasewith 230Watt PS
Mn tntenttnouee
tN/teed
$210.00
$235.00
$2 5.00
a u t omated
Personnel Managem
ent System
is now available on your personal
computer. Eight user-friendly
modules all d r awing on a
common databasemake up the
GrandMaster Suite.
ctuytdas street
UNI EAVE
Heysliytgs stree;t
' Lease PttoeeAre Based on Atttyroeed Ctedit and ate pnnudmate Prince Subject To Change
AA U D A Y)
CanPay is the leading supplier
of payroll software for personal
computers.
For more information call (800j
665-5129 or visit our %EB site at
www,canpay. Conl
Ilanaglng thosecontacts
Continued f'royn pnge 71

program allows multiple users to access the
database, each in his or her own way. The cus-,
tomizable views allow everything from contact
history and company information to object
links with OLE 2.0.
Making a call or writing a letter, sending a
fax or booking a meeting is easy, as is tracking
the time spent on the phone, setting alarms
and emailing, The program has integrated
right-click options.
Maximizer maintains its strengths from its
previous version, These include features such
as the MultiActive Eagle Internet database, the
Internet Email merge capability and Xpedite

fax re-broadcast. MultiActive Eagle is an
Internet database of over 11 million businesses in the United States and Canada that only
Maximizer customers can access. Using the
software and any Web browser Maximizer 97is
customers can visit the Eagle site and download contact information, This is a limited
offer for access to a few dozen contacts for the
purposes of evaluating the service. Internet

Email merge is a built-in feature of Maximizer
97is that allows the program to send mass
emailings.
Xpedite Faxing is a fax rebroadcast service.
Xpedite uses a worldwide network of phone
servers to send the fax electronically to the
area of the telephone number and then fax
locally, if possible. However, the 97is version
of Maximizer improves upon earlier versions
with improved scheduling. Users can now
send emaii with an RSVP, which allows for
"yes," "no," "tentative," or "ignore" responses.
There are add-ons, such as Business Map
LTF, a limited version induded in the box that
will present geographical information visually
by placing it o n Canadian and American

maps. There is also a Java edition of the product built primarily for intranets where a variety of different computer platforms may need
to be supported. This is a great move for
Maximizer, an d
its pa r en t c o m pany
MultiActive, and one that we hope pays off.
The box includes a coupon for a free pager

when you sign-up for a year's service. The ben-
efit here is the ability to have+laximizer call

your pager if needed. Overall, this is a program
that combines versatility and simplicity.
Maximizer 97is is an excellent contact manager.
The company also o ffers Maximizer
CELink software to synchronize handheld
computers using Mircosoft's Windows CE
operating system with its desktop contact
manager, It i s a lso beta testing Pocket
Maximizer, a full-powered contact management package for Windows CE devices, and is
developing a version for Windows CE 2,0.
Act! Yerslon 3.0

From: symantec Corporation
SuggestedRetail Price: $249

This program is one of the most popular contact managers in North America and it is easy
to see why. Act! 3.0 for Windows 3.x, 95 or NT
has the best of features including Internet support and improved calendar integration.
ACT! has an intuitive, completely customizable interface. It is a form-based contact
manager which has a dean, minimalist look.
The elegant forms are customizable, but also
come with a number of pre-defined templates.

Expected abilities such as monitoring telephone calls and placing a contact's name and
Continued on page91
421-12391 Bridgeport Rd.

Richmond B.C. V6V 1J4
North
T el: (604) 244-07 9 3

Fax:(604) 244-9762
r ~ l i
We are on2nd floor just

above the Subway
T X+U ltr a
K6-200
Best quality, Best prices, Best service
DM A
$ 1 42 9 ' $4%m@~g
Cyrix 6x86 M2(MMX):

PR166+/200+ $1309/1349
SUPER
DEAL
Pentittmll SyStemS M u l t imedia Systems

AGP+SDRAM+Ultra DMA+MMX
K6-200MHz $1329 f~/ i j ) Qg Intel Pentium II CPU:
AMD K6(MMX):
M2tstMxl166+/200+ $1209/1249
K6(MNtx)166/233
$ 12 8 9 / 1519
166/233
Intel MNIX CPU:
$1379/1619
( PITIPIJ)el $IIC.
233MHz
Q+i 4
$ 2 279
266/300MH z
$2449 / g 749
Asus P2L97/Intel 440LX Pentium II MB.

Intel Pentium MMX:
P166/200/233 $ 1 289/1379/1459 Intel PII CPU with 5 I2k L2 Cache k, Fan
166/200/233 $1389/1479/1569
32MB SDRAM 168 p'n IO ns
3.2G Quantum. Ultra DNIA Hard Drive
intel 430TX Ultra DMA (33MB/s) Pentium Triton III MB, 512K Cache
MMX/ K6 4EIDE rk I P/2x I 65SO
Mitsumi l.44M Floppy Drive
512K PBC MMX/K6 Main Board
AGP 3D MB MPEG Video Card
32MBvSDRAM 10ns 168pin
32MB SDRAM 10ns
Panasonlc2x EIDE CDROM
Panasonlc
24X
EIDE
CD
ROM
3.2G Qauntum ST Ultra DNA HD.
SoundBlaster AWE 64 Sound Card
4.3GB EIDE Mode4 HARD DRIVE
Mitsumi 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Parckard Bell I 04Key Win95 Keyboard
Mitsumi 1.44M Floppy Drive
S3 3D Virge 4MB MPEG Video
S3 39 Virge 4MB MPEG Video Card Logltech Mouse8r Pad
Panasonlc24x CD-ROM
Addax 19" ATX Tower Case w/230W PS
Zoltrix 33.6 Voice Fax Modem
SoundBlaster 16Blt Sound Card
Zoltrix Flex 56K Voice Fax/modem
16Bit
3D
Full
Duplex
PnP
Sound
Card
Zoltrix Flex 56kVoice Fax Modem
320W 3D surround Speakers
Win95 104Key Keyboard
PackardBellWin95 Keyboard
17" NVOSD/.28mm Monitor(Samsung tube)
Logitech
Mouse
dr
Pad
Addax I 5" Tower Case W/ 230w ps
Addax I9" Tower Case w/230W PS
Logitech Mouse 4 Pad
60W Amplified Speakers
200W Amplified Speakers
I 5" Nl/LR/Digital/.28mm Monitor 15" NI/LR/Digital/.28mm Monitor
PCI VIVE<O CARDS
Cirrus Logic 5446 IM MPEG.....,........, $28/39

S3 Trio 64V+ MPEG IM/2M ............... 31/4l
S3 3D Virge MPEG 2M/4M................... 48/62
Diamond Stealth 3D 2000XL 2M/4M.. 87/105
Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro 8M ............ 279
Diamond Viper 3D 4MB......................,.... 218
Diamond Monster 3400 3D 4M ............... 215
ATI 3D+ PC2TV 2M/4M .................... 104/128
ATI 3D Pro Turbo4M/8M ................ 135/219
ATI All-In-Wonder 2M/4M................ 249/269
ATI Expert Work 2/4/8M ............ 185/204/274
ATI Expert Play .4M/8M .....,............., 224/294
TV Toner & Capture Comb/Capture...,... 99/69
Matrox Millennium II 4/SM .......... 218/ 329
Matrox Mystlque11220 2M/M ... 129/148
AGP 3D 4MB MPEG ................................. 89
ASUS 3D-Exploreri 4M AGP ...............209
Video Carti EDO RAM IM ....................... 12
MONITORS
Daytek l4(i436D)/I 5 "(I 53 ID) ........ 219/289

KTX .28mm IS/17" .26mm ............. 259/549
Voxon.28mm 14/IS/17" ........... I85/258/484
15" Sceptre Komodo/P511 ............. 259/299
17" Sceptre P73/J73(Multimedia)... 569/599
17 "Sceptre .26 P73A/P75A(1600x). 609/679
IS" Sony IOOSX/IOOSF .................... 499/589
Samsung IS"GLE(SOOS)/GLI(500B). 409/4I9
Samsung I 7" 700S(GLE)/700B(GLI).,735/769
MAG DXl ST .25dp ................................ 439
MAG DX I 795 .26dp/700T .25dp ......8i 5/829
ViewSonic i7" GT770/PT770 ......... 909/ 929
ViewSonic l7" GS/PS ....................... 745/879
Optiquest V773/V775 ..................... 679/759
l7" Mitsubishi 67XV/87TXM ........ 885/l018
IS" NEC ISXV+/MSOO .................... 499/5 I9

i7" NEC I7XV+/M700 .................. 879/10I9
CASES & Misc.

I 3/I 5/19" Tower Case w/230W...... $37/38/57
15/19" Programable Tower Case ......... $39/59
19/24" ATX Tower Case W/PS.........,.. 89/115
25" Full Size Tower Case w/230% PS....... 85
Secondary Case Coiling Fan ..................... 12
Removable Hard Dive Rack w/fan ............ 22
LPT2 Printer Card .................................... I9
Printer Cable/Power Split ........................... 5
PS2 Mouse & Keyboard Adaptor ............... 5
Others ....................................................., Call
I tl l
http: //www.addax.bc.ca
Mo n - S a t: 1 0 a m - 6 Pm
MOTHERBOARD S
PRINTERS
Canon BJC 240/4300 ............................ $189/279

Canon Ink Cartrige Color ................................ 19
HP 692C/870C ....................................... 349/527
Epson Stylus 400/600/800................. 275/365/485
Epson Ink Cartrige Black/Color,................ 22/29
Epson Ink Jet Paper (Photo Quality)................. 15
HP 6L/6P/6MP ................................ 525/985/I 249
Brother 730DX/760DX (After Rebate )...379/469
Brother 1060(10ppm)/1660(17ppm).......790/1329
Umax Scanner600p/600s/l200s .......235/249/579
Magic Color Flatbed 4800 DPI...,..................... 199
FAX/MODEMS
Zoltrix Voice Fax Modem33.6/56K ........ $59/108

Supra VoiceFax Modem 33.6/56K..........79/I39
USR 33.6 Fax Modem/Voice .................. 105/118
USR 56K Fax Modem/Voice................... 172/178
56K Voice Fax Modem GVC/Motorola. 129/I35
33.6k Voice ModemExt. GVC/Zoltrix... 129/I 19
Motorola 56K Voice Fax Modem Ext........... 159
CD -ROM & CD WRITER
Toshiba I2X .................................................... 95

BTC20X.......................................................... 89
24x Creative/ Panasonic..............,.................. 104
SCSI Pioneer 12x/24x............................ 125/169
Panasonic SCSI CD-Writer 4x2/sx4......, 429/629
Creative DVD Encore Kit ............................. 489
Writable CD w/case Memorex/TDK ......... 3.2/4
Video Conference Kit(Toshlba Camera).... 195
AM D K 6 (MMX)
CPUI
K6 166/200/233
Cyrlx M2(MjVIX) PRI6 6
$1029/1089/1259
$959
Pentium Triton Ill MB MMX/K6 512K 4EIDE I P/ 2x 1 6550

14" SVGA/ NVLR/28mm Monitor(Samsungtube)
*16MB EDO 60nsRAM
" Panasonic 1.44 FD
2.5GB EIDE Mode4 Hard Drive
3B Mouse8r Pad
"Cirrus Logic 2M 64bit MPEG Video * 15" Tower Case 230w
* I 6bit PnP 3D Full Duplex Sound
33.6Voice Fax/Modem
"Mitsumi 104Key win95 Keyboard * 60W Speakers
"24x Acer CD-ROM EIDE
st
Pentium Triton Ill MMX/K6/233MHz/5l2k.. $88

Intel TX Chipset Ultra IDE 512K PBC .......,. 119
Intel 440FX Pentium Pro MB .............,....... 179
PIC PA2007 Apollo-2 IM Cache ............... 145
ASUS 512K TXP4/VX97 ....................... 169/128
ASUS TX97 512K AT/ATX..................... 198/209
ASUS PII P2L97/P2L97-S...................248/399
ASUS P2L97-DS Dual-PII/UW-SCSI ........... 499
GA-SMSATX 512 PBC 8-512MB ............. I59
Tyan SI470 PS VX 512k ...............................,.185
Tyan Tomcat III Dual P5/512k ................. 279
Tyan Pro S1668 Dual Pro ............................. 375
586/486 PCI/ISA/VLB MB............................... 95
In tel Pe n t ium CPU:

Pentium133/150/166
$979/9 9 9 / 1019
MM X 1 6 6 / 200/233
$1029/1129/1209
P entium Pr0180/200
$1199/ 1 5 9 9
Cyrix M2(MNIX) 6x86PR200
$999
1.3/1.7/2. I G EIDE ................... $I49/179/212

2.5/3.2/3.5/4.3/S. I G.......219/239/259/289/369
Quantum 2. I/2.5G.............................. 229/249
WD 2. I/2.5/3.1G ........................ 225/245/279
WD Ultra DMA 4.3/6.4G.......,.......... 334/429
QT. Ultra DMA 1.6/2. I/3.2G .... 199/234/244
QT. Ultra DMA 4.3/6,4G ....,........... 314/424
QT SCSI 2.1/3.2/4.3/6.4G .. 299/379/445/589
WD 9.IG SCSI U/UW .........,...,.. 1279/1299
Barracuda SCSI UW 4.55/9. I G...... 859/1375
AdaptecSCSI 2940U/2940UW.........249/319
Adaptec SCSI l SOS .................................... 69
Asus Fast SCSI II/SC875 UW.....,...... 99/159
SOUND CARD/SPEAKER
ESS 1868 I6bit PnP.................................. $22

32blt PCI Ensonic/Monster ............... 99/199
SoundBlaster PnP l6bit/AWE 64 ........ 58/109
SB Discovery Kit (AWE 64 dr2x) ........ 339
Speakers 100/200/320W ................ 18/39/48
KTX 500w Subwoofer ........................... 119
Yamaha M7/MIS/MS25(Subwo,).. 65/77/ll9
Micphone Portable/Gooseneck................ 3/9
HeadphoneSet w/Micphone .................. 14
Keyboard/Mouse/1Vlisc.
Win95 l04 Keyboard PackardBell .......... $17
Fujitsu KB 8725/4725 ......................... 25/55
MS Mouse 2B/3B(intel li mouse) ..........29/49
MS Natural Keyboard .................................74
LiteonNaturalKeyboard TouchPad...........74
Mouse 3B/Mitsumi .................................... 7
Genius Internet Mouse............................... 16
Logitech Mouse 2B/3B ...................... 14/22
1.44 Floppy Drive Fujitsu/Mitsumi ......... 27
Networking
PnP Ethernet Card ISA/PCI ................ 27/32

KTX 10/100Mb' ......................................... 49
3COM 3C905-TX 100Mb PCI ................ 88
9/16 Port Ethernet Hub..................... 85/I75
Cable Assembly 15/25/50ft ............. 9/12/19
Cable perft Coax/Rj45.................. 0.15/.19
Terminator .................................................. 3
oti,
.. k~
MEMORY
30pin I M/4M........................................ $5/I8

72pin 4/8/16/32M EDO.....,....... 16/28/44/89
72Pin 4/8/16/32M...................... 19132/54/99
SDRAM 10ns 16/32M ....................... 59/94
Pipe Line Cache 256/512K ................. 14/29
256K Cache for 486/586 M.B ................ 15
CPU
Intel P 100/120/133 ................ $1 I9/124/l25

Intel P ISO/l66/200....,............... 145/I 75/278
Pentium MMX l66/200/233..... 179/29S/399
Pentium Pro180/200 ........,............... 259/669
Cyrix M2(MMX) I66/200................. 109/149
AMD K5 I00/I 33/I66................. 99/128/139
AMD K6 166/200/233 ............. 179/239/415
Pentium II 233/266/300..........579/739/1079
ZIP DRIVES
lomega ZIP IOOM Int./ Ext ...............I38/l78
lomega Jaz I G Int/Ext.....................379/494
ZIP Disk 100MB/Jaz IG ...............,. 15.9/I14
LS 120 MB Flopy Drive/Disk ............ 165/21
Dito 2G Tape Drive Int./Ext.............179/259
Dito 3. 2G Tape Dr. Int./Ext.............259 /285
Dito Tape 2G./3.2G.......................... 29 /call
UPGRADE OPTIONS
14" to 15" to 17" Monitor ............;.... 79/249

MS Home Bundle.......................................85
MS Encarta'98 Home Bundle ................... 69
Compon's Encyclopedia 97 ...................,. 18
Corel Draw 7 Full.............,................... 179
Corel WordPerfect 8 suite........................ 69
Lotus SmartSulte 97 ............................... 19
Grolier 97 &Lot Games (10 CDs) ............ 60
7 Titles EncyclopediaifrGames ................. 50
'12.1" TFT Active Matrix LCD (800x600)

2M SVGA Video
20x CD-ROM
*1.44 Floppy Drive
*2. IG Hard Drive
16M EDO RAM
'l6Bit Sound
'TV Output
'256K Cache
Infra-Red
*Touch pad
*Win95 Keyboard
PCMCIA Slot
Pentium MMX166 ............... $3259

Pentium MMX200 ............... $3359
Pentium MMX233 ............... $3459
Notebook Accessories ..................,...Call.
5ales & Service ~
Centre
I>
.I
BmTotrlss$s
Bus Top.':H~,;.;,
::
, 6SVIV
lMX-
;.. BasTo~~
16 MB EDO Memory/1.44 MBFloppy
1.6GB Ultra IDEHard Drive

FaSt 84-bit S3 VideoCard w/2MB EDO
SB COmpatible 16-bit SoundCard
FaSt64-bit PCI Video Card,1MB

Built-in EIDE Controller
80W Speakers/
Windows 95 Keyboard
Built-in 2 serial/1Parallel ports
canon BJC4200 SE color printer
14 Non-Inl. SVGA
Monitor, .28mm
15' CSAApprovsdP/STower Case
t 4" Non-Int. SVGAMonitor, .Semm
r@
38.6 Int. voiceirnnModemtrrdt
Free US & World Atlas....
cc
'
'
-~V
~ e : ":""
'
-
"
" ''~I@"'!~S~.,":."r~e'ce"~
"
512K Pipelined Brust Cache

32 INB EDOINemory
1.44 MBRoppyDisk Drive
Quantum 2.5 GB EIDEHardDrive
S3 DX VIRGE 3DPCIVideo,4MB
24X Speed Int. CDROMDrive
Built-in EIDE Controller
Sound Blaster AWE64 Sound Card
Free 2-button Mouse 8 Pad
Fm
ASUS PentiumPCImotherboard
QuantumFireball 3.2GB Ultra H.D.

Matrox INystique 220 Pcl video,4MB
Built-In EIDE Controller, 2S/1P
104-Key Windows 95 Keyboard
FreeCompton'sEncyclopedia98
Free INavis Teachers Typing
Intel Pentium ININXProcessor
Intel Triton ill TX Chipset motherboard

64 MB EDO Memory/1.44 MBFloppy
1.2 GB EIDEHardDrive
15" TowerCase/2S/1Pports
&X Speed int CD ROIN
Drive
=:
BPIVIMX
Intel Pentium ININX

Processor
Pentium PCI Motherboard
512K Pipelined Brust Cache
16 INB EDOmemory
1.44 MB FloppyDisk Drive
Intel Pentium Processor, 512KCache
,,BwTop,
80W Speakers/
Windows 95Keyboard
19 CSAApprovsdmediumTower Case
rs
15 Non-Int. SVGA INonitor,.28mm
Built-in 2 serial/1Parallel ports

15" Non-Int. SVGA
Monitor,.28mm
FreeCompton'sEncyclopedia98
104-Key Windows 95 Keyboard
15" CSAApprovsd
P/STower Case
Free 2-bulton Mouse S Pad
Free US & World Atlas

'~ ~
Gestansd for
Free Chess Master

Free INavis Teachers Typing
Free Logitech 2-button Mouse
IldboN
FUJITSU'
-:Sl,iR49.::-:::
=::=:. =.;
600 x 600 dpi

Smallest ink drops for
more shades of color
with Photo REt ll
Up to 8 ppm output
Print media from plain
paper to banners and
iron-on transfers
~, 1. y6gf,,;wQrtrQnp:.. "...~,-
600 x 600 dpi

Resolution Enhancement
Up to 4 ppm output
HP built-in ColorSmart
RealLife Imaging System
Print media from plain
paper to labels and
index cards
, fc,~
"it:
~d.'.-:,'.~.-.. =
..~ ',
...~~l;:,,ye
amf,m
+C
rrrm
ac ng."~
m
ml
n
r mm
em
r
O
ee w
W~
,, H ITAGHI
w w
m~
OS HI BA:';-'::
'".Y~''
'
.
'-: 8":"-'i-'": "w~ +.
Model
CP U ~ m a ry HDD CDROM~Disla PRICE
TP380D 150MMX 16MB 2.1G N/A 12.1 TFT $2,499
,';.:4~ - : :'46NS;:;-":3~':,:3'0X'~)X)ISI@'.;fk''",.
TP 38QED16$MMX 16 MB 2.1G 20X 12.1 DSTN $3,199
TP 380ED 166MMX 16 MB 3.06 20X 12.1 TFT $4,550
TP 560E 'l66 16 MB 2.16 N/A 12.1 TFT $4,499
TP 760XD 166MMX 32 MB 3.06 8 X
1 2 .1 TFT' $5,399
'~
i...,::.; S;,:AMSI
tst'-'.:,...., "'-",::;:,:tG.':,:, Iti"'gfgtitn
TP 770 200MMX 32 MB 3.26 N/A 13.3 TFT $6,199
TP 770 233MMX 32MB 5.16 N/A 14.1TFT $8,999
'
Model
VB Plus
VB Pro
VB Plus
VB Plus
VB Pro
VB Pro
YB Elits
CPU fe moralHDDCDROM ~Disla PRICE

133MMX 16MB 1.4GB 10X 12.1DSTN $2,349
133MMX 16MB 1.4GB 10X 12.1TFT Q,899
150MMX 16MB 1.4GB 10X 'l2.1DSTN $3,195
166MMX 16MB 2.1GB 10X 12.1TFT $3,449
1$6MMX 32MB 2.16B 10X 12.1TFT $4,999
166MMX 32MB 3.06B 10X 13.1TFT $5,749
166MMX 16MB 2.1GB 10X 13.1TFT $5,499
all
www.mi-canada.eo M
1N F 1N 1T 11
Intel Pentium F-133 CPU

16MB EDO RAM
PCVISA Mother Board
Built-in EIDE Ctrl, 512k Pipeline Cache
PCI 64bit Video Card
1.08GB Hard Drive
1.44MB Floppy Drive
15" Mid-tower Case, 230% PS
104 Win'95 Keyboard, Mouse
14" SVGA Monitor
One month free internet
P-166MMX $768
$72 8
P- XOOMMX%86$
Intel Pentium 11233 CPU, 512k Cache

32MB EDO RAM
Pentium II Mother Board
S33D Virge Video Card
2.5GB Ultra-IDE Hard Drive
1.44MB Floppy Drive
17' ATX Case
24xCD ROM
$1460 m-z66 aw3s

Pll-3QO$1925
or lease $47/mon
Intel Pentium P-2OOMMX CPU

16MB EDO RAM
PCI/ISA Mother Board, 512k Pipeline
Burst Cache, Built-in EIDE Ctrl
PCI 64bit Video Card
2.5GB Ultra IDE Hard Drive
1.44MB Floppy Drtve
15" Mid-tower Case, 230W PS
15" SVGA Menitor
24x CD ROM, 33.6 fax/modem
16Bit Sound Card
60W Speakers
P-133
P-166 MMX
GVC P133 CD/PC2TV---$ 2 515

12,1 "DSTN/16M/1,4G/16x CD/16bitSnd/W95
SHARP P 100 PC-3040
$1815
12.1''DSTN/16MB/I, I GB/16bit Snd
SHARP P150 PC-9320 CD-
$389Q
11.3 "TFT/32MB/1.6GB/10xCD/
16bit Snd/33.6Modem/Win95
TOSHIBA 430CDT P120 CD -
----$3425
11.3 "TFT/16MB/1.3GB/I oxCD/Win95
SCEPTRE 3900 P I 00/P133 --$2290/$2520
11.3"DSTN116MB/I.OGB/Win95
SCEPTRE 4000CD P133/P150 -$4390/$4590
12.1 "TFT/24MB/ I.QGB/6xCD/Win95
MTI JETBOOKCDP100-$2390
10.3 "DSTN/GAMB/1.0GB/4xCD/16SndlWin95
-
Meth crboard
Pentium M/B VX/TX 5I2k MMX - $IO9/I l9
Gigabyte ATV/T2 5 I 2k MMX- -- -$125/148
Gigabytc TX2/TX3 5I2k lvIMX
$154/159
Gigabytc Pll LX ATX---
-- $259
Asus TX971TXP4 512k MMX --- - $ 2 08/$I72
Asus P-II P2L97/P2L97-S ATX--- - $ 259/$349
ABIT SM5A/SM5 VX
$129/$149
ABIT IT5H HX/PXS TX
$175/$ 1 79
Spet:ial
Fujitsu 3.5GB Hard Drive-$255!
C olor Scanner Flatbed
$ 180 !
17" SVGA Monitor-$490!
Laser Printer $ 399!
VideoCard
Cirus Logic 5446 PCI I M --$27
--
- $42/$59
S3 3D Virge 2M/4M
Trident 3D ITV IM--$59
ATI 3D X+ 2M/4M wMPEG -- $85/$112
ATI 3D X+ 2M/4M wMPEG, PC2TV-$102/$129
ATI 3D Pro Turbo 4M/8M, PC2TV-- $175/$237
ATI 3D All-inWouder 2M/4M--- - --- $283/$310
ATI AGP Xpert@play 4M/8M-- --$267/333
ATI PCI Xpcrt@P lay 4M/8M--- -$239/306
ATI AGP XprtWork2MI 4M/SM-$206/238/303
ATI PCI Xprt@Work2M/ 4M/8M-$180/210/278
Matrox Millcnim II 4M/SM ocm - $209/$315
M atrox Mystique 220 4M ocm -- - - - - - - $ I 4 8
$1228 ',",'"""
K6-200 MMX
or lease $40/mon K6-233MMX
$1088
$1128
$1328
$1135
$1194
$1409
$1408
or lease $46/mon
P-166/233 MMX
$13D8/$15D8
K6-166/2QQ/233MMX $1314/$1373/$1588
WE I'RDVIDE COMMERCIAL AND

INDIISTRIAL SOFTWARE DEVE
L OPMENT, N E T W O R KI N 6
DESI6N AN D Q N SITE SERVICE.
Authorized Dealer
gg H~taaaLazr
Authorized Dealer
Authorized Dealer
Kithernct Adapter
Modcnt
Zotrix 33.6/56k Fax Data int Voice--- - $ 641$99

Moniter
SVGA 14" 115 "/ I 7"
-- $2IQ/279/570 Acer 33.6/56k Fax Data int Voice -- $66/$105
Daytek 14 "/15 "117" -- - - - - - - - $ 2 ) 5/295/580 USR 33.6/56k Fax Data iut Voice ----$I 20/$175
MAG DX I 5T .25/700T17" .25

-$449/$849
Viewsonic 15" GS .27-'$445
Viewsonicl7" GT770/PT770 0.25-- -$890/$990
Vicwsonic2I" GSIQIPSIQ 0.25-----$1850/$l950
- - - - - - - - - - $3 8 9
Optiqucst 15" V655Pentium l33
-$139 Optiqucst 17" V775 IV773 0.26 $8Q4/$709
Pcflt ium 166/200 M M X---- - - - -$ I 79/$280 Sony 15 *' IOOSX/SF-$519$5SS
Pentium 233 MMX
-$3&o Sony 17 " 200SX/SF ----- - $899/$985
Pentium Pro 180 1200 (256k!
--$2631$650
Pentium II 233/266/300 --- - $ 5 85/$76 I /$I 050
Printer/Scanner
Cyrix 6x86 166/20OMMX-
-S I 15/$ISS Canon BJC250/4300
- $ l99/$299
AMD K6-t66/200/233 MMX-- $ I 8 6/$245/$460 HP Dcskjet 670C- - - - -- - $279
HP Deskjet 820Cxil87QC-- --- $339/$529
Hard Drive
Epsou Stylus 4001600-$275/$375
I.OG/1.3G$ I 39/$ I 55 Brother 76ODX Laser- -
-$589
2.1G/2.SG--$2091$215 HP 6L/6P Laser
-$539/$989
Fujitsu 2.6G/3.5G U-IDE ---
---$22Q/$25S
Fujitu PrintPartner PP-14-$838
Fujitsu 4.3G/5.25G U-IDE--- ---$329/$360 HP SS/SP/6100C Scanner ---$269/$389$1020
Fujitsu 6,4G U-IDE-- - - - $ 448 UMAX 600P ------- - - - - - -- ---$199
WD 2. IG/2.5G U-IDE
-------$240/$265
Acer30QF/610+ Color Scanner SCSI II- $199/$339
WD 3.2G/4.3G/6.4G U-IDE -- -$276/$340/$480 ScanTek-2C w/SCSI 3 00x600dpi $
180
Quantum 2.1G/3.2G U-EI DE
$249/$260
Brother
720
Laser
Printer
600x600dpi-$399
Quantum 4.3G/6.4G U-EIDE-$350/$465
Intel PentiumP-2{IOMMX CPU

32MB SDRAM
Asus TXP4 Mother Board
512k Pipeline Burst Cache Built-in EIDE Ctrl
S33D Virge Video Card
2.1G Quantum ST Ultra IDE Hard Drive
1.44M Floppy Drive
15" Mid-.tower Case, 230W PS
15" SVGA Monitor
24x CD ROM, 33.6 fax/modem
16Bit Sound Card
60W Speakers
Sound CardI Speaker

Stereo Sound Card- $25
$59
Sound Bluster 16 Pnp -
Sound Blastcr 64 AWE Value/Gold $1 QS/$240
Speaker 7W/60W/120W---- - - - - ' -$15/$24/$42
Speaker I
70W I240W Subwoofer ----$62/$99
Printer/Scanner
Canon BJC250
$I99
Canon BJC4300
$299
-
- $279/$365
HP Deskjet 67OC/692CHP Dcskjet 82OCxi/870C- -- --- $339/$529
Epson Stylus 4QO/60Q-$275/$375
Brother 760DX Laser-$589
-- - - - - - - --$539/$989
HP 6L/6P Laser
Fujitu Printpartner PP-14$838
HP SS/SP/610OC Scanner --$269/$389$1020
16bit ISA IOBase 2/T Comb-

----- $29
32bit PCI IOBasc 2/T Comb- --- --- $39
3COM 3C905TX le/ IOQ$99
5 /8/I SPort H U B --- --- --$75/$97/185
PCMCIA Eithernet Adapter/Comb ----$155
Keyboard Meuse
Win'95 104 Keyboard

- $20
Fujitu 8725/4725
-$29/59
Logitech Mouse 2B/3B
--- --$20/35
Generic 2-3 B Mouse$9
-
Case
13" IIS" w/23QW PS
$40/$45
l9" /24" w/230W PS$65/$l 15
ATX I7" 124" w/235W PS ---- - - $95/$125
Desktop Case-$59
Others
Joypad I Joystick-$I 8/$25
M'icro phone - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - $ I 2
Earphone w/Microphone
$20
ISA/VESA I/O Ctrl Card$40
Face 2Face Video Conf. Kit---------$179
V ideo Capture w/TV Tuner ---- - - - - $9 9
V ideo Capture w/o TV Tuner---- - - - - - $ 7 5

FM Radio Receiver
-$29.90
JAX/Zip /TAPE /C9%riter
JAZ IG SCSI int/ext

$39 9 /$535
ZIP Panasonic/lomega IOQM iut/ext -$139/$199
ZIP disk / JAZ disk
$18/$I20
CD ROM/DVD
- --- - - $ 169/$246
Memory
Ditto 2G/3.2G int- - - - - - - - - - -$ 8 5 Ditto 2G/3.2G Parallel--- - - -- - - -$ 2 35/$295
30p IMB/4MB$91$20 Sx CD-ROM- - -- - - - -- - -$9 9 Panasouic/Creative CD-R 2x/4x w/SCSI-$580/460
2
4x
Accr72p 4MB/SMB EDO
-$ I 5/$24
- ---------$105/105
72p 16MB/32MB EDO
- $4Q/$83 24x Panasonic/Toshiba
HP7100 int. IDE 2w/6r rewriteable -- - - $ 549
168p SDRAM 16M/3'2M/64M-
- -$481$90/239
Toshiha DVD Drive
$199
Nl I a @I ~ ~ ~ ~
Austin Ave
<ougseed ~
201-463 North Rd, Coquitlam, S.C. (LougheedHwy 4 Nerth Rd)

TEL(604)931-5809 PAX:(6Q4)931-5891 Mon.-Fri. 11:09-6:30 Sat. 11:99-5:M
Cd
ray o
K
Hongkong
Extra Food
Royal Bank
LITECH
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 89

;I
fi
Srnerljlj Busrness Cornputrng

Eight paths to success
Conhtrrred from page86
Zig Zlglar's Success Planner

with Coals INanagement
From: Echo Consulting Corporation
Platform:: Win 95/NT
Price: US$149
3 GfifiOfifi
ififi
f
fi
'
fiiifiiii lrfiii tiii

t: fiSi8fi
]g
fififi
'A~
F
~w ~
. ~un
fi fifi fi V fi
programs, it packs the power to create goal

plans and projects of huge complexity and
minute detail. It can even export project files
to Microsoft Project.
Features include a notepad, daily journal,
powerful search tool, contact manager, the most
beautiful interface of all eight programs, a special area to focus on continuous
improvement (what the Japanese
call Kaizen and Robbins calls CANI,
an acronym for continuous and
never~ding improvement), and
daily, weekly, project, and communication planners.

The d i f f erences b etween
Robbins' and Ziglar's programs go
well beyond the $96 higher price
tag for the O.P.A. Life Planner.
Ziglar straightforwardly calls his
program a success planner with
goals management. You immediately know what he s t alkrng
about, The program itself is intuitive and loaded with help. It's obvious that it
was designed for the average sales or goal driven person.
Compare th e a bove w it h R o bbins'
approach. Right from the start, you' re confused. What is an O.P.A. Life Planner, you
wonder? Well; O.P.A. stands for Outcomefocused, Purpose-driven, Action Plan. Since
Robbins calls goals "outcomes," "outcomefocused" simply means goal-oriented. As
soon as you start working in the program,
you realize that it is not intuitive, but will
need some getting used to. Ziglar designed
his program for the average person while
Robbins may have designed his for himself.
As the leader of a vast empire, Robbins is
used to developing mammoth plans and projects that need sophisticated tools, and his
O.PA. Life Planner has the capacity to deliver.
So, if you are a power user, not alarmed by
siightly steeper learning curves, this could be
the program for you. Who knows, you could
become the next Tony Robbins!
Our rating: Recommended
**
'
'
'
"
'
'
'0
fijue
': From
"""".:4 December
12 to 18, 1997
Most convenient: Most sales managers and

sales reps have heard of Zig Ziglar, the goaloriented individual who rocketed to the top
and became the multimillionaire success
guru he is today. Many have read and still
cherish Ziglar's book, See You at the Top.Now,
, they' ll probably want to use Ziglar's Success
Planner with Goals Management, and with
good reason.
Until recently, personal information managers (PIMs) were weak in goal setting and,
, conversely, goal setting programs were weak
in personal information management. Ideally,
we would be able to combine both areas into
a single program and remove the need for
entering some of the same data into two separate programs. That's what Ziglar's program
strives to do, and it is successful. It may not
have the power of some of the standalone
PIMs, but it is a complete contact manager,
appointment scheduler, and goal setter.
The program interface is intuitive and a
pleasure to work with. Success Planner comes
on a CD which is jam-packed with over six
ltd
%+ed
e-'ea
hours of audio clips of Zig discussing everything you wanted to know about goals.
When setting up a goal, Zig's seven step
process forces you to consider benefits, obstacles, resources, and requirements before indicating your plan of action. Also, this program
is one of the three out of the eight reviewed
that does provide a tree view of your goals.
Just click on the Goals button to get an
instant snapshot of your entire plan.
One of the many features you will like in
this program is the balance check. Assuming
you have entered goals in all six of his categories (career, physical, mental, family, personal, spiritual), the program will check your
goals and show in a graph how balanced you
are. For example, you may be spending too
much time on your career and not enough on
your family. As either a goal setter or a PIM,
this program is recommended; however, as a
combination of the two, it is highly recommended.
Our rating: Highly recommended
Conclusion
Do you know what today is? It could be the
most important day of your life! After all,
today you have learned about goal setting
programs and where.to get them. In a few
days, like Joey, you could be embarking on an
exciting journey. Good luck!
'I
fi"
omers,
one per customer only)
Chuck Gallozzi is a Mississauga-based freelance writer

who has written extensively on sales. motivation, and
photography. His other areas of interest include computer software, the Internet, and spirituality.
Contact:
Access Able Systems, Fax: 61-3-9576-7132.
Web site: http: //www.goalmaker.corn/
The Anthony Robbins Co., Tel: 800-898-8669.
Web site: http: //www.tonyrobbins.corn/opasoft.html
Blanch Software, Tel: 800-909-4625.
Web site: http: //www.goalsetting.corn/
EchoConsulting,Tel:800-527-0306.Fax:972-991-1853.
Web site: httpy/www.echocorp,corn/zig/demo/mnscm.htm
International Custom Software, Fax: 02-9842-9233
Web site: http;//www.pracpsy.corn/demoform.htm
Anthony Robbins' O.P.A. Ufe Planner
Iflind Tools, Tel: 801-355-5110
From: The
Anthony Robbins Comp
anies
Web site: http: //www.mindtools.corn/Ipdownld.html
Platform:: Win 95/NT, Macintosh
Pathfinder Software, Fax: 602-864-1780
Price: US$245
Most comprehensive planner: Like Ziglar's Web site:
Success Planner, Tony Robbins' O.P.A. Life http: //www.positivechanges.corn/download.html
Planner is both a PIM and a goal setting pro- Success Software,Tel: 403-256-5757.Fax:403-256-8757.
gram. The most comprehensive of the eight Web site: http: //www.motivator.corn
Check details at
,n.
The r ight solution ever ytime ,P;,'-
Windows NT Server Windows NTWorskations

HP Netserver LX Pro 6/166
HP Vectra XW 6/200
Intel Pentium Pro 166, Ousl

processor. 128MBRAIN,4.2 GB
Fast SCSI2HardDrive, 4X CDROM, Windows NTServer with 5
clients. Ready to install.
Intel Dual Pentium Pro 200 Mhz,

128MB RAM, 4.5 GBUltra SCSI
Hard Drive, 16XGO-ROM,32 MB
Video Card, 10/100 base-T,
Windows NTW4.0 (monitor extra)
'Lease $690/month
Pentium Pro 200mhz, 32 mb ECC

EDO, Pentium 200 Mhz,128mb Ram
integrated Cirrus Logic with 1mb Dram, (4x32mb) 12 sockets available, ECC
Hot Swaps Models, 27GBMaximum
Memory, 13GB Hot swap hard disk
hard Disk capacity via six 4.51 GBSCSI drives, Standard Software
Hard disk drives. Standard Software.
I.esse $591/month for 46 months
for 48 months
MP Printers 4 Scanners
HP Deskjet 340 Portable ....... . .$399
HP Oeskje
t670G ...............$285
HP Deskjet 692G...... . . . . . . . . .$348
HP Deskje
t890GXI ...,.........$598
HP Oeskjet 1000G (prints 11x17) ..$656
HP Laserjet 5 ..... . . . . . . . . . . .$1361
HP Vectra Xtj 6/200
Lease $267/month' for 48 months

"epp""' " I '
Pentium Processor 200 mmx

256 K Pipeline Burst synchronous
write-back(expandable to 512K)
32 MB, expandableto192 MB (1 DIMM,
4 SIMMs),60ns, EOO
PCIlocal bus,
ISA data bus
Base -T,WindowsNTW4.0
(monitor extra)
HP Color Laserjet 5 ..... . . . . . .$5176

HP Scanjet 5S ....... . . . . . . . . . .$259
HP Scanjet SP....., . . . . . . . . . . .$385
HP Scanjet 4G...... . . . . . . . . . . .$914
'Onapproved Credit
IBM PC 350, 6587 AT
Intel Pentium Pro 200 Mhz, 32 MB

RAM, 4.5 GBHard Drive, 16X GDROM, 32MB VideoGard, 10/100
HP Laserjet 6P ......... . . . . . ..$979
IBN PC Server 704

Pentium Pro 200
Pro 200 Server
Lease $351/month
for 48 months
Lease $159/month
for 4$ months
S3 Trio 64V+, 64-bit PCI bus with 1
mb EDODRAM(expandable to 2MB)
2.5GB IDE HD, 6X CO Rom
Windows NT. (Nonltorexrru/
is
'I
Surestore Dat 81,8GB Int...

Surestore Dat 24E, 24GBExt
Surestore 2000I, 2GB Int .,
Surestore 5000I, 4GB Int ..
IBM PC 330 Pentium
300 Printer, fax, copier ...... . . . . . . .$589
.$1265
.$1899
..$977
.$1060
350 Printer, faxcopier, scanner ......$630

Pro 1150CPrinter, copier, scanner ..$1185
ApSvaL51Perlhlm 0233,32lN6.4$ HD, DVD,16" Nonlor.. 4%N

ApSeS61fi
tg@lmS266,32NB,6408HD,24XCD,15'Nonlnr....$37N
Design Jet 430 Printer/Plotter ......$2350
OesignJet 2500CP
Printer ........$13558
Call for Proprietary memoryavailable for Toshiba, IBM, HP,NEGand many other brand names
6'6
Canon BJC 4550 wide carriage .... . . . . .$428 Toshibs 15X Int SCSI2CDROM ..:...,. ..$221
Canon LIC 4300 Color bubbleist ..... . . . .$272 SB AWE64 Vslue/Gold ................. 4134/259
CanonBJ250 ......... . . . . . . . . . , ... $198 Discovery AWE
64, 24xCD,14 tillss, spk......$325
Canon NP2500 Printer, fax, copier ....... $729 Dabi Backup an CD....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .$Csll
i I
WD 9.1GBUltra Narrow SCSI, 7200 rpm ..$1235

W/Digital 4.3 GBATAModel AC34300 .... $350
W/Digital 5.1GBDMAModel AC35100 .....$399
W/Digital 4.0GB IDE
Model AC34000 ......$339
W/Digital 2.1GB IDE
Model AC22100 ......$235
Seagate6.4GB IDE ModelST 36450A .....$453
Seagate
4.3GB IDE ModelST34342A ....$342
Seagate 2.1GB
Narrow SCSI....... . . . . . .$285
Seagate4.3GBWide SCSI ............. $779
Micropolis 9.1GBNarrow SCSI....... . . .$1129
Quantum Fireball 3.2GB
SCSI....... . . . . .$376
Quantum Fireball 6.4GB
Ultra FATA ...... $440
Samsung 2.1GBIDE....... . . . , . . . . . . . .$210
Notebook Hard Drives...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call
I
ATI Xmdeatia 4MB MPEG-S/DVD ........$224

ATI XuususuL
4MB MPEG-2/DVD PC2TV ....$229
Mntrox Migenium II 4MB/BMB .......$245/359
Asus AGP
4MBvideo card ....... . . . . . . .$220
Hsicuhs
Sgngmy 12&GD6MB .............$327
'
Il I
Windows NTSewer 4.0 w/5 clients .......$964

Windows NTWorkstation 4.0 CD .........$389
Novell lntiunetware 4.11 w/Sclienls .......$969
Novell
lC7jg]5f+
tt
I3
/8~
AscentiaA60P150,16MB
10X CD,1A4GB,12.1'llT
486OX/2<BMHz System, BMBRAM, 1.44 MB,

Roppy Drive, Mini Tower, SVGAcard, 14 SVGA
Monitor, 170 MB HardDrive, AT I/OCard, 101
Advanced keyboard ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . $575
limited quantity
on approved
credit
gpss
'I
Viewsanic 15GS/GT770...... . . . . . .$425/$882

Milsubishi21 OP91TXM ....... . . . . . . .$2035
Hilschi 19"/21" ..... . . , . . . . . . . . .$1450/2475 Ascend Pipeline50 baseRouteiw/NTI......$817
Sony 20" 300SFT ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1976 Ascend Pipeline75 bridge Router w/2RJ11 ..$905
, Sony 15SX/17SX ....... . . . . . . . . . . .$536/934 Ingslon KNE-16TP/WG16porl Hub ......$235
5 Hub ....... . . . . . . .$102
NEC 15/17' ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$44S/805 SMC 3605T-EZ port
Msg DJ53iyDJ920........... . . . . . ... 4400/2155 SNIC 3616TC-EZ16poil Hub ...... . . . . . .$295
Msg DX1595/DX1495 ........... . . . ... 4468/269
Ssmsung5008/700P ............ . . . . ...$899/885 J 4 '
QINWiM
Dalslrsin 14"/15"1T,...... . . . . . . ..$23$295/590
Asus TX M/8 & Intel P166MMXCPU ......$393
AsusTX M/8 8 IntelP233 MMX CPU......$657
Asus P6NP5M/8 & Intel PPro 180 CPU....$903
Asus P2L97 M/8 & Intel Pll 266MMXCPU $1090
TOSlliDA
Data Train
DEX-120ExPress 440CDTP133MMX,
Notebook,
16MB 16MB; 10xCD,33.6MDM
as
f$
aammr
Thinkpad380ED,P166MMX,
16MB 21GB20xcD 121FRsTN TecQ750CDT
SH I
>I
I SI
Armada4160TP166MMX,
2GB,16MB
I I
380D, P150MMX, 2.1GB,BX, 12.1 TFT .........$3419 V ElilePI66MMX2.166, I6MB,10X,56K,133TFT ......

560E P166, 2.1 GB,
16MB, 12.1 TFT....... . . . . $4065 V Plus P
166MMX.2.166, 16MB.IBX,33.6K,12.1 TFT...
760XD,P166MMX, 3 GB,32MB, BX,12.1 TFT ....$5419
I ' I I I
760XL,P166MMX, 2.1GB,16MB, TFT ..........$4421 M5200T,
P2OOMMX,2.1GB,32MB,2OX,56K,12.1TFT .....$4577
I
I
I I I
AscenlisA70+,PI5OMMX,1.468, 16MB,10XTFT ........$8558
...$call
Tashibs 660 CDT.....
...$csg Exlensa 610CD,P150, 1.4GB, 16MB, 10X, DSTN ..$2420
Toshiba 740 CDT
...$call Exlenss 610CDT,P50, 16MB,1.4HD, 10xCD,TFT...$3199
Toshibs 750 CDT.....
...$cngTravei
mate7000,PI66MMx,2.0GB,32MB,TFTToco 33.6 .$5302
0
d
I>
I>
e~
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 9]

'I
Sma I I Business Computing

INaaaging those contacts
Cmdimted frompage82
as well as the ability to link OLE files to contacts.

address automatically at the top of a letter are
GoldMine is forging ahead in the palmtop
present, as well as th e m ore advanced area as well, with support for Microsoft CE.
features, such as GoldMine seamlessly imports Act files and has
support for caller- a slew of other features. Overall GoldMine is a
iD end the option great program, and now with support for SQL
to
use
yo ur databases such as Microsoft SQL 6.5 Server, it
Microsoft Word or is truly powerful.
WordPerfect word-
4&
JIJJ~ehfps
processor for let-
Act! 3.0 supp orts

Novel l
Netware v ersion
3.12 an d
l a t e r,
Microsoft Windows Network, and NT version
3.51 and later. Like its peers, this program supports a number of different paper-based organizer print-out formats and a decent number
of import and export formats.
There are three levels of security that can
be set in this program and it is possibie to
assign contacts to groups and even assign files
to those groups. Act! supports popular Web
'browsers and uses your email program, allowing you to directly email groups or individuals
without leaving the program. The selection of
standard reports has been improved by the
addition of a graphical report designer and
the dialer now supports Microsoft TAPI interface.
For automatic download of any n ew
patches or upgrades to the software, Act! has a
button on the toolbar that will take you to its
Web page. Suffice to say, Act! 3.0 is a good
upgrade to a good program. For a solid contact manager with a large installed base of
users, consider Act!-
GoldMlne 3.2 for Windows 9$/NT 4

From: GoldM!ne Software Corporation
December
19 to 25, 1997
Janna Contact Professional

From:JannaSystems inc
Suggested Retail Price: $149
J anna
Con t a ct
P rofessional is a
very slick contact

managerqgnt pro-
0'0"O',I@tIti@,Ltsttl
gtam, that. is professionally designed

and presented. This
32 bit program uses
a Microsoft Access
database e n gine
and is highly integrated
wit h
Microsoft Office. In
fact, the program
was one of a very
f ew in b ot h t h e
PIM and CM categories that imported Outlook 97 information,
albeit with one small error (re-occurring
wo
wl
alarms kept re-occurring, forever).
le,t
The program will run on NT or Win 95

and. use Netscape Navigator or I n ternet
Explorer without a problem. The program is
an excellent container for OLE objects, which
means drag and drop works well. If you want
a picture beside each contact, just drag it onto
the contact's Notes section and let it go.
Janna Contact Professional is flexible
with Internet Explorer 4,0 style toolbars.
Icons are customizable and tabs are used
t'w
In the past year, where appropriate. There is something about
To
om i t
gaJ
" -' : =
'-".:-
GoldMine Software the interface that is just plain nice to look at.
This aesthetic does not diminish the proh as focused i t s
attention on sup- gram's capabilities. This is a full-featured CM
port i ng GoldMine product with functions like Task Delegation,
3.Z with back-end folder support and Web links. Janna's philosprod u c ts to m ake ophy is to use Microsoft Office-style convent he
Con ta c t tions and look and integrate with Office as
Manager an enterprise
sol u t i on.
+ "9":p~ ~& ~ o
metch as possible.
Numerous other features include multi-user
igj'i'
Those products are group scheduling, Quick Pick drop downs and
called GoldMine intelligent use of right+I!ck options. This is a
4.0 and are identical to the previous version in interface and
user functionality. This overview simply looks
at the standard product.
GoldMine for Windows 95 is a 32-bit
program that has been around for about a
year in its most recent incarnation. The tab
style presentation of the forms is simple and
effective. Rather than simply print "calls" or
"appointments," the tabs have a small icon
beside each n a m e . L i k e Ma x i m izer,
GoldMine makes good use of the right-click
functions with pop-up menus and Go To
actions. The calendar in GoldMine offers all
the important features: multiple views,
alarms, drag and drop, recurring events, and
above all, tight integration with workgroup
scheduling.
GoldMine has email support and telemarketing scripts, as well as sales analysis and
graph tools. Reports can be generated in a
under-recognized product that w!II likely continue to receive good reviews. There is nothing
unusual about most of the features found here,
but they are cleanly put together in a way at
once elegant and productive. A good choice for
your contact management needs.
e.
Q
'l "
omers,
customer only.) ,
't e
r~ '
Ow~w' hw.'
eh -"
et' i
From: TeleMagic inc

Tele Magic
for
Windows
is
a
Windows version of
an earlier DOS product, which was one
of the pioneers in
this software category. The sales-oriented
Check details at
r
i'.w:
jkww e
contact m anager
'~It w
Q
uses a contact data-
Continued oa page 98
'p
.2
TeleMaglc Professional 2.1

for Windows
base to offer features

number of ways, including an automated
process, which may help you avoid repetitive such as a calendar, phone lists, scheduling
steps. There are to4o lists and call monitoring
.wit"
rv-
The right solution everytime
Ag pricesGndspdcNGItions subject to change without notices. Weysssnrdthe right to limit etaneti00. Personal
shoppin
gonly.Nordtiilsts~
2811 Kinesway,Vancouvdc5.C.V5K5H8 Tel:436-2333 Corp.:436-2888 Fax:436-2618W
nd Sec.1997
Boxing Neck Sales
O O O
' Mon-5at 10am+pm
5 u n ds Hogdays Closed e-mag: infodlycompu2000.corn wwwcompu2000.corn
TOSHlBA
44occx
INTEL P133/150/166/200MHz $149/159/199/299

INTELPRO 180/200MHz
$299/669
INTEL Pll 233/266/300MHz
$599/759/1059
INTEL P166/200/233MMX
$179/319/429
30PINS SIMMS1/4NIB
$10/35
MMX
:h
P E IS 7 I II ee
72PINS SIMMS 4/8/16/32/64MB $23/35/55/109/369

72PINS SIMMSPARITY4/8/te/32/64MB
72PINS SglllMS EOO
4/8/le/32/84MB
jhl.
ot Exactly as Shown
Not Exsntlyas Showni
Not Exactly as Shown
PENTIUM 0 66M
IBM
Intel Pentium 188MMXCPU8, Fan, St 2K Lu I(
Tower Case,BMB
I EDORANI,1.8GBHard '
3.6' 1.44MBFloppy Drivo,2MBVideow7~
12X IOECD-ROMDrlyo, 33.8 Int. Voice/F
104Wing5Keyboard.2buttonM ouse8 P ex
SD SoundCard+BOW ExtSpeakersw/ACAt
~
TIVA SERIES
831/58/79/149/348
817/29/49/108/389
168PINS SORAM16/32/64MB
168PINSECC EDO 32/64MB
168PINS DIMMSEDO32/64MB
256/51 2L L2 PIPELINECACHE.
$59/109/269
$185/429
$139/269
$9/19
P ENTIUII NOTEBOOKS
TeenleA
outsexnstebOUk. Optiquest V665 15' Flat Sq Color Monitor
ASrtiva S Series - SSS
$359
Qptiqueet V773 17' 0.26dp Color Monitor $659
Qptiquest V790 19' 0.26dp Color Monitor $1199
Le
*266MHz intel pentium 0
'Exclusive AptNa photo 440CDX /P133/16MB/1.3GB/12.1 DSTN $2599* Viewsonic G7731T 0.26dp Color Monitor
$739
Processor with MMX
Dir e ctor from IBM and
ViewSonic PT775 17' 0.25AGColor Monitor $950
32MB SDRAM
Kodak
*6.4GB HDD
ExclusiveIBM
SONY 100SNSF 15' 0.25AG Monitor $529/589
Intel Pengum200MMX
Intel Pentium II 233MHz
*K56 Flex Protocol Modem ScronPoint Mouse
Intel VX ChlPsotMotherboard ASUS P2L97 Motherboard
SONY 200SNSF17'0.25AG Monitor $869/999
*512K L2 Cache
'EZ Buttons Keyboard
512K i2 Cache,Tower Case 512K L2 Cache.Tower Case
HITACHI VISIDN PluS4140-001
'DVD II with Movie Palyback 'Internet Browsers
32MB EOO
RAM
84MB SDRAM
vBplus/P133/IGMB/1.4GB/toxco/12.1 DBTN/33.8 82399 NEC 1T A500/A700 Monitor
$519mg
*Sound by BOSE
3.2GB HardDisk
4.3GB Ultra 33HardDisk
*Lotus Smartsuite 97
NEC 1T M500/M700 Monitor
*world Book Encyclopedia
S.S'1.44MBRoppyDrive
3. 5 ' 1.44MB Roppy
Drive
'15" color Monitor
IBM THINKPAD380E Netebeek * Mitsubishi Diamond 87TXM 1T 0.25AG $509/999
2MB Video wl SonMPEG
2 M B Video w/ SoftMPEG (13.6" viewable)
$1059
'MechWeI: roars 380E/P150/16MB/2.1GB/12.1 DSTN
$2499
24X CD-ROM
Drive
24X CD-ROM
Drive
ATI 3D RagePro
and
more
33.8 lnt. Voice/Fax/Modem 58K lnt Voice/Fax/Modem
Pgatlgu ENDX
The Award-Winning Split4ystem Design

with the Ultimate in Multiinedia
133MHz Pentium Processor

with MMX Technology
I jDNI
104 Win95Keyboard.
104 Win95Keyboard,
Mouse 8 Pad
Mouse aPad
2-buuon NelMouse
2-button Not Mouse
SBIS+80W ExLSpeak
ers SB18+ 80WExt Speakers
$25gg.g9
Compaq Presarjo1210Notebook
$2049.99
~ggg gg
Upwele opsaas:
twlSWEMwly)
Upgrade spdaow(wlSWMMonly)
15'svGA CawMorolord.27 +3250
pe npum II 266I300u
ux
r 32401300 tlntil Narch1,1998, recieveone year Free membershiP
MS none serape.worlw.
Money, +360 M S windore nr .0
r3210
MSVdndows'05MnVw.00
+3120 SS 64AWE PnP
Velw SeundCerdr350 in IBBI Owner Privileges (ValuetlSO).
Penuuw233MMX
+3240
17 S VGA Color MonIar 4300
We are Vancouver's most knowledgable IBIB AptivaBaler!
1399.99 81999.99
Lease 45/mo AOC
III
Lease884/mo' AOC
HP 6L/6P/6MP LASERJET
$519/989/1199
HP 692C /890CXi Color Inkjet
$369/589
TOSHIBA440CDTNotebook
LEXMARK1000/2050/7000 Inkjet $189/319/509
440CDT/P133/16MB/1.3GB/12.1TFT
$3299 Brother HL730DX/760DX Laser Printer $499/599
1210/P150/I BMB/1.4GB/12.1DSTN/1 4X/18 Bu/33.8 82498'
Qo
Tno TSAIISCIIIAT-le I'Aers I LIMS&wlsltluTT Poll ILL CLGU

SSTSTIMS
Autho rized Servi

Cencter
e
'
I'
I l
11
I I I
i I
OKBATA
4W
laser Printer
Q99.99
$279.99
~LA. '
Towe
Id separately
Bg
goal
PowerMacG3/233 Desktop 24XATAPICD-ROM Drive

512KB L2Cache
ATI 3DIIage II+ 2MBSGRAM
32MB RAM
(Up to 6MBRAM)
4.0GB HardDisk
Apple Keyboard, Mouse &Pad
3.5'1.44MB Roppy Drive 3 Dimm Slots
10 Base TNetwork Card
(Up to 192MB
SORAM)
3 PCIExpansion slots Mac OS 8
Power Macintosh Perlnrmance Comparisons

Based onMaceench Processor Scores' *
COHO!! .
II
II
eg
E R43>
PowerMac G3/268 Desktop
9 35.99
Micmseft
~ep71802xulIBxg
Brbt
LsS
~ 3520.00 '
US C
Pla Pil
BB.IN Writer let.'
329.99
44/266AV
279 .99
BA
Black Hawk
Jev Stick
Altec lancing
ACS 45Spks
S3329.99
II
I I
I I
I II
' 06
SU
~
C'~
$1349
$1549
$1549
$1649
$1999
$2499
$2799
$2499
$2749
$3299
$3499
QUANTIUM SG2.1GB
QUANTIUM ST3.1/4.3/6.4GB
WD 2.1/2.5/3.1/4.0GB
FUJISHU1.7/2.6/3.5GB
SEAGATE2.2/3.3/4.3/6.4GB
SAMSUNG1.2/2.1/2.5GB
SAMSUNG 3.4GBULTRA DMA
SUPERMAC
CSOOLT/180MHz6038/16MB/I.OGB/8X CD/256KB/1MBVideo/Mouse/Kybrd 0 SW
SUPERMAC
C500i/200MHz 603e/16MB/2.0GB/12X CD/33.6/IMB Video/Mouse/Kybrd+ SW
SUPERMAC
C500e/200MHz 6038/I6MB/2.0GB/12X CD/1OBT/1MBVideo/Mouse/Kybrd+ SW
SUPERMACC600U200MHz 603e/16MB/2 1GB/8X CD/256K L2/1MB Video/336 Modem 0 SW
SUPERMACC600LT/240MHz 603e/24MB/2.1GB/12XCD/256K L2/1MB Video/33.6 Modem+ SW
SUPERNIACC600X/240MHz 6038/32MB/3.0GB/12XCD/1MB In L2/1MB Video/33.6 Modem+ SW
SUPERMACC600X/280MHz 6038/32MB/4.0GB/12XCD/1MB In L2/2MB Video/33.6 Modem+ SW
SUPERMAC
J700/180MHz 604e/24MB/2.1 GB/BXCD/512KB/2MB Video/10BT+ SW Bundle
SUPERMACJ700/233MHz 604e/24MB/2.1GB/24X CD/512KB/2MB Video/33.6 Modem+ SW Bundle
SUPERMAC
S900/200MHz 604e/32MB/2.1GB/BX CD/512KBL2/4MB Video/1OBT+ SWBundle
SUPERMACS900/233MHz 604e/32MB/2.1GB/BX CD/512KB L2/BMB Video/10BT+ SW Bundle
G3-266MHz/32MB/4.0GB/512K/24XCD/ZIP/10BT/KB/OS 8 8/16/32MB Non-parity 72-Pin SIMM $45/75/135

Power Mac G3/265 Tower-AY
S4099.99 8/1 6/32/64MB 168-Pin SV DIMM $45/75/1 39/249
G3-266MHz/32MB/6.0GB/512K/24XCD/ZIP/10BT/KB/OS
8 32/64MB 168-Pin SDRAM3.3V (for G3) $21 9/489
$459/620
4 P NILE
%9O I I S
39% I I N Apple Color Stylewriter 4500/6500
Power Mac 6500/225103e'
$999/1299
91899.99 Apple MessagePad2000/2001
6500/225MHz603e/32MB/3.0GB/256K/12XCD/33.6/KB/SW Quantum4.3GB QM34320ST SCSI5400rpm $489
' While StockLast
PowerMac4400/200MHz 6038/16NIB/2.0GBIDE/BXCD/256K/16-Bit/10BT/KBD+ Software Bundle

$1799
PowerMac4400/200MHz 603e PCCompt/32MB/16MB/2.0GB IDE/12XCD/256K/10BT/KBD+ SWBundle $3059
PowerMac6500/225MHz 603e/32MB/3.0GB/12XCD/256K L2/33.6K/OS 7.61 + SoftwareBundle
$1899
PowerMac6500/250MHz 6038/32MB/4.0GB/24XCD/256KB/56K/2MB Viedo+ Home Bundle
$2749
PowerMac6500/275MHz603e/32MB/4.0GB/12XCD/512KB/33.6k Modem/Creative Studio
$3399
PowerMac 7300/180MHz
604e/16MB/2.068 SCSI/12XCD/256K L2/2MB VRAM/16-Bit/10BT/KBDA)S7.61 $2049
PowerMac 7300/200MHz 604e/32MB/2.0GBSCSI/12XCD/256K L2/2MB VRAM/16-Bit/10BT/KBD/OS7.61 $2499
PowerMac8600/300MHz604e/32MB/4.0GB SCSIAV/24XCD/1MB In L2/2MBVRAM/10BT/KBD/ZIP
$4149
PowerMac 9600/300MHz604e/64MB/4.0GBSCSI/24XCD/1MB In L2/BMBVRAM/1DOT/KBD/Zip/OS 8
$4949
PowerBook 1400CS/166MHz603e/16MB/1.3GB/12XCD/256K L2/11.3' DSTN/OS8 &SOFTWARE
o3099
Kingston PCMCIA 10BTEthernet PC/MAC

$139
Megahertz XJ3336T 33.6/1OBTEthernet
$399
Motorola 33.6 PCMCIAModem
$199
Batteries, Carrying Cases, Ext. Devices
Pls Call
$219
$259/339/439
$249/259/279/359
$189/239/335
$279/319/459/619
$145/210/229
$269
CL 5446 PCI 1MB DRAMw/MPEG

S3 VIRGE3D 2MB/4MB EDO
ATI3D EXPRESSION+ 2/4MB SDRAM
ATI3D EXPRESSION+ PC2TV 2/4MB
ATI XPERTC}WORKPCI 4/BMB
ATIXPERTOPLAY AGP 4/BMB
MATROXMYSTIQUE4MB
MATROXMILLENNIUM II 4MB/BMB
$29
$49/65
$79/119
$109/139
$209/275
$259/325
$169
$249/329
lomega Int. Zip Drive100MB EIDE

$149.99
lomega Ext. Zip Drive 100MB PAR.
$189.99
lomega Ext. Zip Drive 100MB SCSI
$189.99
lomega Jaz Drive 1GBSCSI Int/Ext
$385/499
HP SureStore 6R/2W Ext. CD-ReWritable PC $679
HP SureStore 6R/2W Int. CD-RSWritable PC $529
KAO CD-Recordable 3-Pack
$9.99
3com 3C905-TXFastEthemet PCI

3com 3C509ISA Combo Network Card
3com 30900PCICombo Network Card
3com Office Connect Networking Kit
3com 3C167000ffice Connect 8/TPO
%.
$89
$145
$165
$399
$114
O
AppleVision 15AV 0.28dp 15 Color Monitor
$529 USR 33.6INT.VOICE FULL DUP SPK.OEM $129
AppleVision 750 0.25AG 17"Trinitron
$1149 USR 56KINT.VOICE FULL DUP SPK. OEM
$199
IMX TwinTurbo 128bits 4MBViedo Card Mac
$449 DIGICOM 33.6 INT. Vl/FAX/MODEM
$89
ATI Xclaim 3D4MBViedo Card Mac
$249 DIGICOM 56K INT.Vl/FAX/MODEM
$1 25
Miro Viedo DC30+
w/Adobe Premiere 4.2
$995 A-OPEN MAGICF34 33.6 INT. Vl/FAX/MODEM $79
truevision Bravado1000 w/AdobePremiere 4.2 $889 A-OPEN MAGIC56K INT. Vl/FAX/MODEM
$119
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITiON www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 93
Srnal I Business Computing
Insurance coverage
and protecting
your investments
ou work hard to
make money and
w ant t o m a k e
sure you don't lose it.
As you may have
e f;
From
Boxing Day
to January 1
1998
in an RRSP in the form of deposit funds for

example, term deposit or GICs under five
years. Mutual funds have no protection as
such, because of the nature of the pooled
investment. The funds' investments are segregated from the assets of the fund manager,
however, in case the fund manager ceases to
operate.
noticed, over time various banks, trust companies, credit unions

and insurance compaJ I ' I
nies have gone under Self-directed plans
i n Canada. So i t i s These plans are not protected as such against
i mportant t o kn o w the default of the institution holding them.
Certain investments in the plan, however,
your protections.
such as term deposits or GICs under five
years, could be protected. The amount of the
Deposits in a bank or trust company
These are protected by the Canada Deposit protection depends on whether the instituInsurance Corp. (CDIC) up t o a c ertain tion is a bank, trust company, credit union, or
amount. In Quebec, the plans are protected brokerage firm. Refer to the deposit ceilings
by the Quebec Deposit Insurance Board. Your discussed earlier for these types of institutions.
RRSP deposit or RRIF, regular savings or
If a brokerage firm ceases to operate,
chequing funds on deposit, or term deposit
are automatically insured for up to $60,000 there could be protection for certain investm ents in y our self-directed plan up t o
for each separate account. Each deposit (in
the form of an RRSP or otherwise) must $500,000 under an industry plan called the
Canadian Investor Protection fund. Only
mature in five years or less.
Ifyou have more than $60,000, you can members, such as th e Canadian Stock
divide your funds among several CDIC mem- Exchange (Vancouver, Alberta, Toronto, and
bers that are separate financial institutions, Montreal), the Toronto Futures Exchange,
Some banks and trust companies have sub- and members of the Investment Dealers
sidiaries that are separate CDIC members, Association of Canada, are covered by this
resulting in a ceiling of $60,000 each. For fund. No mutual fund companies or investinformation and confirmation, contact CDlC' ment advisors not associated with a member broker are covered by this particular
at 800-461-2342.
fund,
For further information and confirmation,
Deposits in a credit union
These are protected by a provincial deposit contact your broker or the CIPF office in
insurance plan. Each province varies in its Toronto at 416-866-8366,
protection for deposits, savings, chequing,
or term deposit, or RRSP or RRIF with term life insurance companies
deposits or GICs of less than five years. I f a company that is a m ember of t h e
CompCorp protection plan makes proinises
Depending on the province, the protection
can rangefrom $60,000 to unlimited pro- in a life insurance, health insurance, money
tection that is,100 percent. Contact a cred- accumulation, or annuity policy to p ay
either a fixed or a m i nimum amount of
it union in your province to enquire, or
money to a person or on a person's death
phone the CDIC (see above number) to
obtain contact numbers for the credit union and thatcompany goes under,you could be
d eposit insurance head office i n y o u r protected up to a certain amount. If you
have life insurance protection, the limit is
province.
$200,000; for life annuity and disability
income policies with no options of lumpDeposits in a life insurance company
These are covered by an industry operated sum withdrawal, the limit is $2,000; and for
protection plan called CompCorp up to cer- health benefits other than disability income
tain limits and in certain situations, depend- annuities, the limit is $60,000 in total paying on the nature of the investment The limit ments.
For further information and confirmation,
for policies registered under the Income Tax
Act, such as RRSPs, RRIFs, and pension poli- contact CompCorp at 800-268-8099. 0
cies, is $60,000. The limit is also $60,000 for
non-registered policies, such as cash value of Douglas Gray, LL.B., formerly a practicing lawyer, is a
Vancouver-based speaker, consultant and author of 15
life insurance policy. For mformation and
confirmation, contact CompCorp directly at bestselling books, including TheComplete Canadian
Small Business Guideand Homeinc.: The Canadian
800-268-8099.
Home BasesBusiness Guide (McGraw-Hill Ryerson)
and Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business
NNanaied funds
Generally, these finds are protected if they are and Marketing Your Product (Self-Counsel Press).
stomers,
one per customer only.)
ck details at
w
:k
The right s o l u t i o n eeveryti nte.'
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca jANUARY 1998
95
Srnazll Business Computing
no IT [Information technology] skills, configure the Backoffice Server in a small business

environment.
TCP: Tlzat's a rather provocative statement no
IT skills.
SW:The important thing in our analysis is that
certainly in Jbusinesses with) under five PCs,
there's no formal technical skills on-site. The
owner/manager may be very technically competent, and in that sense I'm not trying to
underplay the benefit of having technical skills.
But the important thing is that we' re assuming
that the value-added provider can deliver that.
And certainly, the ongoing administration
and user management does not require IT
s kills at all. We' ve taken a l o t o f t h e
Intellisense technology, and if you look at the
Wizard and how few questions its actually
asking you, it's a very, very intelligent way to
customize the server environment for a small
business scenario.
also be supported within Windows98?

SW: There' ll be some different hardware reference designs that only NT 5 will take advantage of. And that actually does come down to
the choice.
One of the things we' re trying to achieve
with Windows is choice, whether it's costbased users or device types, and there will be
some specifications unique to NT 5 in that
regard, certainly around t h e W i n dows "
Terminal for example.
TCP:So what are some of the criteria that people
will use to make the choice between Windows98
and NT 5. Is it a matter of power,is it a matter of
manageability or is it a matter of legacy 16-bit
January
2 to 8, 1998
applicatlns?
SW: I don't think it will be associated with
legacy applications or device support any
more. In that sense, it's a true superset. There

won't be degradation of function associated
with NTS versus Windows 98.
You' ve got to look at the upsides and say
TCP: Can weju>np ahead to NT5 and Windows
98. What strategy would you advise to businesses "is that something I need for my enterprise
forselecting Windows 98 orNT 5 W orkstation as or my small business?" And those upsides
a business desktop operating system?
are definitely associated with manageability.
SW: I think the first point to make now is that We will deliver the lowest cost scenario with
both operating systems are some ways off. an NT client versus a Windows 98 client.
Part of the slippage of Windows 98 is defi- That cost is also associated with user mannitely around the feedback we' ve had that agement as weil as software management in
Windows 16-bit users need to have a smooth terms of the directory support at the client
level. Also in security terms, we will be
migration to get there.
We' ve previously committed and are fol- putting in NT 5 the ability to have a single
lowing through on the fact it w il l b e as security model across the enterprise for large
straightforward to move from NT 4 as it will
customers.
be from Windows 9x to NT 5. So the most
We will charge a premium price for NT for
important point is don't delay going to 32-bit these reasons. So it' s "do I want the benefits assoWindows today.
ciated with NT 5 vs. what will I lose." No one
If we go forward a year and you' re a 32-bit need to stay with Windows 98 is the key point.
Windows user, I think it will be a lot simpler a
year from now. NT 5 will be a complete super- TCP: Would tlzere be any advantages for zz enduser, say in a home, adopting NT 5 versus
set of Windows 98. Period, So, in that senseapplication support, things like Plug and Play, Windows98
the ability to use either OS in a mobile envi- SW: Yeah, there could be. Certainly power
ronment it is a genuine statement to say usage. Many of the features we' re talking
that NT 5 is a superset of Windows 98.
about within Windows 98, like the broadcast
So, it' ll all come down to do you want some PC architecture, being able to support the rich
of the advantages that will be associated with NT Internet integration aspects all of that is
5 that will come with a hardware cost, or in going to be in NT 5, so it's the same question.
some sense, for some users, at a complexity cost? There are no reasons why they wouldn' t,
And what I would point to there with NT 5 is the there might be reasons why they would.
fact that all of what we talk about, having the
option to configure a client and not visit it again TCP: I read a review recentlyof a beta of
in terms of having zero administration at a client Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, and tlze
reviewer said that this was a really great product.
level, will be achieved through NT 5 only.
There's only so much we can do with
Microsoft recently invested some money in Apple
Windows 98 in the large, managed corpo- as well. Sowhat is going on with your strategy
rate environment, we would be recommend- with the Macintosh platform?
ing NT 5 on the desktop if that is appropriate SW: People don't quite realize that we actualin hardware terms.
ly make, on average, more dollars per Mac
than we do from a PC. We enjoy a very high
TCP: Microsoft has been talking about Siznply market share of applications on the Mac. So
InteractivePC and manageability issues fur more two of the reasons behind that investment
tlzazz a year zzow. Is that to say thar those will were to ensure we' ve committed not just this
fizzally be realized in NT 5 a>ul not Windows98? release of Office but future releases of Office
SW: No, that's not a true statement. In fact, the. through to the next millennium
Simply Interactive PC and AIOraysOn were
But it's also important for us, if y ou
talked about i n t h e P D C ( P rofessional understand Office 97, is the integration of
Developer's Conference) in November '95. We the Web. It's the same philosophy. to bring
see already that people are taking the further the best of the Web and the best of the PC.
definitions. There's a lot you can do with hard- Having IE 4 integrated to the Mac desktop is
ware, in terms of getting the cost down as well. an important aspect of Office users being
So no, many aspects certainly Always able to get true value out of Office on the
On, certainly the ability to remote boot and Mac.
close down the chassis, have an external
So that investment made sense to us to get
bus are features within Windows 98 as well.
payback and to continue to serve Mac customers with office. Plus also to ensure the the
cross-platform commitment of IE, especially
IE for an Office97 user. 0
TCP: Microsoft has been working with Intel on

the PC 98 Spec. Will what's being defined there
From
F,. I
(First ..:, customs'.,

one yc~gustomer enly)
-jmjy~Pening
-
'
, ' .
-'6l Offer.
This price is in
effect for a one time
purchase with
60nus coupon only'.
Check details at
r
The right solution everytime.
4
ik
O l~.
'".
j:
'rt
pP'
*-**
** * *
'
@ A+su'r'j)~ '
' ".,
8<@'e~@p t~s..;,0~;, .. .
~f
s ps
4f4 usp
+ Af 4lf $875 QQ
"Complete 8 fully loaded"
. .' '** * * * * * *
u t r se ~ ~ ", :
Sale of tlte Season - 1st 50 systents only * **'** * " * * '

$ I 9 06
g lf4$ usptit4A4s
"Complete 8 fully loaded"
Intel MMX I 66MHz CPU, 512K Cache I

16MB EDO RAM (Exp to 128M)
Samsung 1.2 GB I-lard Drive
Panasonic 144MB Floppy Drive
PCI Video Card IM MPEG
33.6K FaxModem+ I month free Internet
16x CD ROM Drive
Sound Card k SOW Speakers
15u Tower Case wl230W
Win95 Keyboard gt Mouse'k.
14" Low Radiation SVGA color Monitor
'
p P , e p rset go e t s , :
ntel M M X166MHz CPU, 512K Cachee

32MB EDO RAM (Exp to 128M)
Samsung 2.5 GB Hard Drive
Panasonic 1.44MB Floppy Drive
PCI Video Card 2M MPEG
33 . 6 K FaxModem + I month free Internete
24x CD ROM Drive
Sound Card tk 80W Speakers
15" Tower Case w/230W
Win95 Keyboard 8: Mouse &
15n Low Radiation SVGA color Monitor u
* *"" * * ' * " * '
SO
n@ s
<8.
ns
. @,silS @~
Pentium MMX System
Pentium tl Power System
intel Pentium II 233/266/300

Asus Pentium II MB AGP ATX
Fast 32MB SD RAM (up to 256M)
3.5G U/DMA Hard Drive
IP
'
NIMX 166/2QQ/233
16MB EDO RAM (up to 256M)
S3 Verge 3D 2M MPEG Video

15 Nl/LR SVGA Momtor
Win95 Keyboard
15n tower Case w/230W
19n tower Case w/230W
Logitech Mouse & pad
Logitech Mouse 4 pad
$9I9/IQ39/II39
$1628/I808/2138
Upgrade Options
Internet Package(w/system) $49

$1 35
4 1 /93
80/210
2 . I G->2.5G->3.5G HD......
15u ->19o TowcrCase........,
2 0 / 50
20
33,6K FaxModem int 8c
Free internet access for 1st month
CPV
72pin SM/16M/32M EDO

SDRAM 16M/32/64M
256/512K Pipeline Cache
14u Proview/AOC/Voxon NI/LR

$179
Intel P150
$149
15u Proview/AOC Nl/LR
255
Intel MMX 166/200/233 179/299/379
I SuAcerview 56c
349
Pentium ll 233/266/300 579/759/1069
15n Sony/Mag 0.25dp
518/468
Intel Pro 180/200
279/678
AMD K6 166/200/233 1 8 8/239/415 17" Proview/Voxon 0.28dp SVGA
475
17" Acerview 0.28/0.26dp
599/675
Cyrix MX 166/200/233 135/175/379
17u PanaSync 0,27dp/0.25dp
659/869
MOTHERBOARDS
1 7u ViewSonic GS/PS/G773 7 4 /919/725
9
Pentium VXPro w/512K
85
VIDEO
Pentium TX 512K
119
Video Conferencing Package
$225
Abit TX 512K
149
2 1 / 41/93
68/9 9/259
10/20
HARD DRIVES
Samsung 1.2I2.1/2.5GB $ 1 49/205/219
Maxtor 3,2/4.3/5.2G Ultra 279/348/389
Fujitsu 2.6/3.5/4.3G Ultra 2 2 2/249/328
Quantum 2.1/ 3.2GB Ultra
235 / 2 49
Q uantum 4.3/6.4GB Ultra
348/ 4 3 8
WD. 2.1/2.5 8c 4.3G Ultra 219/279/339
Zip/Floppy DRIVE
1,44MB Floppy Drive
$27
120MB Super Drive (w/system)
159
Zip 100M int./ext.
139/169
Zip disk / 120M Floppy disk
18/22
Printers I Scanner
Canon BJC250/4300 Inkjet
I S S /269
Epson Stylus 400/600
269/359
Brother HL730DX/HL760DX 429/529
Brother HL1660 1200dpi 17p
1245
Fujitsu Laser PP I OV/PP14V 6 5 5/835
Oki OL6e
409
HP LaserJet 6L
515
Acer Scanner
flatbed 300x600dpi 173
5
MONITORS
Pentium Pro FX
195
ASUS TX97 512K AT/ATX 2 05/210
A SUS P2L97 Pentium II AGP
258
A cer Pentium II AGP ATX
268
Acer ISA / PCI Ethernet Combo 28/34
Acer 32Bit PCI 10/100 Master
79
Acer Ethernet Hub 9 ports
98
Ethernet RGSS/RJ45 10'/30'
7/ 12
C able per A Coax/RJ45
.17/ . 2 2
Keyboard, Mouse
CASES
NETIIVORKING
W in95 I Fujitsu Keyboard

L ogitech/MicrosoA Mouse
i:
Rr,',Vtr
i
Acer color camera, Capture card, mic & Sw
Cirrus Logic 5446 I M/2M MPEG

TV Tuner 8c Capture Card
Trident Pro 9685 64bit MPEG, TV
S3 Verge 3D MPEG 2M/4M
ATI 3D Expression 2M/4M
ATI XPERTWork /Play 4M
ATI AGP XPERT@Work 4M/SM
ATI AGP XPERT@Play 4M/8M
Matrox Millennium II 4M
Matrox Mystique 220 4M
'L-Irtm~'.C,'
We are here (6-12371Bridgeport Rd.)

Bridgeport Road, Richmond
tu
p o ssso+ ~ e ~
ser s o
's
15/3 5
15/ 2 9
15n/19" Tower Case w/230w

16"/19n ATX Tower Case w/230w
Multimedia Pack(w/system) $]39

Includes 24x CD-ROM,
16 Bit Sound Card, microphone
and SOW stereo speakers
CD-ROM
MEMORY
$27I37
99
52
46/64
69/119
199/239
239/298
259/325
227
149
36/65
98
Acer /Toshiba 32x

$139
Toshiba/Acer/Panasonic 24x $99/95/99
Delta 16x
85
Mitsumi CD Writer
458
Recordable CD
6.9
SOUND CARD etc.

Zoltrix 16bit PnP
Acer 16bit PnP 3D
Acer AW35 PnP 3D wavetable
Sound Blaster PnP 16
Sound Blaster AWE 64 Value
80W/320W Speakers
Microphone w/stand
$24
30
42
108
] 8/55
FAX/MODEMS
Rockwel133.6K Voice
Acer 33.6K Voice (upgradable)
Rockwe1156K Voice FaxModem
USR 33.6K FaxModem int
USR 56K FaxModem int/Voice
Cardinal 128K ISDN
$65
68
99
115
179
249
Misc.
Removable Hard Drive kit...,.....,
External CD/Hard Dr. kit parallel
Printer Cable
,, 4
systemsonly
Sale of the Season

1st
1 .44M->120M Super Drive

16M->32M->64MB RAM..
14" ->15o->17" Monitor.....
1.44MB Floppy Drive

S3 Verge 3D 4M MPEG Video
15n Nl/LR SVGA Proview Monitor
Win95 Keyboard
26
99
3M
' t7'p'r+7
r ' aya ' ' g'ek ' 2-12391 Bridgeport Rd, Richmond, V6V 134
, $0
s.arne -6:3e0eI)~e stat,u~-6prnc,
REVY
Powersonie
Tel: (604} 214-9316 Fax: (604) 214-9317
SUBWAY
Bridgeport Rd.
16MB EDO 60rls Menlory
2.66B Ultra-DMA FIIjitsu Hard Drive

64bit PCI 2MB Videe Card VtdeoCD
I.A4M Pamtsome Flt)ppy. Drive ""':+ . ",16X CD-ROM
w
33.6K Voice/Fax Modem Full-Duplex
Sourtd Card 3D 16bit-PIIP Full-Duplex
I'041r'ey %i185' Keyboard
Serial Mouse
Multimedia Speakers
5 VearS Limited Prfarrang ..:;::.:r...'-,

8 .4: Ij/IffjNN- ~
Intel Pentium MMX-166...$1139
'
Intel Pentium MMX-200......1279
Intel Pentium 150Mhz..........1119

AMD K6-200 MMX.. ...........1209
AMD K6-166 MMX..
. 1158
AMD K5-166...........
1099
AMD K5-133...........
.1079
%iIIdoms 95 CD rrg6
IBM 6X86 PR200.....
1079
r
14" SuperVGA'-M
iiiPter
Cyrix MX-200 MMX.
111
Internet Rea@ k One kfonth Free -: , Cyrix MX-166 MIVIX.
1089
"
"
-: rtrs4eIt
, orp@rrn:
15r' Monitor
'l7"'Motttter
X9 t a l R W r'>~,::-,j, t;,.-:;7:
for'Les elrIg&nantnnc1 ':,'', ',:.-':."..-~

+$86
- +359
*' 6aytek
+398
,-I"I r
' 'BoNeBundle Cos -':: g9
r Canori Color&rinter 188
Martial
'
:- Vidett Cenferencittg Mt available-
LeasingAvailable Start-jrem$30 per ntanth
Home Gffker
NecficrNester
br earn Afachine
Cyrix 6x86-166+ $695
Intel INMX-166 ... $949
Pentium II 233MHz ...$1869
16M EDO-60ns
16M RAM
MMX-200... 1089
Intel 430TX 512K MB
MMX 233
ATI 2M Video Card
3,5G Ultra DMA Fujitsu HDD
AW35 Pro WaveTable SoundCard
Panasonic 1.44M FDD
24X CDROM Panasonic/Accr
Fujitsu Win95 Keyboard
Logitech Mouse
Option:
Windows95 CD....,.....,. $119
Sound Blaster AWE64.......+63
120w Speaker + Microphone....40
32M Memory
Pent II 266... 2029
ASUS Pent. 11 MB
pent II 3pp...2419
Matrox Mystique 220 4MB
3.5G Ultra DMA Quantum
Panasonic 1.44M FDD
Sound Blaster AWE64 PnP
56K V/F/D Modem
24X CDROM Panasonic/Acer
Fujitsu Win95 Keyboard
Logitech Mouse
1. 4 FDD Panasonic
PCI 64bit Video w/MPEG
Mid Tower CSA 230W
K5-133........715
K5-166........735
6>SS 2pp+
Win95 Keyboard 104K

Mouse & Pad
14ro SuperVGA Ilonltor NIILR
Option:
Windows95 CD..........$119
16x CDROM..................88
Ms-Home Bundle.....,......89
33.6K Modem 8 Sound Card......88
15"/17" Monitor..........+269/479
prices ntbj ect to dtongewttrtont notice. please'coll fm

operetta/ Price. Welcotne to onr srtowsworn for newprotktctc
MOTHERBOARD
ABIT HXfrx/ATX/440LX.$179/149/169/289
CPU / MEMORY
Intel Pentium 166MMX...........
Intel Pentium 200MMX............
Intel Pentium 233MMX.............
Intel Pentium II 233................,
Intel Pendum II 266.................
Intel Pcntium II 300.................
AMD K6-166...,..........,....,....
AMD K6-200........................
AMD K6-233........................
SMB EDO40ns.....................
16MB EDO40ns....................
32MB EDO-60ns....................
16MB SDRAM-10ns.......,.......
32MB SDRAM-IOns...............
ASUS TX97/ TX97E/ TXP4,........ 199/199/169
$179
..279
..399
. 599
.749
1099
..189
..249
..429
...27
...45
...94
....68
...96
MODEM / NETWORK
33.6K Voice/Fax/Data Modem...............66
Motorola 56KModem Ext / Int...... 139/ 129
USRobotics 33.6K/56K Voice/Fax.... 119/179
SuperaExpress
33.6K/56K Voice/Fax..77/139
Zoltrix 56K Voice/Fax........................105
Ethernet Card PCMSA.....................39/29
Others Pleasecall
ASUS TX97X/ 97XE (ATX)................209

ASUS P2L97 Pentium II (LX)...............259
Intel 430VX/TX 512K...................105/I 19
TX MB. 512K MMX...........................96
VX MB. 512KMMX...........................86
Apollo H 512K MMX............,......,.....119
VIDEO CARD
ATI 3D Xpres.2M............,................75
ATI 3D Xpres.+ 2M(upg)/4M..........86/119
ATI TV Tuner................................. 129
ATI 3D Xpres.+ PC2TV 2M/4M......108/139
ATI 3D Pro Turbo PC2TV 4M/SM...179/237
ATI All-in-Wonder (7 in one)............. 269
AGPXpcrt.Play/Work DVD 4M....279/249
Cirrus Logic 5446 64bit IMB mpeg.........29
Diamond 3D Monster 4M .................. 229
Matrox Millennium H 4M/SM.........219/339
Matrox Mystique H 2M/4M............I29/158
S3 Trio 64V2 mpeg IM/2M............. 32/42
S3 Virge 3D 2M/4M.......................49/62
Zoltrix TV Tuner/Capture.....................99
Zoltrix Video Conferencing System....... 189
Option:
Windows95 CD..........$119
17" Monitor .26...........+549
MONITOR
14"/15*'/17"........................$186/269/479
Proview 14/15/17" ............. 185/265/476

AcerView 15"/17"......................338/586
Daytek 14"/15"/17"...............209/269/515
MAG 15" .25 15"/17"..................475/789
NEC M500/M700 15"/I 7" .25...... 529/1026
Hitachi 15*'/17". .......................389/735
Sony 15" 100SX/SF .25.............,.505/516
Sceptre 17" P75A......:.....................679
TTX Professional 15" .28...................319
TIX Professional 17" .28/.26.........619/729
TI'X Professional 20".28/21".26...1388/1998
ViewSonic 15GS/17GS...............,460/745
ViewSonic 17" P775.25....................889
ViewSonic 21PS .25 21'*.. . ................2345
Impression 14/15/17"..............225/315/615
Samsung Gli 17" ............................ 689
CD-ROM / CD 1Vriter
CD-ROM IDE SXl16X/24X..........82/92/99
Panasonic/Acer IDE 24X....................102
Sony/Pioneer SCSI 12X.....................139
Sony SCSI 24X...............................219
CD Writer IDE ...............................459
Blank writable CD.......:................... 3.5
HDD / FDD / ZIP / LSIZO

1.3/2.0GB................................$148/209
Fujitsu Urus 1.7/2.6/3.5G..........189/229/259
Fujitsu irma 4.3/5.2 G..................329/369
Quantum rrroa 2. I/3.2G..................234/248
Quantum. rrroa 4.3/6.4G.................328/429
WD 2.1/2.5/3.2/4.3/6.4..229/249/279/339/426
Maxtor VIDE .2.4/3.5/4.3G.........249/269/309
LS120 120MB Floppy Driver................159
Zip 100MB Int IDEl Ext. Parrallel.....139/169
PRINTER / SCANNER
Canon Color BJC-250/4300...........185/276
Epson Stylus 400/600/&00.......269/359/495
BrotherLaser HL720/730/760Dx 339/429/489
HP LaserJet 6L/6P......,.....,.......5 I5/979
Umax Flatbed Scanner ....................199
MULTIMEDIA
32bit PCI Sound Card........................69
Sound Blastcr 16 PnP/AWE64.........58/109
Acer AW35 Pro Wave Table.......,....,...,46
Y~
3D 1 6 PnP Full-Duplex.........29
ESS / Zoltrix 3D 16bit Full-Duplex.........22
GNT5000 200wSubwoofer/Speaker.......79
Multimedia 60w/120w Speaker......... 19/36
10p
) A NUARY1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www tcp.ca
SOFTWARE
Personal information manager round-up

B Y ROD L A M I RA N D
a spot for you to type in why you called. You

can type up a letter, email or fax and tell the
computer to insert each person from a list of
contacts info the letter. Thus, your annual
family up-date would be personalized for each
person without your having to retype each
name and address at the top of the message.
Add to these basic features (which all the
PIMs reviewed here offer) the many calendar,
appointment, planning and tracking abilities
also present and it takes but a minute to see
that the computer is your best bet for organizing your personal records.
Even though it takes but a minute to see
the benefit of a PIM, it takes much longer to
master one. For that reason, the ease of use of
each program is important. Unfortunately,
IMs don't just keep records of phone like chess and checkers, things easy to master
numbers and addresses, they incorporate are often less substantial. So it is a bit of a
trade-off between getting what you want done
a calendar, to-do lists and email.
With PIMs you can put contact informa- easily and not buying a product with too
tion onto the computer, then save it to a disk many limitations.
Another consideration is a PIM's ability to
to ensure it won't be lost. You can give that
information to another person, print the data import information you may already have on
in any number of ways to fit a notebook, jour- your computer. There are two ways you can
nal or Rolodex. Or you can search that infor- move data into a new PIM. One is using a specially written translator that has been written
mation instantly if, for example, you only
remember a contact's street address or middle by the PIM's creator for a particular file type.
name. You can have that person's address This is the easiest but, often no such applet
automatically inserted in the top of your word (mini-application) has been written for your
processor document, fax, or email message. Or specific data.
The second method is by exporting from
have the computer dial the person's phone
one
program to a common file type and then
number, time the length of the call and open
importing into another. This is the most common way to proceed but also can be difficult
as vou must "map" the individual database
fields from the old program into the new one.
Invariably there are different fields in. each
program and usually there are some difficulties in achieving a perfect translation.
On the upside, the PIM market is moving
to greater and easier connectivity. Some of the
PIMs no longer force you to enter difficult to
find information, such as the Outgoing Mail
Server name. These programs search for an
existing email setup and use it. Also, all the
programs automatically start up your browser
and jump to a link when selected. Internet
connectivity is becoming systemic with Web
Page fields, program up-dating options, product Web site buttons and some adherence to
new information sharing protocols.
The movement to a standard calendar and
business card format would mean you could
simply drag a person's business card from a
Web page and all their data would be correctly entered in your contact database no more
typing in name, address, phone number, etc.
The same is true for the new calendering protocol. If we had Net-wide adherence you
would be able to grab any calendar file on the
Net and have it automatically work in your
PIM or contact manager.
If, for example, you wanted to have your
company's calendar of events combined with
your own personal PIM calendar, a simple Add
If you have a computer

and you don't have a
program to keep track of

phone numbers and
addresses, you are missing out on a number of
very useful things.
~x~j'/
Calendar would do it. Perhaps you would like

to incorporate the NHL game schedule no
problem. The difficulty is, there are primarily
two different and incompatible formats. One
is promoted by Microsoft and a few others,
and the other by Lotus and a lot of others.
This means that for the time being- your PIM
will be able to utilize these features in a few
instances, but for the most part you will only
be able to use contact and calendar data from
sites and individuals that use the same program as you.
The five programs below are all good products, each with its own strengths. If you don' t
already have such a program one of these
might be right for you.
Anny
Time Deluxe $.0
From: Individual Software Inc.

Suggested retell price: $49.95
Free trial from Web page
AnyTime Deluxe 5.0
is the latest version of
Individual Software's
PIM. Thi s v e rsion
builds on p r evious
ones by making email
setup automatic for
users of M i c rosof
Exchange, or MAPI' Ilraa~
I sa %ii compliant programs,
Also new is the ability
of users to download a variety of special
GROAN
ING,SQUiAIIIHG,WIIINIHG,(lUHKING,JAMMIHG,
SllPPING,DIRTY, NOPRIHTgUAlTY, NO
TPKRNRMING???
I
aa
II )
l ight PM 6 Oean starting at only $99'(inrludeso

verfwin freeparts)
or a Total PMpaean starting at $119'(inrludesoveril00infreeparts)

3N(ATION
S:
VAN(OUVKIRIQNOND
COQIIITlli)I
It's
aserviceyoncan'thewithout.AskaboutTotalPM plus!
(juaulv WeRK
MAHSIIIP PERFnnstrn Wire PR
IDEANnInrannlrv nv fArienv TRAIHB TEtnntoarts.
SINCK
198l
FOR
FASTSL'IIVI(E ))0)IERIGHT (ALL
-SPHIAij$5 INTOTALU)MRPRININ REPAIRANDMRVII
-PRQKHT
ATIVEHl)INKHAH(i AN
D(N)IHG SNVICK
-PNTSAHDSUPPLIG reesrerenrts 4AOORVTRAIHKDTKUHIOAlIS
A ll WOII
I00'YoSAVEOHlASERQ NAllTKS
I i
i I
e i
T HE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca jANUARY 1998 10 1
SOFTWARE
schedules and files including NFL, NBA, NHL,
MLB, golf and, other sports event schedules.
This same feature also offers lists of celebrity
birthdays, Moon phases and other, possibly
interesting, data.
AnyTime Deluxe is a Windows 3.1 or
Windows 95 program for standalone use or
for use in a small network. Both a CD-ROM
and floppy disks are included in the package.
The program is easy to use and fairly intuitive.
The features are good but not extensive. One
feature that I really liked was the Drag Net.
Drag Net is an icon at the top of the calendar views, which sits waiting for you to
drop something onto' it. The information is
then stored there while you leaf through the
weeks or months to find the day or notepad
that you want to place the data on. Now just
grab the Net Drag icon and drop the information wherever you please. In essence this is
the same as highlighting and copying, selecting and pasting. However, it is a good example of the kind of natural ease-of-use feature
that makes a program good.
AnyTime Deluxe has a decent list of features; however, they are the expected rather
than the innovative. This is a good program
with a pleasant interface. It does seem rather
cheeky to ask the user if the program should
run on start up, but hey, a little pluck never
hurt and besides, perhaps some people might
not know how to place something in their
Start Up folder, Of course, such a person
would also not know how to remove an item
from the Start Up folder, and would be stuck
with having to shut down AnyTime each time
they started their computer. This is a good little program with a very customizable inter-
face.
Pay-Ttmer Organizer 98
From: Day-TImer Technologies
Suggested retail price: $69.95
Day-Timer Organizer 98 is a powerful, flexible, easy-to-use personal information manager that can be tightly integrated with the company's desktop, paper-based organizers. The
program is available for W i n dows and
Macintosh, and manages schedules, to-do
lists, addresses, phone calls, notes, and
expenses.
MS Outlook vs. CoretCentraf
Continued f'ropnpage 9S.
unlikely that you-would need to.
Both programs allow you to group address
book entries but only Corel allows you to
search by any field at all. Corel's product
adheres to the vCalendar protocol so importing calendar information from other programs is easier. There are also import options
for address books from Netscape, previous versions of Word Perfect, and Sidekick as well as
the usual ASCII text file ability.
Central's to-do list is top notch with easy
categorization of items. This is one area where
Corel's program is superior to the Microsoft
offering. Again, one of the most useful abilities is that the user need not open a task to
edit it. This saves clicks. Also, the to-do interface is less cluttered and easy to navigate.
For all email and related functions, such as
browsing, Central uses Netscape's newest
communications suite, Communicator. Thus
Corel's suite offers the latest and most
advanced features in this area. The integration
of the program is seamless and systemic. This
means that purchasing Suite 8 Professional is
8fd~
This new version has Web and email
launchers, customizable fields, full textsearch, linked phone log, expense tracking,
entry linking, and free-form notes. A selection o f b p nders and c o mputer f o r ms
designed to work with Day-Timer Organizer
is available to create a complete time management system.
Day-Timer O r ganizer a u t omatically
FRole
0+
Make your homeloffice complete with a quality Arlwright flesh
' 'g.
X rln t e r
'X%ae IatEB~
agg i tgaklEBEB.
Sugg. retail
' Sugg. retail
'373
g960
avigator
launches a user's browser (Netscape N
or Microsoft Explorer) to go to any Web site

recorded in a contact record or notes field.
Similarly, for any email address entered, DayTimer Organizer will launch an email package
(on Windows: any VIM or MAPI system; on
Macintosh: Claris Emailer or Eudora) and preaddress a message.
One of the best features is the quick fill
data entry. Quick fill lets the software guess
what yoo are going to
type based on previous entries. It works
quite well and is a real .
bonus here. The comb
TX $88
T h e K u ci . er I L r m 6
Timer claims 85 percent of people who use

PIMs in their daily lives also carry paper-based
planners. We are not sure if this is true, however, it is clear that the combined use of the
program and the notebook makes for a powerful system.
In some programs the complexity of
printing the information to a two sided,
unusual-sized sheet is confusing: the document management wizard in this program
makes set up straightforward. Day-Timer
now supports the Sharp OZ-600 series of
handheld devices.
The product can also be purchased as DayTimer Organizer for Workgroups, which is a
strong group-enabled scheduler/PIM. DayTimer Organizer for Workgroups runs on
Novell Netware (v2.15 or higher), Netware
Lite, Banyan, I BM , M i c rosoft, 3 Com,
LANtastic, Windows for Workgroups, other
fully NETBIOS-compatible networks, and
Continued on page 10$
like buying Office 97 and Internet Explorer.
However, as IE is free, the inclusion of
Communicator is more of a necessity than
anything else. Still, the combination of Corel
Central's functions and those of Netscape's do
Sugg. retail
s189
I
TX 24K
without CPU holder
Th e
% i r m a .aa , t e
Sugg. retail
'561
Sugg. retail
qi
'699
.*
BELOW COSTI
TX 82SE
VA 668
T he D o u b l e D eep e r
Sugg. retail
Sugg. retail
'295
s410
% %re % m v a r
T h e E x e cu t iv e
Sugg. retail
'750
Sugg. retail
present an appealing package.
'465
There are dozens of other features that

could be mentioned, from the excellent
Barista technology which makes publishing to
HTML a snap, to support for email message
threading. In the end, Corel has a real contender. If there is a concern for information
systems managers and others who must
decide on one suite, it is that Microsoft has so
much of this market wrapped up that Corel
may have a hard time keeping up to the
investment dollars available to the Redmond
giant. This is a good organizer/communications component in a very good suite. 0
Contact:
Carel Corp., 1600 Carling Ave., Ottawa, DN, Kf 2 8R7
Web site: http: I/www.corel.corn
Microsoft Canada,.300-90 Matheson Blvd. W
Mississauga, DN, L5R3R3.
Web site: http:Iiwww.microsoft.corn
Ch a i r
$242
pany has 50 years of
time
ma n agement
experience
with
paper-based
ti me
management systems
and it shows. Day-
T h e T a sk
Sugg. tetait
a rt
Hei@f
lit
AdjMstaibfe
TX 31K
I '
g w
102
j A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC ED(T)ONwww.tcp.ca
KIDS
'
Applixwore (New Ver.)

Caldero Open Linux Bose
CDE Client
.', Debian(New Ver.)
;,',i Free BSD (New Ver.)
Linvx Developers Resource
Linux Games
, il Linux Journal Magazine
99
99
99
39
27
27
19
6
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe illustrator 7.0
Adobe Photoshop 4.0
' Adobe Pagemaker 6.5
Adobe Pagemill
Adobe Premiere 4.2
Borland C++ Dev Suite
Borland Paradox
Borland Delphi Ver 2.0
Corel Draw 7
Corel WP Suite Ver 8
First Aid 97
Lotus Smortsuite 97
McAfee Anti-Virus 3.1
MS Office 97 Professional
MS Publisher 97
MS VBasic Pro 5 8 NT4
MS VBasic Pro 5
MS V C++ Pro 5 & Win NT 4
MS Visual C++
Netscape Communicator
Norton Anti Virus
Oil Change
PC Handyman
Print Artist 4.0
Quicken Deluxe 5
Winfox Pro 8
Uninstaller
Am.Heritage Talking Dictionary

Bible Library
Bodyworks 6,0
Canodion Encyclopedia 98
Comptons Atlas 98
Compton's Encyclopedia 98
94
239
369
299
94
349
69
49
44
169
69
29
59
34
299
93
199
99
199
99
24
49
39
39
34
29
109
39
24
39
24
39
22
19
Compton's Complete Cook Book 19
C ompton's Reference Collection 2 4
Digital Humans
19
Eosy Gordening
19
Electronics 2000
19
English for Spanish Speaking People24
English For Chinese Speaking People2
Family Tree Makei
29
Groliers 97
19
Ham Radio 2000
19
Hardware Technicran 2000
19
Infopedia
19
Land Designer
19
Language Cantonese
Learning
LearningLanguoge French
Learning Languoge Germon

Language Hebrew
Learning
Learning Language Italian
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Learning Language Korean

Learning Longuoge Japanese
Learning Mandarin
LearningLanguage Portugese 24
Languoge Russion
24
Learning
Leoming Language Spanish
24
Learning Language Togalog
24
L earning Language Vietnamese 2 4
Learn to Ploy Guitar
19
Learn To Speak English 2CD
29
Leam to Speak French 2CD
29
Learn to speak spanish 2CD
29
Learn to speak German 2CD
29
Mavis Typing,US Atlas,WAtlas,Chess19
Mayo Clinic Family Health
19
Mosby's Medical Encyclopedia
19
PC Musician
19
Sierro Home Bundle
29
Teach Yourself Chinese
24
Triple Ploy English
24
Triple Ploy French
24
Triple Play Spanish
24
Virtuol World Atlos
19
Voyetro Jammin Keys
24
Voyetro Digitol Sound
24
Voyetro Keyboards
Voyetra Midi Gallery

Voyetra Music Games
Voyetra Musical Instruments
Voyetro Music Theory
Voyetro Music Write

Voyetra Recording Station
Voyetra Sound Accessories
Voyetra Sound Gallery

Vo etre Video Station
101 Dalmotions
44 3D Mini Golf
DAM Humon Body
19 7th Legion
Amazon Trails II
3D Ultra Pinball Creepnight
I I 688 Hunter Killer
Asimov Science Adventure
Bill hlye Science Guy
Abe's Odyssey
AH 64 Longbow 2
Buzzy Farm&Airport&Jungle
2 Armored Fist 2
4
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Crayolo Art Studio
Beast Within
Croyola Art Studio 2
Cal Betrayol ot Antoro
Elmos Preschool
Blade Runner
2
aeser II
Encyclopedia of Nature
Encyclopedia of Science
opitalism Plus
I Cormageddon
2
Freddi Fish ty I
Fuzzy Farm&Airp.&Jungle
hessmaster 5500
2
ivilization II
Geometry Blaster
Grommer Games
omanche III
Incredible Machine 3
ommond & Conquer Gold
2
onquest Earth
Incredible Toon Machine
Jumpstart Toddler
Do
C
onstructor
vrse of Monkey Island
Jvmpstart Preschool
Jumpstart Preschool Dlx
ggerfoll
2
Dark Colony
Jumpstart Pre Kindergarden
Jumpstart Kindergarden
Dark Reign
Daytona USA
Jumpstart Kindergorden R
eading
Jumpstart Grade 1
2I Diablo
Doom II
Just Me 8 My Dad
Just Me 8 My Mom
Duke Nvkem 3D
Dungeon Keeper
Kid Phonics I
Ef2000 II
Kid Phonics 2
2
Kid Pix Studio
Flight Unlimited 2
Heroes of Might & Magic II
Lego Island
4
I
Little Turtle Storybook
Heroes of M&M ll Exp Pack
Hexen 2
Logic Quest 3D
Hoyles Bridge
Math Bloster JR
Math Blaster 2
2I Hoyle Casino Collection
Math Munchers Dlx
IF22 Raptor
IF16
Math Rabbit Deluxe
Mavis Beocon Typing V5
Imperiolism
Indy Car 2
Mego Math Bloster
I
2
Mental Math Games
Interstate 76
Kings Quest 7
Mixed vp Mother Goose Deluxe
Mr Potato Head
22 Lands of Lore 2
Orly's Draw a Story
Leisure Suit Larry 7,
ks 98
Operation Neptune
2I Lin
Lord of the Realm II
Oregon Trail
Paint Write Ploy
agic the Gathering
Pre Algebra
2 Moster of Orion II
DK
Putt Putt Moon8 Parade&Fotty 8
echworrior 2
Pvtt Putt Saves Zoo
2
onopoly
Reading Bloster JR
oto Racer
Read Write 8 Type
Noyth
M
ReaderRabbit I
2I
scar II
Reader Rabbit 2
NBA98
Reoder Rabbit 3
Need for Speed II SE
Reader Rabbit 4
Reading Blaster
NHL98
utpost 2
Sesame St Get Set Leam
Pocific General
0
Sesame St Letters
2I
PGA tour 98
Sesame St Moke a Word
Phantasmogoria 2
Sesame St Numbers
Postol
Sesame St Art S.shop
Privateer II
Spell It Deluxe
Storybook Weaver
3 Pro Pilot
2
Quake
Super Tutor Algebra
uoke 2
Super Tutor Biology
Rolly Chompionship
Q
Super Tutor Chemistry
Super Tutor Geometry
3 Red Alert Aftermath
Red Alert
Super Tutor Physics
Red Alert Covnterstrike
Super Tutor Pre Algebra
Realms of Haunting
SuperTutor Trigonometry
Red Alert
Tonko Search & Rescue
Tonko Construction Kit
Red Baron 2
Toy Story Animtrted Storybook
41 Redneck Rampage
2
Riven
Treasure Cove
Shadows of Empire
Treasure Galaxy
Shodow Warrior
Treasure Math Storm
Treasure Mountain
Sid Meirs Gettysburg
Simcity Clossic 8 Isle 8 Tower
Ultimate Child Ency
Starc raft
Ultimate Human Body
Star Fleet Academy
Virtual Reality Bird
Steel Panthers 3
Ult. Writing&Creativity
Swat
Where in The World is Carmen
Winnie The Pooh Storybook
4 Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider 2
Word Blaster
2 Total Anialotion
Word Munchers Dlx
Xmen Cartoon Maker
2 Tripie Play 98 Boseball
Twinsens Odyssey
UItime Online
Virtvol Fighter
Virtual Fighter 2
Virtvol Pool
Virtvol Pool 2
Virtual Snooker
Warcraft I
Warcraft II
Worxcraft 2 Expansion Pqck
Worcroft II Battlechest
Worlords 3
ing Commonder Prophesy
Xcar
W
Xwi'ng Vs. Tie Figher
Xcom Apocolypse
You Don't Know Jack
You Don't know Jock 2
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
You Don't Know Jack Sports
Pirates, knights
Linvx Library
24
Red Hot Linux Official 5
49
Linux Developers Resource
29
"-. Linux Developers Kit$1 I CDs)
39
,',' Linux Red Hat PowerTools
29
Linux Slackware 3.4
27
We also corry;Linux Books& Tshirts&
Mony other shareware titles.
, You Don's Know Jack 400

Zork Nemesis
Zork Grand Inquisitor
27
49
29
54
49
54
49
29
34
54
19
49
49
49
Col
52
49
39
49
49
Cal
49
54
19
39
24
29
49
Cal
Col
39
39
54
5
29
39
39
44
24
54
19
49
29
52
24
34
34
49
24
39
34
Cal
29
52
53
48
49
44
49
29
44
39
Col
39
Cal
29
29
53
29
29
and cowboys
CD-ROMs give new play value
to old games and stories
B Y jEAN A L L E N - I K E S O N
hiidren go through a stage at four to six
years of age during which they discover that mom and dad are not all-powerful. They switch the focus of their hero worship to more omnipotent figures, such as cartoon superheros.
Every few years a new hero emerges to
capture children's imaginations: Batman,
Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles. Since we seem
to be running out of contemporary superstars
for young kids, software companies and kids
have gone back to the old standbys of pirates,
cowboys, and knights and castles to stir
dreams and enrich play. These characters have
great advantages. They are based in history, so
it is easy to attach educational content to
. them, and they are in the public domain, with
no royalties to boost the price of software.
KnightSBfffj CaStleS
Knights and castles seem to be very popular,
both in software and with castle building sets
in toy stores, Three of. the four current
medieval software titles are Canadian, the
fourth is from DK (Dorling Kindersley), a
British publisher best known for reference and
information picture books and first-class reference CD-ROMs.
Niholal's Knights
From: H+a
Platform: Windows 3.1/95, Macintosh
Price: $29.99
39
Col
problem words, if the child wants to read.

Extras include a section that teaches about
coats of arms and helps the child design and
print an original insignia. Also included are
age-appropriate activities on medieval sieges,
castles, armor and weapons.
Castle Explorer
From OK Multimedia
Price: $35.99
.csee
+
10~
s: \ "t.
For children eight and up , D K's Castle

Explorer will provide hours and hours of
learning, and exploring as they try to solve a
mission for a 14th-centurjr king. This disc is a
treat, with great 3D graphics. Play the role of
either a page or spy and find out more about
life in and around a medieval castle as you
interact with the characters you meet. The
depth and range of information is terrific.
In INedieval Times
P(afform: Windows 95
From: H+a
Price: $49.99
39
59
54
49
54
24
Cal
52
49
19
47
59
54
29
34
89
19
49
29
49
24
19
29
28
59
49
Col
49
54
54
19
24
19
19
19
54
Nikolai's Knights was originaliy marketed by

Core), but is now along with the entire
Nikolai series in the hands of its developer
Hoffman and Associates (H+a), in Toronto.
H+a also developed most of Core)'s educational, medical and home entertainment series.
in this medieval title, Niko(ai and his
feline sidekick, Neow-Neow, flow through the
pages of a storybook and history lesson
packed with fun ciickable hotspots. This is
just the thing for this curious four to six age
group. The audio portion of the disc can be
turned off, with pronunciation for individual
In Medieval Times, also from H+a, offers

interactive problem solving in a medieval
village in t h e shadow of a c a stle and
abbey. Characters respond in video clips
by answering questions, bartering with
you or selling you the objects you need
to complete a lesson. The characters tell
you something about their life and work
and are dressed in period costumes.
Continued onpage 107
a a
J Eils
Edit
EI~ck.
V o w. '-.': Go F avorites Help <;;,>;-.,
Fo l l / ~rd
StoP
2228 Ktngsway Vancornrer IIC V5N 2T2

Phone {604I 433-2005 Fax (604) 433-101 I
R e fresh H o me..
4h4
Neet itive INAe
] Address Qw about: Off line Information

Mon-5at lOam- 6:30 pm
Sun & Hohdays 1 tarn- 5pm
Flatbed' SCanner $ f S9
f ONB EGO Ram $4 $
2olfrlx SON flex
IIedem mjvoice 4%$
Ultra Slim Cellular Batteries

For Motorola and Nokia fi69
For Ericsson $59
$$ Psc
Clear NET
Il
r
exe
AgreatChristmasgift
for anyone.Pleasecome
see usforirore details.
Pentium MMX PCI M/8

6x86 166+ CPU
16MB EDO RAM 60ns
1.7 GB HDD
1.44 MB FDD
Cirrus Logic Video
8 CD-ROM
16 bit Sound
33.6kps Modem
13" Tower 230W Case
104 Key Win95 Keyboard
60WMultimedia Speakers
Mouse & Pad
14" NI Monitor
, Quality Services: -";, ..

Brand Name Products
~ H~@
Express Gold Service

On All Systems
Purchased
Best Quality
Best Prices
Best Services
Fax Orders And Bids
Are Accepted
AII Systems Come
With 8 Years Labor
And 1 Year Parte
Limited Warranty
Government And
Corporate Purchase
Orders Welcome
36 Months Leasing
Available With 10%
Buyout Option
One Month Free
Internet Access With
System Purchase
' ya egyl
Pentiurn MMX PCI M/8

6x86 166+ CPU
16 MB EDO RAM 60ns
1.7GB HDO
e n Mm l
yS elll
12x CD-ROM
SoundBlaster 16bit Sound
33.6kps Modem
15' Tower 230W Case
Mouse 8 Pad
15" NI Monitor
Pentium MMX M/8 w/ATX

Pentium 200 MMX CPU
32 MB SDRAM 10ns
Quantum 3.2 GB HDD
1.44MB FDD
ATI Pro Turbo 4M Video
24x COROM
SoundBlaster AWE 64 Sound
USR 33.6kps Modem
19" Tower 230W Case
Mouse & Pad
15" Nl Monitor
Asus P2L97 Pentium II M/8

Pentium II 233 CPLi
32 MB SORAM 10ns
Quantum 3.2 68 HDD
1 44MB FDD
Stealth II S22Q w/DVD S
upport
24x CD-ROM
SoundBlaster AWE 64Sound
USR 56k Int VoicelModem
19" ATX Tower
PS/2 Mouse & Pad
15" Nl Monitor
$989.00
$11$9.00
$1899.00
$raS9.00
AMD K6 166 MMX$1059.00

Pentium 166 MMX $1 049.00
Pentium 200 MMX $1179.00

Pentium200 MMX $1449.00
AMD K6 166 MMX $1329.00
AMD K6 200 MMX $1399.00

AMD K6 233 MMX $2079.00
1.44 MB FOD
ATI 3D 2M Video
PROCESSOR
Intel Pentium 15Q/166
- Intel Pentium MMX 166/200
Intel Pentium MMX 233
Cyrix 6x86 P166+
Cyrix M2 PR 166/20Q
AMD K6 (MMX) 166/208
AMD K6 (MMX) 233
Pentium II 233/266
Pentium II 300
HARD DRIVE
159/189
195/299
call
97
139/190
188/269
call
605/779
1099
MEMORY
4Mbl 8Mb EDO 72 Pin (6Qns)

16Mb/32M5 EOO 72 Pin (60ns)
16Mb SDRAM 168 Pin (10ns)
32Mb SDRAM 168 Pin {10ns)
64Mb SDRAM 168 Pin {10ns)
105
279
MOTHERBOARD
Pentium TX MMX 512k
QDI 430TX 512k
FIC PA2007 Apollo-2 1M

Gigabyte Ga586 TX 512K
Pentium M5 ATA w/MMX
Luckystar TX1 512pb cache
Asus P2L97PENTIUM II
Asus TX 97 512k AT
Tyan Tahoe pentium II ATX
Tyan Titan Turbo 430TX
125
139
13" Tower 230W

15" Tower 230W
19" Tower 23QW
19" ATX Tower 230W
iso
149
139
129
269
215
329
195
TONER CASE
69
99
Fujitsu 3.5/4.3Gb
Western Digital 3.2/4.3/6.4Gb
Quantum Ultra DMA 32 l4.36b
Quantum ST 6.46b
Maxtor 1.7Gb
Fujitsu 2.16b
285/329
289/359/435
275/359
469
190
225
MONITOR
KTX 28 15"/17" Digital
Daytek .28 14"/1 5"
Viewsonic 17" G771
Viewsonic 15" 156S/ 17" 17 PS
OptiquestV773/V775
Komodo (By Sceptre) 15-/17" digital
Acer 15"/17" Digital Control
Panasyn 15" I 17"
Sony 200 15" / 17'
289/539
219/285
755
468/929
699/799
269/805
339/619
379/739
549/'I 139
VIDEO CARO
Cirus Logic 5446 w/ Mpeg 1Mb
S33D Virge w/Mpeg 4Mb
Diamond Steallh II S220 OVD Support
A0 3D Xpression 2Mb
Ati 3D Xpression+ TV 2Mb
AtiXPERTOPLAY PC2TV 4Mb
Ati 3D Pro Turbo 4Mb/8Mb
AtiXPERT@WORK 4M
Matrox Millenium II 4Mb
Monster 3D 4Mb
Viper pro 330 PCI 4Mb
29
69
149
79
109
239
189/239
219
229
229
249
. Pentium II 266 $2599.00

Pentium II 300 $2919.00
SOUND CARD 4 SPEAKER

Soundblaster PnP 16
Soundblaster AWE 64
Multimedia S peakers 80/320w
Yamaha M15/ M20
Microphone
CD-ROM
Acer 24X
BTC 24X
Toshiba 12X l24X
Panasonic 24X
Panasonic CD Writer 4x2/ 8x4
Memorex Writable CD
ias
109/129
1'IS
459/729
MISCELLANEOUS
20
29/59
15
35
149
28
Windows 95 SR2 Full Version

Ms Office Professional 97
Ms NT 4.0 Workstation Full
Lotus Smartsuite 97
129
359
269
69
FAX MODEM
" Supra Voice/Modem 33.6/56k Int

USR 33.6/56k Int w/Voice
Molorola 56k Int WIVoice
Creative 56k Int Modem (retail)
Acer Int Modem 33.6/56k
59
109
20/69
89/129
10
Mitsumi 104 Win 95 Keyboard

Fujitsu 8725/4725 Keyboard
Mitsumi 38 Mouse
LogitechPS2 Mouse combo (NEW)
IOMEGA 100mb Int Zip
Panasonic 1 A4M FOD
89/169
129/189
135
159
79/129
All prices are cash discounted AII product specifications aftd prices are subject to change without notice.
'1
y aem
Call for more

fOrmafion and
current prices
(804)433-7005
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY1998
105
SOFTVNRE
Persenal infermatien manager
Continue'rf f'roar prrge 101
AppleTalk. Day-Timer Organizer is one of the
top three PIMs on the market and an excellent
choice for single or group work.
SideKlcir 98
From: StarFish Software
SideKick 98 is a great, little, i n expensive program. One of the origiI
nals, SideKick has been
I~
Ck 88
arou n d f or years and
only gets better. The

metaphor for the program is that of a desktop
rather. than the usual
notebook or journal. The look and feel of the
program is very slick.
There are a number of pleasant details; for
example, each month the calendar displays a
small banner that invokes the feeling of that
season. As well, there is a view of the world,
called Earth Time, which makes it easy to see
where the sun is shining on the planet. At a
glance you can tell if it has just become dark
in Africa or is sunrise in New York.
I?ally, weekly, and monthly views are available and there is an ability to drag and drop
items from one area to another although this feature is not universal, SideKick 98 was one of the
few programs that imported Microsoft card files
and Schedule+ files perfectly. You can also now
import data from Microsoft Outlook 97,
Schedule+ 7.0, andLotusOrganizer 97.
As one would expect, the program has a
phone dialer, recurring events, support for
Microsoft Exchange, password protection and
a slew of other features. Sidekick supports the
vCard and vCalendar protocol for easily sharing PIM data.
Starfish is also promoting the use of
SideKick with a little device that they developed with others called REX wearable technology. Sidekick 98 has the best bang for the
buck of the programs reviewed here.
part of Lotus SmartSuite 97. The basic components that are found in most of these programs are here. The features that set the program above the rest are as foliows: great linking ablitity (as an OLE 2.0 32-bit program for
either Win 3.x or NT it is possible to do almost
all your work from inside of the PIM); true
drag and drop, so the things you would expect
to be drag and drop are; a good interface; and
excellent navigation tools.
Com stir
EPSON Ink Jet Supplies

'Glossy paper - T-shirt transfers - Adhesive labels - Banner paper rolls
Photo card stock - lnk cartridges - We carry all the hard to find supplies
I II
ae
4x 5
Sxs
9$/NT
'*
PIMs on-the-road Internet access to your

PIM data.
Organizer 97 Web Calendar, a Web server
application that enables Organizer 97 files to
be accessed through Web browsers, is available
as a free download from Lotus' Web site.
Organizer 97 Web C alendar will a l l ow
Organizer97GS users to access,share and
manage schedules and tasks remotely over the
Internet.
Tricera ......,.;...
i.etus Organizer 976$ for Windeetrs

Fram: Lotus Develapment Corp.
No free download but the online demo is pretty cool
Lotus always makes
a great organizer
and t hi s i s no
.';,, exception. It hase
c omplete line o f
products from its
famous networking
"@ software, Notes, all
<:.'.~=,'.,"'e' ",',.z,. ,,.<, 4 the way down to
.~ . I.otus Organizer 97.
ll . Or ganizer i s
r eally part o f a
much bigger picture. The PIM works wonderfully as a standalone product but it can also be
the front end for a Notes or Domino network
set up that's why the name includes the letters "GS," which stand for group scheduling.
If anyone knows about getting people to communicate via computer, it is Lotus, lf you are
interested in u n d erstanding th e i s sues
involved in group calendaring, scheduling
and communicating via network, take a look
at the White Papers on the lotus Web page.
Organizer 97 is a full fledged information
manager that can be purchased alone or as a
Other Organizer 97GS features include: a

new daily calendar view with appointments
displayed as blocks of time in a graphical format; rollover of planned calls until completed;
and, in the notepad section, the ability to save
as an RTF (rich text format) file.
There are other interesting functions
such as launching your Internet browser or
email program but there is one very exciting
thing that really presages the future of
ArtPads
12x 12
1 2x 1 8
It's easy te find us

ifyouusethe Nlep
4th Avenue
5th Avenue m
Parking ~
Ink Jet Printers ~
Tricere
Broedwetr
Photo Quality
Monday - Friday
9AM - 5PM
1440 DPI
Up to 17" x 44" paper
EPSON Stylus 600, 800, 1520, 3000

0
www.tricera.corn
'3 06 JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER SC EDITION www.tcp.ca
8 SOFTV/ARE
"Organizer 97 Web Calendar extends the
power of the Organizer 97GS PIM, allowing
users to remotely access their calendars as well
as share their schedules with co-workers,
clients and suppliers via the Web or corporate
intranets," says Nina Mclntyre, general manager, Lotus Organizer.
O rganizer 9 7 W e b C a l endar i s a
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) application that is installed onto a Web server,
allowing end users to save their Organizer
U sers also have the ability t o
p o st Janna Personal is one part of the Janna

Contact farruly that runs from this standserver. Using Netscape Navigator 3.0 or
shared by multiple users, Any way you slice it, alone product through the group-oriented
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3,0, end users Organizer 97GS is great choice for your PIM, Contact Professional up to th e corporate
can then connect to a home page and access whether for personal or business use.
Janna Contact Enterprise. Like its bigger
their Organizer information by specifying a
brother, Janna Professional Contact, Janna
file name and entering their password. Web Janna Lentact Perianal
Personal is a very likeable program. The
Calendar then reads and displays the infor- From:Janna Systems inc
look and feel of i t i s similar to t hat of
mation stored in the file as a standard Web Suggested retail price: $69
Microsoft Office 97, with which it is fully
page'
Free trial from Webpage
integrated. This is a 32-bit Windows 95 or
NT program only,
Janna likes to
5
p oint ou t t h a t
every thing you
d o in a PI M i s
about someone.
97 files onto a network file server or a Web Organizer files that can be accessed and
pe
e r Computer
7912
Gr a nville S t r e et
Vancouver
Bc V6 P 4 Z2
V
Tel:
(604) 266-2286
Fax:
(604) 266-0889
Mon-Sat
10:30-6:00
Sundays 8 Holidays: closed
' )'.
sm64th Ave
(3.
Intel Pentium 2PP MMX
Intel Pentium Pll 266
Asus 7X97-X 4307X 512k

32M 168PIN SDRAM
2GB EIDE Hard Drive
Acer 24x CDROM
Aaus P2L97 440LX MBD

19' FULL ATX Case
Intel Pentium 2M NNX
64M 168PIN SDRAM
Seagate 4.1GB UDMA HDD
Intel 4307X 512K MBD

32MB EDO RAM
Toshiba 24X CDROM
Fujitsu 2.6GB Ultra ATA
I A TI Expert at Play 4M VGA
I 56K PNP VOICE MODEM
168IT 3D Sound Card

19 FULL ATX Case II/I250
60VY Hl-Fl Speaker

Win95 Keyboard 8 Mouse
lg ggyg pp
Diamond Viper AGP 4M

SB Ali/JIE64 Value
56K Internal Voice Modem
$ nag.pp
$'18gp.pp
CPU
Int e l P 166/200/233MMX,....$192/306/418
Intel Pl l 233/268/300,...,...$605/755I1 078
AMD K 6 8 6 / 200/ 3 " - ' - - $ 0 2 / 2 64/43
Ha r d Orive
Noetet 820NT20M500
Thinkpad 770 CD
Pentium 20$233 MAR
13. 3'/14. 1 TFT Display
32MB upto 1 MkLB RAAt
2OX CDROM D6ve
33.6K Modem
3D Sound Cant
Option DVD Drive
Printer
Brother HL720I76G.............. 315/635

Qu a ntum 2. 1/4.3/6.468.....$245/345/422Canon 8 JC4300I4550.........(281/443
WD 2. 1/2.6/4. 368....... $21 5/247/335
80{}/Sylus Ph@
$+10/620 Asus
AGP Y3000 SDRAM 4M.... .....$200 0
- Fujitsu 2.1/3.6/6.3GB.....,.$2'l8/266/380 H P De s k ie t 6 7 0
$284 ATI Expert a t P l a Y 4 M .......$233
$647 A T I 3D Pro Turbo PC2TV 4/8M...$167/249
Se a gate 1.7/3.2/4.1G8.......$205/265/325ALPS g )crodr 2 0 , 10
Sa m sung 2.1/2.5d.4G8......$201/211/263HP 8U6LXI/6P
$525/530/990 ADTI Expert Mat Work AGP 8M......$23120
Lexmark 2030/7000 .......$240/475 Diamond Viper Pro 4M Retail......,. $247
5
Diamond Viper Pro V330 AGP 4M...$219
IJIIoni tor
Matrox M3 D S d ra m 4 M . . . ..$160
Modem
Malrox Mil II 4/8M....................$220/320
Kt x T opscan 15I1 7 .26mm.......$299/589 Ace 33.6/66k lnt Voice ...,...$68/106 Mattox Mys 220 2/4M...............$123/150
Magitronic 14/15/17"......$226/305/558 Cardinal 33.6 InflExt.
..$118/149 S3 Yirge 2/4 M - -.'.-.------ - $ 55/638
Op hquest 15"
Q63/Y655.
. 359/372 Dlglcom 33.6/56k Int voice......$97/133
Optiaueet 17" V7 73/V775 ' 679 / 7 66 GVC 33.6 Voice Int/Ext...,...$75/127
Sc e ptre 15" P511/17 P73 ....,. 309/599Motorola 66k Modemsurf lit....$112

Provlew 14/1 5/1 7"...........$204/275/505 Suora 56K lnt,/Ext........$132/242
Sam s u n g 1 6 / 1 7 . . . . . $ 3 7 1 / 7 0 7 USR 33.6 Int/Ext voice.......$128/212 Acer Scan 310S/610+ .. ........$180I298
Viewsonicl T G773/G T770,.......$787/863 USR 56K lnt/Ext Yolk.....$179/240 H P S c a n J e t 5 P . . . . . $ 3 9 8
Yox o n D 1 628/D1 728 ..... $285/505 Zoltrix 33.6 lnt PCMCIA ....$129 S B 1 6/ANIE64 Value...,.........$62/$08
ESS 186 9 3 D 1 6 8 i t . . . . . . . . ..$33
Prices Ore
smdieet to changeNJ
ithout Prior Iofice
do is go to that
person and write,
f ax o r
ema i l .
Therefore,
in
J anna you c a n
always see if you
have written or
called or posted
something to that
contact.
Janna Contact
P ersonal
ha s
Aoating dock-able
toolbars, unlimited addresses per contact and automatic sliders when windows don't fit on screen. One
of the best t h ings about Personal and
Professional is that you can see all communication with a contact by looking under
the Note tab. Here you will see document
files, email messages, Web site addresses
and other items as icons. This beats the
Internal 24X CDROM
IIY!n95 KeyboardIMouse
Win95 R28 MS-Plus CD
Pentium 133MAGEUp
14.1 XGA TFT Color LCD
Up to 5.0GB Hant Dnve
15x CDROM
Menmry up to 128MB
16bit Soundcard
ww vr.janna. Col
3D 64bit SVGA Viideo
80W Hl- Fl Speaker
gQ HEIA/LKTl"
JlnalContact
Christmas
S p ecial
Sound Blaster AWE64 Value

Hl-Fl Speaker wISubwoofer; Motorola 56K Voice Modem
Nin95 Keyboard 8 Mouse
Mrd- Tower Case
Palmtop 860LK
$755
And so, the erst

thing you should
usual iist display by a mile. Clicking on the

icon opens the file, in place. Janna Contact
Personal also supports the PalmPilot personal digital assistant. There is nothing bad
to say about Janna Contact Personal. This is
a great PIM, 0
(eh'tactr
Dey-Timer
Teehnolegiee,300-90 Matheson 8lvd.W.,
Mississauga,
ON.LSR 3R3.
Web site: http 1/www.daylimer.corn/
Individual Setiware, 1-5870 StoneridgeOr.,
Pleaeanton, GA94588.
Web site:
httpi/www individualaoftware corn/anytime htrn
JenneSystems Inc,6060-3080 YongeSt.,Toronto,
ON,
INN 3N1. Web site: htpp://www.janna.corn
Lohe Development
Cnry.,55 Cam bridgeParkway,
Cambndge,MA, 02142.Tei:800-GO-LOTUS.
Web site: httpJ/eww.lotus.corn/virtorg/
StarFish Software, 1700 Green Hills Road. Scoits
Valley
,CA 95066.Tel:888-STARFISH.
Web site: http//www.starfish.corn/

94
O'A ';
.
'
' M4:,:.+" 88.@Ms- a .
' 4ieb@e .:;@i;,:,.re~..of.;.:ymjki.-:N4;.;

' d~o&'-"":Sk~pub@i' fe~~ h s k l i m .
and Rum~@:,law.' kAVK 1s-s5::M&nym
m ,:: Pei:~ d m r j j ~ ., h elm~ :~

g'~','.:V~~'u@d~ Kuroyaijcht~.';:%m I1'.
0:,'j&ttK@'
- ':his aM'4iej5io-i',"'not'@hi'f uU' Mk~ fj4t":.f
ks tent"~;,,that~at/:,on~igg JUL'O."ther,~l
4&g
107
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998
KIDS
Pirates, isnlgegts and coserboys
your "life" runs out. You lose your life if you
Continued from page 102

With each lesson, you begin with text that
fail to answer questions about the historical

notes you encounter. This requires that kids
do more than skip and click through the
screens. Of course, the wonderful music plays
in the background and is a terrific change
explains a process, such as candle making or

forging a pewter mug. You then wander the village finding clues and obtaining the animal fat,
wicks, and candle molds needed on your quest. from most kids' games.
The flavor is a bit like a trip to a working
heritage village, except a game is thrown in.

There are nine quests to solve in the historically accurate 3D medieval village, with Z5
Pirates
Pirates bring to mind swash-buckling cos-
characters plus an online encyclopedia.
tumes and eye patches. However, these char-
Because each quest has five possible solutions,

the two-CD set can be played over and over.
acters are part of history and often were supported or encouraged by governments seeking
to enrich their treasuries, This and other historical/educational themes are played out for
four to six year olds in Nikolai's Pirates and 10
year olds and up in Pirates! Pirates!
Une fetemedlevale/
A Rfledleval Celebration
From: Micro-Intel
Price: $34.95
This disc from
Quebec's MicroIntel is a bilingual

"audio-rom." It is
a delightful mix
of games, drawings and painti ngs
in
a
medieval style,
and music, which
includes over 35
minutes of medieval selections. Played on a
standard CD-player or as an audio disc on your
computer, the result is worth the price.
But, as an i n teractive CD-ROM, you
Mllsolal's Pirates
Computers
Sales
Service
Support
l4693-l08 Ave.
Surrey,B.C. V3T-2X I
Telephone:(604) 589-3534
Facsimile:(604) 589-3555
Hours:
Platform: Windows 95, Power Macintosh

From: H+a
Price: $29.99
Monday to Friday
9:00am to 6:00 pm
Saturday:
10:00am to 4:00 pm
'e
II
e
Rice subiect tochangewithout Dolce
e
o e
explore, read historical notes and look for 10 Nikolai's Pirates is a game for youngsters eager
missing objects to complete a game before
Continued on page 109
Xovv v vitXa a Fu l l S e r v i c e D e y a r t xn e n t
for Up
grades,CompajerRepairs,NoaijorRepairs
e e i a aljtl
8
.............
Hard Drives
20Mbto 2Gb ............ . . ...$19+ Up PentiumM/8 P90CPU
Mini TowerCaseswith 230WPower Supply ...,,....$49 486 MB+ DX250 CPU .
S VGAMonitors ...... . , . . .
.$149 Pentium60M/B+CPU
Memory,
4MB30pin(9chipw/porilyl..
.$34,50 486 M/b .
.
..$89
..$139
Hu g e
........... . . ...$189
..$49
B o 3 6 . n g D a y a l e ( Langler onlr}
HoidayHours
Vancouver
Dec 24, 10-3
25th Closed
26th Closed
27th Closed
28th Closed
29th 10-6
30th 10-6
31 10-3
Laa
ntaey
Dec 24, 10-3

29th Closed
25th Closed
30th Closed
26th10-6
31 10-3
27th10-6
Jan 1 Closed
28th Closed
VANCOUVER
2627 Kingsway
451-5333
LANGLEY
19951-56 Ave.
534-4565
taneswstr
HsrnisIO etDoen series Stssfrsw
Frsser Hlehwstr
seeth
l o a th
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998
KIDS'
Pirates, knights and cowboys
Cuntillffecl frunl Page 107
to sail the Caribbean in search of pieces of a
lost treasure map. In their search, they must
help Nikolai and Neow-Neow solve puzzles,
fight enemy ships and explore tropical
5
I
great format for learning the history of early

Caribbean pirates.
C8WJI8I8J
Fisher-Price Wild Western Town
From: Davidson
Price: $29
srr4sstr~
,P s '. v SOLnP R ' .
i4 '
vcr.Q
islands. Kids learn how pirates navigated by

the stars, and read maps using latitude and
longitude. 1'he disc also contains stories of
famous pirates, a time line of pirate history,
and descriptions of what pirates ate, their
weapons and ships.
Nikolai and Neow-Neow, who have almost
reached cult status, will enchant their young
fans in this new adventure.
Pirates! Pirates!
Platform: Windows, Macintosh
From: Micro-Intel
Price: $44.95
This is another disc from Micro-Intel. It's a
game, but don't expect arcade-type play.
Because of the text and comprehension
needed, a nine-year old would be able to use
it, but it is targeted at 11- to 13-year olds. It
is a thoughtful adventure with box after box
of stories and facts about Caribbean pirates,
their exploits, lives, environment, ships and
more.
By clicking on objects throughout the
pirate ship, videos of pirate facts or written
and illustrated text pop up. Turn a comer and
a puzzle or question will test your knowledge.
Succeed and you earn a piece of eight; lose
and your pile goes down. An evil pirate is
always lurking to snatch your pieces of eight
when you least expect it. 1his game may be
frustrating at first for kids used to clicking and
running.
I sat down with my eight- and elevenyear-old boys and encouraged them to read
the text boxes before they rushed through the
disc. Once they got the idea, they eagerly
stuck with game until the treasure map was
complete. The object of the game is to find
the 10 hidden pieces of the map. 'I'his is a
Christmas Gift Ideas
Aoleboolr,Specials
v v
'r' rl
'6
NLlor lllieroryhemr Ine.
Intel Pentium 150Mhz CPU

12.1 Active Display
16 MB EDO RAM
1.4 GB Hard Disk
10X CD ROM
16 Bit Sound
Touch Pad Mouse
1.44 Floppy
A/C Adapter
Windows 95 CD
3 Years Warranty
Intel Pentium 150Mhz CPU

11.3 Dual Scan Display
16 MB EDO RAM
1.4 GB Hard Disk
10X CD ROM
16 Bit Sound
Touch Pad Mouse
1 44 Floppy
A/C Adapter
Windows 95 CD
1 Year Warranty
$2645.00
$2145.00
$78/Month
WIIEPJ
SIZE COUPJTS
Yee-hawi Kids will want to grab ol' blue and
ride into Fisher-Price Wild Western 1'own to
go on a scavenger hunt for gold, design wacky
wanted posters or sing-along with Western
tunes. Even exploring the hundreds of hidden animations is sure to produce giggles in
three- to seven-year olds.
This story is the third in Davison's Great
Adventure Series, which includes Castle and
Pirate Ship, both are as fun and full of pranks
and early learning as this new title. Problem
soiving and reading comprehension are so
well integrated into the story that kids will
hardly notice they are doing so much learning.
Davidson has done an exceptional job in
making learning enjoyable and interactive.
Even my eight-year old had fun roaming the
range. Yet preschoolers should not find the
program difficult to navigate. 0
Contacts
Davidson: 800-545-7677.
.http: //www.education.corn
DK Interactive: in Canadavia General Publishing:
1-416-445-3333; http J/www.dk.corn
H+a: 416-977-6732 or 888-464-5652;
http: //www.nikolai.corn or http: //www.-pius-a.corn
Micro-Intel: 800-565-5198; http: //www.microintel.corn or in Ontario from: Spectrum Educational
Supplies (800-668-0600) or Educational Resources
(800-565-5198)
$93/Month
14.2 XGATFT
200 MMX
20X CD ROM
32 MB RAM
13.3 TFT
Peneum 200hIMX
3.1 GB hant drive

Lithium ION Battery
20X CD ROM
10 MB RAM
3.1 GB herd drive
Windows 05 CD
3 Yetuts
3 Yeele W strseney
Winae CD
Infrared Mouse
Quality Built Desktop Computers

PBglluM 155MHt MMX inlet CPU
17 Magittontg.25 Dtallol
512 K Ccx:neMS
32 MS EDORAM
24 X Ratotonto CD4CSrri
I I
3.5 onosorgo ffoppttorive

2.1 Gbw. D. Hard crise
.~
l rs b l sotgtdCad
50 w speakers
itetdgae 95 CD
up lo 5500.00 tnFreesoeworeatd gtanea
VISA MC & AMEX accepted........ t.Leasing Available

All prices onthis apflare 3% cashdiscounted
W E G IVE YOU T H E
Tf 5
S U P P O R T W H EN N O O N E E L S E C A N I !
Fir Tree Drive, Unit 16 Mississauga, Ontario L5S 1V6
Tel: (888) 263-4681
Fax: (905) 612 8398

email: sales@atlasms.corn
i 09
] ] Q JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
KIDS

Unbeatable Prices
Special Limited Time Pricing, You can't beat our prices on IBM!
380
1 5 0MMX 16MB 2.1GB 12.1TFT-SVGA CD $3399
380E 150MMX 16MB 2.1GB 12.1FRSTN C D $ 2 599
3 80ED 166MMX 16MB
760XL 166MMX 1 6MB
760XD 166MMX 32MB
765D 1 6 6MMX 3 2M B
770
200 M M X 3 2 M B
770
2 . 1GB
2 . 1GB
3 . 0GB
3 , 0G B
3 . 2G B
1 2 . 1FRSTN CD $3 0 9 9
1 2 . 1TFT-SVGA opt $4399
1 2 . 1TFT-XGA C D $ 5 449
1 3 .3TFT-XGA C D $ 5 599
1 3 .3TFT-XGA C D $ 5 999
2 3 3MMX 32MB 5.1GB 14.1TFT-XGA CD $8599 .
MPro P2-266 64MB

4 . 3GB SCSI CD 100BaseT $4499
MPro P2-266 128MB 4.3GB SCSI CD 100BaseT $7499
MPro P 2 -300 1 2 8M B 4 . 3GB SCSI C D 100BaseT$11399
ls
LSeries 233MMX 32MB 4.3GB SCSI CD 15" Monitor $2899

LSeries P2-233 3 2MB 6 .4GB SCSI DVD15" Monitor $2949
LSeries P2-300 3 2MB 6 .4GB SCSI DVD17" Monitor $3799
SSeries P2-266 32MB 6.4GB SCSI CD 15" Monitor $3699

Call us for updates to prlclng. Buy In a pleasant atmosphere from
non-commlssloned sales/technical staff. Our 9th year In business.

Prices rellect 3% cash discuunla are su lo cha w i i hcut nulice. 01iee
'
e~ Idl
WOW! Winter Olympic

fever hits the Web
ing back. It is primarily intended for children
in Grades 4 to 6 and their teachers.
e 1988 Winter Olympics in Nagano,
According to Charmaine Crooks, five-time
Japan, will be an i nteractive event, Olympian, a silver medalist in the 1984 Los
thanks to the support of the Stentor Angeles Olympics and ambassador for the
alliance of Canadian telecommunication
Youth Olympic Program, the WOW! site is
companies and the CBC. Two sites on the one of three activities of the program, which
Web are available: one for teachers and educa- also includes an educational resource kit distors and the other for the general population tributed free to elementary schools across
of wired Canadians.
Canada (for home schoolers and others who
The idea is to promote pride in Canadian may have missed it, it can be ordered through
a thletics and i n v olve C anadians with the Web s!te).
Olympic "culture" and goals. Canadians of all
Crooks and other athletes have been visages will be able to talk to Canadian athletes iting 200 randomly selected schools directly
using email on both Web sites. This year, we in this program "to share their experiences."
wi!I have a direct link and be able to ask ques- She sees the athletes' direct involvement in
tions without depending on the media to
mentoring through the Web site as "role
pose them for us and translate the responses. modeling over the Net that is a fabulous way
The
si te
cal l e d
WOW !,
at for kids to get closer to the athletes." It is a
http: //www.youtholympic.coa.ca, targeted at kids "way to encourage kids to get involved in
and educators, has been building since June, sports, not by winning but by setting goals
has been fully functional since October and and challenging themselves: a commitment
will run until March. It was chosen by Yahoo! that can then be transferred to other aspects
as a Pick of the Week in October.
of life."
It's packed with information on Japan, the
Crooks also views the site as a way to proOlympics and Paralympics, contests, and
mote multiculturalism between Canadian
games, and features the Ask-an-Athlete sec- children and athletes and other children
tion. The latter has a new athlete every two around the world. The site is available in
weeks. Indeed, the look and content of the French and English. Other sections let youngWeb site changes frequently to keep kids com- sters jam with Japanese instruments or access
J EAN AL L E N - I K E SO N
Pentium 200 N N K
' BASE SYSTEN INCLCIDES
THREE YEAR NATION WIDE WARRANTY 8 TOLL FREE TECH SUPPORT
' ONE YEAR ON SITESERVICE
Hard Drives
MS MOUSE II WINDOWS 95 KEYBOARD
r
0
i ADDITIONAI. OPTIONS:
HARD DRIVES
VIDEO CARDS
MULTI MEDIA
24XCD
MIONAL
gag fl85
$ 99
RANI UPGRADE
32 I N BEDO
I.6 GB Maxtor
2.5 GB Fujitsu
..$28
. ..
Pentium- I 66Nhz ... . . . . . . .

Pentium -200Mhz
P entium - 200Nhz MNX.. . . .
Pentium - 233Nhz NMX...
P entium Pro 180 Mhz... . . . .
P entium Pro 200 Nhz.. . . . . .
Pentium II 233Mhz ... . . . . . .
Pentium II 266Mhz ... . . . . . .
AND K6 200 NMX
AMD K6 233 MNX
Cyrix M II 166
Cyrix M II 200
Cyrix M II 233
miCrOWeSt@bC-alter.net
'Niner musluuuu cpu. ruu, rue ones% cpsaue snuuunNro canlre su. uuedcns4lmss utm M ur aekt vakslurcak apea IhaunImuussI u em.
pals eelpncssabguruchege rset usa I~%
Ss ueuruulTrshnsku R rsuo canful. ruauiurt usa cruuur
Yideo Cards
Supertullcro PStuliuIS98
Intel 430TX PCI set 4PCI, 4ISA,
SI2K Cache
.$I98
FYI Board
Intel 430TX PCI Chipset, Pent I 66233Nhz MMX w/5 I 2Kpb Cache ...$ I 27
ASUS P2197
Intel 440LX AGP Set, 3- I 68 pin,
SDRAM, EDO, FPG Pentium II
233/333Nhz, S-PCI, 2-ISA,
I AGP slot, Ultra DMA .. . . . . . . . . $29 I
OfficeHoum: M-F 8-5 PST Sat8-4 PST
computers
.$I 77
.$25S
.$305
.$4I I
.$255
.$695
.$553
.$724
.$24I
.$383
.$I l6
.$I56
.$355
$ 50
5 76 - 4 1 6 1
I .
.$I 63
.$I 84
.$227
.$269
.$326
.$468
GES TECHNOLOGIES
IIIICINwest
Trident 9685 PCI 3D+ 2MB/4MB .$40/64

ATI 3D Exp. 2MB EDO ... . . . . . . . . $ 68
ATI 3D Exp. 2MB SGRAM .... . . . . . $ 94
A TI 3D Exp. 4NB SGRAN ... . . . . . $ I 25
ATI 3D Pro Turbo 4Mb SGRAN ...$I86
ATI Xpert @P!ay 4MB SGRAM .....$234
ATI XpertOWork 4MB SGRAM ...$2I 3
ATI All in Wonder 4NB EDO .. . . . $264
ATI XpertP!ay AGP 4MB SGRAM $270
ATI Xpert@Work AGP 4NB SGRAN $255
Matrox Millenium II 4MB WRAM ...$270
CPU's
1.7/2.5 $ 160/220 3 0 2 M B / 4 M B $ 4 5 / 6 0 SB 16/64 $65/150

3.5/4.3 $255/330 ATI 2
MB/4 MB $55/120
1,2 GB Samsung .... . . . .
..$49
..$92
..$64
.$I 05
3 2 GB Western Digital ... , .

4.3 GB Western Digital .. - .
64 GB Quantum
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95
MICROSOFT PLUS 95
$140
NelYlorg 72-Pin EDQ

8MB .
I6MB .
32NB .
16MB SDRAN
32NB SDRAM
P - 233
'
INTEL PENTIUM 200 MHz PROCESSOR WITH MMX TECHNOLOGY

16 MB EDO RAM
CPU UPGRADE
N othe rboards
CD RONS,
Cyberdrive24X IDE Internal...... .$99
T oshiba 24X IDE Internal .. . . . . . .$I06
T oshiba 32X IDE Internal .... . . , . ,$call
"Price & availability subject to change without prior notice

Web-Site: http: //www.gestools.corn
562-802-S224
GES Technologies cannot be responsible for errors in typography or photography
111
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION wvhv,tcp,ca IANUARY 1998
Kloof
' " I "-"':'".
information on Japanese history and geography. The Kids Media Club is a wacky linked
site for Japanese kids l
English and for
Canadians wanting Japanese pen pals.
An activity that has generated enthusiasm
is the Picasso Postcard Challenge, Ten entries
in this postcard contest will be chosen as official Olympic postcards. All kids will then be
able to chose one to send to Canadian athletes
in Nagano using the Internet.
The For Teachers Only section has hundreds of pages of teaching resourcesand wellresearched links to other pages designed to
Bruncor. They wanted to bring the Olympic

experience into the classroom in a totally
interactive way so that it would no longer
b e a passive spectator sport fo r m o st
Canadians. Focus groups tested the site
before it went on the Web to ensure activities were successful.
The consumer site, which will be funct ional f r o m D e cember t o M a r c h a t
http: //www.cbc.sympatico.ca, wilt be a collaboration of the CBC, Stentor and MediaLinx.
Content, is being developed by CBC and
will be promoted on television in advance
bring home the Olympic spirit. This is a must- a nd during t h e g a mes, according t o
visit for teachers and includes activities on Forestell. Like the kids' site, it will be intermath, language, geography and more. active but with video clips, text and audio.
Awesome. Both th e k i ds' an d t eachers' The video aspect promises to be most active
Internet links in WOW! are some of the best during the Olympics and is billed as the
researched lists I have seen.
closest thing to real-time viewing next to
WOW! was "designed and developed live television broadcasts (which will be at
with kids in mind" by Sympatico according odd times due t o t h e t i m e d i fference
to Linda Forestell, general manager for
between Canada and Nagano). It will also
Corporate Communications for NBTel and feature a contest. Ci
':f'll '
trnr4rrrrrttrnrrrttrrtds'I '" '
;:- tldk--::!,ds o st::::,,"'
","
n
earning
The Iepll's first Universal

InkjetRefill ystem
"
"
"
4fgam C00LPIX3ljtgstoefi
' Vttssrimages, saprnf'thnfgIN'
or tllsvv tgtsagyttnhi,Sir'~
-x'.-:;IgeigttsIsen:gnistttiyonanndweIeN'
h
,.glottttttnlor
: :
" - " "
"
"
' :-
"
'
'
I
';
0
. 'i"' IIRRtrtttS "

'
: .
Innsltrlrttttili "
" I tpsflstlan ghr, tantlgosllt

olgtis a
r>$@II +f
7- BR0ABWAY
r~
CA
M ERA
BusinessHosea
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
' c.
vIIr RR
stttttfftntnt.jtnnnrtttt.corti
nkjet -
',
sidtt
: ~
'
' In
'MiWmeuNt~E~VWm~~~teWei~z
Bringing Colour ta Paper

nnn O . ,
'ut "
we selI
Cut your printingcostswith JR lnhjet Refill
n%$ttstdsts
we sell
The easy and cost effective way to refill yout' empty inkjet cartridges
'i
tj
'tIIIhybIIythe jR Inkiet Refill?
NI%% j:
Easy ta usee Yery economical

e Contents will fitll most standard cartridges
twice and more Safe Clean
High quality, extra refined, high density inks
YersatJje, fills most Inkjet and Bubblejet cartridges
QS
uni Pnx4ct le tagrag
'
Locally Distributed by:
eeohIROlcnny
Canadian Distributttr: Rundle Ctnnltuter Tech lite /Ca/gart ]

Buy2,44/2/tfanillaRd. SE, Calgttn;rIB T264B7
Ptttttte:t403l 2l4-3664 Fur: I4N/ 2/4-366/
I
I I
Recycle, Reuse & Reduce
I
Ln m m m
'
'
m m
Envir
onmentally
m
m m
Friendly Product
m
m m
SP
gP~
Tel (604) 730-9415 www.printerink.corn
m tmr
mmJ
p~, ~
'
~ n ~gg .::--
hlntel Pentium150NhzCP
Uwith Cooling fan;=,I
PacRjm 98
P
ASK Computer Consultants
'i
hPentiumMotherboard with l2 256KCache ':",'-;
----------------------- 'mcoNIEx
"
Yrnntitntrn Handandrtnd stnt
One kit for all: Canon, Epson, Citizen, Hewlett Packard,

IBNI, Letsmark, Olivetti, Apple, Brother, AEG
One kitfor ag and many many more!
I
I
IIS-
t"
Home Hot Ne s JBRL I n t ernet Service

ofe sionai Trainin Courses Cisinese Hot Links eri
486 Kingsway, Vancoiiver, B.C., Caiiar&VST 3J9

Tel: (604) 708-2I78 F ax : (604) 708-3692
Home Page: www.jlcomp.corn
Comments or Questions: jlcomp@jlcomp.corn

"Yer tn' it eri
"516NB
ED
DRN '"::
"BPCIVideoCardwith IMSRN (Upgradeta 2NB) ':.'.
512IIDEID
EHarddisk ':;.:
41.44III floppyDiskDtive '.-,:
h2 HighSpeed Serial PorhK I parallel Pott,."'-.:
816 bit Plugondplay SoundCard '~
512XPioneerEIDECD-INNDrive ".'
"I) 33.6Kbps
Dataf fox Nodem," R
"N5" lowerCas
ewith CMApprovedPower Supply j+
"580WaHs
btnplified StereoSpeaken,"';
5104keys
W
IH95Keyboard;.
@SeriaNouse
l
li
rite lirctutstt rr ttrtttYR 14' svoA Monttrtr I 1 ttts Iwtttr syslem ttuy ttrttts
]$
THE COMPUTERPAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 I
E CAMES
many functions did not work well. There was "recommendations without alternatives" )
also a trade-off between photorealism and removal of an ATI video driver, VVAVE32 drispeed: it seemed that if you wanted to get ver, and Sound Biaster driver! On a wing a
both at once, you would need a Cray super- prayer it was all installed, and thankfully
computer, Needless to say, most PCs were not nothing appears to have been affected on
up to the task. It is a pleasure to say that these the system. Still, there's got to be a better
problems have been addressed in the new ver- way. Having said all that, installation is
slori.
actually pretty simple, and comes with good
sound and v i sual effects. After itistall,
'a
reboot and hey presto, you' re done,
There are several installation options:
minimum install uses CD-ROM files instead
of the hard drive but a typical install uses
about 100 MB. For
an installation
that includes Europe, Hong Kong, the Great
Lakes region, Canada, and allassociated
sound effects onto the hard drive used up
about 100 MB.
First i m p ression:
Wow! You start up at
'
~j'jest
Meigs Field Chicago as
is traditional, but you
":m.
For test purposes, .~ t
. immediately see hear
FS98 was instaned on a
and feel th e d i f fertwo-year old - system
ences. The cockpit is
~~~~~
with a 16 6 MHz
%~'~
much more realistic,
~
~
Pentium processor, 32
with a fully graphical
MB RAM, an AT1 video %g%P
control panel, and 3D
~
e
::
card, and a cheap $15
.
t hrottle, p r o p a n d
: :~
mi xt u r e
cont r o l s,
joystick. This is a pretty
.
'%1%
En g ine ayM is now a
much a typical system
for many people; no
clock display instead
fast video, maxed out RAM, or MMX chips o f t h e ol d unrealistic digital display. The
h ere. installing FS is a bit nerve racking: you s o un d a c t ually w o r k s a n d i s muc h
have to install Directx from the same CD- i m p roved. The engine idle sound is exactly
ROM, which i n t h i s c ase necessitated l i k e the Lycoming engine that powers a real
(through one of those well-known Microsoft C e ssna.
Q~FS
QRRI
exam
ple,
.89$
'IIO~ ~'~
'
IIM
" '
'
"
CATALOGUE
'
"
'
'
'
'
'
"
m-rn/ss
PH: {604} 270-8682 1-800-668-8278 g-y
media dealer
7-7284Q HathgateWay, Richmond, 8(
dt/danu/edam Since 1979
S ON+ .
SONY RECORDING INEDlA,.
e re
.'w
'
e st
Deluxe System with MMX~ Basic System Without

Intel Pentiume CPU
w/Cooling fan
M o fl it o l
Abit PX5 MB w/512K PiPeline Cache m Intel pentium' Cpo w/Cooling fan
32M EDOMemory
intei43mXPCI~MB w/512KPtpeDne
Cache
2GB I/.DJCtuanturnHardDrive
i 16MEDOMemory
Panasonic lA4 Happy
1.6GBEIDEHard Drive(Mode4)
Apt 3DXpressione2MVideo estd w/MPEG IRL poteen
nic 144nappy
15" ACULA
Monitor w/OnScreenDisplay
CL~
IMPCI
VideoCml w/MpEG
w
15 Tower w/230WPowerSuPPly
->.; pppp
13wMini Towerw/230 W Power Supply
104 KeyWin 95Keyboard
,-. ~,:-".,4 ppya 104 KeyWin q5 Keyboard
Logitech 2Staten Mouse3 Pail::,;r '." -:;::::.i I Mourn 3 2nd
Acer 33.3 lnt Modemw/ Veice
24X tednamnicrtoshihaCft Rant
sound slasler 13Pnpsoundthird
; -
s'8' $8'lI
.'
W~~eSfuit VatonCD
p133/lap/ips/269
' ys
(I%%A
6646/ppp/psp/629
AMDKMlgS-18ielelNXPR166
NNx 166j200N3
$1525/$1655I$1775
~5I '
AMD K6//Pentium II Please Ca11

1 YEAR PARTS/2 YEARS
LABOUR VgARLshNTY FOR SYSTEM
Com
puter Pans dyeAccessones
%e do fRAM-INS too
"
All Pricesaresubject to changewit!tout notice.

*Peniium is aregistenndtrademark of Intel Corporation.
&dpgdd'gmef~
dtteatiemAaherhaardwilh it ttht twhe 'i.
hiatal Pentium1501!jhz CPUwith Cooling fan '-,'."-
16M72pinEDomemory.......... . . . , . . . . . . . . ..$48
PX Panasonic CD
Rom ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$79
24x PanasonicRCD
om,.......................$165
IpbitpoundCard ................ . . . . . , . . ...$22."
Acer tpbii 30 Sound
Card ............ . . . . . . . ...$27
]3 tower caMw/powersUpply ...,.............. $37
33.6int.FaxModem w/Voice ....................$64
Acct 33.6 int. FwtModemw/voice (upptsdabie to 56K) .$76
6pw Amp!piespsaker
d
.........................$15
/@Q IIttt,din'
Is
a,ggpg ger'I
BECKMAI4COMPUTER
170-'104t)OBridgeport Rd, Richmond, BC, V6X 3R2
{EntranceatBeckman Place)
piterctte:%g-@&ax: 303-7983
Open:Men-Pri I I-7 Sir I i% (CIOSedSundtt HOrdayS)
+g
BRIBBEP011T
es ~
sn
sc ~
ep
~g
<
IVE ARE
KERE
APCI
VideoCardwith 1N RA!I(Upgradeto 2II) '
hl.?I 8M Harddhk
"51.44AN
floppy Disk Drive,j
()2 High
Speed Serial Porhg 1Paralel Part ',
016bit Plugondplay SoundCard
512XPioneerABIDEI-ROMDrive
"M3.6Kbp
sData/faxJtodem:.
"615" towerCars with GAApprovedPower Supply -,'
WDDW
atts Amplified Stereo Speakers e
5104ksy<
Wltt95 Keyboard 7
e
Hom Hot News jdrgL S Internet Service
486 IG
~C
m a @tt/ST
"
3J9
TeI: (604) 708-2178 Fax: (604) 708-3692
Home Page: www jlcomp.corn
Comments or Questions: jlcomp@jlcomp,corn
=
"Nerial Iijau>c .':-..

'unt Inetutte rnunltOt 14' SVSSt
agerstur 3 18D (Wltl Syetem tyt/y Only) r'
wi
Stfrnttw+tyc
lat e st ~ ,
';,r :ai twwwo3aaaas

mnmr Xg.r/,n . a.
..
.
. '
', rv - .
4ad deda
114
I A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp,ca
GAMES
101-1926WestBrunt(sssoy,
VantousseiB.C
, V6I 122
Tais (604) 7-0438

Fax: (604)?39-0436
'ness Hours:
Buss
Mon.-Fri. Io:30-lesoo Sat.12s00-Iysoo
Pmntiurn pa4mrn &ga~ imlm

Pentlum
Petilium II
133MHz 166MHz mmx200MHz mmx233MHz mmx

$1400
$1460
$1600
$1730
233MHz
300MHz mmx
$2100
$2600
. Acer A-Open Mainboard Intel VX Chip Set 512K L2 Cache

(Pentium II: Acer A-Open Malnboard Intel LX Chip Set ATX AGP)
. On Board 2 UART 16550 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel (EPP/ECP) Port
. On Board 2 PCI Bus Master Hard Disk Controller (up to 4 IDE Devices)
. Intel Pentium CPU
32MB RAM (EDO, 60ns,72 Pin SIMM)
(Pentium Ii: 32MB SDRAM 168pin DIMM)
- Fujitsu 2.6GB Ultra DMA Hard Disk Drive (33MB/Sec.)

. Panasonic 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive
. ATI
3D Xpression+ w/2MB SGRAM 64blt SVGA Card w/MPEG
- Toshiba 12X Speed Internal CD ROM Drive
. A-Open FX-3D 16 Bit 3D Sound Card
. A-Open 33.6K V.34 Internal Fax/Data/Voice Modem

. 15" Tower Case w/230W CSA Power Supply
(Pentium II: 15" ATX Tower Case w/230W CSA Power Supply)
104 Key Windows Enhanced Keyboard
. Microsoft 2 Button Serial Mouse
. 100W 3D External Shielded Computer Speakers

Microsoft Windows 95 (CD, OEM)
14" SVGA Monitor (1 024x768 Non-interlaced, 0.28mm)

. Free One Month Internet Access
- 2 Year Parts and Labour Warranty
Upjlrade(fromabovesystems) to: Alpen YXChip SotMainboard $30,
84MBEDORAN $180,3.RGBHDD$80,4.
3GBHDD$120,8.4GBHDD$240,
4NBAYISVGACard$30, A-Open58H(1(58] Internal FaxModem$40,
15' SVG
AMonitor $100, 17'SVGAMonitor $400
*FreeEst
imate on Repairs and Upgrades *
Prices subject to change.Pleasecall for the latest pn'ces
j4<.',.""*'P~
++ ~ ~~~
'-": * ~>'.'p~ g~'.. ' ~We+~<'a

t i'ss~e-'
~j~sslk~a.' rsa~'i~pK+t~'gi''-'X''-~p'~~:.8'l~e '@%Vs+:."Z
When you land,the wheel touchdown

sound is in stereo, so you can tell which wheel
touches down first! The default visual mode is
excellent; hazy skies, wispy clouds, a looming

moon, textured airplane surfaces, better runway textures and similar effects aII combine to
truly extend the "reality envelope". A new
"virtual cockpit" view gives you a Virtual
Reality view outside, including a rotating propeller in front of you. What's even more
amazing is that it's fast. No slowly updating
flicker: it's like you' ve actually got that Cray.
There are also significant improvements
in the virtual world around you. Like in the
previous version, the Greater Toronto area
is present, so you can fly from Buttonville
to Lester B. Person international airport if
you want, but you can also choose from
over 3,000 additional airports worldwide.
After landing at Hong Kong, and taxiing to
the gate, you really feel like stealing yourself to go through the ordeal of customs.
Anybody who knows Hong Kong will realize that the virtual one presented here is
missing the brand new exhibition centre,
but the other bufldings are there even
down to t h e g l aring neon advertising.
Looking fo r t h e A k i habara i n T o kyo,
Toronto's Skydoine and CN tower, Paris'
Eiffel Tower, or London's Big Ben? They' re,
all there, and they add to the realism.
There are some new planes included: the
standard Cessna, a new Learjet 4S and for
the first time a helicopter, a Bell 206B. The
helicopter is a real challenge, Expect to
have to go through the built-in training to
successfully take off. While challenging, the
I .
lack of rudder pedals (actually, anti-torque

pedals), is a real impediment to landing and
hovering a helicopter. Would-be helicopter
pilots would be well-advised to consider
investing in a j oystick with foot pedals.
Like the other planes, the helicopter feels
and sounds real. Several flight models in
this flight simulator have been tested by
test pilots for the manufacturers and it
shows! There is multimedia flight training
for all of the planes included with the simulator, including film sequences of real-life
maneuvers, This is nice but a simple checklist would be a better way of getting wouldbe pilots going quickly.
!stot everything is perfect. The initial
flight settings are still too simple, and saving your settings is trickier than it needs to
be. in the new Cessna 182S (no retractable
gear, so it is really more like a Cessna 172)
there is no carb heat, no main electrical
switch, no magnetic compass unless you
explicitly switch it on, and where is the fuel
selector?
When you fly in "coordinated" mode (as
you have no rudder pedals on most PCs,
rudder extension is set to automatic) the
control display does not move to show you
rudder movement, leading you to question
whether the coordinated mode has been
selected. Flap extension sound is sometimes
louder than it should be, and engine sound
is really way too quiet a concession to virtual pilots who don't like noise? The interactive learning mode is great, but sometimes, the l essons are no t i n t eractive
Continued on page lZO
Conserve onr envimnment and SRVe
0 8
$$$$at the same time
Alouette Laser Products helps
.-;::
Tet: ($04) 8at-t ty8;;-,:
Fex,', (8041 80t,-t10fe .'::::;
:~:"8:". :-;::.,:-:-'.:;..';".:
v
.:;,e-mail: mhiOistters stte.hoon sss,,:,",:::+Sty':-."s':-:,:::;.;-",.)'t:
:.
you Reduce, Reuse and Recycle by
Apple, Brother, Canon, Hewlett
Providing Remanufactured end

Recharged Toner Cartridges and
Drums for Most Laser Printers,
Copiers and Fax Machines.
Packard, IBM, NEC, QMS gt More
Canon Personal Copiers

Sharp Z Series Copiers
We also carryother toners Panasonic Fp 820
8sdrsssnunits XeroxPessoest Copisss C
~+I ~P to ~o
paorNll ttsl
%
developers
I I '
I
QIr
Laser Printer Repair

Specializing in wholesale and distributian
Fast Page, EDO, SDRAM
Intel - Pentium, Pentivm Pro,
Pentium II CPU
ANO - K8 CPU
Lifetime Warranty on Memory Nodule
Expert Service for HP gr Most

Other Brands
e Preventive Maintenance Avaihble
Call for Free Estimates
e 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
in
LGS
Aa product names, trademarks and registered trademarks are properties af their respective owners
Free pickup and delivery in Greater Vancouvei'
+louette
LASER
PRDDUCTSa
5158 Still Creek Ave.
Bumaby, B.C. VSC 4E4
Call Today
Fax 291-8435
WITH OUR LOW PRICESEVERYDAY IS
0'
New Computer User Package

+ Easy Windows 95
Navigating the Internet w/Windows '95
Your First Computer
Retail Price.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$88.93
All 3 books
$19.99
Quick Start NS Word 97
WHEN YO
Retail Price.... . . . . . . . . , . . $42.95

S pecial
.
... . . . . . . $ 13.99
PA T THE PRICE
LEADER
24 Hours In Cyber Space

Retail Price .
....$59.99
Special ..
.$5.99
(w/CD-ROM)
ALL1997 INTERNET WEB DIRECTO 5

PRICE BLOWOUTI!...,...,,...
How lo Use lhe Internet

EVERYBOOK IN STOCK ISALREADYAT LEAST 50o/oOFFTHEORIGINAL
PUBLISHERS
PRICE, BUTIN THESPIRITOF THEHOLIDAYS WE' REGOING LOWER!!!
BOXINO WEEK SPECIAL DISCOUNT TABLES

WE ARE OVERLOADED WITH INVENTORY ATEACH OF OUR 2 LOCATIONS!
STARTING BOXING DAY THROUGH TODECEMBER31, SELECTEDTITLESWILL BEPRICED AT
(3rd Edition)
Retail Price
$35.95
Our Price .
$17.98
Upgrading & Repairing PCs

(6th Edition)
Retail Price
$70.95
$35.98
Our Price (w/CD-ROM)
The Complete IdioVsGuideto PCs

(4th Edition)
THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERSPRICE.
Retail Price
Our Price .
$33.99
$16.99
SHOP EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTIONm
I'
I '
V/SA
'
I '
]] $
j A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITIONwww.tcp.ca
.~ : BOOKS
Canadian Internet Handbook

takes cultural focus
emerges from the. book is a prediction that as
much as five percent of the gross domestic
1998 Canadian Internet Handbook
product of the top 25 economies in the
Author. Jim Carroll and Rick Broadhead
world will be based on Internet transactions
Publisher: Prentice Hall Canada
by 2000 that's a lot of bucks, and a helluva
ISBN: 0-13-897554-X
long way for something that did not even
Soitcover 365 pages 1997
have a commercial presence less than a
Price: $24.95
decade ago. This is only one of the many
things that have changed, and the Net can
im Carroll and ltick Broadhead are a pub- no longer be considered insignificant. The
Net is here, it is making an impact, and it
lishing powerhouse to be reckoned with
when i t c o m e s t o b o o k s o n th e can no longer be ignored.
Carroll and Broadhead divide up this new
Canadian Internet. With almost 20 bestselling titles to their credit, and several hun- book into six sections, most of which look at
dreds of thousands of copies of their books how the Internet is affecting (and is affected
sold, there are few wired Canadian house- by) politics, business and the media. The
holds that do not contain a copy of at least authors do their researchand are good at
. one of their books. Over the years the Internet exposing and exploring many of the concerns
has greatly evolved and matured as more and of the wired public. This past year has seen its
more Canadians get online. Recognizing this, share of controversy over Net issues, and
Carrolland Broadhead have taken a new tack many of them are explored in this book. For
with this, the latest edition of their popular example, there's the now infamous steps
Cruiadianinternet Hrntdbook, by moving away
Elections Canada took to shut down anonyfrom the merely mechanical realm of "how
mous political Web sites. Is it an attempt to of business books about the Web talk about it
to" to the concerns and issues of the online quell free speech, or is it justified in terms of in terms of its unlimited potentials and then
culture that has rapidly emerged. This new keeping tabs on possible excesses in political focus on the "how to" aspects. This is the first
edition represents a major step forward for spending? Carroll and Broadhead deal fairly book this reviewer has seen that taken a hard
Carroll and Broadhead, who have just written with the issue, but ultimately point out how look at the aftermath of many such enthusiaswhat should be considered the definitive book such actions invariably are circumvented by tic if over-reaching attempts by businesses to
on the state of the Net in Canada.
the Net community, and question whether or get online.
In the first edition of t his book, the
The book begins with a brief retrospec- not the Net can be regulated in any meaningauthors found 29 wired Canadian businesses.
tive, starting. with a peek back at the conhl sense.
tents o f t h e i r f i r st Cn n adian I n ternet
Net society has also changed significantly The authors revisited these original 29 to see
Handbookback m March of 1994. It is amaz- since the original book. The authors turn their how they had progressed. Several had folded,
ing how much has changed since that time: baleful eyes onto the subject of spam email; some changed little since their inception, and
back then there were still restrictions to com- the causes and forces behind it, how it works only a small number said the Net presence
had made a real difference in terms of revmercial enterprises getting on the Net, junk and what you can do to combat it.
enue.
mail was unheard of and there were only a
They also take a look at the many reasons
few thousand Web sites, which were restrict- The business of the Web
ed largely to academic institutions. You only The business section of this book should be why some businesses set up Web sites, and
have to be on the Net a short while to realize considered "must reading" for any firm that have come up with a list of dos and don'ts for
how much thingshave changed. One of the either wants to get on the Web or have a Web getting on (and more importantly, staying relmany interesting tidbits of information that site for commercial reasons. The vast majority evant on) the Web. There's some sound advice
B Y KEIT H
S C H E N C I L I - R O B ERTS
here, which many firms, Canadian or not,

would do well to read.
The techies will not be disappointed in
this book there's plenty o f n i t t y-gritty
hands-on material to be found in. the technology section. If you are looking to simply set up
a single Net connection on your Mac or I'C, or
to set up multiple machines at home through
a network, you can find out more about it
here. The section also examines how to go
about setting up a cable modem in the home,
and how to best deal with computer security
issues.
With this book, Carroll and Broadhead
have again done what they do best: found a

fresh way to write about the Internet in a style
that is both engaging and insightful. The
Canadinn Interact Handbookis the flagship title
in their annual "fleet" of books, and their
rational approach provides a calm centre in
the tempestuous hurricane of information
and issues that swirls around the Internet in
the largely unwired realm of public opinion.
The issues covered in this book reveal that the
Internet has matured in a relatively short
. time, and this book looks at many of its growing pains. This book is for the concerned
Canadian citizen who is already wired if you
are looking for an education about how the
Net is affecting all our lives, then this book is
for you.
Highly recommended I guarantee you will
find something eye-opening in this book. 0
Ratinii:
Information content:* ' " *
Readability:* ' * ' *
Intended for: Intermediate/Expert
Overall Rating: "* * * *
Contact:
Prentice Hall Canada,Tel: 800-567-3800
Web site: http: I/www.phcanada.corn
Microsoft Systems Management

Server Training
1-57231-6144 4 1 4 0 .99
Networking Essentials
2nd Edition
1-57231-527-X $ 140.99
Official Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 Book
147231-5768 $ 3 4 .99
Official Microsoft Window 98 Preview Kit

1 -57231-746-9 $ 3 9 . 99
Available Nt bookstores everywhere.
IQTP Nelson
To order direct please call 1-800-268-2222
Press
'. 0 a
e) RE W
DUTHIETECK'ICALBOOKS
17911.3rd'Alo.
Vancouver,BCVal 1K7
Phone:732-1448;.,~,
FN:732-3765
CODYBOOKSLTD.
1394008l.ougheed
Hwy.
Coquitlam,B.C. V3B1C5
Phone:4644515FAL464-5050
GRAIWILLEBOOK
COMPANY'
BOLRNBOO:;.:;:,.
8566ranl'liest.
N11-1644Hitlsi@-AIe:
-;VancoIIer, BCV6Z1K3
Victoria, BC
VST::2C5:-;:
Phone:687-221
3
Phone:5954232
f@:-N.>451
".:,:;-.:,," . e-mail:boolmobolen.bc,'c,k~,
FN:66S-)556 ".:,=:;;::
'.:,=-,:.':,
..
-... ~
e-mail:infode
sklitelescaye,.Com
http:/hew.literascap
;cd
oIII .
=-: -
.: , , =-.:--"- =.
'" " '="'-'"
=,-:; -
JQ4".
a4AVA
, lMLS
Hxmams
isa Ei<ll~KI's(~Vd
clash
II
'
'I
II
gI
I
J
II
g I
I
I I
Ill
'I
II
I
'
I'
gI
e'
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0

Step by Step
1-57231-5144I $ 3 4 . 99
Mi
Microsoft FrontPage 98
Step by Step
1-57231436-5 $ 3 9 . 99
%iijeit98
io sssianal
Wk r i aiie96
le easiest and fastest way to
learn Microsoft applications
Microsoft Office 97 Professional

6-in1 Step by Step
1-57231-703-5. $55.99
Microsoft Project 98
Step by Step
1-57231-605-5 $39.99
Microsoft.Press
e
f
HOW TO USE
Microsoff'
:.- Nolows 05:
QNiee97
:.,'
lotus ENCE
l 87
Notes4.5
3'
HOWTO USE
IIIoiooI :
PSdl
iehe
r 97
for lllMowa
s ' ".I! ' I Y i' as
.i" 'i'".,
cx
SOLI% ~
HOW TOUSE
W INDOWS 95
3/E
HOW TOUSE
NS OFFICE
97
1-5627-6565-5 s35s'
1-5627-6564-7 42
HOW TOUSE
LOT US NOTES
4.5
1-562 7 -6513-2s35~
HOW TO
USE
EXCEL97
1-5627-6460-1 s35ss
HOW TOUSE
INTERNET4/E
1-5627-6560-4 s35
7:
HOW TOUSE
MS PUSLISHER
97
1-5627-6502-7 3 5
PRENllCE
HALL
CANADA
1 18 j A NUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
B O O KS
Handbook a boon to new Internet users

BY KEITH SCHENGILI-ROBERTS
ner.
Like,how do you setup an Internet con- information s uperhighway.
er and learned some of the basics, it is easy to running quickly, and,
user comfortable with

working and playing on
the Internet. The whole
book i s co mp l etely
revised and updated to
reflect the current state of
make your own way through the Net. But how
the Inter
net, looking at
199$ Canadian internet.
nection on your computer? Or where can you

go to find a particular Web page? What exact-
New User's Handbook
ly are Usenet newsgroups, and how do you Handbook is designed to
Authors: Jim Carroll and Rick Broadhead

Price: $16.95
ISBN: 0-13-776410-3
Softcovsr 198 pages 1997
post to one? Once you' ve set up your comput-
ew to the Net? Wondering about the

Web? Eager to email? The Internet can
be a complicated place for the begin-
The
N ew
User ' 5
get the new user up and

t hankfully for
the Net
do you get to that first step? If you are a begin- newtde, uses a jargon-free
the latest browsers and
ning Internet user or you know one then it

is hard to go wrong with this slim little book.
The 1998 Canadian Internet New User'5
Hnndbook is a great road map for the those
who want to jump into the fast lane of the
approach to the subject.

This is Jim Carroll and Rick
search engines.
Broadhead's second book

aimed specifically at new
you have just signed up

with anInternet service
provider and are looking
Internet users, following

on the success of last year' s
introductory handbook.
Over time, the Carroll and
This book is ideal if
I TI t (n 1' ll
,
:,:; -:;: .:o/ ~ ":: :-'-;;:./;x " r
MondaySaturday:'
IO:00-20:00
Christmas
I NINX System
Pent i u m l i
System
Intel Pentium CPU

512K PBC TX Mother Board
Intel Pentium MMX CPU

Houston 512K PBC TXPRO
Mother Board
32 MB EDO RAM
SpecialSystem
ting further refined in the

topics they cover, and this
Christmas sales
focus to the "three pillars"
Kelrboard..... . . . . . . . . . $15
14' PROV VGA Monitor .. 5188
of the Internet: the eb,
Intel Pentium R CPU

15" PROV
SVGAMoritcr..... 5263
ASUS 440LX ATX Mother Board 17n PROV SVGAMonitor . $483
ATI (2M) Video Card
32MS
SD
RAM
(10ns)
16 MS RAM
Mouse....... . . . . . . . . . . . $6.5
Fujitsu 2.6GS Hard Drive
Quankrm 32 GBST(fast) HardDriv 60 Watt Speakers...... .. . $16
PCI 64-bit Video Card
1 sw Mid-tower Case 230 W PS 1.44 MB Floppy Drive
60 WattSpeakers, microphone,
Fulitsu 1.7GB Hard Drive
104 Win '95 Keyboard Mouse All Expression + (4M) Video Card headphone (3 in I combo) .. $24
1 swPROVIEWSVGA monitor
Daytek
15
n
NI.LR,
SVGA
Monitor
Axion
Internet (75 hrs.)... $13
15" Mid-tower Case, 230W PS NEC/Panasonic 24X CD-ROM
15n Case Tower.... . . . . . 540
Zoltrix 33.6 Fax/data Modem Fulitsu Enhanced Keyboard
104 Wks
StsKe)bognt Mowe
Logitech
3
button
mouse
Earphone......
. . . . . . . . . $3.30
Sound Slaster 16pnp Sound Canl
14" SVGA monitor
19" Tower Case250 W P/5
Houston 512K PBC
TX PRO
60W speakers
SXCD-ROM
75 hrs. Iree internet (AXION) Toshiba 24X CD.ROM
motherboard ....... . . . . . . $91
Houston
512K
Botel
Chipset)
Zoltrix 33.6K Fax Modem
Windows
95
on
CD,
Sound
Card
INMX-166.. $12$8 USR 56KFax/Data Voice Modem TX PRO Motherboard......
$111
168it Sound Card
ar lease588/mo.
Zoltrix
33.6
Voice
modem...
$69
60W Speakers
Subanoofer 240WSpeakers
MMK-200......$1399 GNT
Zoltrix
56
Voice
modem....
$105
75
hrs.
free
internet
(AXION)
75hrs.
free internet
MMX-233 ......$1S18 Pll 233 ...... ..$2336 16MSEDOram ...... . . . . . $47
24XCD.ROM...... .. . $99
P-133 ...... . . . .$938 K6-166....... .$1S87 Pll 266........ $2$16 NEC
BJC
240 Printer..... $189
P-1$0 ....... .. . $973 K6-200 ........$1686 Pll 300 ...... . .$2839 Canon
Ginon
BJC 4300 Printer..... 283
P-166 ...... . . . .$99S K6-233....... .$1896
or lease5110/mo.
INothe*oard
512K PBC TX
PROMotherboard .... . . . . . . $91
512K PBC Intel TX Motherboard MMX ....$111
Gigabvte HX/TX 512K MMX..... . . . . $153/1 77
Asus TXP4 HX 512K MMX TX97E .....$172/200
Asus 440LX ATXPentium II .... . . . . . . . . . $253
CfaU
.Pentium 133/150/1 66/200 .....$124/143/1 78/286
Pentium II 166/200/233MMX....$186/313/420
Pentium II 233/266/300 .... . . . $61 3/790/1105
IBM 166- 200+ CPU ...... . . . . . . . . . . $98/121
IBM 6X86166+/200+MMX s ... . . . .$129/1 76
AMD K6-166/200/233 MMX....$195/$246/500
Hard Drive
Fuiitsu 1.7/2.6 GB/3.5GB..... . . .$1 90/226/250
JTS 1.2GB/3.0GB ..... . . . . . . . . . . . , $155/234
Quantum 5T 2.1/3.2/6.4.... . . . . $246/267/427
WD 2.1/3.2/
4.3...............$240/270/335
Memory
72pin 4MB/BMB EDO..... . . . . . . . . . . . $19/33
ATI Pro1'urbo 4M/BM, PC2TV .

A TI Expres+ 2M/4M .... . . . .
Matrox Mystique 3D 2M/4M .
Diamond Monster 3D 4M ...
..$179/238
...$87/122
..$111/182
,...,$207
for a way to get the most

out of your new account.
If you bought a copy of

last year's handbook, you
Broadhead books are get-
ljlo. $-1161, High Street, COfiiiitlamrat theskieof8 kof NostrealTel. 942 -9633 Fax942-9613
'j
probably won't get much

more out o f t h is bu
that's reasonable since
you are not likely to need
another beginner's book
on the Net anyway
Just i n
ti me for
C hristmas, this i s t h e
ideal stocking-stuffer for
the newly wired. CI
email and Usenet news-
w
,,Q+,
'9 'eo@IHlogaestoolund
T his s m al l boo k
'tf4'SOtnst Authors
( which is r o ughly t h e
same size as the authors'
first Ca nadian I n ternet
Hnndbonk,whose current edition runs to over Rating:
360 full-sized pages), follows the same format Information content: * ' "
established in the initial New User'5 Handbook, Rsadabihty: '" **
Anybody who saw last year's handbook will Intended for: Beginner
recognize many familiar elements here: a
Overall Rating: "" '1/2
cross-country tour on the Web, exploding
many of the common negative myths about Contact:
the Web, and the basics of how to "plug-in" to Prentice Hall Canada,Tsl: 800-567-3800
the Net
all designed to get the new Internet
Wsb site: http: //www.phcanada.curn
groups.
Monitor
SVCA Monitor 14n/1 5n/1 7" ... . . .$188/263/483

Proview 14n/1 5"/1 7" ... . . . . . . . . $188/263/483
Daytek 14n/1 5u/1 7n . ... . . . . . . . . $200/290/533
Viewsonic 15" 15GS..... . . . . . , . . . . . . . . $498
Printer
Canon BJC 240/4300 .... . . . . . . . . . . $189/283
HP Desklet 692C ..., , . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . $363
HP Desklet 820Cxi/870C .... . . . . . . . $340/540
Modem
Zoltnx 33.6 Fax/Data/Voice Int ... . . . . . . . . $69
Zoltrix 56K Fax/Data Voice modem ..... . .$105
USR 33.6/56K Voice Modem .... . . . . $122/183
CD- ROM
IBM6XCD-ROM ..... . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . $68
Mitsumi
BX
CD-,ROM
. . . . . e. . . . . . . . $ 7 7
72pjn 16MB/32MB EDO.... . . . . . . . . . . $ 45/94 Panasonic/Toshiba 24X.....
CD-Rom ..... . . . . $108
168p SDRAM 16MB/32MB.... . . . . . . . $78/117
Sound Card/Speakers
Video Card
Cirrus Logic PCI 1M/2M ..... . . , . . . . . . $28/41 16bit3D Sound Card .... . . . . . . ; , . . . . . . $26
Creative
Sound
Blaster 16/32pnp ..... .$58/102
53 3D Virne 2M 4M .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52/69
Value/Gold ....$112/253
ATI I M 29/4M w/MPEC ..... . . . . . . . . $37/49 Sound Blaster 64 AWE
Speaker 60W/120W ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . $17/32
umited quantity, pricesarecashdiscounted and tabled to hange wahoutaeitice.Payment
byMastercard hasto add 4%tothe prire lated.
T 6
Lo c a t i o n s a c o ss Ca n a d a
ristmas
a v i n s.
egastaswswneuvwwesewaeeos
e
K
.w
limited time only
greaselasaw
INSRight
INS Nadows ONclal
Siaiulater 9$ S19.00
Pret/lew Nit $3L99
Special Edition ilsing

Nadows 95, 2nd Ed $34.49
Teach Yourself java

ia 21 Days S44.99
I I
ONIclal RIVEN Iiints

a$$d $01$N0$$B$22.95
OJJ suggested reloi
I '' I
Agmaed 5tudyGuik
Eseelhin
sVonnoeltenasa
the CoreRennlremenl Exam
MCSE
. Is In this 4-book,4-CBset
GORE
REQUIE
RMENTS
NETWORKINGESSENTlAlS $ 6 9.95
WINSOWS NTWORKSTATION 4.O 86$.$5
WINDOWSNTSERKR4.O $ 89.15
IN THEENTERPRiSE
880.15
SIIIIESsa.so
oNf~
g~~s.oo
T% KIHl SASK fNNMCS F~

BMIEOS CN %% tl Ag M CW
IHSSNNI BIM
S~
IC N Q I4 k
SNNCN %Salute V
N I H S 8 ' 5IWN i%
~
~ Rl lfk 4 4 8 M M Q N C C
flKCTNOC TILWNS CONt8SHt
Ml SIHT SNlWIR %IS ElkO
3%ctesek'
$IWlkTM 8 ll WNQf9
ItKIRIBII
' I
'I
' I
I I
s,
' I
'
antiNEWfrom SYBEX
The longmweited
NCSE EXCHANGE
STllDY IllIIE
MCSE:
EKCHAIIIGE
5
624pages,hardcover with CB
SruDVQUIRE
861.95
BR'ER LNNRS IM PS %
w a aa m a a
tg woo os e cs
~
1 R H I Nl f l
1g s aga Wyeayl
m ewn~ g
Nk
CWsCC kit
I '
us
HVSE SS Edition
THE CONPlETEPC tjPIRAQE k
MAINTENANCE18lOE
"the bestbookonthe slbjeet today."

New148Opageswith 2 C9's
by aIthority Nark NiIIasl
885.$Q
Wherever compIIter booksaresold.
SYIEX distributed byFIIKFLY808NS, 3680 Victoria Park Ave., Willoedale, ON M2H3K1
s I
'I 20
jA N UARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER

BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
ONKl%lkT
mnrotm aeon
E VER Y D A Y I
LQIS OF NEW TITIXS

NOW IN STGCKf
o
e e
6
ll
o ll
B O O KS
Revision improves
Internet 'yellow pages'
BY KEITH SCHEN G ILI-ROBERTS
to find what you are

looking for on vari-
15IIII Canadian Internet Oirectory

and Iesearcls Guide
ous search engines,
ow n
o
0
n m
Authors: Jim Carroll and Rick Broadhead

Price: 824.95
ISBN: 0-13-897554-X
Softcover 365 pages 1997
l ow pages" o f t h e In t e rnet f o r
Canadians, This is the second edition of
this book, and it is much improved over its
predecessor. More experienced Net surfers
will get little out of this book, but it makes
a good companion guide for anybody just
starting out on the Internet.
The first edition of this book got a drubbing from this reviewer last year, but the
chief deficiencies of that edition have been
overcome in the latest version The initial
directory was just that a listing of Internet
"=-'
.-
e '3 '0t
3
:.I '=
'
::
'
:- Canadicj, ':,%C
ornet '
the sites listed are of

interest
to
lke5' fry C@Ili'-'
fastidiously arranged
www wmww>wwwewowwtnap
by category. Looking
waw clroon'ltw wtwweroawarw orwmwwwc
for the Web sites for
Canadian radio or
TV
s t a tions/ Or
Iim Carroll / Rick-.
been found on any Web search engine, if
Canadian, chances are you will find it here, Contact:
you knew how t o d o i t . T h i s e dition

While it is hard to knock tiiis book in
includes an extensive introduction on how
terms of content, arguably the whole point
'
I lo I '
'
'
Intel P-166MMX 3.2GB HD$2MB RAM,TX M/8$4X CD-ROM
Intel P-200 $13399 I'-233 $1,420 AMD K6-166 $1/60 K6-200 $1P20
CPU
Ram
Cau for lower price VIDEO CARD
Hard Driver
Quantum
Ultra IDE 1.6rt 2/4.3/6.4
Western Digital
Ultra IDE 2.5/4.3/6.4
Fujinu
UlnaIDE2.6/3.5/43/52
Master
Ultra IDE 2.4/3.5/43/5.1
Samsung
2.1/ Ultra IDE 3.$/43
MODEM
33.6/56K VOICE
USR
33.6/56K VOICE INT.
56K VOICE EXT.
Call for lower price 53 Virge2MB/4MB

ATI Xpression2M/4M
Mystique 220 2M/4M
235/258948/438 Millennium il 2M/4M
Diamond Stealth 2M/4M
260/335/440
Triden 9865 TV~ I M
Main Board
235/259/349/358 5 IZK Txpro/intel Chipsel
ASUSTXP4/fXP4-X
228/268/335/478 ASUS TX97/I'X97-X
199/255/335
48/60
65/I I0
l30/I50
215/330
87/ll4
58
95/II5
160/I80
I95/205
ASUS P2I.97 A.G.P

Multimedia
Panasm
ie /NEC 24X
TOSHIBA 24x CD-ROM

SBI6/AWE 64/GOLD
Monitor
Aeula I4"/l5"/17
TY-Tuner Card w/Remote Control (Corupatible with all YidaoCvd}
Q38
YIdeo Conference hit (High CCD Calaara, PCI Capture CardeMicrophoaap4Y Cable)
l
edition) make this a

much-improved edit ion. I t
ma k e s a
good companion to
t he a u thors' n e w
I 998
C anad i a n
/nternet New User's
Handbook. 0
(Seo our iu store display)
$238
Please Call for another parts for lower pr|ees...........

%W~ltr. 16 8 S Cll18LXC.C438n
P r entice Hall Canada, Tal:

800-567-3800
I i ifab site: http: //www.phca
nada,corn
Nrtual flying taken to nevi/ iselghts
Continued from page 114
enough, Take this situation: after a really
bad helicopter takeoff, the i n structor's
voice said "the lesson will end here: you
can continue to practice" all this while
bein inverted at $0 feet above the ground,
doing 100 knots and heading for a very
messy death on the ground!
This new version of M icrosoft Flight
Simulator '98 offers something for everyone. Integration with Windows 95 seems
complete, many bugs have been fixed, finally making this version the "Flight simulator
for Windows 95" that the previous version
purported to b . Real pilots will find it a
much more r ealistic experience. From
sounds to cockpit views and the f l ight
model, flying the Cessna in this simulator is
much more like the real thing. Stalls are as
exciting at your desk as they are in the air,
and a turbulent crosswind landing at the
Toronto Island Airport in the Cessna 182

creates white knuddes just hke the real
thing.
102/99
l05
59/108/240
Special Items for X'mas Gik
betical index of all

of the sites listed in
the book (a crucial
section t h a t wa s
absent in t h e f i r st
Rating:
3n 4MB Video Card,15" Monitor, 33.6 Modem

4
The addition of the

ohow to search" sec-
federal agency? Or perhaps you want to I n formationcontent'"
more. All of those same sites could have
"dhea ""
ing to look u,l information from a particular provincial or
KeyBeard,MDugePD SIIuudCard,80% Speaker

8
. nr p0
The majority of
n n
tion and an alpha-
aa
..- -:
check out the lowdown on the Canadian R eadability:* * '

sports scene. With listings and descriptions I n tended for: Beginner
of over 3,000 of Canada's best Internet sites Overall Rating: ' "1/2
and resources, if it's on the Net and it' s
,I
:o~
Rick Broadhead's version of the "yel- Canadians and are
sites (primarily Web sites) and nothing
"directory" obsolete.
and is aimed squarely at neW uSerS

the
people who will tet
the most out of this
book.
is book is authors Jim Carroll and

o
of the Internet is to '

make books like this
Would-be flight students will appreciate

the improved instructions, including better
lessons, real-voic. instructors and cheddists
popping into view, making it more Eke taking
a real flying course. This is a major, "musthave" upgrade.
What's even better is that you no longer
have to have at off-the-line system to enjoy
the experience. Besides, where else will you
ever get the chance to buu the CN Tower in
a Boeing 737? 0
Michael Nlfems has logged over 250 hours of flying
time in a realCessna172, andmanymorehours on

Right Simulator since version 1.0.
phot/
ei'4.0
' e*
pooW
MCSEStudyGuide: WindowsNT
Server
0 Workstation4
Everythingyouneedto prcpuc [orandpassrelatedexams.
$105.95 Chapter 1 m MemberPrice $95,35
MCSE
StudyGuide:%indows950
MCSE
Study Guide: TCP/IP 6r
NetworkingEssentials
Systems
Management Server
Everythingyounml topreparefor andpassrelatedexams.
Everythingyounml tofacpatcfor andpassrelatedcxams.
$102.95Chapterl~ MemberPr
ice $92.65
$10S.9S Chapter l~ Member Price $9S.35
WindowsNTServer 4,0
EnterpriseExamGuide
SunJava12 Certification
ExamGuide
Visual Basic5 Unleashed:MCSD

Edition
Become
acerriliedJavaprofessionalandfxcpnc for anpassthe
SunCcnitiedJava12 ProgrmuncrandDeveloperExams.
Visual C++S
Unleashed: MCSD
Edition
Comptchcnsim
infonnalion onirtually all ofthetopicsthat
are used
in today's~e V isual Basic appliartions,
Enables
Vml C+opmgrammersto lmme pmducuve
quicklywithV
is
ualCPSappgcations.
$97i95 Chapter 1~ MemberPrice $88.15
$98.95 Chapter l~ Member Price $89.0S
$98.95
Chapter1~ MemberPrice $89.05
WindowsNTWorkstation 4.0
ExamGuide
Windows9SExamGuide
$140.9S Chapter l~ Member Price$126.85
can effectively apply your knowledge in a variety of situations. With

this book and CD-ROM, you' ll
have all the information that
you need.
vmalmlm4 mtalaas
iNQTWORKt NG
'~ESSENTIALS
WINDOWS' 9$
Value-packed CD-ROM included

with book. With performancebased exams
you must prove you
MCE
MCSE
W
NetworkingWith Microsoft TCP/IP

Certified Administrator'sResource
Edition
An all-indusive
resourcefor implementing TCP/IP for the
accomplished
userandi'scenilied byMiaosoft.
1 XP
MCSETraining Guide:
Windows95
This Miaosok
approvedcomprehensivetrainmgguidewil
completelprepare
y
youfor ibeexam
$84.95 Chapter l~ Member Price $76.45
MCSETraining Guide:
NetworkEssentials
This tvgaosoftapproveda)mprehenmetraining guidewil

compfctet)ptcpatcyoufor thcexam.
$70.95 Chapter 1~ MemberPrice $63.85
$77.95 Chapter 1~ MemberPrice $70.15
As AChapter 1'uClubmember, you'l save10%oneveryregularly pricedbookevery day.

With a
Chapter 1ClubCard you'l neverpayfufl priceforabookagain, BecauseChapter 1 Clubmembership
entidet you
to10%savingsonevery regularly pricedbookinourstores,every dayof the week.Lookat tkebooks
featured
above to see what the Ch
apter 1'" Clubprice is, andwhatyouwould pay if you' re
a member.
Whywait,join todayandbeginsavfttg right non:Askany%urbooksellersaboutthe Chapter 1'" Clubandlettke savingsbegin.
OPENEVERYDAY
FROM9A.M:11 PM.
TorontoBhwr
StreetStore
Openop..lt
7 p.m
Great Books AmJust 1he Begmnmg
Chapters rated'BestRetailerfor Variety & Selection', asrankedbyconsutnersout of 130 retailers inthe'MaJ'or Market Retail Report' 1997, byKubasConsultants & ACNielson
/
122
J ANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITIONwww.tcp.ca
ONLINE
Weaving your own Web site: Part XXVIII

Handy Unix commands: Part I
In
M a kes a LiNk to a file
Is
L i St. Displays a directory listing.
f your Web server uses the Unix operating run at the command line. Anybody who man MANual. Displays detailed information about a
system, chances are you will f ind t h at
knows Unix at all will tell you that the folUnix command.
knowledge ofgome basic Unix commands lowing listing is far from being a comprehen- mkdir MaKe DIRectory. Creates a file directory.
will do in good stead later. Don't feel you have sive list of Unix commands, but for many peo- mput PUTs Many files to the target location
to leam everything about the Unix operating ple it is all they need to know to get around:
put PUTs a single file to the target location
pwd Returns working directory name
system you just need to know enough to get
mv MoVe. Move files.
around the system easily and to be able man- Some useful Unix commands:
age the files that comprise your Web site.
cd
C hange Directory. Change to a different directo- rm R eMove file. Deletes files from the server.
If you are familiar with DOS and have used
ry level.
rmdir ReMove DIRectory. Deletes the specified direcit extensively, you will already have a good chmod CHange MODe.Sets read/write permission for
tory from the server.
idea of how Unix works. While there are verfiie
sfdirectories.
Ils
D i splays a local directory LiSting
Ipwd Returns working local directory name.
. sions of Unix that have much in common cp
C oPy. Copy files.
with Windowing operating systems like MS- Icd Local Change Directory. Changethe directory at
Many ISPs (though not all) provide what is
Windows and Macintosh, the type of Unix
the local machine.
called "shell access," which allows you to connect
directly to your Web server and configure aspects
ef your Web site while connected to it. In most
BY KEITH SCHENGILI-ROBERTS
most Webmasters are likely to deal with is

text-based, where users enter commands to be
from the Start menu click Run, type in "telnet" (without the quotes) and then click
OK. A telnet window appears, at which
point you simply type'in your username
and password (most often the same name

and password used to connect to your ISP
in the first place). Once you are logged in,

you are set to configure things on the Web
server.
First off, you need to know how to move
around and list the files on your server. There
are two commands that do this: ls and cd. The
"ls" command stands for "LiSt", and displays
all of the files in a directory. To move between
directories, use the "cd" (Change Directory)

command. To move to a directory, type the
following at the prompt:

cd [name of directory]
To move up a
directory, type the following:
cases, in order to logon to the Web server, you.
cd..
will have to use a communications program to
Ifyou know thepath,you can go asmany
connect to it. You can do this with any stand- directory levels at once, as in the following
alone dialing program, like HyperTerminal in 32- example:
bit MS-Windows operating systems. The same
cd [directoryj]i[directory2]/[dlrectory3]
thing can be also be accomplished by connecting
Most Unix commands have "switches,"
to your 5P in the usual manner (usually through which allow the user to add extra functions to
a WinSock program or an Internet Dialing pro- the command. The "cd" command does not
gram) and then running a telnet program.'
have many switches that are particularly useIf you have 32-bit MS Windows operating systems, you' ve got a copy of it already;
ful for most users, but the "ls" command does.

Continued onpage 12$
Cold Fusion Support

Take your dafobase to the Net
Exchange 5.0 Support

For your lan-Internet email
W EB H O S T IN G
W E B D E S IG N S
SERVER P A R K
D EDIC A T ED IB D N
33.6/K56/ISDN INTERNET ACCESS
Frontpage 98 Support
Ma ing it easier to manage your business web site.
info@in2net.corn
n e t W O r k i n C.
htfp'//wwtgtin2net.cogn
Suite 501 - 938 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. V62 1N9
Cornrectluity Solutions
w Disap access
v Dedicated
ISON
i E~eij mlutions
v We supporthchenge,%agate,
IntnmeIWa
re, MSProxyServer,
ond much
more.
http://www. ihermes.corn
Web Sol
ufions
i Yiriuel wehhesng
with semreserver
i Server co-locniion
i (cufom programm
ing
t We support
Fronipege,Achve Server Page,
MSAccess,SIJLServer,(ejd Fusion,
and much
more.
Tel. [604) 606.0618 Fex. (604) 606.06)9
No Setup Fee
No Hourly Charges
No Prime-t im e Restrictions
Free Software Kit
Free Technical Support
Gver I500 33.6/56kbps Lines
* Now Available at no extra charge
R
IJl AC
+
GET CONNECTED
ht tP://WWW.iIIterg ~te.bC.Ca Emaii:Staf fCointergate.bC.Ca
A di v i si on of I n f o r m at i on H i gh w ay I n c .
o etu e e
ate ccess
X2 Dia up Service
56K Specia Rate
"The Internet on any TV"
'399
with RCA Network computer

available now
AI.SO AVAILASLR
THE NEW
Video TV Phone for ~749
Regular dial up $19"
All lines 56kfor faster access!

Inc u lefsree software
Har)mare - so
fturare sales
%b publislnng
Graplricillustration
Training
Server parking
ISDN
Executive Site available
in Jan.1998- i n
cluindg
Stock MarketQuotes
Family Internet Service
available block
sout
adultmaterial
TII BIOLOGY.
'i 25
ONLINE
Weaving your own Web site
second, andyear.
Here"s a listing and description of some of

them:
-C Forces multi-column display of the directory listing.

-I Displays the directory listing in a longformat.
-I Sort the display by thetime it was last modified.
-T Displays complete time information for each file
listed, including the month, day, hour, minute,
1 2 XCD-ROM
24X CD-ROM
CRFJLTIYK DVD Dxr2 kit
Both "cp" and "mv" take a wildcard function, which means you can move a bunch of
"rm" command is very powerful and must be
files at once. To copy all files beginning with
woe by people who accidentally erased more

files than they intended to by using this com-
used carefully there are far too many tales of
mand. For example, if you type in rm * from
the root (top-most) directory on your Web

server, you are telling the command to
remove all files from the system. On some systems this can also remove any directories and
the files they contain that lie under the root
directory. Try to only use this command for

specific files, as in the following cases:
rm ugly.html
or
overwrite it.
-i If there is an existing file with the same
rm u*.html
Don't forget when you are done to type

name in the target directory, this switch "exit" from within your telnet session to log
instructs the copy or move command to off your Web server. CI
prompt the user whether or not the target
file should be overwritten first.
Next time: More Unix commands and setting permissions.
Creating and removing directories
To keep better track of all of the files on your Keith Schengili-Roberts welcomesanycomments,
Web server, it is best to arrange files into direc- suggestions or HTML
tips andtricks you mayhave.
tory structures. For example, many Web mas- You canemail Keith at: kschengiinterlog.corn. His
ters keep such things as images, Java applets, book onHTML, TheAdvanced HT/I//L Companion
cascading style sheet pages, html files and (ISBN: 0-12423540-8) is available in bookstores.
related information in separate directories. Previous articles in the series can be found atThe
This arrangement keeps things neat and tidy Computer Paper Website at: http//tcp.ca/.
on your Web server, and you will always be
Cyber-A Corp. Ltd.
CREA1IVE LABS. INC
56K x2 DSVD Modem +32 Sound Nave

Table IBM. Mwave Chip E' IBM DSP
Technology, Full duplex, full telephone
answering machine MS Win95 logo
approved
56K Flex (Rockwell), PnP or
jumper 33.6K, PnP, Voice,
B
No Computer Required
Communicate through the Internet
Similar in function to the "rmdir" command is the "rm" (" ReMove" ) command. The
instructs the copy or move command to
Pahasehie' 8X CD. ROM
Dial Long Distance, Pay Local Charges
cp [filename] /[destination]
and
mv [filename] /[destination]
-f If there is an existing file with the same

name in the target directory, this switch
XM-570B, 256K cache, I.BIvibps transfer rate
OOOO
lowing example:
type in the following:

mv '.html /[destinatlon]
Both the cp and mv commands have several switches in common. Here's a brief listing
of the more commonly-used switches:
XM-6102B, 256K cache, 3.6lvtbps transfer rate
' info-
the destination they are to go to, as in the fol-
To move all files with the extension .html,
TQQHIBA 32X CD-ROM TOSHIBA 24XCD-ROM

TQSH)B A
-d Removes directories andother types of files.

-I Removes files without prompting for confirmation, regardless of the file's permissions.
-i Prompts the userfor confirmation before attemptIng to removeeachfile.
these commands work. Simply type the command, the file or files to copy or move, and
cp s' /[destination]
525- 3771 Jacombs Road, Richmond, BC, V6V 2L9
Tra:4.8MbPs
move commands, you already know how
the letter "s", type in the following:
Fax (604) 214-9829
Model: XM-62028
Cache: 256K
Here's a brief listing of the more commonly-used switches for both mkdir and rmdir:
iar with the equivalent MS-DOS copy and
Note that the switches, like the Unix commands themselves, are case-sensitive. Unix is a
c ase-sensitive operating system and it i s
important that you get the case right.
Once you know your way around the Web
server, you can begin to do things to the files
that comprise your Web site.
To copy and move files, use the "cp" and
"mv" commands respectively. If you are famil-
armlet
able to track down certain files on the Web
server.
To create and remove directories, use the
We also carry:
No tebook hard drive mkdir and nndir commands (" MaKe directory" and "ReMove directory") respectively. To
create or remove a directory simply type the
3.2GB MK-3205MAV,
2.5" 12.7
command at the prompt followed by the
2.1GBMK-2103MAV,2.5" 12.7
name of the directory to create or remove, as
H ITACH I
TQ$IIii g
Handheld PC
4MB, 28.8 Built-in
Modem
ColorMax GraphicsCard
in the following example:
mkdir images
All products in stock, Dealer inquiry only
or
rmdir gifs
to
And TheElectric Mail Companydoesn't stop atvirus
protection. Over 25,000 users in organizations like

rely on us 24hours aday for other e-mail sermccs like:
LAN-TO-INTERNET E4$LIL CONNECTIVITY
lotus cc:MailandNotes, Novel GroupWise

No gateways required.
Uses telephone or direct connection.
Network security maintained.
almost every type of LAN-based anti-virus software Low monthly fees.
available and are known lo spread hard-io-deieci ANA Quao Nnown As) SERVICE
macro viruses.
Stay in control of Internet e-mail routing.
Protect your business from Internet c-mail
Simple routing allows for remote olfices
viruses by sulecribiug to The Hectric Mail
and mobile users.
CoiupuuybE-uuuuuity service. E-uuuuuity:
E-mail lo multiple recipients or groups.
automatically scans all e-mail attachments
Easy web interlace for complete control.
before you get them real umeno delays.
u is invisible io you no software to install,
Jay Caldwell, MIS Administrator for the CGA
u is continually updated for latest virus strains.
Association of Canada says:
"When we i''estigated setting up our own
u detects over 7000 macro, polymorphic, and
stealth viruses.
gateway we looked ai the cost of that versus the
Gatewaysand firewalls won't do it! Only E-mmurutyrMeliminates thesedestructive viruses before

they can get anywherenearyour LAN. No software, hardware, or maintenance required!
act:Over 200 ucw computer virusesarc
discovered moutbly.Virus infection reports
are up 300'll over 1996, despite there being
more computer systems with installed anti-virus
software.
Internet access exposes your network io new
sources of infection. New viruses
concealed in Internet email attachments evade
Co.
monthly charge from"'

Electric Mail. The choic was
clear. Wc have no software or g eway hardware to
maintain and we use the AKA krvice, allowing us
io easily create and modify"'. Internet e-mail
accounts at any time."
E-mmunize now! Call1-800-419-7463, or e-mail
us atinfoelectric.uet.
Emmssar and AKA

are repaeroi os<lenarks i~I'Th Ek'one Mail Camion> inc All cher ssdensrks arethe proptny elf their rolwcuve iiwnos
'. I I
'
126
j A N UARY 1998 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
TUCOWS SHAREWARE
Weather reports for your desktop

B Y SCOT T
SW EDORSKI
ou've dug up those snow-boots and
CanWeather is an animated Canadian Weather
even needing to dial into your Internet ser-
Forecast program aid that resides in the system
vice provider. Wetsock is a comprehensive
tray. The program accesses the National
traveler's tool, covering Canada, the U.S.,
shovel (or in British Columbia, those Weather Service site at ftp.on.doe.ca to get autorain boots, Gortex jacket and umbrella) matic two-day forecasts for 24 Canadian cities.
and parked them by the door, You checked the You can specify French or English service.
Mexico, Europe, Australia and Asia.
O'-v F-'v F"f '>'5 W
's.
furnace, cleared out the filters, and hit up the

local dealership for that new battery and emergency car-care kit. Now, how can TUCOWS
help you cope with Canadian winters?
Believe it or not, there are programs that
provide real-time weather information over
the Internet. They may not cover every area of
the world, but they provide a very comprehensive listing. Now you don't have to wait for the
Weather Channel to get around to your area,
You can log on and check the forecast, even
W'W'W'lit-'v 'Inv
Win Weather
Tray Temperature
Version: 1.1
Revision date: Sept. 3, 1997
Filename: tray12.zip
Byte size: 2,852,282
Licence: Shareware
Homepage:
have a pop-up in your system tray. These appli- http: //www.iuiuresolutlon.corn/TrayTemp/TrayTemp.ht
cations are especially handy for travelers...you m
can check for the latest weather at your desti- NT Compatible: Yes
nation before you go to the airport.
Puts the current temperature of your city at
your fingertips by placing it in the system
tray. You can configure the city, interval of
retrieval and even if you want it to put a cloud
in your tray if your forecast looks cloudy.
Canadian Weather Forecaster
Supportsa comprehensive list of over 1,400
Version: 1.1
cities throughout the U.S.
Revision date: Jan. 8, 1997
Filename: canwea11.zip
gg g ag gig gg gag
Byte size:?53,919
Wvetw Wvenv
Licence: Shareware
WetSock
NT Compatible: Yes
Version: 3.1 '

Revision date: Nov. 7, 1997
Version: 3.0
Revision date: July 31, 1997
Filename:weath32.exe
Byte size: 728,961
Licence: Shareware
I
I
Home page:http://www,lgsnet.corn/igs
Also available: Windows 3.x Version

NT Compatible: Yes
I
II
'I
I'
I
I
I
Filename:
wetsocks.exe
Byte size: 917,787
Licence: Shareware
HomePage: http: //www.locutuscodeware.corn/
NT Compatible: Yes
WetSock shows your current weather conditions and forecasts. Its icon sits in the tray
notification area of the system taskbar, chang-
WinWeather is an excellent program that
shows hourly weather reports and forecasts

for a variety of cities. Coverage in the regis-
ing from sunny to cloudy to snowy, depend- tered version is internationa, but the demoning on the current weather conditions. stration version is limited to the United States.
W etSock
can beconfi
gured to keep you updat- In addition to standard weather reports, there
ed about the weather over Internet without
Continued on prie 1 Sl
isdn@smartt.corn
easy@smarttcom
.. r,...,
Nlth the industry's most reliable and
t olfers reliable diaWp Internet

s packages up to 56k (X2 USR
standard) available in Kelowna,
responsive equipment and sevice

provide unique solution4ased,
dedicated ISDN Internet
packages -0'om only
4399lmonth.
AP@:
,:,~! ps::,: 4,-::,
,:,:':,:,::'i:::,:,:,:,:.:::::/:;,:,':,':-:.,
"- ':: ":::::~p:::: --:- =
~
As a BGTel Advanced
Communications Netowrk
Partner, SmarttNet provides low
cost, cutting edge, dedicated and
dialwp ISDN connectivity package
''
5VZ"i."'%'~pV5::-''-'"'-: -':=-'::::=-5.-:"5:
' :
Abbotsford, Victoria and the

lower mainland. With the
lowest user:line ratio in B.G.
we guarantee stable and
SmarttNet offers PPP and
SUP Internetaccess
packages from $10 per month,

all with free start-up kit, no set-up
for business. Using our unique approa

your businesscan enjoy the global
f'ree Internet training. OurInternet
yackages include email, WNAN and news group
of the internet.
access, free web page and trial period
(conditions apply).
For the most reliable Internet access with SmarttNet call or visit our web site - htlp:ltwwer.emarttcom
604.473.9700 I 1.800A07.6937 I fax 604.473.9080
TEL
A5ew55re Cowisekaev5Lv
SCIL
~ A ucborv'aevr tsDH parraer
le4
,e Ifi
ecol
oo
oOyg
f!~
,e
ilh fwele Points of 'Presenlres

throughout K and Alberta, internet
ihiect hos
toe tteehedoysof Qrtstmos
eli
empteefep.Ifsyeercompkte,your
lntemetaccess with NEEroaming capabilities through
out ourW
estern network.
Now, for /he holidayseason, wewil

waivetheactivolion fee- asavingsof
$25 - when you register for your
accou
nt. Happy hol
idays 8C from
InternetDirect, the leaderin Selice,
Support,R
eliabilityandSpeed.
IytremetDirect
Iatoraot So! a t ! oa t
N
IN
T h a t W o r l r!
VA N C O U V E R
AV l l k k t l E
AT '
TH RO U GH O U T B R I T I SH C O L U M B I A
TH E S E
~gjPQ @ANmsUs 8
t
E I H E
E TA / l
S T ORE S
Iaalae
egoistic ItttNs ~
OOPI~
Ieisaawaatataasaassaaa
sasa taadsasaasa~tatta'Iaasssaat4 seaaa t a a aiaratatssatstaaaaramssatass
Iaaaaaasaata rs aUass
taaaesesass
aassaysisasaaasasassasassay~& r
Iaatatsststaeaattsessseaaassac(ehataaiaaaaaAsaaaataasaiasassaaasasaaaaeasaaasestat taastatacaaaataasaa athehaas~a
& la s a kaaalaae&e w a as ae ~i a t a etaaAIUS.ta~ s at a et,
mieremm
I taai
altlasat
'I 28 JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER

PAPER 8'C EDiTION www.tcp.ca
MAC ARENA
'V
Rhapsody sings siren

song to developers
B Y PETER M I L B U R N
developersand end users
n October 1997~ mere IQ months after its What ia Ihapsodyy

acquisition of Next Apple achieved a signifGenerally speaking,Rhapsodyisa melding of curicant milestone. Of course, I'm talking about rent and future OS technologies fmm Apple (and
the release of the developer version Rhapsody ' the former Next Inc.) into a uniquely modular,
for PowerPC, the mde name for Apple's next object~riented, cross-platformoperating system.
generation operating system.The developer verFrom a developer's perspectim, it can be
sions of Rhapsody for Intel and Yellow Box for summed up succinctly as a true "programance-
.arts .web .rec .nom

'-.firm .info .shop
Domain Direct is The Iastest, easiest,
most aiforcLtble way to pre-register
Juvtt
+ dOmlIIIl
@< i
your new Top Level Domain Names.

Pre-register now for FREE! You may
have missedout on yourname.curn

so don't miss out on ynumamc.gmt,
.shop, .weh, .ans, .rec, .info, .nom!
mww.domaindirect.corn
OJIScral CGtrtilGTLD Dmnahs iVame tregkctrar
instr'V Lux"'
ryi EiUfEr Iasgti
NIONTH
+Somerestrictionsapply.Qlj for detailsor visit httpJAvwwmdi.cafjoinus.html

INDI INTERMEYITIC.
700-1080HoweSt
Vancouver,BC
V622T1
infomdi.ca
Windows will also have shipped by the time

you read this.
TheRhapsodydeveloper release, asthe name
implies, is not meant for consumption by end
users. Several OS components intended for the
ly like theJavamantra, you're right. But there are

important differences, which I will discusslater
when covedng
Rhapsody'sJavaimplementation.
final release are either missing or not fully implemented. Most noticeable is the lack of both a
full-fledged Mac OS looked-feel and the compatibility environment known as Blue Box
(more about this later). However, this release is
What makes this programming panacea

possible? The magic bullet is code-named
Yellow Box, a feature-rich, objectwriented programming interface that is often generically
referred to as an API (application programming
mahue enough for developers tobegin familiarizing themselveswith patt of Rhapsody's envi-
deploy~tywhere," rapid application development environment If you think this sounds exact-
interface). In essence, Yellow Box has been

designed to sit on top of any operating system,
ronment, called Yellow Box, and to begin the thereby making it multi-platform.
process ofwriting new applications (or convetThee is a widespread misconception that
ing their existing Mac OS applications). The Yellow Box equals what was formerly called
developerrelease will be followed by the pre- OpmQep. In fact, Yellow Box is asupeset of the
miere releasescheduled (optimistically) for early OpenStep APL It is a fourth generation set of
1998 (for early adopters)and the unified release object-basedlibraries that will also include access
in mid 1998 (for the mainsheammarket).
to deny advanced Apple technologiessuch as
Rhapsody isnot a replacement f'or the tradi- the Quckthne Media Layer (Quicktime,
tional Mac OS 8 and beyond. Instead, develop- Ctuicktime VR, QuickDtaw 3D), Applescript,
ment of these technologies will continue on a Cohrsync, GX Typographyandmany othes. As
parallel track, therebygiving uses the option to part of Openstep, the formerNext brought to the
migrate when they feel it is n~ .
H o wever,table enha'need
versions of the Display Postxript
Rhapsody for PowePC uses will not have to scmn imaging model, aswell as WebObjects and
leave their Mac OSapplications behind because the KOF.(Enteprise Object Framework), both of
of the Blue Boxcompatibility engine.
which areadvanceddeveloper toolsfor theworld
Unfortunately, there are sNI many enors of network distnbutedcomputing.
and misconceptions in reportsabout iRhapsody.
A question often raised by developers is,
What I'd like to do in this artide is to explain "Why should I go to the tmtble of learning a
what Rhapsodyis, and what it holds in store for
r:
j O~
. h@~'>.,->
k)
e
V ji
, Internet pqpkages for your business

<'+p
Q,Fii,i
CORPORATE PACKAGE
IJ
no setup fee i n c l u des tlat-rate internet access

' no prime-time restrictionshj free software kit
:.:, .website up to 2 Mb with no traffic charges
'
j,
2.m
VIRTUAL SERVER PACKAGE

@
i@
4.
, -V
ir ~setup fee: $50
ekiikIL
., jif,,
+;i
CuStOm
i n c l u des domain registration.
e m a i l a n d W e b a d d r e S S plus applicable internic fees
pgs/mO
~~MICROSOFT frontpage extensions

W5 8
WEB PUBLISHER PACKAGE

~no setup fee
1 0 M b storage ' d i r ect FTP access
no traffic
charges + NETSCAPE commerce server
~+i j'
25/mo
ISDN PACKAGE
jl
eeps
~~no setup fee "-dedicated high-speed 128 K

digital ISDN connection ' n o t r a ffic charges
Pj
$380/mo
k:-'='.%k
iijjjjtmCar 4
GET CONNECTED
UL
~P'L~hl
j.
'I
L'
s.i ,
,~
jj
sgyj~r . ."q p.hajj 'L-.+
Fax 669-8489, 889 W. Pender St., Suite 800, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 362 http// w w w .intergate.bc.ca Email~taff@intergate.bc.ca
jj
13Q JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER

PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
~r
g MAC ARENA
Rhapsody slnys siren sony

Continued from page12$
completely new API (Yellow Box) if the one I am
already familiar with (Mac OS, Win 95/NT, etc.)
already suits my business targets?" Here are
some arguments that Rhapsody proponents will
use to try and convince you:
The high-level, object-oriented libraries
.' http Jlwww.canadawired.corn
1Rilndows 9$/NT deployment

One of the more interesting facets of the
Rhapsody plan will be the capability to deploy

applications to Windows 95/Nf platforms. This
is called Yellow Box for Windows.
The important difference that distinguishes
Yellow Box for Windows horn Rhapsody for Intel

is that the core OSremains as Windows technol-
inside Yellow Box are years ahead of the capabilities of conventional, procedural program-
ogy, and the user interface retains the Microsoft
of magnitude over those conventional tools.

This advantage by itself more than makes up
Apple has also stated its intention to replace

the traditional Mac OS API's with Yellow Box to
for the short-term pain

a new API.
Yellow Box is largely a proven API whose
object libraries are time-tested. The object
approach to programming meansyou' ll spend
less time debugging your mainstream and ver-
ease development efforts, but this seems to be a

low priority. Thereforeno definitive timetable
has been set for this to happen.
Windows looked-feel Apple has stated that

ming tools, Object libraries leverageyour pro- developers won't have to pay licensing feeswhen
gramming productivity by at least one order bundling Yellow Box with their applications.
of learnign
OB
I r
r Ke H H 0 L O 0 Y-
NiP ct
Hardware
Not only is Rhapsody phtfoan~ o stic, it's also
sophisticated system services that add unique processor-independent. Initially, it will run on Intel
hxal and network distributed features.
and PowerPC micropiocessors and may eventually
If you are a larger development house, you' re end up running on Alpha, MPS and UltraSPARC
probably maintaining several code bases for processors. Some believe that this processor indedifferent 'platforms (i.e..Mac, UNIX, pendence signals that Apple is planning to abanWindows). With Rhapsody there is only one don the PowerPC ardritecture in hvor of Intel
code base to maintain, whether you develop However, a rational analysis of the market condon Intel or PowerPC When you are finished tions indicates this is extremely unlikely.
in Yellow Box, you simply comFirst of all, it wouldn't make any sense for
pile for your target platforms. You won't have Apple to be pouring resources into Rhapsody for
to deal with the tedious and expensive process PowerPC s)n tern development if it intended to
of porting and debugging applications, then jump ship to Intel. Secondly, it would be suicide
tailoring them for a spedfic platform
to desert the installed base of thousands of
Your applications will automatically tap into the applications optimized for PowerPC. And thirdhighly scalable power of UNIX, which includes ly, contrary to popular belief, the current
r obust modem capabilities such as ~ p t i v e PowerPC 750 (aka G3, Arthur) holds many techmulti@eking, multi-threading, multi-process- nological and manufacturing advantages.
ing, protected memory, sparsevhtual memory
For example, the current 6-Watt, 67 mm sq.
program
m
ing
tical applications, and more time a~
and sophisticated networking capabilities.

Last, but not least, your applications are capable
G3 requires less than one seventh of the electrical power, and is less than one third of the size
ofaddmsing 100peKent of the market, and by of a Pentium II while costing one third of the
deiault are able to sharedata seamlessly.
amount to manufacture. These advantages will
bemme substantially greater when IBM and
These are tantalizing advantages to develop- Motorola start fabricating copper-based (instead
ers, but what about end users'
of aluminum) G3's in 1998.
Many of the advantages are similar to those
of developers, but the most visible advantages Core 0$
It e .,'
will be applications that can transparently share
Yellow Box gets its services from the core
data over a network The Rhapsody user experi- Rhapsody operating system, which is based on
ence
with its advanced Mac look~d4eel and
BSD 4.4 UNIX. It includes the Mach 2.5 kernel,
dynamic plugged-play
is intended to make I/O services, file systems and the networking
computer technology a more reliable, cost~ffl- protocol stacks. The Mach kernel will provide
cient and productive experience than it is today.
Continued on page1M
With the rapid growing Inte

are moving towards electronic transaifhini y'id.b
therefore, savrng paper, our treei'in ,',

another tree is being cut down,
yei,,:,
-,Cjj,
use of the Intemet. For more detach;MQ~,' " " '
:ff4' '
Iran@
" 4@
complete Intemet services, please ca'
w~- ''R."
.
. 5
'
'
If "%,(604
88 Hrnke.S
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www,tcp.ca JANUARY 1998
TUCOWS SHAREWARE
Weather reportsfor your desktop
ditions, forecasts, near-shore marine data, and
Continuerf from page126
climatic information for nearly 1,000 cities
are earthquake reports, ski reports, marine across North America, temperature and local
forecasts, hurricane advisories, U,S. weather conditions for over 100 cities worldwide.
maps, and even weather-cam pictures!
g wg 'use wg wg
Revision date: July 29, 1996
Sun Compass
Version: 3.1
Revision date Nov. 6,1997
File
Name:suncomp.zip
Filename:BlueSkies2.0b13lnstaller.hqx
Byte Size: 26,327
Byte size: 657,673
License: Freeware
Homepage:http://userpage.fu-
Blue Skies
Version: 2.0b13
Licence:Freeware
Homepage:
berlin.de/-unitex/tjhome.htm
http: //groundhog.sprl.umich.edu/blueskies.html .
Author: University oi Michigan
Note: RequiresPalmOS2.0. Palm0S 1.0 userscan

downloadversion 2.4
This Mac-based program offers a graphical There aren't any Pilot Picks for Weather
interface to weather and environmental infor- Utilities, but you might want to load up
mation featuring interactive graphics and user this handy gadget if you are traveling this
input features. Blue Skies also features a Java
winter. This PaimPilot/IBM WorkPad utility
version available on their home page.
is a compass utility. You find North by

pointing the Palm Pilot at the sun and
'HW'ww 4'v W'

Weather Tracker
Version: 2.2.7 (Fat}
Revision date:Aug. 6, 1997
Filename:weathertracker.hqx
entering the exact time and date. You can
also use direct longitude/latitude entry,

choose daylight savings time, choose
between the northern and southern hemi- .
spheres, and at night, learn how to locate
the Polar-Star.
Byte size: 847,753
Fast applications
Most of the weather applications available on
Home page: http: //www.weathertracker.corn/
TUCOWS are much faster than their Web-based
This one is hands down the best World-Wide counterparts. If you check the weather on a regweather p r o gram for
Mac I n tosh. ular basis, or your business is dependent on a
WeatherTracker displays temperature, pressure, long-range forecast, you can save alot of time in
wind speed and direction, humidity, local con- the long-run with these useful utilities. 0
Licence:Shareware
Infomatck Internet.
AffordableInternet access
for everyone.
Infomatch Internet has the solution for your Internet
needs whether you are looking for service for home

use, or an industrial strength Web site for your business.
And it is affordable, with rates starting from $13.91 for
60 hours of monthly service with PPP, Email address,
Unix shell
and.your own WWW pages. Pages thatcan
contain commercial information, unlike with the other
guys, As well our access has no setup fees, daily
limits, or prime time restrictions. And Infomatch.has
over 4 years of experience in the Internet business, so
you get reliability you can depend on.
Give us a call today for information on our trial
account and free setup kits. At lnfomatch you can' t
afford to not get on the Internet.
421-3230
http:llvemvv.infomatch.corn
Email: accountsinfomatch.corn
't 3't
132 JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER

g MAC ARENA
Virtual PC or Real PC'?

Connectix and Insignia duke it out in the PC emulator arena
Requirements: PowerMacwith 180 MHz 603e or any
604/604eprocessor,32 MB RAM, 256 MB hard-disk
ac OS or Windows? Windows or Mac space for Windows 95
OS? How about both at the same Retail price: $199
time, on the same machine?
Pros: inexpensive, easy installation, Windows 95
Actually, this concept is not new to the
included.
Macintosh. For years Apple and other manufac- Cons: Requires fastest Macs to get reasonable level per-
Explorer running under Windows 95 running

on aMac. Theconnection speed didn'tseem to
suffer much from port emulation, but again,
video drawing to the screen lagged noticeably.
Anyway, I successfully downloaded the
indication that something was happening,

but to no avaiL I was forced to do a hard
reboot so this game is definitely unplayable
for some reason.
demo and unstuffed it, In Tomb Raider I had to

modify the port, IRQ and DMA settings dialog
ReaI PC 'l.o
turers have offered PC emulation on hardware formance,usesconsiderable harddisk andRAM

expansion cards containing Intel processors. resources.
However, these cards weren't as full-featured as Connectix claims Virtual PC offers playable pera standalone PC and tended to be expensive formance for popular PC games and entertainsolutions,
ment titles on your Macintosh. The software
Since 1988, Insignia Solutions has been ships with both a program installation CDoffering Mac users an alternative to the PC card ROM and a Windows 95 CD-ROM aspart of its
hardware option. Products like Soft PC and licensing agreement. However, you only require
SoftWindows 95 emulate a PC by translating the Virtual PC disc to install Windows 95. On
box to enable Sound Blaster emulation. At this Function: Pentium MMXemulator for DOS
B Y PETER M I L B U R N
the Intel x86 instruction set into native 680x0
and PowerPC instructions. Although this is an

inexpensive way to to run PCwnly applications, performance has never been bearable on
anything but the fastest Macs.
A recent development that is good news for
Mac users is the entrance of Connectix Corp.
(makers of RAMDoubler and SpeedDoubler) as
a competitor in the PC emulator market. The
competition with Insignia bodes well for future
advancements in PC emulation technology.
I'm going to give you my general impressions of these two products with emphasis on
the PowerMac gamer who wants to run PC-only
game titles on their machine. I' ll look specifically at the issues of setup, installation and, of
course most importantly, performance. Keep in

mind that I am running these programs on a
mid-range Power Macintosh 6500 running a
reproduce the PC hardware environment so

don't expect to be shielded from the arcane esoterica of PC setup procedures.
I have to admit I was disappointed with the
performance of Tomb Raider. Even in low resolution, frame skipping is very noticeable, espethe 6500/300 it took only two minutes to
cially when the heroine Lara is engaged by
install both Virtual PC (with a 250 MB parti- many enemies. In this situation the game is virtion) and Windows 95! This is amazing when tually unplayable.
you consider most PCs take anywhere from 20
Test 2 Havoc: This is a Mac/Windows
minutes to an hour to perform the same instal- cross-platform 3D arcade-style game that takes
lation.
advantage of built-in hardware acceleration.
Launching Windows 95 took about 45 sec- This game really shines performance-wise on
onds, but if you save the state of the program the 6500, so I had a good reference point for
when you quit Windows 95, it launches in a comparison in a Windows environment.
mere eight seconds. On the Windows 95 deskInstallation from CD-ROM went without a
top the video responsiveness of popup menus hitch, but when I launched Havoc I couldn' t
and closing vvindows was excellent, however, seem to control my all-terrain vehicle from the
opening windows has a discernible delay when keyboard. In the meantime, enemy vehides
drawing to the screen. For best video perfor- were circling and taking potshots at me. Finally,
mance it is recommended that your video after about two minutes of frantically tapping
m ode be
setat640x480 and 256 colors.You can on keys my vehide suddenly started moving.
set the preferences in Virtual PC to automati- There is obviously a problem related to input
cally do this.
under certain circumstances. Virtual PC doesn' t
Test 1 Tomb Raider: My first task was to
secure a playable demo of a PC-only game from

CPU, faster and larger Level-1 and Level-2 the Internet. I decided that Tomb Raider was a
caches, and more RAM with faster hard drives good choice, but I first had to establish an
will yield better emulation performance.
Internet connection through the Windows 95
setup. I made a quick change to the Virtual PC
Virtual PC 1.0
preferences dialog box to have Windows recogCompany:Connectix
nize which serial port my modem was connect603e at 300 MHz with 64 MB of RAM. A faster
Function: Pentium MMXemulator for DOS,Win 3.1, Win

95,Win NT,OpenStep,OS/2
Dial Up
ISON to the
Internet
ed to. Within 10 minutes I had the eerie feeling
of cruising the Internet with Microsoft Internet
Oedicated
ISDN
geeS~~~+
95, so I' ll avoid drawing comparisons until I test

the latest version of that product. The only
comparison I' ll make here is that, subjectively,
the video redraw speeds on the Windows desktop did not seem to be any faster or slower than
with Virtual PC.
One of the annoyances of RealPC is that it

requires the user to get involved in what I like
to call
"geek tweak."Depending on how much
memory you assign RealPC, Insignia lets you
optimize the size of the memory partition that
33.6mOdemS, eVenfaSterK56fleX m'OdemS, Up tO a

0n
SiZZf
ing $28 kbpSthraugh BC TEL'S 5 DNHOME, '"'.\
gS',wBut arOund here, What'S really hot i@the SerViCeour
COnCerted effart to deliVer ConneCtiVity SOlutiOnS
that
Will earn yaur buSineSS,and keep it! Call 257%500.
WE RECONMENO
y ZOOM
on the fibre
backbone
Hosting
real competitor to Virtual PC is SoftWindows
the Pentium emulator runs in. You must make

the adjustment yourself by dragging a slider
take advantage of 3D accelerators and their tex- control in the RealPC Setup dialog box. I prefer
ture mapping, so graphics were obviously more software to automatically take care of details
crude. Skipped frames were far less noticeable hke this.
than in Tomb Raider. In all, this game is modInstallation took me about two minutes on
erately playable under Windows 9S emulation. the 6500/300. As a bonus (and a technology
Test 3
Triple Play: I installed a demo ver- demonstration), RealPC comes bundled with a
sion of the baseball simulation called Triple CD-ROM containing over a dozen early verPlay. When I launched the game the splash sions of dassic DOS arcade and 3D action
screen displayed itself, then the screen went games. Two factors have to be considered when
black. I waited for over five minutes for some
Server Park
Web Page
Pros: Inexpensive,easyinstallation.
Cons: Requiresfastest Macsto get reasonablelevel performance,
consumesconsiderableharddiskand RAM
resources if Windows
95 is installed.
Insignia's product is marketed strictly as a DOS
emulator, but it is possible to install Windows
95 from CD-ROM on top of RealPC. It took
about 45 minutes to do this as opposed to only
two minutes for Virtual PC, To be fair, Insignia's
At Radiant, SPeed iS alWayS a hOttOPiC.FrOm faSt
Modem
Accus
Requirements: PowerMac, 24 MBRAM, 50 MB hard

disk space for MB-006
Retail: $115
AT"-' KATSa~U 0
33.6/ K56
Internet
point it's fair to warn potential buyers of Virtual

PC and Real PC that these products faithfully
From: Insignia Solutions
Efnfaii:
infooradiant.net
Web:
www.radiant.net
Suite1420
BB5 W. Georgia
Vancouver, BC
VGC 3EB
SAN fAXNOOSNS
--'BURNING Up"Tkf' INtKRNET.

CQ MMUN ICATION 5
~ T EL
+~ Authorized l5ON Parrfer
call COFl l
Third floor
4300-698 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC, V68 3K6
Phone: { 604 ) 609-0288
Fax: { 604 ) 609-0388
Value O' Quality You Can Trust

Pentium 166 Mhz CPU
16 MB EDO RAM
512K Cache Motherboard
64 bit I MB Video w/MPEG
16 bit Sound Card
33.6 F/D/Voice Modem
1.44 Floppy Drive
1.3 GB EIDE Hard Drive
24X EIDEINT CD-ROM
15" Tower Case w/230W PS
14" N/I L/R Monitor
104Key Win95 keyboard
Genius NetMouse w/Pad
Pentium 166 MMX CPU

16 MB EDO RAM
Intel HX Chip 512K Cache
64 bit I MB Video w/MPEG
16 bit SB Compatible Audio
1.44 Floppy Drive
1.7GB EIDE Hard Drive
24X EIDE INT CD-ROM
15" Tower casew/230W PS
14" N/I L/R Monitor
Logitech
2 bunon Mouse w/Pad
SOW MuhimediaSpeaker
SOW MultimediaSpeaker
31045
Swe.88
CPU
Pcntium 166/200.........................
Pentium 166/200/233MMX........
Pcntium Pro 180/2001256K).......
Pentium II 233/266/300..............
AMD K5 133/166
AMD K6 1661200/233
Cyrix M2 166/200/233
........,.......call
.....$250/$620
................call
.. 5/115/$140
.....$1951
$2805480
.....$155/$225/$430
Memory
IMB/4MB 30pin SIMM.......................................$12/$25
F P 4MB/8M 8/ I 6MB 72pi77...,....,...............$25/$42/$65
EDO4MB/SMB/16MB '/2pin................,......$221$35/$58
EDO 32MB/64MB 72pin.............................................cau
PARITY 4M 8/8MB/16MB 72pin.................$30/$54/$80
PARITY 32MB/64MB....,.............,...................$150/$370
DIMM 8MB/16MB 168pin..........................................call
DIMM 32MB/64MB 168pin........................................call
ECC DIMM 32MB/64MB................................SI65/S370
Mother Board
Sound Cord
Sound Blsster 16 PaP.........................
Sound Blsster AWE 64
..........$58
........5 I I 5
........$245
Opti 931.........
..$30
.........545
Accr FX-3D ..
Accr AW35 3D Pro..............................
ESSI 869 16 bit 3D........
ASUS TX97X/TX97XE.................................. $225/$225

ASUS P2L97/P2L97S......................................$255/$390
ASUS Dual P6 440FX...............................................$49Q

ASUS Dual Pl I P2L97DS..........................................$510
Intel Marl-2 ATX MMX....,.,........................,..$155
Inml VenusPro440FX,..............................................$180
Intel LT430TX.........................................................$165
Intel AL440LXU/AL440LX,...........................S/280/$360
Gigabyte 586 ATV/VX/H X ....................8/125/$135/$140
Gigabyte 586 TX21FX3....................................$160/$165
Gigabyte 586 ATX2/ATX3...............,.............,.SIN/$165
Gigsbyte686 NX/F X........................................$2651$265
GigabytePU KX/LX................................ ....$255/$265
Tyan 8/157 I/$1572...........................................$185/$185.

Tyan Tomcat/Titan-Pm ...................................$315/$400
TyanTahoe U S1686S/S1682D............,............$3N/$42Q
AcctAP572/AP573.....................................$155/$165
Video
Cirrus Logic 5446 IMB/2MB ...........................$30/$40
Cinus Logic 5464 2MB .........,.............,...................,..$63
S3 Virge 2MB/4MB.............................................S49/$65
Diamnnd 3D Monster.................................................$200
Diamond Stealth 64 2/4MB EDO.........................$78/$99
Diamond Stealth 2/4MB VRAM......................$145/$195
Mstrnx Miaennium U 4/QMBloem1.................$210/S320
Matrcn Miatnnium II 4/8MB(rctail1...............$235/$375
Msnox Misteque214M8 loam)................... S I 30/$150

Matrox Mistequc 2/4MB ireuuli.....................s 145/$165
ATi Gmphic Pm
4M8...,.....................................$200
ATI 3D Pm PC2TV 2/4M8..............................$110/$135
ATI 3D Xpression I'lus 2/4MB..........................$190/$120
ATI TV Tuner AMC..................................................$130
ATI sa in Wonder 2/4MB................,...,...........S280/$320
USR Spmauar33.6/56 voice int

USR Spoststsr 33.6/56 ext,....
Sierra 33.6K voice int...............
$120/$180
$1981$270
...........$75
Acer 33.6/56 voice int...............

Powercorn 33.6/56 int...............,
...$80/$125
. $68/$120
$21~O
P166/P233MMX---$1455/1705
$60
...... $35
Accr View 54c/56c............................................$350/$360

Acer View 76c/78ie...,....,..........,...................$630/$680
Scepuc P401/P511/P73............................$220/$299/$580
SamsungSG500$/SGSN8...............................$375/$415
Samsung Gli/SG700P........................................$750/$899
Dsytek 1436D/1536D/173 ID..................$215/$285/$555

O ptiquest
V655/Q53.........................................$365/$360
OptiquestV773/V775/Q71......................$65017601$670
Viewsonic V15GS/V I 5GA...............................$450/$510
ViewsumcGT7701PT7 70....................,.......,...58601$930
N EC C500/M500.................,..., .....................$470/$550
NEC XV I 5+/XV17+.........................................$630/$980
NEC M700/P750......................................., ..$1010/$1130
Sony IOOSX/SF................,....,............,..............$510/$585
Sony 200SX/SF.................................................$880/$980
Pmview 14"115"................................................$210/$275
Voxonq714/D15/D17...............................$198/$285/$520
AOC 14"115"117' .....,....,....,..........,....,,$2151$295/595
Rosy 14" SVGA Monitor...........................,...............$199

Impression 4VX/5VX/7VX .....................$209/$289/$599
..................,$93
................ S I 20
. $115
.. ........ $75
.. .. .......S I 00
.................5 I 08
3Com 3C959TX/3C905TX...........
lntl Xprcss Pro 100........,.............
SMC Etheqmwer I Qll 00............,.,
.........$90/$90
Acer 20 I/301........,...............,........
Acer ALH-509/116 IOMPS Hub...
.........$45/$85
........$95/195
.....$650/$470
HP Surestore 7100i Plus IDE...........
.......$528
HP Surcstore 710Qe
ParsaeL...........
Panatonic sr/4w SCSI.....................
Panssonic4r/2w CTRL/SFT............
Creative 4020 CTRL/SFT .....,.........
Ysmaha 4N SCSI int/cxt................
................$740
................$545
.............5590
.......$9N/1030
D-Link EI812i/E IS12 Hub...........

BNC connector/terminatorfl'.........
Cosxi cable IO'/20'/30'.................
108ase T IU45 25'/50'/100'.........
Tushibs 12X IDE...........................

Toshiba 24X IDF .....
Panssonie/Creative 24X IDE
Psnssonic 8X IDE....
Acer 20X iDE.....................
Acer 24X IDE....
CD-Writer
Ztp Drive
lomega Zip 100618 SCSI exs.............
lomcgx Zip I OOMBPsranc cxt,...........
lomega Zip IOOMB IDE int.................
Panssionic Zip I OQMB
IDE int...........
Panatonic LS-120 Floppy Driver.........
.......5 I 85
.......$ 190
.......8 I 50
.......5 I 55
.......$ I 80
dam Drive
lumcga las IGB SCSI int/ext.........,.
lomega lss 2GBSCSI int/ext,..........
Tape Drive
HPT20002GBinvem ....................
HP T3NO 3.2GB intlext...................
HP T4000 4.0GB invest............

Conner 800MB TapeBackup..........,
........$41Q/$535
...4230/$270
....$270/$330
....$510/$590
.............$2N
Networking
Controllers
................$90
Adsptcc SCSI ISA 1505A......,.........

Adsptec SCSI294012940UW,....,,...
Adpatec SCSI 3940U/3940UW........
.................$75
......$2401$29Q
......$540/$560
VESA I/O Controller........................
.................$30
ISA I/O Conunaer............................
Others
CDR Kao/TDK/Metnorcx........,.........
lomega Zip disk/lsx disk..................
Genius Netmouse
Serial/Ps2..............
Logitcch 28/38 Mousemen................
Fujittu 8725 Keybord.......................
Win95 Multimedia Keyboard...........
Microsoa Natural Keyboard..............
Genius 312 44/unco JoysticlL...........
CH Racing Wheel/Pedals.................,.
PowcrPro 850 Power Centre..............
Cmio Digital CameraQVIOO,..........
Canon BJC
240/4300/4550......
HP 6L/6P Laser Printer...........
HP 692C Color Inkier
Bmthcr HL 730DX/760DX.....
Scanner
HP Scanjet 5P/5S/4C................
MicrotekE 3/E6...,.. . . . . .
Acer 300F/610
.............$270/349
........ $630
.S/I 80$285/$430
............$520/965
................. $365
...........$4401$535
$385/$270/$860
.........$275/$420
$220/330
Nehvork Services
our services includeNT,
Novell, peer-to-peer
network design and
implementation. We offer
total solution at both
hardware and software
leveL We provide
continuous support to
customer's full satisfaction.
Even a company of 2 to 3
people will benefit a lot
from our network service.
........$4/$5/$3
.$15/$20/$35
..$12/$20/$32
$3.4/$3.5/$3.2
...........$15/119
All systems
come with
+ 2 Hrs free training
+ 80 Hrs Internet access
..........$20/$32
PLUS*
..................$24
.................$85
.................$20
.........$85/$75
.................$50
Carin Digiml CameraQV200.............
printer
E pson Stylus Colm 40Q/600....
Epson Photo
Color 700......,...
P II 266/300--$2340/2630
Monitor
CD-ROM
ASUS TXP4/TXP4X.............,..........................$185/$210
ASUS TX97/TX97E.........................................$210/S210
Modem
Hard Drive
WD 1.6/2.t/2.5GB IDE............................$2)0/$240/$255
WD 3.1/4.0/5.0GB IDE..........................,.S270/$330/$380
Quantum ST 2 I/3.2GB IDE..............
. 523015250
QuantumST 4.316.4GB IDE............., ..........,....$315/$420
Scagatc 12/1.7/3.2GB IDE......................$1801$205/$280
Fulitsu 1.712,613,5GBIDE,..................$2305270/$310
Fuji/su 4.3/5.2GB IDE.....................,...............$370/$430
ITS 1.3/2.113.2GB IDE .........,.............$1701$210/$255
Samsung? I /2.5/3.4GB IDE...................,$225/$245/$270
Sound BlasrerAWE64 GOLD.............
Pentium 11233 CPU

32 MB SDRAM
Intel 440LX MotherBoard
Sound Blaster AWE 64 PnP
1.44 Floppy drive
Quantum ST 4.3 GB Harddrive
24X EIDE INT CD-ROlVI
17" Convertible ATX Case w/II firn
15" N/I L/R Monitor
104Key Win95 keyboard.
Lositech 3B Mouse w/Pad
80W Multimedia Speaker
$1575
P200/P233MMX--S1185/1 295
................call
Pentium 200 MMX CPU

32 MB EDO RAM
Intel TX Chip 512K Cache M/B
Sound Blaster AWE 64 PnP
1,44 Floppy drive
Quantum ST 2.1 GB Harddrive
24X EIDE INT CD-ROM
17" Convertible ATX Case w/Il fan
15" N/I L/R Monitor
Lositech 3B Mousew/Pad
80W Multimedia Speaker
Happy
Holidays!
We deliver the
System to your home
We set it Up for you
onsite
(* Delivery applies to
Van., Bby., Rmd. areas
Only)
We specialize in repairs and upgrades
gl N'
I
I ,
Cemble Rd.
2nd Floor, 140-4471 No.6 Road T e l : (604) 821-1228 E-mailc mac@discountcompu.corn

Richmond, B.C. Canada V6V 1P8 Fax: (604) 821-0813 O nce Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-6; Sat. 1-5
Visit us 011]e
t W8[ at,]CCIt://wvuNu)jscourctcovnpiccoric
gf Nfggn
?nisseissm
RONNE' Su erMac C500LT-200
Power
MacintoshG3233YR~Packa 0
200MHz PowerPC 603e Processor

16MB RAM (144MB Max)
233 Mhz
PowerPCG3Processor
512KLevel-2BacksideCache
32 MBRAM(192MBMaxj
4GB HardDdve
24x Speed
CD-ROMDrive
10BaseTEthernet connector
ATI 3DRageII wl 2MBSGRAM
3PCIExpansionSlots
ExtendedKeyboardandMouse
2GB Hard Drive

8x CD-ROM Drive
256KB L2 Cache (1MB Max)
1MB VRAM
2 PCI Expansion Slots
16bit SRS Surround Sound
Extended Keyboard 8 Mouse
' Monitor sold separately
ATi Xcinim VR
Video Ca turin Card wl 4iIIIB
4MB
39-PINSIMM $23
4MB
72-PINSIMM @
8 MB
72-PINSIMM $ 3 9
THEBESTSOURCENR YOUR A V NULTIIIEDIA NEEDS! ASK US ABOUT CPU UPGRADES!
PIdyI'IBtLD
ggt
A IIff
16MB
72-PINSIMM $69
32MB
72-PINSIMM $136
)ON))
8MB
168.PINDIMM $49
16MB
168$"INDIMM
P9
32MB
16VIN DIMM $145
VQICeH
64MB
16VIN DIMM $279
1le paaer s lsaaeacesnye chaser 4ehuN~ lac.
clif G vllc o
knrdDrives
CHINESE
lEARNING KITSAVAILABlEJ
fgsr Phsssnele Svevesss

e
PEN PVNEfl agogm~s gnm

g gg g +
jN
casts vsv
1st
0/etiar Nwentp /Nrarurp

""'der SaHeller '"
4H pLU$4H
88rryg~m
ciii us. Ines,
Learriiisgh4aricfaurimadea@ay
Quantum Fireball ST 5400rpm

2.1GB
$339
3.2GB
$419
4.3GB
$489
6.4GB
$589
tut hands,logos,andoadeniarns amttio popedes d theirsppeti've hohtea. su tnczsancnuoacommiwcmlmantnura roosvvatumxnvnorcr.
INtg OllllllNQ '5~E =9'pe - 'P

i JIG'5I JgT~~
Io
I o
t s
'
o I
full Screen Video with no dropping framesl Super system fer Animation and 30 Graphics
Tyan Tiger 2 440LXAGPDual Pentium ll motherboard
Single Intel Pentium U 266MIiz CPU(boxed model)
64MB 168pin I ans SDRANDINN
Panasonic 1.44MB noppy drive
DiamcmdAGPRre GL1000 Pro w/4MB SGRAN
Ultra IDE RAID
controller
Quoi Noxtor DiamondMax 4.36a Ultro EIDE ttn
Panosonk 24X internal SCSICD-ROM
lomega internal 100NB ZIP drhie
I 1"ATX casew/23SW Power supply
Microsoft 2-button PS/2 mouse
Fulitsu 4725 tactile 104key keyboard
Viewsonic T 7' PVS 0.25dpi digital monger
Windows NTWorkstation Y.4
2 Year warranty (Parts & Labour)
ASUS PZL91-DS440LXAGP DualPentium U motherboard

Dual Intel Pentium u 300NHz CPU
(boxed model)
128NB I &apin Tons SDRAM
DIMM w/SPDEEPROM
Panasonic 1.44MS floppy drive
Symmetric Glyder Max2 AGI'w/ONS SGRAM
Seagate Barracuda 4.SSGBUltra Wide SCSIHD
Toshibo 12X internal SCSICo-ROM
lomego internal 16S SCSI
jAZ drive
Adaptec Ultra wide scsi amtroner
24" ATX casaw/23SW Powersupply
Microsoft 2-button PS/2 mouse
Fulusu 4725 tactile 104key keyboard
Opnquest 19' YOS 0.26dpi digitol monitor
Wtndmsm
NTWorkstation Y.4
2 Year worranty (Parts a Labou
Ibis
OPOxygen102w/I CP
U6SNSSUSAN
OPOxygen202w/2 CPU6 16MSSDSANDF
OPO~402 w/4CFU
a32MSSOXAM
OiamonilFireGLINOw/SNSSGSAN
Ohmond
RroGLINOProw/SMSSGSAN
Rio GL30Nw/SMSNN a3IIS OSAN
fhe GL(ON
w/ISMS30-SAMr, IMn CO
SN
syunoiricMax-2w/Fonnodh26 ms IFC/AGFl
SyamotriIX16
c w/SNSVSAM6 SUISDSAM
Symmo
tric MX16w/SNSNWI6 SNSDIN
llrmfmt 30
I?ZN Fomelis w/nN
llriafmt 30
L23NPomelh2 w/SNS(FO/AGF)
Wmfod3O125N 6lht $001 w/IAMS
Iro i%losOC30sw/Akks Proniorol2
TruovhhnSravelo ZO
N
Truovhhm
TargaINOw/ JhloboPnmhro4.2
Tnunhhml'mga
2NOFrofor 81
05PpsrmpthePYS-ZSN Ynhe Somcdor
090
1950
39$0
219
325
1540
4250
449
14$0
19$0
250
05AD-zsNsml-gmonke captureaml
BswtshUghtuunm3DYSS
2390
599
Pleaseceafor prices fer other aistemtxedcennnereiees OowhkUghtwmw3DV5.$Dpgiado
AkknAltaraNadsY.s.l
AkkaPlmlekopV.4
NacromodiaMe
, wteh, Avnlamlother graphimsoftware produdsin educational prices
Specialdiscountfar t.'DISandFi1mSchool Students
3D Studio
NaxPlug-insfromDigimation, RE
Nlnfografica, SisyphusSoftwareandPositronPublishing
VideoEdIng PradudsfromDigital Pracess
ing Systems(DPS)andNatrox
Metworhing,SystemUpgradesand i.easing Services
DISCOUHT
CONPNER CNB
2IF, 1464471no,6 nose, tuanemncl, B.C.V6V 1p8
pas :684.821.6818
Web-site: wtxnnt.discountcomqu.corn
E-mail:infcnldiacountcomqu.corn
SDryc V.2
geeser V.2
Exgyresslen V.1
Ray Dream Designer
'
Akbo Frenhm
V.42
MohrroathnRnnlolochAP
Mats(roagmlhnsi'onerTookY.S
Nah(nmthnSrymYl
FradalDodgeBstmhnV.l
fradnlDeignhpreion Y.l Com
poirivo
FradalDmlgnFainter V.S
N9
799
&99
199
179
229
U
pg
rade
Naaam
adiaIriractorV.6w/modh shdio
I
lt
tta
e I
II
3 39
1990
1240
19
Z199
52$0 '
23$0
IZSO
I. I
Iiite alsoprouhfe:
vel: 6aa.axt.Stan
IsI
nylon.=." ~CO'tsnF' g
All price roAoct
ZgCASHdiscount. All prhes aresuhlod techangewithout notice
NnnomoiriaAuthomamY.4
Macromeha
AuihoiwaroInteracgvoStelio Y,4
~
hlro na 30
Monomega
Frekael Y,1
iionoeodiXres
o V.3
GdigariTiuospacaV.3
EquilibriumDebabegnuPro
CeolOmwyy '
399'
209
419
1399
3195
4699
$09
$19
SS9
92$
$35
$9
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1 998
] 35
g MAC ARENA
Rhapsody sings siren song
Conti tttted from page1 $0
the core OS where they can potentially

c ause conf i l ct . I n stead, t hey w i l l b e
launched as separateapplications so system
stability is never compromised . Rhapsody
will also improve on the Mac's true Plug and
services such as preemptive m ulti-tasking,

multi-processing, memory protection, sparse
virtual memory, threads and interprocess communication
Play capabilities by making them dynamic.
When the unified release ships it will most This means no more restartsafter installalikely contain the Mach 3.0 (or more recent) tions
microkemel instead of the monolithic kernel in
In any case, information is still sketchy as
version 2.5 . This means Rhapsody will become a far as user interfacegoes,so we'll have to wait
I00 percent modular operating system from
floor to ceiling. The beauty of a modular core OS
is that it can be easily updatedwithout wreaking
havoc on applications and all of the system services that they rely on
complete developer feature set and end user
for the unified release in mid- 1 998 to completely see whatt Apple has in store.
look and feel for its final version. If Rhapsody's
promise can be fulfilled, it will shape up to

The last word
become both a formidable competitor to
Because Rhapsody is such a radically different Windows NT, and a ticket into the world of
approach to programming, and is being touted enterprise computing. 0
as the "holy grail" of multi-platform capability,
it is creating intense interest in the developer
Peter Mgbum is a consultant with Elite SystemsSupport
community, However, Apple still faces many located in Calgary, Albo@a.Hecan be reached on the
stiff technical challenges in implementing the Internet at eiite@cadviaion.corn
J ava
Java is currently a popular programming language due to its promise of "write-once, deploy
everywhere." But it is running into some problems of late. Complaints include poor performance, immature development tools and lack
of a consistent interface convention . However,
its most serious problem is the proliferation of
Java Virtual machines on mixed platforms that
implement their own proprietary mechanisms.
Rhapsody intends to leverage the popularity
of I 00 percent pure Java by integrating it (along
with Objective C and C++) as a programming
tool that can directly access the advanced Yellow
Box libraries. As a matter of fact, developers will
be able
to mix-and-match Java,Obj ective C and
C++ code as they deem appropriate. In one fell
swoop this strategy solves the problems of performance, interface and lack of a mature programming environment. And of course, the
Yellow Box will ensure that Java programs run as
expected on al I platforms.
With this strategy, Apple hopes to convert
theelegions of Java programmers that want to
see the language fulfill its promise.Java could
end up being the dark horse that would see
Rhapsody attain a position as a pre-eminent
developer platform
.'",";@i~el
Mac OS
: RP
O
B
R
Bj+ ggC
]J
PowerMac7300-'ISOMHR/604e
2MB acc
eleratedunheard VR
AN
Keyboard,Mouse, Noc05induded
Fast, upgradea
ble 604e/ 200MHzProcessor
2Gig SGI
hmddrive, I 2X(D-RON
200/604e
0200006uedrdeebl ral 610
2 MB
acceleratel on-boardVRAM
Keyboa
rd,Igouse, MacOSincluded
t2+95
This is a Mac OS compatibility engine that will

only exist on Rhapsody for PowerPC. It will
enable Mac users co migrate to Rhapsody while
st the same time bringing theirMacOSapplicationswith them.Blue Box is not an emulator
like Virtual PC or SoftWindows. It is the Mac OS
running directly on top of the Mach kernel, and
it is intended co offerperformance at least equal
to that of the Mac OS 8 experience on the same
hardware. I t will also run as its own process so
that a crash will have no effect on Rhapsody
other than having to relaunch Blue Box.
Thus far, compatibility is reported as being
excellent, as long as any Mac OSapplication
that you use doesn't try to access hardware
directly. Developers who would like to easily
migrate their Mac OS applications to Rhapsody
can use a Me t r owerks p roduct c al led
CodeWarrior Latitude
2Gig7200RPM HD/Fost24XCD-ROM
4 Meg28I bit acceleratedVRANvideo 233/604e
61100arabelbu diedwflsare
i
GlobalVilage33.6Im/modem
Most
'BangfortheBuck"under53,000
Advanced Mac "look and feel"

This is the part of the Rhapsody that is the least
publicized at this time. Recently, there was a
document leaked onto the internet that con-
ceptual ly discussed Rhapsody's planned user

interface. Essentially, it wil I be a superset of the
Mac OS "look and feel" that will bebothscalable and extensible. Multiple users who share
the same computer wil I be able to log onto their
own desktop configuration that is tailored to
their requirements and organizational needs.

Extensions sometimes the bane of Mac
users
will no longer append themselves to
0'
1400c/166NHz603e/16NB/2GigHD/BX8
3400c/240
Ngzd03e/16 MB/3 GigHD/I 2X(D
NNIHG3/5 Sg/32 NB - "Worlds'fastest'
26 6/G
3
>3,2
95
slIvmwth
Smmtpoopfealwaysresb theBoeprht
Fast 2MBATI RAGEII 30graphicscard

Mmitower
w/3 KI expamionslots
32MBRAN,expandableto384MB
Hew supercapadty fast IDEdGIGHD
BuiINn AV
and5P kive, 24XCD
avs undly 66'uslraled, t 7 inch mvrutor, mdewn, a M

pliMMM
I
' bwanaprie susnetwapphsu aukamdGaahaakahn w'6 sac

prostin set MttimeMfm al purushaa62 appfidk 20 wkwiaaMd
wfehhlel p
aws. sede 'noHash &mal a qplia Mlseepndua.
%meaehtise Msplv. FbseeqwMu se Mlanbing.

" S t d I leSe - 66
aPPrand aekl, Svmanlhkm, SSI aal Iel PaPnantdM
elnmd.
>4,045
513t/m
onth
1OX
huy~ 62SSneo/ a
handpinsinde%m
onuherrer'0 de
hald.a Irslemsksarevwpsrly M
l Ihir
rSPeeVe
haMeSanalmeW
el M
sgr PSmaWn
PAe @bed26deagew1baal oalkdl Allprias wereeamdd M

l nMM
M
f VdiM
liM
S.
Minilmer Gt keen, te ink menitarMS

kaW
n, meMsoiMM
M
I
a mt ouallly18' m
atsel
IS" W
eel...............................S 49S
meit PdffOBSBNCd
llfWMI SiCSI alta'
Sauy ISReilroeSK. ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Q t l

Saut tS Tihitrea Sy .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAll
VawSeek
1S eahhsh with hehw speakes........... Call
laGe/Appb
32 SyI banal ....................... no
e~ auaysr ntatae
WewSak elylt NeBheh withSpaahn ............. 5 759
Newsea@p vs .................,................. fitl

ViswSaaPtyys(tepoi tie hot...................... I pie
Sa ay
Ip SX200er Nop%sees...................... Qll
2P- 2f Men/tom -tor Se Setousarapnic lNsf
ViewSahP$13/2 1 /SeakTneic/2S p84 ............ S t,999
tomego
~II
M es Jjpr
6 tat ttttepf ~ '
eII
oe
9etduyattpa ~ tet psaoya
cole
nflVl Snop
gom3t 0 ................. 8 249
art wsoops
ameon ................. 5 %9
COWR
NKH Stehgte 8$ x I 200 Q .. Opp
tOWN PRIQtires II 1 200x NO ..., .. 1,739
hebe 1 ON x
RO
N - 'tba le ....... i,aeS
WHh
Toast pro- pCMna'a"Editarn Choice"
Sypest 6
laem
go
30
32 aa QNM
NM so RAM
ta 63Man ...
RemnbMe
CD- Max' er Naht hraal ................. 3.99
manynoehigher@aces
Swosyok rNsdeabc
Lei 'itic' lawy
I 49
279
1 49
s no
NH%R
PRRBYaaaho4XWXreaebMa ROM......... S On
8 O9
ec ae om ............
Qo
nenuvableSiesta)
zlPGr&y lope ................................$17s
JAl C
ahler-qaalily 3 - eaL ......... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ) 1 9
l aQe/App4 $PfQW 43 Qy ................. .. . . . . .
32 aa orna
laGe/Ayp4 43 eo (Pearlike}SLowollT PRlcEI.. $79

Krtemelscsl nrtses
Lone/AppleSPfQN 2.t ea ........................ 8 cue
Lone/A
op tv
S PMN 3.2Qy.......................
td al NN
leGs/~ 2. I Qy Ileshwt ....................... S s so
YaeSeeh
Pat S/2t'/M jila /ISN x teeaSMM
........ Q89
Lone 2 I ' NlsahbLi
Svhe) aha Ihy %Ster'MOwa) ..... 2,239
nenes
hesslAswIgt NlsshhQ Soho) ................. 43n
earn>s hepmeera;~o k , ~ o r
5 2,045
2,495
3,995
4,995
7300/I
00MNz&04e/16MB/2$8HD/12X8
7300/200Ngz604e/32 NB/2GigHD/I 2X8
8600/300NHz604e/32 Mg/4 GigHD/24X (0/ZIP
9600/300
MH
z604e/64 MB/4 GigHD/ 24X8/ZIP
Power8ookMacOSPortables
Fast 2
NBAII RA
GE03Dgraphiu card
Desktop
casew/ 3P(i expansionsloe
32NBRAM,expendableto384MB
4 GIG Fost
IDEdrive,ZIPdrive 24X8
Q 7 95
Power Macintosh604e Systems
~ 2NB ATI
RAGE83Dgraphicscard
233/03
Desktop
casew/ 3PCIexpansionslots
32NBRAM,expandnbieto384MB
Cg I %
>lnrgecapadtyIDE4GIGdcne,24XCD sts/mah-
PowerMac7300-200MHx/604e
NEIIP. 233/604eUmanSuper System
6500/275MHz/32 Mg/4 GigHD/24X8/33.6 modem S Qll

6QIO/3IS
Mlhj64MB
/6 GigHD/24X8/SS.d mmlem Qll
Apple'snewvaluepdcal G3PowerMacsare nawshipping!

Available
with4 or6 GIGhard drives, with optionalbuiltin EIP
drive, in o mlnitoweror desktopcase.
~f O4~
8 Rue Box
MachtoghPowerMacs6$00/603e Systems
POWE I C G3 23M66 M I x
Fmt,upgcadeoble604e/I80MNzProcesor
2GigSGI
harddrive,12X(040N
IBD/dgo
no+os
lo,
y wuated
"
R ym 2% - fatlm
ter Bp ........... 8 B9
tgo
tN S TNRBTip aviv
e IN SGI .........
$PN AllNew1eaJAZhive ............
'
' Siiiietttro"
a f0/eboat:-2
' - : g anf hr phsl:,'::- 6 ~
eg +
j lgfgjggg
ygyggygggg gyg~~y
'
Ormiyki w" "'""-
=:
:t e nest laetioad:
u
egg
~
.M ' Saic ky gkiNii '-":::.='.

~:
a a@a-Nsk ~.,':
snowRoem& wonvneosv
M RRco Alsmm
7300 WQ
Blsb Avmmo
HighPerfOrmalBCeNBB
CSyStemS.WBBrehOBBSeDireCt PriCeS.rh90&oeanevrpesc 6eoa04heeea
JANUARY 1998THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
] 36
TRAININC
Il's
$
Netrepreneurs have
to learn to survive,
say experts
Y8rSELL CLASSIFIEDS
B.C. household name, and
knockout method of selling
your "stuff" - there's no
charge for selling personal

items: from toasters to
T-birds, from dining tables

to dude rahches.
And now, in addition to
picking up a copy every
And since technology waits for no one,

especially when it comes to the Internet, the
M A L LETT
o many under-employed, over-educat-' freelance developer of last year is going to
have to get with the times if he or she wants

to survive in the next era online.
One survivor is Daniel Rostenne. At 26, he
a gold mine. The virtual-Klondike of business
opportunities that p resented themselves is the president of NTS, a Toronto-based
meant anyone who could teach themselves provider of Internet training and solutions.
the fundamentals of hypertext markup lan- Back in 1994, the Internet pre-history to
guage (HTML), the programming format that many, Rostenne, fresh with a degree from the
ed, twenty-somethings, the Internet
revolution of 1995 and 1996 was a like
allows Web pages to be built, could make a University of Toronto, started offering basic
newsstand, you can come
small fortune building sites for businesses

that were itching to get online.
Two years later, the frontier may be closing to many of these early Netrepreneurs, as
visit, and use, us on the web!
the demand skyrockets for professional
Thursday at your local
sell.co
B Y NAT HA N
'
'Pfeg.lPgf
Canada's biggest and best online catalogue

of Nacintosh products!
http:llwww.macstation.corn
graphic artists and computer programmers

who can build the more visual, content-rich
virtual environments the widening population of surfers are seeking.
The type of static, simplistic Web page
that was in demand only a few months ago is
now old hat, and'it seems everyone on the
Internet is continually searching for the latest
visual and interactive effects to draw crowds.
technical instruction to
t h e p roviders of
Ottawa's FreeNet, a community modemaccessed bulletin board that offered PCers a

gateway onto the then cryptic, text-based
Internet.
Now he runs his own company that builds
Web sites for small and not-so-small businesses and organizations. With a growing roster of
clients and employees, his next pian is to
open offices in Chile and Brazil.
"I didn't take any formal training to get
into this," said Rostenne. "I just sat down and
taught myself because I knew that I didn' t
want to get a real job."
/II XCCu rain

The Corn~uter Training Leader
Whether you are abusiness trying to get the most out of your
IT investment, or you are anemployee who wants to improve
yourself in the current environment of IT skill shortage - we
have an incredible opportunity to show you.
Whether it is your business*s bottom lineor your

ersonal success - remember:
Computer Training IS
Money in Your Wallet

With a MacStation credit card,you can purchase the latest Mac OS
systems from Apple, Umax, and Motorola (plus choose from che best
selection of Macintosh software in Greater Vancouver) and make no
payments with no interest for 3 months. (On approved credit call for
complete details).
We have HUNDREDS of technical, network, application and

CBT courses! The topics range from the latest in NT or
NetWare Server Technology to getting the most out of your
word processor. Call us for our new schedule or visit our Web
site and start enjoying our Total Training Solution.
Hovell.
Tedelcal
BlaaSal
ewIer
Mac Station Bur naby

4207A - 3430 Brighton Avenue
420-5224
1-800-465-2920
AurnoaIZED
ilstxtasctN
Iviac Station I triaple Ridge
22353 Lougheed Highway

466-0J90 or 800-563-6227
WEB SITE:http: //www.executrainwest.corn

EMAIL: infoexecutrainwest.corn
Authorized Dealer
Edmonton Vancouver ~Cal ar
c an r e v
Re ina
~
Winni e
~
Ph: 403-434-3800 Ph: 604-662-4445 Ph: 403-25H686 Ph: 306-791-4890 Ph: 204-7834848
Fax:403-434-6066 Fax:604-662-4446 Fax:403-250-9348 Fax:306-791-4891 Fax:204-7744184
137
TRAININC
It was these early dorm-dwelling HTMLgurus who ushered the first wave of Netizens
onto the Web and created for themselves a
thriving multi-million dollar industry.
Now millions of home pages, and dollars
later, the Web has matured and the competition for the attention of surfers has become
big business.
"The demand for a Web page at all costs
has been replaced with the demand for the
most professional looking site," s aid
Rostenne. "Gradually over the past year, really forward thinking companies started doing
more than just HTML,"
Very often, the desired Web effects, which
demand knowledge of other more complex
programming languages and skills than
HTML, are now beyond the capacity of the
small private self-taught Web contractor of
last year.
I I
versus Windows 95games.

Firstly, the lower OS overhead of DOS will
had excellent video performance. Dark Forces

and Doom were very good performers aswell.
Test 2
Jazz Jackrabbit, Raptor: These
2D arcade-style gamesobviously don't pose as
much of a challenge to the emulator as the
first-person 3D shooters. Performance on
these games is eminently playable on the
6500/300.
porepront '
1IIP<~ l
The ForeFrontfjNCSK Self4tully Course'" ensures the highest rate of retention so

that when you complete your training you' ll be fully prepared to pass your MCSE
exams. You' ll be readyand confident to go into the workplace to effectively plan,
implement, maintain and support information systems in a wide range of computing
environments, using Windows NTand other Microsoft Serverproducts.
Call roe to Iet more cfetallel
full NetWare certification.

Call now for more information!
Become Ai Certified...FAST!
Getting A+Certified will help openthe wayto further advancement in the corporate world.
The ForeFront I+ Gertlieatlen Self4tn4y Gonreeis a hands-on self-study course that
will give you all the technical material, knowledge, interactive exercises, andconfidence
you' ll need to passyour examsandexcel in today's competitive PCrepair marketplace!
Call now to learn more)
ideal solution, especially for high-end PC

games. You'd obviously be better off to purchase the Mac version of a game if it's availa
Become MCP Certified...FAST!
panacea
at least not yet. But keep in mind
that these are the first versions of these products, and competition between Connectix
and Insignia will push the envelope on this
technology. Also, the imminent arrival of
its way into the consumer mainstream. In the

meantime, the Mac continues to come ever
closer to the "holy grail of computing." Stay
All on one
CD-ROM
Priced
belowcompetitiveproducts
to anyone wishing to become aCertified NetWare Engineer, evenwhenhampered by a

I~gFN/1l "'" I busy schedule. OurCNECBTallows you to learn and practice everything you' ll needfor
achievements, However, I still have some

reservations about these products being an
powerful 750-based processors signal that it

won't be long before software emulation finds
No books,
videosor classrooms
The ForeFront NE Self-Stndlj Course~provides fast, effective and convenient training
impressive intellectual and technological
Gossamer Macs with their phenomenally
Increase
yourskills alldcompetence
Study atyourowiI pace
Become CNK Certified...FAST!
SUIIIUIarr.
Virtual PC and Real PC are undeniably
able.
P C emulation in software is not
Enhance
your credentials
Become iNCSK
Certified ...FAST!
Continued tmmpage 132

evaluating performance of DOS-based games
video performance in the emulator.

Test 1 Rise of the Triad, Dark Forces,
DoomDescent I: All of these first-person
action games were highly playable with the
exception of Descent. Descent became difficult to control when I was attacked by more
than one ship. All of the sound effects were
operational in Dark Forces, but the music
would not play. Subjectively, Rise of the Triad
oreFront's Computer BasedTraining (CBT) programs can enhanceyour

professional credentials and help build your technical career. OurCBTs
are the firSt tO fully prepare yOu
tO paSSyOur teChniCal CertifiCatiOn
exams. ForeFront's Self-Study Courses give you flexibility and portability
unmatched by traditional training methods. Study at your own paceusing
our easy to follow format, whenever andwherever it's convenient for you!
Virtual PC or Real PC7
help boost emulation performance. Secondly,

the DOS games on this disc have a much
lower video resolution (often employing
pixel-doubling) which, of course, enhances
j~orgFI'oIII, "." j
I, gcaa" =I
ForeFront's MCPSelf-StudY Course provides you with the fastest and easiest way to
become a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). Specialize in any one of four Microsoft
operating systems (Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation 3.51, Windows NT Server
3.51, or Windows NTServer 4.0) and you' ll be fully prepared to passyour exam.
Call now for complete details!
tuned. 0
Peter Milburn is aconsultant with Elite Systems
Support located inCalgary,Alta. Hecanbe reached on

the Internet at elite@cadvislon.corn
Contact:
Cenneellx,Website: http:Iwww.connectix.corn
InsigniaSotutlene, Website: http:twww.ineiiinia.corn
ee'
CaN AW Ijfeotal IIfeelm>et A%eh~ %~

-
Free lhehnical Segwt

lilll Say Shlyyinl
PerlorlnaneeSIaranlee4
1 -800-475-5831
(813) 7 24 + 9 9 4
+ F AX ( 8 1 3 ) 7 2 $ - $ 9 2 2
FORShowr
D IRE C T
25400 U.S. Hwy. 19 N., 285
Clearwater, R. 33763
O SA4 OSSI~
aalu lur areFrant

arel, Inc. AIKIhtsRowel. FoeFnetucsEssl-studycourse, FowFnwlcNI eslf-Studycourse, forcrront5 cecsca5oosdl4tudyGourmandFeeFrantucp selt-studycaurssare
badsmaes
ofForeFnN Swat, lac.theFoeFnel Logoisstradenwkof thehe&mt Gray, Ire. Ie assr ~ a s the I opsr5ssaftier rspsc5vs ~ r a m Dlract, Inc.isasubsulwyof Forefronterwp,Inc.
R
TCP
138 j ANUARY I998 THE COMPUTER

PAPER BC EDITiON www.tcp.ca
TRAININC
"Just knowing HTML made you a valuable who plans to make a living building other
Dave Moore graduated from the program
commodity a year ago," said Rostenne. peoples' Web sites.
a year and half ago and was hired right away
"Today, it's still nice, but it really doesn't get
One approach lies in becoming a well- by CANOE, a national online news service.
you anywhere."
rounded Jack- or Jane-of-all-trades who knows
"I was picked up before the ink had even
According to Rostenne, formally trained a little bit o f e verything about the new dried on my diploma," said Moore. "They
computer programmers and graphic artists, Internet programming technology.
needed someone who had an eye for design,
fresh from colleges and university are rapidly
Joyce Wayne, the director of Sheridan and who could present information, in this
replacing the amateur self-taught entrepre- College's New Media program, offered at the case news, over the Web, not just someone
neur for busin'esses that are seeking leading- Oakville, Ont. campus, has crafted an entire who knew the programming."
edge sites.
one-year curriculum on this concept.
Rostenne, agrees that survival lies in trainOnline commerce, more secure sites and
The course, an evolution of the school's ing, but says becoming an expert in one small
multimediahave become common on the print journalism diploma program, is engi- field of the Web design process, rather than
Web and building sites with features like neered to produce graduates ready to enter knowing the basics of many areas,-could be
these is far beyond the skill-sets of many
the online workforce.
another successful strategy for anyone wantiamateurs who were building sites even last
"We try to produce a well-rounded ng to make a career out of the Interne.
spring.
"There is a need for people who know
employee," said Wayne. "What is needed
"Many of the first freelance HTML pro- out there is someone who knows HTML, but Java-scripting, Pearl and CGI, just like there is
grammers have been either weeded out of also has an eye for design, as well as an a need for people with an eye for design and
business or sent back to school for more train- understanding of m arketing over t he for people who know how to market a site,"
ing," said Rostenne.
Internet."
said Rostenne. "I think it's a good idea to be
But according to the experts, two strateHas Sheridan's program worked? Some of hmiliar with the wider picture, but it helps to
gies can work for the young Netrepreneur the graduates would say so,
get to know one of these areas very well."
to be a
Rostenne says comparisons can be made

between working in an established medium
and this emerging one.

"If you want to work in television, there
are a ton of things you can do you can act,
work the cameras, produce, or promote," he

said. "That is what we are seeing in the Web
now. People are becoming professionals in
specificareas ofthe process."
Wayne echoes these sentiments and offers

some advice to those trying to earn a living
online.
"The Web has been established, but now
we are in an age of refinement," she said.
"The number of people out there turning to
the Internet for information is staggering and
to really succeed at drawing the audiences it
takes formal training and time." 0

Nathan is a freelance journalist and works full time for
a series of electronic tradepublications in

Mfssieeauga.
Nlicrosoft Certification
I nvest in th e F u t u r e
The Microsoft Certr'fred Systems Engineer Professional
Program provides an effective means to gain the technical
proficiency and skills necessary in today's rapidly changing
and stay on the
computerindustry. Get started today with Northwest Digital's

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Bundle Package!
* ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A t * * * * i
MCSE Bundle Promotion

Save up to 20% with Northwest Digital
1Vorthsvest Digital's MCSE Bundleincludes:
5 Instructor-Led Courses
s' I
1 Self-Study Course
6 Sylvan Prometric Testing Vouchers

Unlimited Program Consultation
'l%
North w est Digital's44 "Do it Right Guarantee"
I N CO M P U T E R S Y S T E M S
*
You don'
thave to quityourjob to
Learnthe latestdevelopmentsin
earnBGT'sBachelorofTechnology
degreein ComputerSystems.
Studypart-time and continue
working while earning your degree.
That's flexibility.
computer
technology and be a
leader in your field. That's future.
BGl'sBachelorofTechnology
degreein ComputerSystems.
Your careerdependsonit.
Youcanappl
y the knowledge from
your coursesdirectly to your day-today responsibilities. That's growth.
Call(604) 432-8459for an
information package.
*
*
*%***A*& **it*****10%**H H +* & * + * * A * k ****

For more information or to speak with one of our Technical Education
Program Consultants:
Call (604) 270-7261

E-Mail:trainingnwdbc.corn
Fax: (604) 270-4127
Tuition Financing Available - Cate wolf DErans
A degree for the real world
Visit our Web Site at www.nwdbc.corn

o'
I
BRmSH COr.UNBIA INSrmjrE OF TECHNOlDGY
*
*
''I
Berber
%1 Ci
MICROSOFT
1rlcui
ZBSZING
THE COMPUTER
PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 ]
USER
6RUUPS~.;,,
39
'=
:
; ;
: .
: - "
'
:, :
-,
; ;
ATTENTION
USERGROUPS: Send in your listin p (mardumum
120characters) for theJanuary issuebyFri
day.December29,1997.Submissions
run foronemonth only in the local edifion. TheComputerPaperreserves theright not toprint submissionswhicharedeemedunsuitable,
41 SQURCK for SUMLESS CQM'ACTS
ACIWSIGG
RAPH Computer Graphics. 2nd
Tuesday, at 420 Homer St. Call Tom
Bsrryhill at 734-3976,
ADAMOWNERS! Vancouver IslandSenior
ADAMphiles (Visa): newsletter, meetings,
supplies. Contact David Cobley.417,885
BerwickRd,OualicumBeach, BCV9K1N7.
(604) 752-1
984.
ALT2600 VANCOUVERUSER GROUP.
Meeting are 1st Friday of each month at
Pacific CenterMall by payphones in food
court, north of Ounsmuir atGranvige4pm
to 9pm. Starts early to catchthe evening
shift 2600ers.Formoreinformation contact
Steve
via
em a i l
at
<sage@v
anbc,wimsey.corn>
or
<sageOrainbow,deacon.corn>
AMIGA USERGROUP (PaNorAmA) For
meeting timesandplacecall: Ray Norman
589-7199 or Robert Hardy9424364. BBS
numbers231-0363.
APPLESB.C. COMPUTERSOCIETY. A User
Group for Macintosh and Apple ffs.
Macintoshmeetingsareon3rdWednesday
of eachmonth atthe York HouseSchool in
Vancouve
rat7p.m.Noviceand otherspecial-interest groups are held mid-month.
Apple II meetings are on 1st Mondayof
eachmonthat 7p.m, attheCentury House
in New
Westminster. Forfurther information
call 437-9935or 299-9597.
ATARIUSERS! Vantari, PO.Box3614 Main
Post Office,Vancouver,BCV683Y6. Bil
Sutherland9N-1450: DonHatch 4334N55.
Meets
2ndWednesday,7:30p.m.,Hastings
Comm.Ctr3096E.Hastings.
B.C.EDIUSERGROUP. For moreinformation call532-8204(preferred), or voicemail
532-8219,
B.C. INTERGRAPH USERS GROUP
BCIUG).Contact Mike Samos526.1936
voice) or 528-2944(fax) for info on next
meeting.
B.C.OPENSTEP GROUP. Preparenow for
Rhapsody!Apple has adopted OPENSTEP/NE
XTSTEP as the basis for its new
OS.OPENSTEP
isan Object-Ori
ented operating system
for rapidapplication development onmultiple platforms(including Mach
UNIX onIntel or NeXThardware, Wmdows
NTSunSolaris, HPPA-RISC), For meefing
informationcall KevinHiebert at (804)7383144,visi1our website atwww.bcop.org or
send ~ail to webmasterObcop.orp
B.C.
REGIONALUSERSGROUP SOCIETYof
Hevrieff-Packard
Users.Forinformation, call
DarenStatichuk at 6614753 or BCRUGat
661-8046.
B.C. VAXNMS Local Users Group

BCVAXLUG)
provides aforum for the proessionalgrowthandeducationof its members throuph the exchange ol solugons,
ideas, andopinions. Userproup meetings
am heldthe3rd Wednesdayof every other
month at 6:30 p.m with location to be
advised.Forfurther Info pleasecall voicemail 2764I966.
BIGBLUEAND COUSINS,PO Box 5309.
Station 8, Victoria BCVBR6S4. General
meeting lastWednesday,7:30 p.m. at U.
tfic.-EgiottBldg., LectureTheatre 168.Also,
special interestgroup meetinps. 382-3934.
CANADIANINTERGRAPH USERS GRDUP
CONFE
RENCE. September 8-11, 1996.
Delhi MeadowvaleMi
. ssissauga,ON.'Drive
TheOpen Road'.ContactLaura Banman,
Intergraph,2912Memorial Dr.SE,Calgary
AB T2A7R9.Voice: (403) 569-5562Fax:
(403) 569-5801e-mail: Ijbanmlingrcom

CANADIANS ON COMPUSERVE. All
Canadians
aroundtheworld, aswell asanyone interested in Canadaand Canadian
issuescanjoin in oninterestinp discussions
in The CanadaForum on CompuServe.
Politics. internationalpolicies, Canadianculture. and regional intormation can ap be
found intheforumanddon't forget tocheck
out thelargeselection oflibrary files. Ontop
of this, Machine Translation between
Canada'stwo official languagesallows all
Canadians
to communicate with eachother.
Simply GO CDN
FOR from anywhere on
CompuServe, Dial 1-800-487-0453 for
more information.
CompuSmartstore on Mayfield Road. For
nformation, please e-mail t o
CANADIANPROFESSIONALS ON COM- inanugs@f
er
enst,edmonton.ab.ca orphone
PUSERVE.Canadian professionals on Mike Brown
(403)487-7666,
CompuServearejoining oneanother in The
CanadaProtessional Forum,Whether peo- OBJECTSUSERSOCIETY. See British
ple are looking tonetwork with others.disColumbia
OpenStep Group (B.C,O,G.).
cuss professionalissues.searchfor work.or OPENSTEPUSERSOCIETY (VNUS), See
simply compare
standards across thecoun- British Columbia OpenStep Group
try, they can do it in The Canada (B.C.O.G.).
Professional Forum. Simply GOCDNPRO
from anywhere on CompuServe. Dial 1- PACIFICNOTESUSERGROUP(PACNUG)800-4874)453.
Lotus Notesusersmeetthe last Wednesday
each month (except August and
CIPSVANCOUVER SECTION. (Canada's of
5:30pm at IBM, Contact
largest Association for Computer December)
Delores
Beier at988-2141or dbeier@aw.ca
Professionals),CIPSMembersenjoy unparalleled networkingand profemional devel- PC/MAC USER GROUP, Wanted
opmentopportunities at our monthlymeet- Professional P hotography/Graphic
inps andspecial events, Discountsoffered Designers toshare,network andleamths
forstudentmembers.PO Box20522,Howe latest hardware and software programs
St, Vancouver, BCV6Z2NB. Phone(604) available. Starling May7th wewill meet at
681-2796 or Fax(604) 689-1879for next 7:00pmevery 1st and3rd Tuesdayof the
meetingdate.
month, at TnceraComputer Center, 4203W5th Ave.If youareinterested please
COREL ARTISTS USER GROUP. Last 1836
B. Hanington
at either 873-6915or
Tuesday
ofeverymonth,7:00to10:00pm, contact
at Kwantlen Cofiege in Richmond. BC. rasta@mindlink.bc.cafor further info.
Monthly newsletter. Contact Bev Harcus. NON-PROFI
T,PC based gaming group.
533-5854.
Monthly events.Youbring the PC,we'l suppiy
the
competition,
For info, visit
DATA-LINK/USERS
GROUP. Tel 321-3387.
per.NET or
e m ail
PC support888: 321-8873(24hr service), httpy/www.Sni
ogers.WAVE.CA
with specializedself-madeBBSsoftware. Grimoire@R
The purposeof this Usergroupis to allow PORT COQUITLAMCOMPUTER CLUB.
users to get togetherfor problemsoMng, Commodore,Amipa- IBM-Mae.1st 8 3rd
discussionofsetupandto meet people. Cal
Tuesday.7:30p.m., Room8 Minnekahda
byvoice8a.m.A:30p.m.ONLYplease.This Middle School, 1390 Laurier Ave., Port
roup is dedicated
to RoboBOAR
ARDby Beth Coquitlam. Ed
Oyer-Publicity at 9424954.
amilton.OtherBBSsofhvarearewelcome. POWER BUILDER.User group being
Membership isfree!
formed. Meetinps are planned for first
ELECTRONICCOMMERCE CANADA (ECC) Wednesday.Toenrop eall PerformSystem
is an organizationdedicatedto advancinp Developersatvoicemail 604-2644)247.
the utilization ofelectronic commercetech- SQL SERV
ER. Usergroup being formed,
nologiesandstandards. Basedin Ottawa, Meetings are
plannedfor first Monday. To
Ontario ECC
holds regular monthly educa- enroll call Perform
SystemDevelopers at
tion seminars
andanannual
voice mai604-2644)247.
l
Symposium. web site: <www.ecc.ca>, T.I.
99/4A COMPUTER B.C.
99er Users
emaik <office@ace.ca>Phone:(613) 237- Group,
every Thursday7-10 p.m, Forinfor9900
mation, calRon:
l 522-2598.
FDXSOFT.EDMONTON'S FOXPRO USERS TEENSIN VANCOUVER USER GROUP.For
GROUP<econdTuesday, 7.N pm, Grant teens under the age of 16 interested in
MacEwanCity CentreCampus, EastWinp, dtfing computerrelated projects regukuly,
Room C-137/C-135, 10700-104th Ave. WWW, programming, games;anylhing!
Contact KenRayner at4374)315or Robin The maingoalis to sharecomputer knowlStuart at460-3712(days). InfoBulletins on edge andto makefriends. If there areany
BBS4574106.
homeschoolers interested, that would be
GENERIC
CADD USERS GROUyt Contact: great.,lf interested,pleaseeall OrlonMakat
Frank Zander(604) 582.8283. BBS:294- 926-2835.
8287 (9600n,8,1).
THETOPKIDSCLUB. Auser group for kids,
INDEPENDENT
COMPUTER CONSULTANTS teens andparents. Monthly meetingsare
ASSOCIATION
OFBC. The ICCAis anon. family focused with software/hardware
profit association of consultantswhopro- demonstrations,guestspeakers, Windows
vide services in the field of information and Mac
tips andonline demoretrations. A
Technology,Theobjectives of the ICCAare BBS is available tomembers.Call Garland
to provide aforumwhereconsultants can Coulson 27$5439 or email parlandcoulnetwork with eachother, exchangeideas, son@topkids.corn
and improvetheir businessand com'puter VANCOUVERAUTOCAD USERS SOCIETY.
skips. Monthlymeetingswith speakers,For 1st Wed, ofthemonth, 7:30 p.mB.C,I.T.
further informationcontact usat: Suite720- Bby.Campus Bldp.SWS Room 1860.
999 W.Broadway
Vancouver,BC V5Z
1K5.Tel.'(604) 734-2747 Fae (604) 738- Contact:FrankZander (604)582.8283,
4080
or
E-Ma ikiceastar.caVANCOUVERDELPHIDEVELOPERS ASSOWWW:httpy/www.icca-bc.org/icca/
CIATION
meets onceamonth atthe uquor
ic Notes User Distribution BranchHeadOfiice in East
LOTUSNO
TES. see "PacTi
Vancouver.
Themee1inp is usually on the
Group'
2nd or 3rdweekof the month, onToes. or
MACWEST
COMPUTERSOCIElY. Meetings Wed, dependinguponav'ailability of facilifor members and visitors include ties. The
purposeofthegroupis to provide
Sharewarecopy sessions, software and a commonand regular forum for Delphi
hardwaredemos,and Q 8A sessions. If deveiopers to get together and discuss
you usea Macintosh. check us outi Delphi relatedissues. Agmeeting notices
General
meetings:2ndWednesdayofeach are sent via fax or e-maiLPleasecontact
month: Beginner's meetinps: 3rd
Michael Li at gtmjo(geaoJxutL or fax:
Wednesdayof each month. 7:30pm, (604) 736-5&66,or tel: (604)7364B88. exk
Coyote CreekGolf 8 Country Club, 152nd 728.
S treet, S urrey.
W e b sit s : VANCOUVERENTERPRISEFORUM, 432http;//www.macwest.org/use
rgroupfindex.
html. MacWest First Class BBSmodem 6761.
number.
5 0-9959.Lopinaa:Guest/guest VANCOUVER'F
OXPRO USER GROUP
Messagesandinformation at: 268-9530
(VFUG).September-June,2ndTuesday,at
200-1177 W.Broadway.Info
MS ACCESSTECHNICAL USER'S GROUP. 1900 hours;
at 736-2922.BBS231-9709 andeFor thosewhowant to participate in leam- Doug
mail
to
joganeuni
serve.corn
ing moreaboutMSAccess. Forinformation
call Greg Hind at 454-0262, from 9:00 to VANCOUVERGEOWORKS USERSCLUB.For
5:00.
further info.pleasecall: 683-7490(aves).
NANUGS(Northern Atberta Novell Users VANCOUVERGEOGRAPHIC INFORMA- ~
Group Society) - meets quarterly at the TION SYSTEMS USER GROUP,
%e sell Business Directories listing CANADIAN Computer Companies

ManufaeturerS, DistributerS, WheleSalera, ReSellerS, DederS, SerVICe/Reyair
who deal IL..
M i c ro Systems - Periyherssls - Parts - Accessories
a MUST-HAVE l?ireetory For Serious' BUYERS ISe

ssmu.ERS of
CemPuter HARDWARE-reIated Equi meat, SuPPlieS,A4XeBSOries
OHTARIO, WESTERN CAN4DA, 4VEBEC(6ATLANTIC CAHAOA sscfitSosyt
g
thousands of company listInga.. Prices range from $1N - 5175 per edibon
~ Call (90$) 508-1680 Or (905) SOB-N80
~es, we' re more than a computer store.

8 tMWSyS(ems El uPgrading 8 P artS
8 rePairs (SheP/On-Site} LPI CDR bGCkuP
ui downloadins Internet files sl scanning

8 Internet Phone 5.0 8 @NZ g
ui erst sr sais sr +RTssat
Snehey
leehad lac
ssaLe
E QuickScOre (powerftsl
yet
affordable musie eomposiuon solbvare), +
Try before you buy. call for details.
r1
48v
VanCOIIIfer jfeCIgnOStme
I(f120 3989 Heyming Drive, Bumaby, 8.C. V5C 6N5
Tel: (604) 298-1067
Fax : (604) 298-9067
http:/Iwvvw.teehnostere.com
email:
paultechnostorc.corn
I
NOWELL
N ETWARE 4. I -
25 USR $ 7 5 0
NETWARE 4.1
5 0 U S R fit,000
SfijitNOFf
SOLAII$2 5.1 0
o
SOLAR S 2.5.ISERIIER
S OLARIS 2.$ SERVER SPARC
V
W o 0 R.t~
N ETWARE 4. I - 1 00 USR - $ 1 . 5 0 0
NO R E
4 . 1 - 5cro usrv $3800
NETwARE 3.12- 25 USR 9 i,100
35
PONFE88SCSFT
"
$125
PCNFSPRO2.
PC NFS5,
$160
Au
Sl AlmWoRNS PROC 3D
0400
$ 125
FDDI 501-1732 wlTH SoFTwARE $495

NuvscApE SulrESpoT SERYER 2.0-4iS50
$ osLL
~"
S YBASE soe ANYWHERE

5.0
Ggf F8PSCPld8$(619) 545 4405
$ eAL r
PRICES IN US r>OLLAR5, AVAILABILrrv &JsuECT TQ CHANGE.
DEALER INelulRIES INVITED. NEW ARRIVALS WEKKLYI I WE WILL ALSO SLrv YOUR EXCESS INVENTORY...
~. Ogtsog,t/ ~-I.; yqqy I &451MiralaniDr.,8ldg A-Sanoiego,

CA92126- USA
Fax: (619) 54&777 Email: pmigf@ix.netcom.corn

wsrw.ewla.cosss/pmsi/gss
ssM.html
,, zest:.gNnu~~~<~
L+<-<-"""':~ "-)g:g@gCif'.5 fO~~
'
"
"
"
"
MANUFACTURER DTRECT %I/(

KETING
B.Pi" & %BRICK'l."i.'K<

Y OU CAN H A V E Y O U R O W N D E S l O N
B RAND N A M E , O E M
1 004lo TESTED A N D C E R T I F I E D
%%Jl I ICA T I CUN

SKH%%CKN
6 prices, visit
FOR IB M i & M C ' F L Q P P Y D T S K
F GR O'DR RE P L I C A T I O N
www.$hop
perDepot.corn .
or call 416.412.1204
"
'
,,':A
ALL
ALL
PwewvQRi<s C++ 4.0 IM'EL
$1+00
POWERBUILDER KMT.5.0
POWER OESIGNER TITLES
$ 13 c i
40 0
SUNUNK X25 8.0.2
$4cr
Nuvvvarru4.1 - FPK
0250
SUNUNK x25 9
S OUUINKTPC 8 RVER 1. I ~
Ar v u sovn acx 945
NEIW ARE 3 l 2- FPK ~
OI25
Prvr>vv<wrwsC++ 4.0 INTEL
NETwARE 3.12- 50 usrr $ l,350

NETwARE 3, 12-100 Ussr $l,9em
NEvvvARE 3. 1 2-250 UsR $2,800
iwvrv~
'I
4" %%%%. E>%No%%%a<
KAO, MEMOREX AND MORE ...
mg+Nuausbtatt attvsapetssstettnun
TEL: (604)279-8818 FAX: (804)27840SS
)40
JANUARY 1998 THE COMPUTER

Fuser Assemblies
Meegngsareheld onthe 1stWednesdayof

each month, Septemberthrough May,al
B.C.LT.TownSquare Room'C' t 7:30pm.
ContactDwightat940-1518for inlormabon.
VANCQUVERKAYPRO USERS GROUPVANCOUVE
RPORTABLECDMPUTERCLUB
(VPCC),AIIIID 17. friendly members.heritage CP/Msoftware, the latest DOSand

Windowsfiles, plus inexpensiveaccessto
the planetwideFidonet! Visitors welcometo
our BBS.Contact person:JaySiegel. 4251
LancelotOr,Richmond,B,CV?C484. 2711519; BBS271-593.
Dealer parS for:

ALPS, KYOCERA, IBfvL QMS, TOSHIBAHP, NBC.
APPLE,PANASOMC, CANON, COMPAQ, QUMB,
BROTHHL DATA PRODUCIS, BPSON, O~
MANNBBMAN TALLY, ~
OK I D A TA, DEC
LASER, FU)fTSU, XBRCBLTEXAS INSTRUMENTS,
AND MANY MORNIN
6 months zoarranty
Call fox' lascaedlhle prims on most
laser printer parts xsaad
accwuuorleuf
Setting new standards for price and quality
Commerdal Laser Technologies Inc. {416) 789-9337

Toll-free 1 (800) 934-SSOS Fax: 1 (SQQ) 934-6503
Fororders,send E-Majjto:GLTOCOMLASERTEC.COM
ViSit Our Site: WWW.CGMLASERTEC,COM
A Cure for the

Common "Hold"
jft buSineSS, eVery SeaSOn )B "hald" SeaSOn.
Millions of people suffer from "hold" symptoms

eVery hOur. ThiS ePidemiC has PrOVen to be Very
COG(jyand Can deVelOp intO SGVere"hang-ups".
Stop the Epidemic with

ARfl,on-H011 InfOPGCS
VANCOUVERNETWARE USERS GROUP

(VNUG)
is anofficial usergrouprecognized
by the NetwareUsers' international Assoc,
and supported, inpart, by aloveg.Meetings
are held on the first businessMondayof
"every month at TheStanley ParkDining
PaviTion.Agaspects of thenetwoddngenvironmentare discussedandpresentedwith
empivtsis ontheNetware network operagng
system.
Theworkshop beginsat400p.m.,
buffet dinnerat 6:00pm.at7:ggpmis aQ&A
sessionfollowedby apresentation endingat
around 8:30pm.Member. no-msmber and
student pricing applies to the workshop
and/or dinner-presentadon.
Forfurther information ormeeting topic announcements call
our voicemailat669-VNUG(689-8684) .
VANCOU
VEROS/2USERGROUP, Attended
by OS/2gurus andnovices alike andwell
supported by IBM. The large and lively
meeting is held onthe first Wednesdayof
each month at the BC
Tel Building, 3777
Ingsway,
Bumabyandstartsat6:45 pm.
Join uslor aninformal workshopbeginning
at11:30 am onthe first and third Saturdays
of each month at Doppler Computer
Superstores, 485W.8th Ave., Vancouver,
Contac
tJim Shswchuk8764780.
VANCOU
VER PC USERS SOCIETY
VPCUS)
Meets every Thursday,?pmat
ienceWorld, membersfree, 85 guests.
ExcellentQSAsession &feature presentation. Ourmission is to educateandinform
our membersandthegeneral public onthe
currentandfuture issuesin personal computing. and toprovidea social contextfor
the business,educational andpersonal use
of microcomputers. We offer on disk
newsletter, educational seminars, special
interest groups(seeseparateVPCUSSIG
listings),andmore.Call 29M660for Nails
and schedule.
VANCOUVERSMALLTALK USERS GROUP
(VSMUG) is a group of mdiwdua'Isand
organiurgonsinterested in objectwriented
analysis, design,andprogrammingwith a
particularemplwsisonSmaltagc Primarily
Mmeyktayk: (I03) 424-7777 Calgary: (403) 284-9136

VaIICOWer:(604'1279-0222 TOII Free: (800) 661-9999
ICCA Dinnermeeting. January 27, 1997
(Tuesday). Guest speaker. Networking
opportunity.Formoreinformation, eall7342747 or browse hhpy/www.iccabc.org/icca/events.htm.Non-memberswel
come.
plus
r re e Setup
I (VVICh a 12 manth SubSCriPtian)

) Offer ends january 30th
, ' " ""'
"'
Ltttdafyttiltk Interactive InC. OfferS reli-
Iftteraetive, MPI fLOCOI dg aftd
) m unlimited aliases
*Web Design
, I w unlimited fth
m
*Audie and Yidetf Netcagging

* (:Onsulgjng
* Server Parking
w froft2PNI,e 98 extenSienS
~ w active server pages
I
I
I
Other services:
I ggfem888IOmllgSLCO888 RnVW.88888damllggk.oem ($04) 60 2 -119 4
Bezanson.Buzzis aseminar leader,aulhor.

newspapercolumnist consultant, andhas
opera
ted hisown successfulhome.based
businessforthepasttwelveyears. Call 2782560 formoreinfo.
START-UPSTEPS TO SUCCESS. Small
businessseminars offeredbySherry Naso.
$5 Members,$10non-members. Heldat
CoyoteCreekGolf Club.7-10 p.m.Formore
informationcall: 5974117.
INTERNETSEMINARS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVE
LOPMENT. Offers introduction to
Java Language,Web Site building using
MicrosoftFrontPage.Distribuled objects.
Java &Objects.Fortimeandplaceof seminars,
pleaseseeourInternetHomePageat
hltp//www.instruct.langara.bc.ca/csw/
ADVERTSING
ISFREEFORINDIVIDUALS. For business, cbssffiedsare87 per line (40characters). Sendin your ad, alongwith yourpayment
for theJanuaryissuebyFriday.December29, 1997. Individuals: to qualify for afreead, theadmust befor aare of-a.kinditem, Freeadsqualify for One
mOnthin the local edition only,Agother adsdassify asbusinessadsandare subject tothe$7per linecharge. Se Computer Paper
reserves
theright not to print submissions.
LOOKING
for career opportunity provld.
ing technical networking serves...you
must have extensive UNIX and WAN
experience in the network environment
i
I
and strong organizational skills, Good
peopleskills arearoust. InterestedappliComputer Users! Make SSS info: canis fax detailed resumeto Sandra I
www.meganst.org orfaxondemand707- KaizenConsulting 263-5641 quoting file
429-0999d308Tel: 902W5-2620 or 212- no 8062,
5604)96424hr.
I Packages sert ac $49.95/moylkh

Westwood Studios.
Professioalsn.
able internet ConyteCbjvie)/ With 24I7

SerViCe. OIJr le NbPS Cenftection tO I
SPrint and NCI guarantees 99.5%
/ w M lytegs hard diSk SPaCe

'~ I Ijg of trafAC
~ w I Q e-fytail accouzlcs
LANGARACOLLEGECGNTINUING STUDIES. 100 West49th Avenue,Van,BCV5Y

226. Phone; 323-5322 Fax;323-5899.
Mulgmedia Courses for Beginners &
NOVELLADMINISTRATOR'S WORKSHOP.
CS 5002.This hands oncourse teaches
commoncommands to log in mapdrives,
sel up security, shareprinters andcreate
SIMPLYCOMPUTING. Courses offered: login scripts to personalizeaccesL UBC
nuingStudies,7Wednesdays,Nov.5Computersfor Kids,ClarisWorks,FileMaker Conti
Pro, Intro toMac,WordProcessing, data- Dec17,7-9,30pm.I:ee8550.Cali 822-1420
for
more
information.
bases,Internet Intro to PageMaker,
Photoshop,andSystem7.5. Otherservices
offered are: on-site training, self.paced
courses and video rentals. Csl Simply HOME BASED BUSINESSEDUCATION
CENTRE
offers seltwmpioyedhome.based
Computin
gat5964 227.
business seminars taught by Buzz
An inexpensive
prescription Sr
expense telephonehangups
I
I
for individual developers to meet, share aulhors arewelcome.Wemeet on the 2nd

ideas and experiences. discuss technical Tuesdayof each month.Contact Brenda
issuesandleamcool stuff. It' s designednot Delaney:bdelaney@unixgJibe.ca,or Virginia
to be a forumfor salespil chardfromven- Green: virginia@arts.ubcrca for meegng
dors. RSVP VSMUGOvcn.BC.CA
or visit info.and togetour email list.
our web
site athttp://lucy,csc.uvic.ca/-brrlb,
VPCUSInternet SIG- Newto theinfo highVANCOUVER WINDOWS NT USERS way? Get to knowIheinternet andthe Web
GROUP
(VANTUG) Meetings areheldonthe with an experiencedguide. Contact Joe
3rdTuesday July,Sept,Nov.at6.30pm. Thompsontor details,685-6945.
Pleaseconsult ourwebsitefor further infor- VPCUS LINUX SIG-Linux is the Iree
mation on agenda items, membership. alternativeto Windows, DOS.andOS/2.
Details o r
me eting l ocations:
the tried and true Unix OSconfighttp;//www.vantug,corn Email Nancy Its's
ured to run on PC's. The system is
Pearce, VANTUG President at
open, full featured,robust, and getting
Nancyesteeves.bc.ca
better all the lime.'Most web servers
VISUAL BASICSUSERSGROUP is for
run on Linux.' See what makes it so
users. developersandconsultants creating attractive to those whoknow. Meetson
consumer programsand client specific the 3rd Monday ofeachmonth. Contact
applications. Presentations by industry Stan Clausson at 532-6846, or
experts.Meets2ndThursday of eachmonth email:ciausaon@direct.ca
at 6:00prn at VancouverFilm School,420 VPCUS NETW
ING StG- This is the
Homer Sl( &Hastings.aboveWebCafe) place ifyouareaOnReK
twork admimsbator and
Vancouver,BC.Contact 2-6600 or sale- you need abreakfrom
your head
spro@bc,sympatico.ca for details of against awali, orwant tobeating
relatewith people
upcomingmeeting.
who actually care whatyou' retalking
VISUALOBJECTDEVELOPERS ASSOCIA- about. Come
andshare Novell glory stoTION OF
VANCOUVER -For information on ries, tips, tricksandsupport ideas. Currently
our nextmeeting.contact JohnKniewasser on hiatus,we'elooking for volunteersinter(604) 4304210 fmc (604) 431-3948CIS ested in getting this SIG going again.
72120.3156
Contact
Brenda
y:bdeianey@unixg.ubc.ca, or fax
VPCUSCLARION.TOPSPEEO SIG- Cladon Delane
224-2143
for
more
i
n
formati
o
n.
is a full-featured,industrial-strength OOS
&Windowsapplication development tool. VPCUSWINDOWS PROGRAMMING SIG.For
Its superior high level languageand re- programmersand intermediate to expert
usabletemplatesproducecompilable code Windowsuserswhoareinterested in PCpm.
and tight EXE'sthat run fast andareroyalramming,particularly in C. Access,
ty free. This lively SIGattracts a range of
elphi,VB,prva,etc.Meatsonthe 2ndTuesday
participants from seasonedprofessional of mostmonths.Contact Casey Hawthorneat
rogrammsrs
to newusersandthe curious. 879-2703,oremail: caseyhOIstar.ca
eats the 2ndTuesdayof everymonth. VPCUS WiNDOWS USERS SIG-For
Contac
tJohnGolka,736-7762.
Windows users at ag levels Leam and
VPCUS
OBUGSIG(Data BaseUses Group) share tips, techniques,
pitfalls, configuraEmphasis is on solving probtemsof data tions. and opgmiiing strategies for best
management with special reference to using WIN'95. AnewSIGto meat on the
Paradox.BringaMank3.5inch diskto pickup 3rd wednesday of the month. conlacl
goodiesfmm Ihemeeting. Meetingslor tlw Casey Hawthorne at 879-2703, or email:
next fewmonthswil be informal, andheldat caseyOstarca
a localpub.Contact BradFnxuxr.839483.
VPCUSWORDPERFECT SIG -Participants
VPCIIEducalionalSeminarsMembers85, share tipsandtricks ofthis wonderful office
Nonmambers$15. Vadoustopkm,gimas and product.ContactHolly Riversat 7314039,
dates.ContactGwsndaEIlwood7374674,
or email:hogyr@dowco.corn
VPCUSHTMLAUTHORINGBIG- TfdsSIGis
Help Deskinsdtute LocalChapter. Anorgaa good Idaceto comefor infomuddiscus. nization providingtraining,education anda
afore withotherHTMLdevelopers. or to gel networking forum lor Help Desk
advice onbuildingbusinessandpersonal ProfessionalsThose
i
peopfewhohelpcomWeb page
s Topics indude graphics and puter userswithhardwareor software probHTML,plug-ins, the browser wars,jamba, lems. Formore information onmemberconnecb
vity issues and markegng on the ships. Pleasesend your e-mail to Karen
Inte
rnet.Both novice and advanced HTML Yuanat: KYUEN@VSE.CA
I
I
I
t
I
I
DOSversion2. Size35/8. Tal:7344991.
RATESFORANAIITIIB SIZE AIIEI
't;~n'iii-" iii-
'
3 jGS(JGG....s165w "(Permgngtfor Smonfhs)

6 iSSueS,...'144" '(pgrfggftllt(gf Gmgrdh0)
12 iSSueS ....'128~ "(Pgr IRoftljttgr12IRgfljhg)
P/fdN/ Ndff/r/f/6$T. Can)/I/ afford/I of (07
'
o'
o o
so I
lo
II
h o
' o I
Call Your Local Dealers:
i.
h-
ol
'SY's~x~ ~: so%'~-,* --Yk.
Power Senrer Series
Super Station Series
High Performance Series
teaat paeelhmee ii RRNX Chip-based
AMD Ke-RRIIX Chip-based
btiat teaeefleleee MN(IX
OYis '
lucky Qor 51-TXI Main Board 512KCache

32MS EOOSIMMRAM Exp. to 128MS
Panosonic3.5o 1.44ke Happy Drive
3.2GB Ultra DMAATA-3 Hed Drive
All Rage 8 3DXpsassion+ PO VideoCed
Iudiy Qar Sl-TX1 Main Board 512K Cache

32MB DgrtMSDRAMEssp. Io 128MB
Panosonic 3 5o 1.44MS HappyDrive
4.3GS Ultra DMAA7A-3 Hard Drive
AS RageFto3D XperlartVoskFOVideoCord
w/2MS Rao RARS
w/4MB SGRARR
Daiwa 16' Mid-TowerCote w/230W Power Supply
v PanasonicCR-585 24x IDE CD ROM Drive
SoundSheer AWE 64 PnPSound Card
320 Wath QereoAmpliied Speaken
CsaaSveModemSkeeter 5600 Hex 56/Hach Fax Modem
vKDS VS-7 IT N.I. Digiol SVGA Monitor
Mihumi 104 Wm95 Keybeud
Mimnoft I-mouse 2-buttonSmial Mouse w/Pad
Two YearsParle & labour Warnmly
Daiwa 16' hilid-TowerCasaw/230W Power Supply

PanosonicCR-585 24x RIE CDROhhDrive
Sound Bluster 16PnpSoundCed
140 Wath Qereo Aeplifid Speafmn
Craagsm
Nadem Sleesr5600 Flax 56/Hash FeeNodem
KDS YS-5 15" Diggal SVGAMonitor
Milsumi 104 Win95 Keyband
IaggechMeaeman 34utton SerkdMouse w/Pad
Two Yean Parh 8 labour Warresty
oolsosw'
Lucky Qar 6IX-IN Main Board AlX FoinvFactor

64MB DIMM SORAMExp. lo 512MS
v PannsonicIS-120MS I~br aac Orlon
6.4GB Ultra DMAATA-3 Hard Drive
All Rage PRO 3DXlserteHay AGP VideoCard
$16Q9
w/4MS SGRAN
Daiwa 19o Mid-TowerAN Case w/250W Power Supply
Pemsanic CR-585 24x IDE CDROM Drive
KDS VS-7 IT N.I. Oiggaf SVGAMonior
leg~ ~
Mifmsoh Inhlligei Meum

Two Yean Perh 8 labour Wammly
$29PP
3 1 1Q
bid tettliaapII
35QQ
, $2210
175Q
ieldrealm'
e.sss$2290
m$ 1879
wm $2449
Slur 6IX-LXl PCI

Pentiumll
Main Board
l440IX / BGA Chipset
Intel Pentium II Up tp 300 MHz
3X 168 PinDIMM SDRAhh
Support Max. 512MB
AGp port
4 x 324tit PCI, 3 x 168it ISA
'td
S ss s l d l s r
of
CR~QTIVE
$6 000 BPS Iateraal inta/fax Notteta
wIJ Voice Nail & SPeatcer Phoae
Ptas Vhteo Conferencing-InterfacetVAO)
56 Kbps
SuIIHn Speakersfor line Monitoring/Call Progress
Group 3 Send 8 Receive Fax
Full Voice ModemFunctionsw/ 99 Mail Boxes
Full Duplex Speaker Modem
Video Conferencing Interface
Windova 95 Plug and Play
Upgradable to future ITU 56K Standard
SimultaneousVoice and Dato (SVD)
laclados
Software:
~oopsos
eodosoo,Csooeos VsnoWoenoso~,
Ososoo
rd
oopeoso Soorososdueu
Super Voico~, ooooo.Iosooddossooeoooo, poooooso Ooeoo
14' Monitor (13.2' Viewable)

.28 Oot Phch
1024x768 Max. Restution
VSX-T
I T Monger (15.8' Vsewabb)
.28 Dot Pch
v 1280xl024 Max. Rsolution
Builvin Speoken
WARRANTY
KARES removes the hassle &

inconvenience of defectha moniton
~all KOS direct. KDSwill FedEx a
repkscementmonitor at no charge.
7he end user will be asked to
repackage lhe monitor in the
existing contoiner and return it
toKDS, paying the inexpensive
ground service. Kares...
ooo
oooo
oo
p
! KAR6'=
r
+o
ooss sso"
VSX-5
15' Monitor (13.9' Viewoble)

.28 Dot Phch
1280x1024 Mesc Resolution ': "":
Builtin Speakers
IT Monor (15.8 Yiewable)

..26 Dot Phch
1600xl 200 Max. ResoluHon
e $)
NO OTHE
RSINGLE
SOURCE
DELIVERSMORE
new products, leading companies, hands-on demonsirations and ready-toimplemeni IT business solutiotts ihan CQMDEX/PacRim '98. Ii's your
connection io every technology for connected computing, including the nexi
generation of products for the business desktop, network computing, the
Internet and the enterprise. Ii's a fact: If it's happening in the world of IT,
it's happening atCDMDE

X PacRim'98.
I-Or iOioriatiov OV
~ftef1fling,
C
ONN
ECTWITHTHEEXHIBITS
and thousands ofnew products acrossthe technology spertrum, including
NCs, Windows NTandWindows 98,Java, DUD,groupware andmore.
Eo online farcompletedetails at www.comdex.corn
Or, from
Canadacall 604-685-189Bor fax 604-685-1897
FramtheI|.S. call 781-433-1500orfax 781-449-1413
CONNECT
WITHTHECONFERENCE
and learn everyihing you need io know about Web-enabled applicaiions,

electronic commerce, networking and more.
10f IllfOflf]BtIOII Oll BXIIll]l flfltI.,

FromCanadacall 604-685-1896,ext1574,orfax 604-685-1897
FromtheU,S.call 781-433-1574or fax781-433-2818
F,'rjOfereOP,IIOtlil>I:
L'all the CON
FERENCEIIOTLINEfor updated information
on sessions
andspeakers.FromCanadacall 604-685-1896, ext.1650
From theLI.S.call 781-433-1650
ECSII fI,'~iStfrtiOI1fOfmS~
Call 781-449-5554,enterCodeB9,andhaveyour fax number readywe' ll faxyourregistration formwithin Z4hours!
F'racp.im '98
J a n u a r y 2 0 2 2 1 9 98
Vany a u v e r Tr a d e Bc C c > n~ e n t i a n
V an c o u v e r , B r i t i s h C u l u r n b i a
Ce n t re
WWW.COMQEX.COM
C<.1997
SOFTBANK COMOFXInc. 300First Avenue, Needham, MA 0219tt-2722 uSA PR98-1327 9/97
+Kg
t 0 %0
Noniter extra
%prix2OOINz N2PraesserNilh lllNP'TeIhnalegy

o1QNROQN oNmdtttllMHttttlhie o515hke o1QSltoN oQINIfitlthe'll
o NNeiott$5
oKeylmti oRltKNotiatt oNttttte o1Qilhewd 6mll hpeken
perhtium
n v rar ,
~a ~Oem t~
Iltillt MX I
k n t W SJ
oa~
IANH IAM Qsmtstn 2.I66I Hanl Orim Fanaei 2420t IOM $2 IN Yihn Gal
Ttltmh Msthtshmnf
ssth$12I fahs l5liahnn 9$4 Isyhwnl Mane
or exlnl
fxtrme tttttiatt
.Ale rhmtMt,
Neelor exlra
32N SIAM ihstntsmLWI Hanl him hmnst6c20 m IOM

5mnlkes Asss66
$mnl baal&$pskms Ail302tmmneQI Fdso hnl
WI$6.6IMnhm M$%ehnn9$4 ~
Ms uss
4ll our systemsare hdly CSAapproved, comewith a l year wananty and &ee deliveryto your homeor onlce.
PHC8$ ~ 58 lOW8r itl-SILL Pf80$e COH
Orl8 Of Hl8 bete@ liStieCt584W her CMtl8at Pnallg.
! !
'
i 'i>
i!
II
THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION
w ww.tcp.ca JANUARY 1998 14 7
THE IAST BYTE
An embarrassment of riches
The good newsand the bad newsis, there's a seemingly
infinite number of
new mass storage

technologies for 1998.
The nice thing about standardsis that
tfuvearesoma ny tochoosefrom .
The 5.25-inch, 1.2 MB floppy is

virtually forgotten, and also forgotten are its predecessors such as the
720KB, 360KB, 160KB 5.25-inch
floppies, and even farther back in
the mists of time, tape cartridges,
and punched cards.
O ne sobering problem wi t h
needs a few hundred megabytes to

load Mac OS 8 or Microsoft Office,
dead mass storage formats is that
stretch the hard drive/floppy drive
when they die, they can to take

your irreplaceable data with them,
model to meet ordinary needs.
the solution is simple. Spend a few age capacit

y between 4.7 GB and
hundred dollars and buy either a
second or replacement hard drive.
The average PC user, relying on a
few programs for most of his or her
daily computing tasks, can probably
Things get complicated, howevFor example, let's say you happen to er, if the PC user gets interested in
have a particularly precious letter
that you once wrote to your Aunt
Martha, stored on a really ancient
180KB diskette. 1his diskette was
compatible with your old Z88 CPM
computer (we' re talking state of the
art, circa 1983), you might find it
impossible to determine if the data
is still present on the disk, much less
retrieve it onto your current PC.
Changes in mass storage technology
can create huge problems of backward compatibility, even as they
offer new opportunities for bigger,
faster and cheaper devices.
ROM format gives way to the new

DVD-ROM format, which has storabout 14.7 GB. The logical mass
storage device for the DVD age is
the rewritable DVD drive, which
will allow users to create their own
DVD disks that will be readable on
compatible DVD-ROM drives.
T he b i g gest c a v eat wi t h
rewritable DVD drives is that they
don't yet exist as widely available,
standardized products. According to
manufacturers like Creative, DVDRW (Digital Video Disk-Read/Write)
disks may no t b e r e adable on
today's current DVD drives. They
may need minor changes in the
hardware of the next generation of
DVD drives to ensure compatibility.
M oreover DVD-RW i s b u t o n e
those storage intensive appfications

such as video, audio and pro-level
graphics. Especially in the case of
video, VHS-quality' or better fullis
old
motion video can take up several
computer
megabytes of space per second of
industry
video. Very quickly, even the largest
joke was never
hard drive can be filled up.
so true as it is
today, especially
If the data on the PC is mission
in the PC mass
critical business files, or e v en rewritable DVD format being prostorage field.
school assignments it should be posed. Pioneer has a different forW hen I BM
backed up.Again, for many home
m at c a l le d DV D / RW, wh i l e
or
school
purposes,
floppies
may
do
Matsushita and others are evangeoriginally
invented its first, broom-closet-sized
the trick. However, if large amounts lizing the DVD-RAM format.
10 MB "hard file" (" hard drive" to
of files have to be saved, they
non-lBMers}, it really wasn't clear
should be backed up on some other flip-flopping on floppy
who, if anyone, would ever need 10 What to do?
mass storage medium than the hard Even the lowly floppy drive is being
whole megabytes of digital storage. We live in the present, and we have drive, for safety's sake.
assailed by competing and incomThis year, one of the most out- p atible s u ccessors. Son y h a s
All that data! The 'equivalent of' to use today's tools, with the knowl4,000 typewritten pages! Wow! As it edge that they too will pass out of standing trends at Comdex was a announced a new 200 MB Hightumed out, just about every PC user u se surprisingly quickly. At t h i s
host of new mass storage devices. Capacity Floppy Disk (HiFD) syswould eventually find a need for a year's Comdex, a whole new gener- The hard drive makers rolled out
tem. This will compete with the ISmuch larger capacity digital filing ation of seductive new data storage Enhanced IDE and SCSI hard drives 120 drive, which i s c ompatible
cabinet on every PC.
technologies presented themselves, with capacities up to 47 GB per
with a r e gular 3.5-inch f l oppy
offering new horizons in mass stor- drive, and storage arrays, mainly d iskette as well a s a 1 0 0 M B
age, and new headaches in compat- for the server market, that offer
loolring back
diskette, is an attractive option,
unl i m i te d cap a c ity. since it does double duty as a flopThe standard storage technology for ibility. We' ll look at some of the new almost
today"s average PC user is still a hard options, and speculate about their Ironically, bigger is sometimes bet- py drive an d a m a s s s t orage
drive and a 3.5-inch floppy drive, a appeal. The first thing I'd recom- ter in terms of moving critical data recorder. However, there is always
combination that has been virtually mend, though, is to carefully ana- over to a new storage technology. A the question how long a mere 100
lyze why we need more storage (if professionally managed, networked MB per disk will attract customers.
universal on Windows PCs and
Apple Macs since 1990 or even ear- we do) and only then consider how mass storage system can often shift
the LS-120 could fall by the waylier. However, even those old stand- to get it.
files over the network quickly and
side fairly quickly.
bys have seen rapid change.
easily.
The average PC hard drive has Why do we need more mass
For an individual PC user, how- New and olti media
ever, a personal cartridge drive is A new storage technology, magnejumped in capacity from about 40 storage?
MB in 1990, to over 1.2 GB today. To put it simply, even an ordinary increasingly cheap as well as afford- toresistive, or MR, is the basis for
The speed of t h e d r i ves also PC user needs more than a hard able. Iomega's jaz drive, which orig- the new Castlewood ORB 2.16 GB
increased by at least a factor of three drive can offer if he or she is con- inally came in a I GB format, has drive. The ORB seemed especially
over those eight years. The current cerned about digital video, audio, been supplemented by a 2 GB verinterface standard for hard drives, graphics, games and backup The sion, which is backwards compatiEnhanced IDE, didn't even exist
problem is seldom a lack of capacity ble to the ol d I G B c artridges.
back then.
for mainstream applications.
lomega is so widely used that it is
The 3.5-inch floppy (originally
Even today's bloated operating p robably th e b est b e t a t th e
double density, 713KB on the PC) systems, office suites, and graphics moment for a mass storage format
s oftware, t h ough m u c h m o r e that will be supported for some time
drive still had to compete with the
52S-inch floppy format back in the demanding of storage space, only
to come.
early '90s, and for a couple of years, occupy a fraction of a current multiRecordable CD drives or CD-R, impressive, with a high 12.2 MB/sec
most PCs came with dual 3,5-inch gigabyte hard drive. If a PC or Mac have become popular, but face obso- data transfer rate, and an astounduser has an older, smaller drive, and lescence as the original 650 MB CD- ingly low price (US$199) for the
and 5.25-inch floppy drives.
drive, and $30 for the cartridges. A
contender to watch with interest, to
Nt YHSMEW"t%'ARI
C5L'V5,
PO CNKiSfP
see if the performance lives up to
R$54NF 'fV' QlT LSD
uxKAr
V/IREE'CiCL04T?
0
C
the advance billing.
05K5; ~
N ssoA R C VMS'r HV
From Danmere, a U.K b ased
dEASfdHA.LV RnHT
PN6QR5
ik
e company, comes the Backer 32 PC
Wdl%LY; HNP RUhl
v4RS
@45%L Y
cRef6FP.
tape backup system. This technoloI&hi
)
gy offers as much as 4 GB of data
%45T
storage for as little as a couple of
dollars! It uses regular video tapes to
AltHM%5
store data, employing either an
external tape drive kit (US$89) or an
internal card (US$69) which con-
"5
nects to a consumer VCR, to accomplish the recording of computer

information on videotape. An inge-
nious device, it might be a good
idea to see the results of some seri-
ous testing before buying. Danmere

claims sales of tens of thousands of
units to satisfied customers, so it
may well be worth a try.

Other options
For the mobile or handheld computing market, other super-compact
mass storage devices are being
developed, such as the REX PC
Companion, a PCMCIA card that
stores database information and
allows the user to access it through
a little LCD touch screen. It weighs
next to nothing and can be tucked
into a wallet or pocket, and used
without need for a palmtop or notebook PC. It can be synchronized
with a PC database simply by inserting it into a PC Card slot.
I: '<'I
ll -
SanDisk makes a new line of

ultracompact flash memory cards,
which have theadvantage of compactness, lightweight and low energy consumption, ideal for handheld
PCs and other devices such as digital cameras and other portable
devices.
looirlnli ahead
If the information on a mass storage
medium is of any long-term use,
part of the decision to buy a particular product should be a plan for
migrating off the device.In general,

this tends to favor established brand
names, which may be more likely to
provide "sunset' support to their old
products. Ideally, even when a mass
storage device reaches the end of
the trail, the data that it has faith-
fully preserved can be passed on to

a new generation, with a minimum
of fuss and bother. 0
0
leo
See our J$5&nIS wIth

Pentium
rocessors at:
For home delivery or to
place an enter can us at:
.1PC.CS
1.888.446.4472
I I
InteSgent PersonalComputers Intelligent Personal Computers Intelligent Personal

Computers Intelligent Personal Computers
FREE*
I
I
'
'I6MB
IIPCRADE
On these
systems
cb
0
with MMX
technologyl
0
n
pentium'
Desldop case.
Desktop case.
I ntai i fjantiuni'pn>cessor- 1SOHHr
Intel Isantiund Igrocassor- 120Nh
pentium
Mini towercase
Intel IyanticmI'Inocassor with

LWNIf Cechnoloyy - 196 NHr
IntalPenSunI'Inocassor with
200INIIr
MIN t
echno
logy-
All systems indude: Microsoft Windows 95 and iglus, speakers, keyhoariL a mouse and mouse pad
Thesegmtoptionsavailablewith everylPCsystem!
Canon Canon 88.6II: 58k
internal
Sffciimelk'@
ProduchIIity
tuIiwlle'.~,.
AvagaSeanlyvcfSjlK
::=,-:
Virtua
FighterPC
system pmchiaey~
l@inejjrSl.
Golf 3.0
Q
i-
Vireo.fax.Data
' Pf~
jj
P: $Oratagvabnr
Fl-
e 3VCG
ass
I jg'l4',:,
Arbceurt.... . . . Paradeo ~
. .. . . . . . . . . J S S4%ASTZI C hearchh ..... ~
Voice. Fax.Oata
IIIech Wanhr
'
-
hyTom@e
ceg
4ROO
Ink jet Piintter
e Pitfall
6 NaIiCSA'iOlbttg.
PER NAL
IMPUT5R
S
k
aaei.~
Ink.jet Printer,
Comput e uSenbcm . JSASTK4161 Rahnecm ....... JSCCSysececm

....... . ~ . . . . .
55J656
alert fhcdy....
Je yhd Socmd...
.. .
JSSS 6%2555
scaneky........ Jsaetcm
computmccmtm ...... Jtskasassss cameo .........
Jacdcompuseers.......... . . .. JRIJsatwas tanghy ...... . Jeoccnmmmus

cucem........ . .
Jaaaskssat pcutaaeody .....Jaeedycompuseesereices . -.... Jaastsr.assy
. . . , . JSS TSSJroy
Sumaky.... . . . JreetonEnterpnscn ........ . . . . Je6455$%5 Sehn/Scercy ... Jtekbe ~ .
. .. . . . . . Ja aSakaaaa tenghy ...... .. Jecneetm tongfcy ..... . . . . . . JiQ&SS4assa Ouaymmaeadc..Ol asoohm ....... . .
Sums take...... Jhcu Genemtim Cocepusm ..... JSS65TJSSt rortsa James .. The Samdiaa feeskhcp ......... JS6JSSRSN fomky ..... . . . . Jbyyek Canputcn..... . . . . . . . JSRS4TJNTJ5 Sidney ...... ... Jidaeykfedranim ....... . . . . . . JSS6$5Syyf
campbay River .. Jhfjusey comsurtmserncns ..... JssJRTJst1 forest Jehn .
xs eeputer wcufd.... . . . . . . Js a J sy32wr asccianrbbetcbud

Jhrgah Sytm........ . . . . . . . . . . 664RKRtss
varmnreee......Jhdron's ofscn praduds.... .
.6 6 66ysagsr
~
. . . . . . . c uninysdye~
. . . . . . . J s syssaaas eorclen..........Techsbep ........ . . . . . . . . . . J s ssaaasaa iaewwtmkeietee .cohremacampuAm -........ ..604sry;aapawhiterrorse.....Gccrcccnbe ...... . . . . . . . . . . 46sdasakas
chagcvmk .......Ns camputmh Bedionim.......6666ssassy ~
. . . Jpec hhy Seddcedm..... . . . . .JssasrJsas cencidnn ...... Ashnah camputer seneca ......Jss4skySTJ snsiems late ... Jehcnnetiae Srarcagemmrt
secvfm Jsssshaays
The Intel Inside logo and Pentium are registered ademarks of Intel Corporal'on. The IPC logo is a trademark of 3D Microcomputers. *OP.C. based on 48 month tenn witha fair market value buyback option. Prices may vary in different regions.
Pricesandconfigurationsaresubjecttohangewithoutnotice. All pncesarecashdiscaunted. Freelnternetaccesssubject toiSIar membership requkements. Software&operatingsystemsupportforWindows95 isforaperiodofgodays.
Please refer to the speafic warranty cant for mare details. Visit wvwv ipc.ca for specific system information. All systems must be reg'stared online to receive full system warranty benefits.
ll
I
I
'I
!
4' eea-
Ill III III
II
I
-
4 Single or Dual
Penfium' ll NNX"
Processor
4 Intel 440LX AGPset
4 A.G.P.
v' SDRAN
O' NtraDMA133
4 ACPI Ready
4 PCS Compliant
+ Smart H/W Nioniforing
CSn~ 00
IllI
ll'II III
11
11
The New Power in 39 4 Visual Computing

ASVS POP OreyAles Nelhrers
2X to 4X Faster
Than PCI Data Bandwidth

12$-bit Graphics
Architecture Gives You Breathtaking
Performance
Full Function 3D Engine
with Triangle Setup Engine
Arcade Quality Performance
for Your PCs
CE
'* '
(4
0
000 0
f+
is introducing the new generation of ultrahigh-performance AGP solutions for the

latest 3D and visual computing. ASUS P2L97 Mainboard Series, designed for
single or dual Pentiurn' ll MMX processors, are using the latest Intel 440LX AGPset which not only
supports the new graphics bus architecture - AGP (accelerated graphics port), but also enhances
the system's data bandwidth by supporting SDRAM and UltraDMA/33. ASUS P2L97 Mainboard
Sertes also meets various new standards such as ACPI - for the latest energy savings, concurrent
PCI, PCI 2.1 specification and PC97 compliancy,
J8 I
SIP support
Pentfum'll
Pentlums ll
North Bridge
Not just in mainboard field, ASUS also leads the industry by announcing the fresh and innovative
AGP graphics controller. To unleash the new wave of visual computing technology locked within the
Pentium' ll MMX processor, ASUS delivers the first AGP VGA graphics accelerator. There is no
better view of graphics like the graphics quality that AGP delivers. The new AGP technology brings
you arcade quality performance, amazing digital video, and eveiything needed for present and future
PC-based multimedia applications.
AGP
Graphics
44)LX
AGPset
AGP
emory Bus
4$2 sos
SDRAM
66NIHz
526MB/s
66MHz
526NIB/s
PCI Slots
IBX4
IDE
Intel 440LX AGPset-
132MB/s
UBB
The Intel 440LX AGPset is the latest chipset to support the new generation of single or dual
Pentium' ll processors. Intel 440LX AGPsst not only introduces the new AGP to improve the bus
bandwidth for 3D and visual computing, it also enhances the system p
erforma
nceby adopting the
latest SDRAM and UltraDMA/33 technology to make system's performance faster and more
balanced.
ISA Slots
BIOS, KBC
I
1
- ASUS P2L97 Mainboard Series are the best platforms for the most powerful D.I.B.I
(Dual Independent Bus) processors such as Intel Pentium' ll MMX
processor. With the system L2 I
cache separated from the system bus, the processor can have individual subsystem to fully utilize
I
the processor's power.
I
DLRL
Angle BNBB
)
CPU
CPIJ
i Pentlum'll
Other
Advanced
Features
Include:
ACPI Ready
PC97 Compliant
Optional on Board UltraSCSI
I
I
i
Memory
Mm r~y
~
Chtt t tet ~
L2 I- Chlpsst BUS I
BUS
Dual Blot l for Pentium II
- Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) increases the CPUto-memory data transfer rate to 528MB/s (Max.) against the traditional EDO
memory which has a transfer rate of 264MB/s (Max.). Because of the wider bandwidth, SDRAM can
not only increase the system's performance, but can also help the AGP graphics in fetching 3D
texture data from the system memory to the processor faster to allow richer and more vibrant 3D
contents using a more balanced graphics pipeline.
MMX Processors
,' UltraBCBI
PIIX
- The Intel 440LX AGPset is now supporting the new Bus Master
UltraDMA/33 IDE which can deliver up to 33MB/s data transfer rate.
This will reduce the CPU's work load and increase the CPU utilization thus significantly improving
the system*s performance especially for applications under multitasking operating system such as
Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2
s
(P C flealth Monitoring)
The ASUS P2L97 mainboards are 'intelligent,' equipped with hardware monitor ASIC to provide
the user a brand new function called "PC Health Monitoring." The "PC Health Monitoring" can
check the system's hardware status and displaywarning messagewhen there is a problemwith
the system hardware. The monitoring features include:
e CPU and System Fan Alarm: Wams when a CPU or system fan is not working properly
System Voltage Monitoring: Monitors system voltages (*12V,st, +3.3V)
System Overheat Alert: Reports system thermal status and wams when temperatures are out of
set ranges
s System Intrusion Detection: Wams and logs the date and time when thesystem cover isopened.
/I
i
l!j
t! i
ll i
l
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
,ev,
a
"t
tr
I AGP Connector
I
I
I UltraDMA/33 IDE
I
I
I
440LX AGPset
4 x DIMMs for SDRAM
All aboard the latest and fastest graphics
technology!
Take a ride on technology that guarantees breathtaking
graphics, phenomenal 3D rendering, and arcade quality
performance with ASUS' AGP graphics accelerator and mainboard series. With experienced mainboard and
graphics RB D teams, ASUS once again pioneers technological breakthroughs. This time ASUS introduces
AGP, the new bus that allows graphics better and faster than traditional PCI. Designed to perfection, ASUS
440LX AGPset-based mainboards provide the essential AGP plafforms and graphics accelerators for
incredible visuals. Only ASUS delivers proven AGP plafforms and graphics controllers, leaving others back
at the bus stop. So ride along the AGP express with ASUS. Don't miss the bus!
In Order to Enjoy Richer 3D Contents at a Much

Lower Cost.
PCI Way
Local;. Texture
j; M emory.~cr y
i
Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.) is a interface specification specifically written to provide an

interface for a high performance graphics engine at mainstream prices, especially in the area of 3D graphics.
AQP Way
AGP uses a connector similar to PCI, with 32 bits of multiplexed address and data. While the PCI bus,
clocked at 33 MHz supports a maximum of 133 MB/s, AGP at 66 MHz yields a surprising 528 MB/s peak. It
gets this quadrupled speed in most implementations, by transferring data on both the rising and falling
edges of the 66 MHz clock. AGP sustains transfers closer to peak values than PCI could, because AGP
incorporates a few extra signal wires to enablempipeliningmand queuing of requests. Furthermore, AGP
contains 8 extra "sideband" address lines which allow the graphics chip to issue new addresses and
requests simultaneously with the continuing movement of data from previous requests on the main 32
data/address wires.
The AGP's higher bandwidth (1.2GB+ of combined peak memory bandwidth) is achieved by utilizing
dedicated pipelined access to main memory for faster data transfer rates and cost reduction by moving
graphics data to main memory to allow texture storage limited only to the system memory size and freeing
up the local memory. Thus allowing AGP interfaces to use system memory for texturing, z-buffering, and
alpha blending avoid the heavy burden of expensive on-board graphics
PCI
memory.
CPtj
To utilize the benefit of AGP, users 4GP
require OS and drivers such as
Win95(OSR2.1, VGARTD.VXD
528MB/s tt 528MB/s
.
ABP
Bystsrs I
from Intel, DirextX 5) and NT 4.0
+8~
Brsplucs
tsmory
M~
(with Service Pack 3) operating
systems.
m
mm
~
PCI 33MHz
m
mm
m
l
~ PCI 1 33mm 132mm
Brsphlss BCBI
L AN
440FX+ EDO+ PCIVGA v.s.440LX + SDRAM + AGP VGA

AGP cards should betested like any other graphics card but the true difference canonly be seenwhena
large amount of textures (>BMB)is used. 3D Winbench nowhas ascene with large textures good for AGPevaluation
3D Wlnbench97 forW indows 95
Intel Media BenchMark ATI 3D RAGE PRO AGP-133
2MB SGRAM
Polygon Throughput
ATI 3D RAGE 11
2MB SG RAM
111
64.6
ASUS PCI-V264GT
4MB SGRAM
71.5
Direct3D Benchmark
Intel Media BenchMark ATI 3D RAGE PRO AGP-133
2MB SGRAM
TM'tti~/
' : ,x~ xM ~
Polygon Throughput
290.16
Poly on Throughput
202.37
ATI 3D RAGE 11
2MB SG RAM
fr~
ATI 3D RAGE II
2MB SGRAM
~ font
278.35
276.77
165.07
185.07
Testing Environment:
266MHz CPU withATI3D RAGE II VGA
(1) ASUS KN97-X with Intel Pentium' ll MMX
32MB (EDO 32MB* 1), Internal 512KB Cache
(2) P2L97 with Intel PentiurrP II MMX 266 MHz CPU . Adaptec AHA-2940UW SCSI Controller
with ATI 3D RAGE PRO AGP-133 VGA
SeagateST32171 W
Logitech Serial Mouse
Sh a re wtth
System
Texture
g.Memory"' Memory
Balanced graphics pipeline between host and accelerator

Larger and richer 3D texture maps
Lower memory cost for 3D graphics
I I
AGP Graphics 8 Video Accelerator

Maximizes AGP Architecture
Up to 4X Faster than PCI
Breathtaking 128-bit Graphics
Phenomenal 3D Rendering Engine with Triangle Setup
Arcade Quality Performance
Computex '97 International Show Award Winner
Key Benefits
Powerful 3D rendering supports professional graphics
design, gaming, learning, and business applications
Flicker free, crisp, realistic images at high refresh rates
that reduces eye strain
Striking cinema-quality video playback
Peak bandwidth 4X the PCI bus, and higher sustained
rates via sideband and pipelining.
Direct Memory Execute of textures.
Reduced contention with the CPU and I/O devices for
bus and memory access.
Enormous Memory Bandwidth
Accelerate into real 3D experiences by producing twice as
many bits at once. The ASUS 3DexPlorer 3000 boosts
128-bits of data per clock-double the 64-bits current
accelerators use. With this wide path to 100MHz SGRAM,
the 3DexPlorer 3000 delivers 100 million filtered pixels per
second fill rate.
Lightning Polygon Speed
With a full function 3D engine, the ASUS 3DexPlorer 3000
triangle setup engine can draw more than 1.2 million
triangles per second.
Maximized Multimedia Experience
Scores 255 on 3D Winbench (with 266MHz Pentium' ll
processor), ultra-high performance for professional and
power users.
// /
)(
i /J I
I I
egg~
+Jr'j
e2L97
P2L97-Ds
P2L97
Dual Slot 1 for Dual Pentium II Processor

512KB Integrated L2 Cache
Slot 1 for PentiumuII 233 - 333MHz with
Processor/Cache
512KB Integrated l2 Cache
Chipset
Intel 82440LX AGPset
Bus Architecture
AGP/PCI/ISA
Expansion Slot
1 x AGP
5 x PCI
AGP Connector
2 x ISA
1 x AGP
4 x PCI
2 x ISA
Accelerated Graphics Port Connector Supports AGP 66MHz/133MHz (Sideband) 3.3V Device
System Memory
(ECC Supported)
4 x 168-Pin DIMM for 3.3V SDRAM/EDO

Support Total 8MB - 512MB
3 x 168-Pin DIMM for 3.3V SDRAM/EDO Support Total SMB - 384MB
On Board I/O
1 x Floppy Port (Up to 2.88MB, 3 Mode, LS120)

1 x Parallel Port (EPP, ECP)
On Board IDE
Dual Channel UltraDMA/33 Bue Master IDE Supports up to 4 IDE Devices.

Max. Data Transfer Rate: 33MB/sec.
IDE Supports:
PIO Mode 3/4, DMA Mode 2, U-DMA/33, Greater Than 8.4 GB HD, ATAPI IDE CD-ROM
Switching Power
Regulator
Switching Voltage Regulator Supports: 1.8V to 3.5V

H/W Monitor: Optional LM78 to Support Fan Status, CPU Voltage, System Temperature
S/W LANDesk Client Manager to Provide Total S/W & H/W Server or Desktop Managability Solution
H/W Monitoring
Adaptec AIC 7880 UitraSCSI Controller

1 x 68-pin High Density Wide SCSI Connector1 x 50-pin Fast SCSI
Connector
On Board Ultra SCSI

ATX I/O Shield
Expansion
2 x Serial Ports (16650 Fast UART Compatible)

IrDA TX/RX Header
2x USB Ports
1 x Parallel Port
1 x PS/2 KeyBoard Port

2 x Serial Ports
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
1M-bit Flash EEPROM, Award AGP BIOS 2M-bit Rash EEpROM, Award AGp BIOS with ACpl, DMI, Green, plug and play
with ACPI, DMI, Green, Plu and Play
Features Plus Adaptec SCSI BIOS
Features plus Symblos SCk BIOS
BIOS
Other Features
ACPI Ready, Soft-off Support, USB Connectors on I/O Shield.
Board Size
(ATX Form Factor)
21.2cm x 30.5cm (8.3" x 12" )
24.4cm x 30.5cm (9.6" x 12" )
ASUS AGP Graphics Controller Specifications

AGP-V3000ST (30exPlorer 3000)
AGP-V2646T3
SGS-THOMSON RIVA 128 128-bit 2D/3D graphics & advanced

video engine
Full function 3D engine with triangle setup up to 1.2Million/sec.
4MB 126-bit 100MHz SGRAM frame buffer supports up to
1.6GB/sec. ultra-high memory bandwidth
AGP 1.0 interface
Integrated 206MHz RAMDAC supports up to 120Hz refresh
flicker-free display
X and Y up and down video scaling
Drivers support for Windows NT,
Windows 95, Windows 3.1
Acceleration for Windows NT/95
APls, including Direct3D, DirectDraw
and OpenGL
ASUSTelI
COMPUTEA INC.
160 Li-TeRoad,Peitou,Taipei, Taiwan,R.Q.C.
TEL: 886-2-894-3447 FAX:886-2-894-3449
IISUSTek COMPUTAA INC. htip//wwwasuscomtw/
ATI 3D Rage PRO 64-bit 2D/3D graphics & video accelerator

Enhanced 3D function with triangle setup
Integrated 24-bit 220MHz RAMDAC support refresh rate up to 200Hz
Display memory: 2MB 100MHz SGRAM built-in (up to 4MB Max.)
AGP 1.0 interface
Multi-language user interface 8 drivers support
Driver & Utility installation CD-ROM supports MS-DOS, Windows3.X,
Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2,
Microstation, AutoCAD & ATI Video
Player
Software driver supports for Direct3D,
DiectDraw & OpenGL interface.
High quality TV-out supports NTSC or
PAL system through RCA/S-Video jacks
in PC97 Spec.
H/W MPEG-2 motion compensation
statue ttters/r Nsteeeee pteterleet orerestlroe
For the dealer nearest you visit our website at:

httpJtw/Iss u s.supercom.cs/
IllRIS
IIIIIIIIIIIII
Document No.:AS970p/

1998-01 The Computer Paper - BC Edition

Încărcat de

Informații document

Titlu original

Drepturi de autor

Formate disponibile

Partajați acest document

Partajați sau inserați document

Opțiuni de partajare

Vi se pare util acest document?

Este necorespunzător acest conținut?

Drepturi de autor:

Formate disponibile

1998-01 The Computer Paper - BC Edition

Încărcat de

Drepturi de autor:

Formate disponibile

'1

DELLDIMENSION XPS D266

DELL DIMENSIONXPS 0300

Mini Tourer hlodel

233MHzPENTIUIVPPROCESSORwith MMXiui Technoiogy

266MHz PENTIUM UPROCESSOR

lvficesoft Windows%/30 DaysFreeSuppmt

2ummmalSimbaS (USB) Ibm

DELLDINIENSION XPS D233

DELLDIMENSION XPS D300

MOMHz PENTIUM HPROCESSOR

Mini Tower Model

NEW! 32X MAX' Variable EIDECD-ROMDrive

NEWI 32XMAX' Variable EIDECO-ROMDrive

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition w/Booksheff

* AddSCam3CSNElk~m mgfh PCf CmM ~

' jtti TINiiE'ti =-4i! fagfjffts':-'-'=-lBP8igTWB=TrII PGSNARc5

DELLINSPIRON 3000 M166ST

12.1" SVGAActive Matrix ColourDisplay

Microsoft Windows%/30 DaysFreeSupport

* Addn secondSnrmt fAkin~un Beomy for Stgp

Vpgrodo tna SZDBHant Drfunf/ffAWI ndd 6279

giiii jgh gpgg

o:-:Ajg',e'4W 'fOOONTY|ft'fi I 4~:

3.5 FloppyDrive (bothinduded)

or optional 2ndUdfium-lon Bauery

ISNHS Wilii'::<==-=:-~~===- =--=.=

4f~,'-.SAP) fat' $180-::==

Icroioft snd wirahvvs ne mghxsrudosdsouvh snd

SuperClear. It's the latest advancement in

screenperformanceand, not smprisingly,

The focus is onclari

Nores ecs more selections

If your workrequiresevenhigher resolubons,we'te also

Kee in an e e onthe environment.

are environmentally andecologically friendly.

DEllDIMENSION XPS D266

DEll DIBIIENSIONXPS D3DD

DELl DIMENSIOII M2BBO

DEll DLMENSIONXPS DSOD

200MHzPENTIUM PROCESSOR withM MX Technology

3NMRz PENllUN R PROC

* Adda 3Com8CRylEtberlink VI 10Nb PCI ComboCent

w Adda 3Com3Cgggpast Etbsrtfnk Xl fg/tgg PCI Cmdfor S110

* Adda 3Cnnf' 3C5IOEtbertink' DI IDNb ISA ComboCmd

* Add SoandN asserfySonndandAltselansingACS-gg

44f''LT4SITSf A.:3'hr2260 II K 1.-':-' ll'SA@ll Q."-'PE8f''ll-Ilk i||L' E +

DEll lATHUDF LMMISSSl

ModularOptionsBayaccepts 20XMAX'Variable CD-ROM,

12.1 SVGAActive Matrix Colour Display

* Addn secondSmart lithium-lsn SeamyforStgg

~ -.",OI. 4 E L L 9 III&I S304-;:SY:3UI:S~~~'

A@i O.)5. SOOlni~ i P P telfiter+

133MHzPENIIUM PROCESSOR wKO MMX Technology

166MHzPENTIUM PROCESSOR withMMX Technology

-gl$;Qvw.) for 4$$~

m uzPRODUCTS ARECAPASIEOFEsxbpcOOWNLOAOS.DUETO IOC

hddem.anc ennmmcm et Feil CumlexShow,1997erd repurfmfun

wwwxdnetcum. dnny weuemy

SC EDITION JANUARY '98

40 T alking te your computer

Wh at's new at Fall Comdex

A look at dictatioa and voice command software