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of 300 bps to 1,200 bps to 2,400 bps
to 9,600 bps to 14.4Kbps to
28.8Kbps to, briefly, 33.6Kbps. Now, two new
modem standards are emerging
or at least being
promoted in an attempt to reach speeds of
56Kbps. Unlike the incremental 33.6Kbps modems
being sold today, S6Kbps is a significant improvement over 28.8Kbps modems. Viewing complex
graphics or downloading sound files improves signiflcantly with 56Kbps.
The modem experts keep telling us that we are
about maxed out on improvements that can be
thrown down regular telephone lines. lire next
improvement will have to come from the telephone
companies, when they start hying down fibre-optic
cables so we can have integrated services digital network (ISDN) access. The problem is that they are
slow to implement this change and still charge a fair
premium for the service. The nice thing about
56Kbps modems is that they will be sold by the
vendors at the same price as 28.8Kbps modems are
today and there is no requirement to purchase new
telephone lines.

Hayes A7 all over again?

This latest confrontation for modem standards
harkens back to the Hayes AT command-set scuffle
a few years back The big difference this time around
of course is the number of users affected. When
Hayes was laying claim to the AT set, computingand modeming in particular was a rather limited
activity. Bulletin board systems and other online
services were still very much a hobby item and the
stakes were much lower. The World Wide Web was
still a twinkle in Tim Bemer-Lee's eye. In the 'past
two years, the market for both computers and
m odems has
exploded,because usersare seeing the
Internet as an essential communications technology. Many more millions of units are at stake.
The players this time round are USRobotics' XZ
technology versus modems based on the Rockwell
chipset
just about everyone else in the modem
industry, Rockwell calls their technology KS6Plus.
According to Nick Tidd, director of Canadian
sales for US Robotics, the company is ready to ship
its X2 technology, which requires a chip upgrade to
recent modems. (Check with US Robotics about
your particular modem, and when it was purchased.
Some are upgradeable, with RashRQM, some
require a chip upgrade and some are just plain unupgradeable.)
This coiupany is reputed to be the single largest
seller of retail modems in the world. It also owns the
MegaHertz brand name, which has the lion's share
of the PC card modem market, These cards are used
in many notebook computers.
US Robotics also has strong links to the Internet
service provider (ISP) community. In its attempt to
gain marketshare, it claims to have lined up a large
number of national and regional ISPs to support its
technology.

Rockwell for its part lays chim to over twothirds of the world's modems. In its advertising,
Rockwell also claims to have lined up large numbers 4
of ISPs on its side. Rockwell's K56Plus technology is
apparently still a few months away from shipping.
Upgrade options will also vary.
.

Never enough
While the current battle for supremacy between
modem vendors is what will affect most users in the
next two years, I saw an even more interesting technology on display at the Comdex show, The technology is called asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), which
separates the existing copper telephone line into three "channels":
a downstream (i.e., to us customers) channel, which claim to
offer 2 Mb to 6 Mb per second
transfer rates; a duplex channel;
and a third POTS (plain old telephone service) channeL The
modems for this technology are
still quite expensive, I heard one
quoteof $800 for an internal PC
card. The demo I saw was of a
avoid company's Web site, where
you could log onto and sample its
CD releases. A small video window would pop up
and the music started playing. The sound quality
was good and pronmes a much improved multimedia experience for future Internet users.
This technology is currently available in
Saskatchewan and Alberta. BC Tel is testing ADSL
currently, but is hesitant about the technology, The
best thing about it is that consumers can use a regular telephone line, and theoretically at least, pay
no higher rates to their phone company
ADSL seems like it will help, if it is implemented at a reasonable price point. What you really want
though, is another technology I saw at the same BC
Tel booth, capable of delivering 10 Mb per second
downloads. This is serious bandwidth. This is the
equivalent of having firehosepressure coming out
of your showerhead. Overkifl for most, but I know
of afew garners and Web surfers who would love
this Idnd of bandwidth. The dream of infinite bandwidth goes on....

7eiecommunicationsspeeds
Tbe past
300 bps
1,200 bps
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9,600 bps
14,490 bps

Curreatspeeds
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ISDN two channels
AOSL (one way)
What we really warrt
10 Mb/sec

28,800 bps
33,600 bps
56,000 bps
64,000 bps
128,000 bps
2,000,000 bps
10,000,000 bps

A time for peace

Stop dreaming, these technologies are still esoteric,
and are not going to be available to the mass market for the next little while, whereas 56Kbps is the
current issue. It is time that Rockwell and US
Robotics worked out an equitable solution to keep
all brands of modems working together and let the
public move forwanl in their purchasing plans. End
the uncertainty and fmd a solution that allows both
camps to remain viable. In the meantime, buyer
beware. Find out which technologies your ISP is
planning to support before buying new modems or
hooking up to a service.
Enjoy the issue.

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Yes, it's that time of year again, Apple hunting
season. I' ve already encountered about 10
Apple doomsayers, who squawk "Apple's
dead! Apple's dead! It's dying! Look! It's stock
price fell another 1/16th!"
Call me crazy, but the last time I checked,
Apple was doing fine. Sure, it lost some money
this quarter, but whose fault is that? I'd say it
would be the Apple doomsayers, who stand in
department stores, keeping everyone away
from that new Performa 6400/200.

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Doomsday Fever" yourselves? It seems like
you are only devoting about 1/100th of your
paper to Macs, even if all of the latest breakthroughs have come out of Apple. Take your
recent review of notebooks I must have
searched for half an hour for a mention of
Apple's new Powerbook 1400, which your article did not feature.
Windows CE arrives marvelous breakthrough. What about Apple's new Newtons,
including the eMate 300, that new Newton

for dassrooms'?
Intel's new processors reach 200 MHz.
Wow, Macs havebeen enjoying 225 MHz for
about half a year now, and we' ll soon have
300 MHz, and the finally 500 MHz. Apple's
dead for sure, see what I mean?
I'd like to say to anyone who's considering
buying a Mac, that I use my family's Performa
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Windows 3.1 computer in my room works
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In reply to Stacey Man-Woh's letter (seeTCP
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Well, here I a m w i t h a s i x -year-old
Macintosh llsi, 17 MB of RAM, 80 MB hard
drive with a 3x CD-ROM drive and ZIP drive.
Works fine for me!
QuickTime V R ? S u re , g o ah e a d.
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with 22KHz sound no prob!
What? You need that MS-word DOS-disk?
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SCSIProbe or FWBMounter to mount it....
Customization? Sure, I got sand-dunes for
wallpaper, Aaron changes my windows, and
my trash can is a BeBox icon. Animated hard
disk icon.
Total cost for my computer: $400 for the
CPU, 17 MB RAM and 80 MB hard drive,
Apple extended2 keyboard and mouse....$169
for my NEC Multisync monitor, $120 for my
NEC 3x SCSI-2 CD-ROM drive, (all bought
about a a year and a half ago) and $220 for my
SCSI Zip drive.
Lets see what I can do with this piece of
plastic and metal.....l took a test drive at
Photoshop, and ....
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Photoshop an d a 19 9 0 6 8 0 30-20Mhz
machine... (http: //www.baloo.corn/scbc)
The FirstClass BBS at TVOntario is running
of aQuadra950. Nope, not even PowerMac!
Phil Pang, Toronto
Apple over-ripe
I'm getting sick and tired of hearing all of the
complaining, and belly aching from your
OS/2 and Mac readers. Why don't they face up
to the fact that they are on the losing end of
their hopeless battle.
We' ve all seen it before; the PET was "better," the Atari was "better," the Amiga was
"better." Guess what, "better" means nothing
if the product is not being supported by the
majority of the public, or it is being mismanaged by the people who market the product.
For nearly two decades I was buying the
"better" anything, regardless of what the
majority had picked. I eventually learned my
lesson. When I finally decided to drop my last
"better" system, I decided to stick with the
majority. I bought a PC with anything that
was popular loaded. I have not been let down;
advice is plentiful, publications are overwhelming, support is easy to find, and merchandise is everywhere.
I bought a Pentium when it became popular, I got Windows95 because it was popular, I
buy only best-selling software, and I' ll stick
with Netscape until it becomes number two
(then I' ll switch to Microsoft Explorer, but not
a second before it becomes number one).
As for your OS/2 and Mac readers, I suggest
they jump ship before they become as pitiful
as the Atari and Amiga owners who are still
out there complaining.
As for the loyal OS/2 and Mac users who
would rather go down with the ship, I hope
they get the whole thing taped on their Beta
Camcorder.
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Mail supplies email software to IBM Canada."
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I'd like to start off saying I enjoy reading your

publication, and I squeeze all the information
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But.....looking at your front cover and seeing your "10th anniversary", as well as reading
the artide by David Tanaka with the graphic
"10 Years Later" I did some math of my own.
No matter how many ways I sliced it, I could
only come up with nine years! I'm no rocket sdentist, or a scientist of any kind, but I did graduate, and there on my diploma was printed
Math 12. I must have done some arithmetic in

your first issue was in February 1988. Thus following that trend, your second anniversary
would be in 1990, third in 1991, and so on.
That would leave 1997 as the ninth anniversary, and 1998 as the 10th.
Cheers, Dale Tudge

school and 198& was still only nine years ago.

10th year of publication, but yau (and a few oth-

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mobile computing unit to Acer. The Acer

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book liney and currently makes most of Tl's

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Acer will purchase and use the names of TI's A c erNote Light and AcerNote Nuovo note- substantial number of TI's mobile computer

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in 1996 that are expected to double in 1997, and
continuing laxge shares in many telecom hardware categories. The company has stayed on top
of the competition witha succession of new products that keep up with the demands of a fxanticaHy developing telecommunications market.
"Best known for our modem solutions, we
have buHt on our core DSP technology to create
advanced products that enhance personal and
professional communications," a company statement xeports.
The US Robotics line now consisb of much
more than traditional internal and external
modems for individual PC users. A large part of
the company's business now co nsists of
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xemote access solution that integrates server functionality, communications Interfaces, and the
high-performance capabilities of M i crosoft
Windows NT in the Enterprise Network Hub.
Other high-end producb include Network
Hubs, dual Tl card sets, modem pools for small
offices, LAN switching hubs and IQBase-T and
1QQBase-T switched LAN cards. End user products
continue to include the popular Sportster line of
xuodems, plus new high-speed products such as
the Couxier-I and DataBurst ISDN products. The
US Robotics PC Card modem line includes the top
of the line 33.6Kbps Megahertz PC cards for Apple
and Windows notebooks.
US Robotics' handheld organizer, the Pilot,
has achieved great popuLuity in its initial release,
but this compact computing platform has been
designed for further development as a powerful
Internetwapable communications system, and
major enhancements to it can be expected in the
first half of 1997.
As weH, at the recent Comdex PacRiru show,
US Robotics showed its new videophone product,
a lowest, simple to use product intended for the
home user. According to Nick Tidd, the long-time
head of US Robotics' Canadian Megahertz
branch, "We have to reinvent ourselves every day.
If we ever started to take things for granted, that
wouM be when our competitors would catch
up." JE
ContactUS Robotics,Tel:905-336-8168.
Wab sita: httpitwww.usr corn
Chinese lenguaye erneN, Web browsing Zi
Corporation of Calgary has developed a number
of applications based around its simplified
Chinese character input system called Zi Input.

company's Internet software suite, which

includes Zi Browser and Zi MaiL Zi Browser lets
usexs view and input Chinese character-based and
English languages on the World Wide Web and
on intraneb. Zi Mail is an Internet-based electronic maH product that allows the exchange of
English and Chinese character-based messages
between users of the Internet and across lntranet
environments.
According to Zi Corp. this aHows different
language groups to communicate, regardless of
the type of computer platform userL
Zi Corp. was formerly knows as the Ziron
Group. It has offices in Calgary, Beijing, Hong
Kong and SanFrancisco. DT
Contact: Zi Corp., Tel: 800-759-7731.Wabsite:
hitp Jiwwwdcorp.corn
$oft$eerch alms to provide guide te ell the
world's software Ever hear of an interesting
piece of software, and then suffer the frustration
of not being able to track it down? Or, have you
ever had a need for a program that could perform
a particular job, but been unable to locate any
currently available product that met your needs?
WeH, SoftSearch, "the Software Information
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to this axduve via the Internet, and do a selfdirected search. Or, for $90, a consultant will conduct a search for the customer.
The database of software has search fields that
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operating system, industry, platform, developer
name, location, price and capabihties. Although
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is continuaHy being expanded.
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software available," according t o K a t hy
Woolverton, president of SoftSearch. Customers
of the service have included Kodak, Digital
Equipment, the Mayo Clinic and the Los Angeles
County Bar Associahon.
At the recent Comdex PacRim 97 show in
Vancouver, other companies exhibiting at the
show wer invited to add new product information to the database and to verify the currency
and accuracy of listings already recorded.
SoftSearch is a division of Synergy Computer
Consulting Ltd,, a Vancouver-based software
developer. Synergy also operates a subsidiary
named OpenRoadCommunications,which does
Internet and Intranet design and development.JE
Contact: SoftSearch, Tel: 800-667-6503 ar 604-681QSI6. Web sits: httpl/www.softsearch.corn

The system uses only IQ keys on a basic

English language-style alphabetic keyboard and
follows the stroke order that Chinese students
leam in schooL The system is also intelligent, as
with each key stroke, it narrows the field of possible characters to indude only the most frequently used characters beginning with that stroke, displayed on the screen. According to the company,
this allows any of the S0,000 Chinesecharacters
to be entered with an average 2.7 keystrokes.
Zi Input is the core technology underlying the

'l6 MARCH '97

rnlro OCTOfor the twac One of the semisecret glories of the Windows PC in the last couple of years is that it has actually finailybecome a half decent platform for digital video
production, threatening to displace the two other
personal computers, the Amiga and the Mac,
which pioneered "desktop video" in the late '&Qs
and early 90s respectively.
The high-speed PQ architechxre of the PC, in
particular, made the creation of high-performance graphics and video cards more technicaHy
feasible. Since Apple began shipping large numbers of PCIequlpped Macs in late 1995, many of
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software for their Windows PCI products. The
result has been a welcome stream of high-powered, attractively priced new graphics hardware
for the Mac user community.
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trend towards "Mac-izing" the best PC products is
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Announced at January's Macworld Expo in San
Francisco, the Mac version of the DC3Q is a fullfeatured video captuie, editing and effecb system.
its PCI bus mastering "delivers studi~uaHty
video and CD-quality audio with data rates up to
6 MBJsec. The editing solution also indudes realtime video overlay, video editing acceleration,
and CCIR 601 support," according to miro
Computer Products.
The DC30 can process video data at rates up
to 6 MBJsec., with 4:22 YUV TrueColor support
and Motion-JPEG compression up to 3..1. The top
quality of video output from the DC30 system is
daimed to be "studio quality" (Le., not at the
absolute highest of current broadcast quality, but
fuHy acceptable for most other comxuerdal video
markets, such as industrial and cable video, and
computer multimedia).
The DC30 supports both North American
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video resolutions. An excellent feature of the
product is the capacity to deliver lip synchronization of speech with motion via on-board CDquality audio support. The DC30 comes with a
full version of Adobe Premiere and Kai's Power
Goo SE for special effects and morphing. The
miroMOTION DC30 will be available in Canada
in the spring for a list price of about $1,300. JE
Contact: mlro, Tel: 800-249-6476.
Web site: http//www.miro.corn
Fsrefrest Graphics, Tel: 416-636-4444.
120 MB L$-120 fleppy drtve goes Into hlghvelurne production The LS-120 diskette drive,
a new floppy drive format jointly developed by a
group of comp
anies, including Compaq,
Mitsubishi Electric, H itachi-MaxweH, and
Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, is
now being manufactured in large volumes
(expected to reach half a million per month by
mid-1997).
lmation, a subsidiary of the 3M company that
was spun off as an independent entity, manufactures diskettes for the new drive, and is actively
promoting it in North America. JE
Why yet another drive format? ~ Although
about 80 million of the familiar 3.5-inch, highdensity floppy drives are manufactured annually,
the small 1.4 MB capacity of the traditional highdensity diskette has fallen far behind the needs of
many PC users for transportable mass data storage.The LS-120 drive was developed to meet the
need of PC users for a drive that is compatible
with 1,44 MB floppy diskettes, but which can also
be used to store much larger amounts of data on
a diskette. The LS-120 will store up to 120 MB of
data on a special diskette, while still reading and
writing 1.44 MB diskettes.
"ln the past few months we have seen strong
developments supporting LS-120 technology as
the new standard in high-capacity diskette technology,' according to Ray Meifert, director of
Imatibn's PC Market Segment. The firms that
sponsored the development of the LS-120 are also

sponsoring a multi-million doHar international

marketing campaign to raise awareness of the
new drive, and to encourage its adoption.
Compaq began to offer a variety of PC models
equipped with the new drive in 1996, and expects
to expand avaHability of the LS-120 through
1997.
A low-profile version of the drive, for use in
notebook computers, is expected to be released
any week. The most prominent BIOS suppliers,
induding Phoenix Technologies, Award Software

International, and American Megatrends, have aH

announced support for the LS-120, which will
make it easy for purchasers of new PCs to instaH
and use the new drive, A FioppyMAX ATAPI controHer card from Promise Technology is available
to allow most older PCs to accommodate an LS120 drive.
The mass storage market, which has seen a
proliferation of dif'ferent products in the last few
years, has grown quickly in respona. 'to the need
to store new kinds of very large files (such as
graphics, digital audio, and digital video) at a reasonably low cost. The problem with aH the new
formats (such as floptical, CD-R, PD/CD, etc.) is
that any given format may become obsolete
and
unsupported fairly quickly, The hope with the LS120 is that its backwards compabbility with the
1.4 MB floppy diskette, and its relatively high
storage capacity and low cost wiH combine to give
it a degree of long term appeal to PC users.
JE
Contact:
ImaHon,Tel:888-326-7758.
Nsb site: httpl/www.imation.corn
Compaq, Web site: htt(K/twww.compaq.corn

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NRC debuts sieshtop PCs and notebooks
with BNMX At the Comdex PacRim show, NEC
Computer Systems Division roHed out MMXequipped versions of its Versa 6QSQmultimedia
notebook,the 605QMX, and itsPowerMate P2200
with MMX. The Versa 6050MX has a "swap out"
10x CD-ROM drive, 12.1 XGA or SVGA display,
two PC Card slots, lithium-ion battery, integral
33.6Kbps modem, hardware MPEG digital video
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limited warranty with 24-hour corporate
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According to testswith the standard benchmarking software (BAPCo SysMark 96, Ziff Davis
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new MMX processors perform 15 percent to 20
percent faster than older Pentium chips of the
same clock speed. When running MMX optimized multimedia applications, MMX chips can
achieve speed Increases in multimedia related
functions of up to 60 percent. JE
NIPS out, Intel ln NEC, which achieved some
early success with workstations and servers powered by MIPS RISC chips (Microsoft did most of its
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Positive values focus of

AtlanticInteinet shorn
B Y RA l P H
e soul of Atlantic Internet was more than a matter of software tools.
displayed in mid-January at the He said two very strong tools are not
third annual Atlantic Internet on the Net: parents spending time
Show, held at Halifax's World Trade and with their children exploring the
Internet, and getting the computer out
Convention Centre,
The theme of the show, organized of the basement and into the family
by a non-profit group and focusing on room.
When interviewed after his presenthe positive possibiBties, was family
tation, MacPherson, said he felt the
values.
Keynote speaker, Peter MacPherson, Internet could make a significant consaid the Internet is the " strongest, tribution to mankind and he hoped his
brightest and fastest tool for bringing
ideas into the home."

talk would help to counter some of the

O E COSTE
smile, "have never met,"

Suttondescribed the Internet asan

"impressive connection between people and ideas." She cited Studio XX of

"so much good on the Net, someone has

Montreal as an example of how women

James is saying it and doing it. The

Internet Coffee Clu, which organizes

are using the Interne. Studio XX is a

digital media centre that offers "forums

for discussions on topics such as

woinen and technology and offer a
space where technological knowledge
can be shared and applied to various art
practices.

"bad press" the Internet was receiving.

Another Internet Show attendee, Oryanixatlons online
MacPherson is a Maritime Tel R Tel
employee but emphasized that the Sgt. Bill Cowper, shared some of Governments are also realizing the
value of online communication, and at
views expressed during his speech were MacPhenon's views.
Cowper is the Internet communica- the Halifax show the Human Resources
his own and not those of his employer.
He said the Internet "has its prob- tions officer with the Halifax Regional Development Canada was tryirrg to
lems and that the media is always tak- Police Service. He said the members of help people with its new Web site,
ing pot shots at the Internet." He said the news media were always looking for Chris Dawson, who designed and
there were concerns that his topic interviews on the negative aspects of implemented the Web site, said it will
implied censorship, but what he was the Internet. "We have a moral upright contain job opportunities, labor market
really ta~~ about was "Net sense and society. Let's not talk about the dark information, as well as information on
side. Let's talk about using the Internet job trends and links to similar sites in
common sense."
According to MacPherson, 80 per- for crime prevention, job opportunities British Columbia and Ontario.
A number of non-profit organizacent of 27,000 newsgroups surveyed and fo r t h i ng s l i k e t h e A b i l i ty
tions were among the 40 exhibitors at
would not be "in keeping with family Network."
Several other show participants also the show. This was made possible by
values.' He said that this problem originates from the fact that "one can hide reinforced the positive possibigties of the organizers who donated unsold
Internet communication.
exhibit space to organizations such as
oneself in the Internet."
Pam Lan gille, of t h e A b i l i ty the YMCA and the Boys and Girls
MacPherson was particularly critical
of the internet relay chats gRCs), which Network described how an Internet Clubs. Show organizer Roswell James
he likened to the popularity of citizens Web site was serving as networking tool said, "this is how the Internet will benefit the community.'
for Entrepreneurs with disabilities.
band radios in the late 70s.
"If there was one area that should
The Internet has also been a valuJames, who is the driving force
be barmed, this fNC] is it," MacPherson able tool i n t h e N o rt h A m erican behind the show and the non-pmBt
told his audience. He said the IRCs were Missing Children's Association's efforts Internet Coffee Club from which the
valuable for information and support to transmit photos of missing children show originated, said "we are here to
groups, but contended that this repre- to as many eyes as possible, according educate and serve the community."
James believes this communityxensented a very smail portion of chat to the group's assistant director, Cheryl
Ivany. She sees the Internet postings as tered approach is distinctly Atlantic
group activity.
In mahng sure the Internet is kid- a complement to the association's other Canadian. "I' ll bet that if this show was
safe, MacPherson suggested parents efforts, such as displaying pictures in in Toronto it would be based entirely
on the commercial applications of the
consider software Net Nanny, Cyber shopping mails.
Pictou County's Jo Sutton uses the Internet," James said.
Sitter and Cyber Patrol were three he
He described the Internet as "such a
name
to block access to undesirable
Internet in creating Women'space, a
women's issues magazine. She works useful tool, while aU people are hearing
sitm.
But, according to MacPherson, sen-

with other editors in Winnipeg, Calgary

sible fanuly oriented Internet use is

and Vancouver, who, she says with a

that an associate at the show asked, "Are

you real?" James responded that there is

is the negative side."

He was so positive about the Internet

to say it."

the show, donated $1,000 from the

pro6ts of the 1996 show to the IWK

Children's Hospital in Halifax. This

year, organizers plan to donate a
Pentium computer system to the Boys
and Girls Club of Nova Scotia.
Ian MacArthur of the Boys and Girls
Club said the donation "would give the
youth the opportunity to reach their

potential.'"
In organizing the show, James had
the help of the students of the I.W.

Akerley Campus of the Nova Scotia

Community Colleip;. The students sold
exhibit space, looked after marketing
and arranged speakers and seminars.
Student Jackie Zorychta said the show

was an extra-cumcular project, but "it

turned into something a whole lot bigger. It became part of the course."
James said it was a "school project,
but it was a real event, with real time

lines and real pressures." He said the

students also brought "fresh ideas to

the show"
James, who operates Rosweli
Computer Books, is modest about his
contribution. He said his business was

the only real "online store of its type in

the Maritimes. Part of our recognition is

because of the Internet, so our success is

based on the Internet."
"The Internet has profited our business" James said. "And any business
that is successful has an obligation and
I am happy to put something back into
the community." 0

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Around and about the show floor, palmtops were a hot item. NEC was eager to push

Continued on pagej7

rain wreathed the sails of the Vancouver

Trade and Convention Centre in Vancouver,
B.C. for the three-day event in late January.
More than 30,000 attendees (according to
estimates by show organizer Softbank, at the
end of the show) left the slick, city streets to
roam the 160,000 carpeted square feet of
barkers, buskers and booths.

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the new Windows CE operating system. Still
not convinced about the new mini operating

system from Redmond, Sharp was displaying

a new Zaurus 3500 with 2 MB RAM, a built-in

14.4Kbps modem and a back-lit display that

sticks with the company's tried and proven
operating system. This little device will give

the CE machines, like the Cassiopeia, a run

Montreal, Oct. 7-9, may find you rubbing

shoulders with your neighbor as often as any-

The Internet is primarily a home-user

event and thus the show had a decidedly
home/hom~f fice feel to it. Claims by some
that Comdex is evolving into a consumer
show seem to be valid, The absence, or low
profile, of wholesale interests such as Intel

one else.
Wherever the show goes it is safe to say
that it will continue to be the biggest gath-

ering of technology buyers and sellers in

each region. And it will also continue to be

and Digital seems to support the suggestion.

Softbank's business decision to grow the show
into a worldwide series of expos tells this
reporter that t h e c o mmercialization of
Comdex is well on its way. Perhaps it is time

for their money. Palmtops may be the real

story this year.
Over at the Apple booth, OS 7.6 was living

to revamp the format. If the PacRim show is

any indication, then Comdex Canada '97, in

TorontoJuly 9-11, and Comdex SCIB '97, in

the place where companies come to

announce the biggest and the smallest, the
fastest and the slimmest, and the lightest
and the brightest that the industry has to
offer. 0

beside a machine running the NeXt operating

system. The recent purchase has left no time

for any work so the display would have to be

described as a sneak preview for Macmphiles.
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was one of the
items showcased,

as well as an education-oriented
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looking E-mate is

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Noticeably absent from the floor were
IBM, NEC and Digital Equipment Corp.
(DEC). NEC's spokesperson said that they

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use of hospitality suites with a more targeted
message a better way to spend their money,
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These programs can put the spontaneity

There are kits for making decorated mag- back into cards, which have become such'a
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simple enough for aseven-year<Id. The calen- both companies offer updated cards that can
dars are suitable for any age and can be cus- be downloaded from their Web pages.
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Windows or Macintosh operating systems.

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return address labels with an orchid graphic
(to reflect my hobby). The only thing these
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print your own bank chequesnext year
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s t ory. CreataCard Plus program comes with 50

Most of these programs have temphtes Publishing a story can be

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crafts, or banners. Some let you do rather child's school years. Somehow the idea of
sophisticated editing of photos as well. You writing, which many children see as a chore,
don't have to be acomputer geek to usethem,
expands into a creative enterprise.
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Kids write the story, create pictures, and
immersed in l
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Make your own greeting cards
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Print Paks have a basket of programs,com- cards, invitations, announcements, signs,
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equally outdated CD-ROM drive and a pair of abominable

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quality sound from their machines.

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at and listen to some of the better consumer-level sound cards currently on the market and to investigate just how far things had

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Windows), Sound Forge (sound editor). Power Chords
Debut (guitar-based sequencer), I-Phone (Internet
phone uflfiiy).
Warranty: Three years against defective materials and
workmanship (shfppIng nof included).
Based right here in Canada, Advanced Gravis
is a well-known and well-respected manufac-

turer of specialized add-ons in the area of joyprogressed. Virtually all of the cards featured sticks, game pads, MDI adapters, and, of
here produced very good sound from a vari- course, sound cards. And it should be pointed
ety of applications and through my high- out that the biggest obstade to a larger marquaiity computer speaker system. There was
far more variation, however, in terms of price,
software bundles, and in those highly technical specifications that wiII be of interest primarily to those pursuing recording, compositional, and otherprofessional audio ends.
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recognition in the sound card market since

including SoundBlaster emulation, albeit in
software rather than hardware,
Gravis sound cards have always been considered rather toward the high end of the

mid-range in consumer-oriented sound cards

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despite those past incompatibilities for DOS-

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(differing only from the non-Pro version in
having 512KB RAM on board) due to its
impressive features and very iinpressive output for standard consumer use games, CDRQMs, music CDs, etc. It also has some con-

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speakers to take care of any problems with the

latter. If, on the other hand, you' re looking

toward highly sophisticated gaming, MDI
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here deserve some serious consideration for

your shopping dollar.

I tried to be as consistent as possible with
the listing of technical specifications but was
unable to avoid some inconsistencies in what
information was obtainable from the manufacturers (who should be contacted if more
detail is required).
In alphabetical order by manufacturer, the
five sound cards I looked at were:

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50 MARCH '97 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EotTION

turns out to be only half true,

Installed under Windows 95 on my test

machine, the UltraSound Plug R Play was, in

fact, recognizedas new hardware but was not
specifically identified unifi the "install new

hardware" routine was run using the card's

driver disks. More mysteriously, the obligatory (and expected) restart of the system after
driver installation requires that the install
routine be run no less than three times in
order for your machine to finally produce aII

the sounds your applications have been

pro mlsnlg.

A quick visit to the device manager after

all that's done shows three drivers for the

UltraSound Plug Br Play, two for AdLib

Emulation and one for MPUMI Emulation.
SoundBlaster emulation is installed separately

through a file called IWSBOS.bat run from the

GUS prompt and this file must, unfortunately, be executed before running the sound
setup for each individual DOS-based game.
On the more fortunate side, however, it only

rather convoluted process of installation was

a recognized problem with the first version of
the drivers (which is what I received), but
that the UltraSound Piug (k Play cards ship-

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drivers for the card are on a separate pair of

floppies.
A hint of the complexities ahead comes
when you first turn on your computerafter

has to be done once for each game. But still,

you have to dig through the booklet and
online documentation to even learn that.
A quick call to Gravis revealed that this

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son for this is that virtually all the documentation for the utilities, the bundled software,
and the card itself is on a single CD-ROM,
accompanied only by a five-page booklet to
essentially get that CD-ROM running. The

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required an inappropriately more professional level of computer acumen. The main rea-

ping by the time you read this will be packed

with a new, updated and "streamlined" driver
that installs everything properly in a single

pass and contains an efficient uninstall as

well.
Once full and proper installation of my
version was finally accomplished, however,
the UltraSound Plug (iz Play Pro produced a
rich, hi-fidelity sound from virtually all the
applications we tested, from various Windows
95 sound schemes through games, CD-ROMs
and audio CDs.

Running a number of MIDI files from various sources, however, demonstrated that the
UltraSound Plug (ir Play is certainly capable
but certainly not for the serious MIDI music
maker. The instrument voices were clear and

noise free and would likely have been considered very good had I not had all these other
sound cards with which to compare.The
Gravis MIDI sound is certainly not bad, but is

easily equalled by all and surpassed by many

of the other sound cards. An in-store demonstration will be the best way to determine
whether this card will m eet your M I DI
requirements.

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most appealing with its graphical representations of a master control along with controllers for an amplifier plus General MlDI,
Digital Audio and CD players. Avid garners
will also appreciate the jeystick port, which

automatically adjusts reaction speeds to compensate for the discrepancy between elder
games and the newer, faster cemputers.

Gravis is the only company I'm aware of at

Technical specs:
this point to take this into consideration.
Sound quality and general features:PnP compliant,
Definitely designed with t h e serious 512KB RAM on board, built-in 4 Watts/channel at 4
gamer and slightly more than casual con- ohms stereo amplifier, 1 MB MIDI ROM, WavEffects
sumer in mind, the Gravis UltraSound Plug Sr DOSP digital effects processor, 32-voice EMU8000
Play Pro is likely to be very popular as it's at wavetable synthesizer, 32 digital effects channels with
those levels that most computer audio needs hardware mixing, CD-quality recording and playback in
are met.
8-bit and 16-bit format, 5 Hz to 44.1 kHz frequency
response, <0.1% total harmonic distortion, full duplex

(for 3D effects from two speakers).

Compatibility: SoundBlaster 16, AdLib OPL3 an
OPL2.
Expandability: Up to 28 MB of standard 30-pin RAN
SIMMs, WaveBlaster II daughterboard(upgradesto&I

Souneillaster AWKBZ PnP

simultaneous transmit and receive (for Internet tele-

Game/INIQl porkJoystick connector, MIDI adapte

From: Creative Labs Inc.

Estimated Street Price: $349

phony), E-MU 30 positional audio capability (for supported applications), Creative 3D stereo enhancement

voices
and2MB ofsampledsounds).

foput~tput: Line-in, line-out, microphone-in, speake

out, ATAPI EIOECO-ROM interface, 2 CO audio con.

nectora,

connector.
System requirements: 386 or greater PC,DOS5 an<
Windows3.1 (running in enhancedmode) or greater, 3
MB RAM (8 IIN recommended).

Upgrade opllona: Advancedsignal processor chip fot

hardware compression and decompression of audit

data.

Bundled software: Creative Multimedia Deck (stereo

rack type mixer and controller), Creative WaveQudi
(.WAV editing program), Creative Soundo'le (digits
effects editor), Creative TextAssist (text-to-speech soft
ware), Vienna SoundFont Studio (sound editor) MID
Orchestrator Plus (MIDI recorder, editor and notator)

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patibility, ability, or both. And the AWE32

PnP furthers that tradition for Creative Labi
in offering very advanced features at a rela.

tively reasonable price. As the specs demon

strate, this cani offers a great deal out of the

box and even more in potential when thr

expamien options are undertaken.
Off the top, hewever, it should by men
tioned that this card is a full 34,3 cm (13,5

in.) long so it will require a free slot on you

motherboard that has virtually no obstruc
tions behind it, right to the back of youi

machine (i.e., no chips or other protrusiom

dear across the board).

As might be anticipated, installation wai

simple and straightforward under Window

95 thanks to the PnP feature that identtfied

the new card hnmediately to the machine.
Drivers slid nicely into place off the Window>
95 installation floppy diskette provided and z
quick test demonstrated that afl was well aftet
less than 15 minutes between opening thr
box and making noise.

An 84-page, easy-to-follow manual is pro

vided to guide you through the process (at

well as tell you all kinds of technical detailt
about what the card can and can't do) anr
you' ll also find a very handy 24-page bookle
of PnP installation tips for anyone with z
non-PnP compliant computer system or thos
wishing to install the card under DOS oi
Windows 3.x using the PnP configuratior

manager disk you' ll also find in the box.

Bundled software and uNities are provid

ed on a single CD-ROM from which you car

install those of interest in an equally straight

forward manner. As with most quality card

these days, a graphical representation of z

stereo rack is offered s a general controllet
except that with Creative Multimedia Deck,

which is the name of the incarnation we ge

2

here, there's the addition of a virtual remotr

control for taking care of the major functiom

(track, forward, reverse, pause, etc,). Furthe
to the software, Creative Labs nicely include

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traces of the drivers, etc. should that becomi

necessary due to unlikely configuration prob

lems or future alterations.
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duced the crisp, clean, hi-fi sound through

employed, there seems to be no point in ever

aH the applications with which it was tested.

switching it off as it most certainly adds

extra dimension to what comes out of two
speakers.
Designed for the serious gamer, potential
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MIDI ROM,CD-quality recnrding aml playback, W.f

percent total harmonic dlstorgon, frequencyresponse

The CD audio was particularly pleasing, and

Hardware-wise, there are a few bonuses to those with unamplified speakers will be glad
be found in the box by way of a standard RCA of the built-in amplifierwhich happily
stereo patch cord for attaching external boosts the audio signal to more than audible
devices, a microphone, and even a generous- levels. The 3D enhancement is also a happy
ly proportioned MDI cable to help budding feature despite the fact that I' ve never mancomposers and recording engineers get aged to hear anything that even approaches
started.
the surround sound effect promised by the
But what reaHy counts with a sound card

various technologies that attempt it. On the

Aslsllo 16
' Sold as component of full multimedia kit
Estimated street price: 3499 (for full multimedia kit)

Technical specs:
Souad quaH!yaud general features: 128 Instrument
general MIDI, ADMOS08-1000 32-voice wavetable

synthesizer, 20-voice OPTI-931 FMsynthesizer, 512KB

to 48 kHz, 3D enhanced audio effects,

Compatibility: Soundglaster ADPCM, Roland MPU
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The buzz on sound cards

Continued from page$4
installed. I found all of the component-spedfic documentation to be efficient at getting

me going but sorely lacking in the kind of

technical detail that serious audio and/or
multiinedia aficionados might require for

those highly technical or customized configurations. In fact, I was only able to get what
details I have on the technical spedfications

complete with many of the features found on

more sophisticated cards and is bundled with

the middle of the mid-range of sound cards all those other goodies for less than a couple
while producing very good sound for games of hundred dollars more than the other cards
and standard applications. It may, however, in our survey cost
prove too limited for the MDI and mulflmedia experimenter because MDI capture and AudloTrix Pro
playback just isn't up to the standards estab- From: Mediatiix Peripherals Inc.
lished by some of the other cards in this survey as dearly indicated by its restriction to
512KB of built-in MIDI ROM. In its favor,
though, stands the fact that this card comes

Estimated street price: $265 (optional daughterbaards

$150+ each)
Technical specs:
Sound quality and general features: Yamaha OPL4

wavetable/FM synthesizer, 128-instrument genera

MIDI, 24-voice wavetable synthesis, 20-voice FM syn
thesis, 2 MB MIDI ROM, digital audio tape (OAT)quality recording and playback, built-in 4 Watts/channel a

4 ohms amplifier, <0.1 percent total harmonic distor

tion, 0-22 kHzfrequency response(at 48kHzplayback
rate).

Compatibility: AdLib OPL2 and OPL3, SoundBlaster

Windowssound system, Roland MPU-401.
Expandablllly: Proprietary 512KBRAMdaughterboard.
fnputvutput Line-in, line-out, micraphone-in, IOE CO
ROM interface, audio CDconnector.
Game/MIDI pork Joystick connecter, MIDI adapte

connector.

System requirements: IBM XT,AT or compatible PC

(386 ar greater recommended), OOS 3.1 or greater

Ambra Acheiver 2000 166MHZ

RED HOT Performance - Great Value

Windows 3.1 orgreater lar Windowsapplications.

Ifpgrade options: DVC/Phone
daughterboard (for full
duplex transmit and receive)
DDSP/Effects Processer
daughterboard (with SRS 3D sound), DDSP/Voic
Processor daughterbaard(wghSRS30 sound), multiple CD-ROM interface daughterboard (supports
Panasonic
,MitsumiandSony 2xCD-ROM drivesand
TEAC 4x CD-ROMdrive),

Bundled soflware: Audio Works Recording Sessio

(combined rack-mount stereo type controller, MID

sequencer,,WAV editor), Jukegox for DOS and

Windows (audio file player), MOD4WIN (module Ie

player), DMP (OOS-based madule file player)

SuperJAMI Jr. (music creation program), Soft Karaake
Oust what it sounds like).
, ee

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Warranty: One year against defective materials an

workmanship (shipping not included).
Another proudly Canadian product, the
AudioTrix Pro has been around for about
three years now but was so far ahead of the

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competition in terms of ability and flexibflity

when introduced that it remains a current as
well as very desirable product. You should be
aware, however, that this card's genuine
sophistication does not come without soine
sacrifice in terms of purchase price, ease of
use, or even installation.

The AudioTrix Pro ships with a reasonable

pair of unamplified Aztec CS-55 computer
speakers as an added bonus. Separate

BJG-4100
Color Printer

Windows 95, W indows 3.1x, DOS and

Windows NT 3.51 and Yf 4.0 drivers are pro-

vided on floppy diskettes as is the software

C yrix 6x86 P 166 +

bundle
making for a total of 12 floppies out

8 x CD-RQ M

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16MB RAM

of the box instead of the usual one or two

plus CD-ROM. Installation, thanks to the new
Windows 95 drivers, is relatively straightforward and the card, of course, works very well

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nothing short of excellent in terms of the fullness of its MDI sound. Any serious MDI
fancier should make absolutely sure to examine this card before making a commitment to

0
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generally very, very good, the AudioTrix Pro is

OO~Q

product thanks to the broad compafiibility of

the card and thanks to that 2 MB of built-in
MDI ROM.
And it's in the area of MDI fiies that the
difference in this card really shines through.
Where the other cards I listened to were all

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purchase any other,

Another characteristic separating the
AudioTrix Pro from its rivals is the expensive
yet impressive flexibility fadlitated by the
range of optional daughterboards, all of
which snap onto the card in a matter of seconds. I received the DDSP/Voice Processor
hoard, which allows for the processing of
input from the microphone and the CD
audio, and adding effects independently to
input from each. Mediatrix tells me this is its
best selling aden module though most of
the others look equally inviting, particularly
th< DVC/Phone daughterboard for full
duplex Internet phoning. It should be point-

ed out, however, that those wishing to use the

WWIN.tCP.Ca

AudioTrix Pro with multiple daughterboards

will have to open up their machines and
physically exchange them every time they
want to use a particular module. The card
can't accommodate multiple add~n daughterboards.
A warning, too, that this is the only card in

and, as with all the other bundles, appeat to

be differentiated more as a matter of taste
than efficiency when it comes to the interfaces employed. MousePlayer in particular,
however, was a handy little item that allowed
me to play a graphically represented keyboard
to produce MIDI sounds without an actual
this survey that employs proprietary RAM electronic keyboard simply point and click,
The Tropez Plus is an excellent choice for
expansion at the unbelievably exorbitant price
of $150+ for 512KB. Also, 512KB is currently just about anyone looking for extremely
the only amount of RAM available but that' s high-quality comp
onents but, on the other
well compensated for by the 2 MB of MIDI
hand it has many abilities well in excess of
ROM that comes standard with the card.
As the titular suffix indicates, the
AudioTrix Pro reaches somewhat beyond the
scope of the average consumer's needs in
terms of its technical specifications and ability the designation "Pro" as applied here
constitutes much more than a marketing
ploy. But, by selling as a standalone card for a
relatively reasonable price while facilitating
upping the ante at any time, this sound card
will likely stay with its owner long after a few
computersystems have been traded in.

what would likely be utilized by the average

consumer. For intermediate MIDI enthusiasts
not yet ready to join the pros the Tropez Plus
wiB most definitely be among the finalists for
purchase. 0
Contact:
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Creative Labs. 1901 McCarthyBoulevard, Milipitas,

CA, 95035. Tel: 800-998-5227 or 408-428-6600.

DiamondMuNmedla,2880 Junction Ave.,SanJose,
CA, 95134-1922. Tel: 800-727-8772 or 360-604-1410.
Fax: 541-967-2401.
Nmllatrlx Peripherals, 4229 GarlockSt., Sherbrooke,
Que., J1L 2CB.
Tel: 819-829-8749. Fax: 819-8295100 Web site: http:I/mediatrix.corn

Email: webmaster@
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Technical sPecs:
Soundquality and general featurm: ICSWaveFront

'

wavetable synthesizer, Yamaha OP3 FM synthesizer,

128-instrumentgeneral MIDI, 32-voicewavetable synthesis, 20-voice FM synthesis, 4 MB MIDI ROM, CDquality recordingandplaytuick. cG.t percent total harmonic distortion, 20-22 kHz
frequency response, selectable 4 kHz to 48 kHzsampling rate, full duplextrans-

mit andreceivefor internet telephony.

Compatibility: SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro,
Roland MPU-401.
Expandabil
Ny:Up to 12 M B RAM using standard 30pin RAMSIMMs.
Input-outpuL Line-in, aux-in, line-out, microphone-in,
ATAPI EIDECD-ROMconnector, audio CD connector,
exlernal MIDI connector.
GamelINIGI pert Joystick connector, MIDI adapter

connector,
System requirements: 386SX orgreater PC, DOS3.1,
Windows3.1 or greater for Windowsapplications.
Upgrade options: Cable to accommodate up to two

MPU-401compatibleexternal interfaces.
Bundled soltware: Wave SEutilities (recording, playback, editing, etc.), DOS utilities, Stratos (MIDI
sequencer), Sierra Audin Rack (stereo-rack type controller), MicroWave (recording and OLE utiiity),
WaveFiontControl Panel (MIDI synthesizercontroller),
Samplestore (general MIDI instrument editor),
MousePlayer (MIDI previewsoftware for thosewithout
external MIDI synthesizer).

Warranty: Oneyear against defective materials and

workmanship(shipping not included).
Turtle Beach is well known as the purveyor of
very high-end audio boards for the serious
sound buff. Fortunately for the rest of us, they
also make a few mid-range cards for the notso-serious but still sophisticated computer
audio pursuer. And it's toward the upper end
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sits.
With specs and abilities that match or better most of the other mid-range cards here,
the Tropez Plus produces excellent overall
sound and, as indicated by the 4 MB of MIDI

ROM provided, equally satisfying and sophisticated MDI. As with all the other cards I
looked at, installation and configuration
through Windows 95 was problem free and
there's lots of help and information in the

140-page manual for those installing under

Windows 3.x or DOS.
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bec ause real instruments a ll that means at t h i s
port: The largish output a r e s a m pled. F or the point.)
particular Instrument by
j a c k found on most sound p i ano, for example, a real
specifying its patch num-'"' cards that lets you alter- p i an o n o t e i s p l ayed, S o there you h ave i t .
nately plug in your joy- e n c oded and stored in the W henever you r ead a
bet.
stick or a M ID I i n stru- w a v etable's ROM ( s ee sound card review, or a
patch Ilbrarlars: Q~ite ment. Some ports are con- ~ beknv). When your audio box, or listen to a sales

KOMO TV
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simply, a program for 6 g urabie for two joysticks requirements call for a
organizing all the patches:for gaming.
piano, that sample is used
<
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into banks either for stor;,::: ~~~i -i
you' re calling for so it
' age on a disk or for load--' 'Spealtera~ : A jack on:~@

pitch for a sound card or

multimedia
eq u i pped
computer, you' ll not only
know what the terminolo-

ing into your sound card's some sound cards into ' sounds much more like a gy means, but what queswavetable memory {on- ..which yo u c a n p l u g re a l p iano than the old tions to ask as welL
':. unpewered speakers.
board RAM above).
FM::.=::.,~ ~: synthesizer.
We stumbled onto a
W avetable used t o b e great f reebie o n
t he
polyphony: This tells us St e r eo ampIIIIer:This f o u n d o nly on high-end Internet fro m Y amaha
the number of i n stru- i s c o n t ained o n s o m e c a r ds'=;but i t ' s r a pidly electronics that actually
ments a synthesizer can . sound cards so that you
b e coming a standard. Pay makes cheap sound cards
play at the same time. If
g e t a signal boost to that t h e httle bit extra and get sound "really great," The
you see something tike
s p eakers-out jack. It's usu- a card that has wavetable address
Is:

"eight-voice polyphony,"-:;" 'ally capable of oply a few ~ fer sure. 'x

http//www.ysba.cornand the
-'6'~v~gr.".:,';:;specified for a sound card Watts of power so. don' t".',~2"downioadable patch is
that you' re considering, it . expect ear-splitting vol- Wa v etable ROM:The called MIDPLUG.

means the synthesizer on u m e f rom your speakers, ROM chips on the sound
the card can p lay a n . t h o ugh it might do more c ard where the factory;--.. than damage you through installed wavetable sameight-note chord.
a headset so be careful.
pl es are stored for playSample: As you might
back by th e wavetable

MIDPLM f u n ctions
as an aitemate sound driver that gives all your programs stereo wavetable
audio and reverb. The

guess, this is a digital Wavetable:AcoilectionBsynthesizer,

resulting overall sound
recording of an instru.- of sounds taken from real
has that unique Yamaha
ment playing a single i n struments that have Wa v etable ayntheslx- quality that anyone famil.< ,-.-,,=' .been stored in a set of ~:. er: The part of the card iar with the company's
patch.
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Sample editor. A pro;: Synthesis?...electronic w a vetable samples stored be able to relate to. The
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6x86 P150+/P166

64bit IM MPEG Video

16bit Pup Sound Card
8x CD ROM EIDE
15" Acula Nl/OSD/Digital

1475fl535

33,6 V.34 FaxMode|n

6GW Stereo Speakers
1.7 GB EIDE Hard Drive
~15" Tower Case230w PS

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MOTHERBOARDS

HARD DRIVES

MEMORY

Trident 9680 64bit1M MPEG .....$49

Cirrus Logic 64 bit 1M ...... . . . . . . 38
SS Trio 64 V+64bit1M MPEG ......54
SS SDMPEG 2M (Exp.to 4M) ......98
Diamond Stealth 3D 2M...... . . . .148
ATI Match641M,.. . . . . . . . , . . . . . 79
ATI 3DMPEG 2M SDRAM ....., ..155
ATI 3D+PC2TV2M SDRAM ......177
ATI 3D+PCZTV4M SDRAM ......207
ATI TV Tuner Card ...... . . . . . . . .137
Matrox Millennium 2M WRAM ....249
Matrox Millennium 4M WRAM ....339
Matrox Mystique 2M SGRAM .....195
Matrox Mystique 4M SGRAM .....285
Video Card EDO
RAM1M ....,, . . .15

Pentium Triton III PCI MB .......$128

4EIDE1P/2 x16550256K PL Cache
4x72/1 x168pin SDRAMUSBPort
ASUST2P4 HX256K PL ...... . . .192
ASUS VX 256K PL ....... . . . . . . .185
586/486 PCI/VLB/ISA MB ...... . . .92
Fast I/O, 4EIDE, 1P/2x16550, 4x72pin

630MB EIDE. .... . . . . . . . . . . .$189

1.0868 EIDE ...... . . , . . . . . . . . . 235
1.2868 EIDE ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
1.7GB EIDE ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
2.168 EIDE ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
2.568 EIDE ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
2.768 EIDE ...... . . . . . , . . . , . . . 359
3.5 GB EIDE....., , . . . . . . . . . . . .429
WD1.668 .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
W02.168 ..., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
WD 2.568 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
W03.1 68 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
2.16 SCSI ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
2.16 WIDE SCSI ...... . . . . . . , ..615
2940 SCSI Controller ...... . . . . . .249

30pin 1M/4M ...... . . . . . . . .$8.50/26

72pin 4M/EDO ...... . . . . . . . . .27/27
72pin 8M/EDO ...... . . . . . . . . .39/39
72pin 16M/EDO ...... . . . . . . . .88/89
72pin 32M/EDO ...... . . . . . .178/178
256K Pipeline Cache ....,. . . . , . . . 20
512K pipeiine Cache ..... . . . . . . . . 40

MONITORS
14" Proview/PC Partner Nl/LR,...$259
15' Proview/PC Partner Nl/LR .. ...349
15" Acuia Nl/LR/Digital .... . . . . . .369
15" Sceptre Nl/LR/Digital/OSD ...369
17" Sceptre speaker 8 Microphone .699
17" Acula Nl/LR/Digital/OSD ...., .649
Samsung 15" GLE,280P,.... . . , .465
Samsung15"Gii.260P ........,.495
Samsung17"Gii.280P ..........849
Samsung 17" Glsi.260P ..... . . .1019
MAG DX1795E 17" .28DP ...... . .755
MAG DX179517'.26DP ..... . . . .835
MAG DX70017".250P ..... . , . . .950
ViewSonic15" GS ...... . . . . . . . .509
" ViewSonic17" PT770..... . . . . . , .998
ViewSonic17' GT 770 ...... . . . . ,925
ViewSonic17" GS ...... . . . . . . . .838
ViewSonic 17" PS ...... , . . . . , ..969

PRINTERS
Canon BJC240 Color Printer .....$245
Canon BJC4100 Color Printer .....299
Color Cartridge (BJC210)...... . . . . 25
Brother HL641 3000PI 6PPM .....365
Brother HL7300X 6000PI 6PPM ...435
Brother HL7600X 1200DPI 6PPM ..544
Bro.HL166012000PI 17PPM ....1395
IC-100 Scanner 400 dpi..... , . . . , .99

CASES
13" Tower Case
w/230wPS .......$46
15" Tower Case
w/230w PS ........52
19' Tower Case w/230w PS ....,...64
25" Tower Case
w/230w PS ........95

FAX/MODEMS
Zotrix 33.6 Fax/Modem ...... . . .$105
Zotrix 33.6 Voice Fax/Modem .....119
GVC 33.6 Voice Fax/Modem Ext ...165
USR 33.6 Fax/Modern Int...... . . .152
USR 33.6 Voice Fax/ Modem Int ...165
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Acer16bit Stereo PnP ...... . . . . .$39

S ound Blaster 168it PnP .... . . . . . . 8 7

Sound Blaster 32 PnP ...... . . . . .135

SB AWE 64PnP RetailBox .......259
60W Speakers ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
130W Speakers ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 55

CD-ROM
4X Panasonic..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85
8x Sony/Panasonic/Hitachi ..... . .135
12x Panasonic/Tokaya,..... . . . . .165

Keyboard/Mouse/Misc.
Misumi Win95 Keyboard ...... . . .$20
M isumi Mouse...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Panasonic 1.44 Floppy Drive .......30
PCI 328it PnP Ethernet Card .......47
8 Port Ethernet10BASE-T Hub ....129
16 Port Ethernet 108ASE-T Hub ...169
Switch Box for 2 Printers..... . . . . . 25

CPU
Cyrix 5x86 -100MHz ...... . . . . . .$59
AMD Sx86 - 133MHz ...... . . . . . . . 62
Intel P1 00/120/1 33 ......139/149/1 99
Intel P1 50/166/200 ......259/41 5/645
Cyrix/IBM P150+ ...... . . . . . . . . . 149
Cyrix/IBM P166i .... . . . , . . . . . . . 194
AMD K5-75/90MHz ...........65/79
Please Call to check daily prices

TAPE/ZIP DRIVE
ZIP 100M PARALLEL....., . . . . ,$1 95
ZIP 100M SCSI ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Zip disk 100 MB ...... . . . . . . . . . 17.8
Ditto 800M int/ext..... . . . . . .154/189
Ditto 26 Traven int/ext ...., .,199/259

NOTE B O O K

(I yr warranty)

SCEPTRES3960 Multimedia...$1&99
P1 00-TCP/8Mb/1G/11.3"DSTN/SOUND
SCEPTRES3900 Multimadla....2288
P1 33-TCP/16Mb/1 6/11.3'DSTN/SOUND
SCEPTRE
S4006 Nlultlmadia....3877
P1 33-TCP/16Mb/1 6/1 2.1"TFT/SOUND
SCEPTRE
S4000 INutlimedia....4009
P133-TCP/16Mb/1G/12.1'TFT/SOUND/6XCD

SCEPTRE
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P1 50-TCP/16Mb/1 6/12.1'TFT/SOUND/6XCD
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others), the Sportster boasts a whole array
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display, distinctive-ring support, Plug and Play, and

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angeringmachines

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may be crude, but they don't lockup or

freeze up like computers.
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old unit and pay extra for the new 56Kbps

model, Supra has yet to decide how to handle

SupraExpress 336i Sp modem (internal),

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music-on-hold, and password-protected remote retrieval.
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design, with a l arge, easy-to-

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p l easant Antivirus software, It w ould have been

ty compare this to the five-year warranty

offered by Supra or US Robotics. In reality,

simpler if everything was packaged in a

noise that echoed through the PC speakers (even with built-in echo-cancellation

read display and

"pop-up" screen that appears
when a call comes in. It's unfortunate that both the Supra and Cardinal do
not support Canadian-style caller ID output.
While I p r efer the FaxTalk software

Continued from page 64

over the Quicklink, Supra's speakerphone

The Supra's SVD (simultaneous voice

and data) may not affect how you use

your speakerphone or voicemail, but i t
has significant implications for those who

play games or would like to utilize application-sharing methods. I won't get into
details in this review, but in a n utshell,
SVD lets you "talk and transmit/receive
data" at the same time over a single telephone line, This means you can talk to

your opponent while playing a modemto-modem game, as well as view documents and edit them while talking online
with your colleagues.

Supra bundles Blizzard's Warcraft II

game and a trial version of Databeam's
FarSite document-sharing software to allow
you to try SVD firsthand.

As far as the speakerphone and voicemail

are concerned, the basic features are similar to
the US Robotics unit. The FaxTalk Messenger
software that came with the unit, though,
does boast more flexibility and sophistication, such as unlimited phone book entries

(eight speed dials plus accessible phone

sound quality trailed behind that of the

US Robotics Sportster. I had to constantly
adjust th e l o c ation o f m y a m p l i f i ed
sp e a kers and play around with the micropho n e sensitivity to reduce the feedback
noise that came through the speakers,
The problem becomes more pronounced
when you use higher power amplified

less nevertheless,

tles

described: u s e rfriendly i n t e rface, unlimited

Play standards. The Cardinal's modem

installation through the serial port was
straightforward, but not much faster or easier than either the US Robotics or Supra

final thoughts
Because the differences among the three
modems are relatively
m inor t h e fi n a l
buying
de c i sion

voicemail
b oxe s ,

may simply come

down t o t h e a c tual
street prices in your own
city, and your preference

remot e
retrieval,
pager notification, and so forth.
T he C a rdinal a l s o
offers distinctive ring support,
which is absent in the Supra unit.
Another advantage of the Cardinal over
the Supra or US Robotics is that it offers two

with the onset of Windows 95 and Plug and

reliable, but it does not stand out as the

benchmark among the three.

:-p'

pre v iously

message

evaluated to provide a different perspective

on the installation process. Even though
external modems have traditionally earned
respect as the easiest type to install (no IRQs
and jumpers), this is no longer the case

technology).
The Cardinal modem appeared robust and

Because the Cardinal's modem uses the

same software as the Supra the features and
capabilities are identical.
This means it offers all
the bells and whis-

With a low price (estimated street price

of$200) andextrafeaturesnotfoundinoth-.
ers,theSupragetsmynodforgivingyou the
mostbangforyourhard-earnedbuck.

For the Cardinal unit, an external version was

speakerphone suffered a bit from feedback

single CD, but the installation was pain-

speakers.

Carelnal MVPlH4XSP

however, no one keeps modems for longer

than a few years, so this is probably not a
cntrcal factor.
Like th e Supra u n it , t h e C a r dinal

for specific features. As well,

check outthe manufacturers'
Web sites and find out what the
cost would be for upgrading or
trading-in to a 56Kbps unit when
the detafls are finalized sometime

types of technology that allow you to talk and

t ransmit d at a

d u r in g t h e s a m e c a l l :

AudioSpan (simultaneous voice and data) and

VoiceView (alternating voice and data), This
gives Cardinal users additional flexibility

should multiple game playing or document

sharing become an important part of your
daily life.
And Cardinal boasts a lifetime warran-

down the road.

Based on what Pve seen and experienced, though, I would go for the highquality US Robotics or v a lue-packe
SupraExpress. 9
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Oedslons, Ileclsions
When it comes to buying a printer for the

home, a number of considerations should be

made. Ask yourseIL "What wiII I be printing

more of, text or graphics? 13o I need color,or

need tobe? Am I concerned about expandability? What are the costs of consuinables?
How much do I want to spend?" If you' re

shopping for a new laser printer, a bit of

research is definitely worth your time, and

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72 MARCH '9l THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION

olution, aim for 600 dpi, and only settle for

300 dpi if your budget won't allow anything
more. But judging by the small price difference for most 600 dpi printers, it's well worth

the extra investment, And if you feel that you

don't really need 600 dpi resolution, never
forget to plan ahead. What you may not
desire today could be a necessity tomorrow.
Resolsstlon Enhancement technoloey

With the introduction of its Laser)et IH printers, Hewlett-Packard introduced what they' ve

termed Resolution Enhancement technology.

With REt, HP made it possible to improve the

print quality of its 300 dpi class of printers,

without actually increasing the true output
resolutioa of the printex. The trick involves
smoothing the edges of text and graphics by
carefully placing certain dots in specific
places on the page, mainly at the edges of
curves that make up the printed characters or
You can try to find a printer that best suits
lines.
your own needs, but even then, you may find
For example, let's say you were printing
yourself having to decide between a particular
something that gave you a diagonal line on
feature or saving a few bucks. A few years ago,
the page. Upon dose examination, you would
consumers would be faced with the basic
notice jagged lines and a slaircase shape
decision of choosing between an inkjet and a rather than a smooth, solid line. The printer
laser printer. Today, it's not quite as simple. would place dots where they wouldn't norHaving decided upon a particular clam of mally be placed, such as in the comers of the
printer is only the first step. You still-have to
diagonal lines, thereby redudng the staircase
choose the set of features you want in that effect and giving the printout a sharper overprinter.
all appearance.
Many things have changed over the years
Similar technologies by various compain the world of printers,It used to be that you
aies have been implemented recently, giving
could tell right away whether a printout came rise to a new class of printers, commonly
from a 300 dpi or a 600 dpi printer. Thanks to known as the "dpi class." For example, you
innovations like H ewlett-Packard's REt, maysee a printer advertised as being "600 dpi
(Resolution Enhancement technology) it can dass" which should right away tell you that
now be a struggle just to differentiate between it is, in fact, a 300 dpi printer with some sort
the same two classes. The following should of enhancement technology to improve print
help you get started in determining what you quality. Likewise, it is also possible to get
should look for in a good entry-level laser "1,2004pi dass" printers which are, as you
printer.
may have guessed, tme 600 dpi printers.
this month's Test Lab is a great place to start.

But before we go anyfurther, you should

know that trying to find "the perfect printer"
is about as easy as trying to find an honest
politician. Finding that perfect printer is not
possible, because no single printer can ever be
perfect for every individual's needs.

PPilltePbaeiCS
Printer resolIItlon
The measure of a printer's output quality is
known as its resolution. This is most com-

monly measured in dots per inch (dpi), which

indicates the number of dots that can be

placed in one linear inch of printing.

Generally speaking, the higher the resolution

lsirlnter speed

Whether you' re looking for a high-resolution

laser or a color inkjet printer, an important
factor you will want to consider is the rated
print speed of the particular printer. Although
it may sound like a simple concept, there are
actually a fair number of variables that go
into determining how fast a particular print
job will get done.

Among these factors are key issues such as

of the printer, the better its output quality.

the desired output resolution, the type of data

Modern laser printers are capable of resolu-

being printed, and the type of processor

tions as high as 1,200 dpi.

If you' ve ever seen a particular printer
advertised as "true 600x600 dpi," it means it
is capable of placing an actual 360000 dots in
the space of one square inch, without having
to use any kind of image enhancement. At
this resolution, a typical 8.5xll-inch page
would have 33,660,000 dots if it were being
printed on from comer to comer.

inside the printer. If you want to print a

report from a DOS-basedword processor (e.g.,
WordPerfect 5.1), you would be giving the
printer very little work to do. It's very likely
that the font(s) you' ve used in your report are
contained in the printer's ROM, so all it has to
do is begin the printing process.
However, if you were printing a graphical
image from your favorite paint program, the
image would have to be "rasterized" before

To give you an idea of why a printer's resolution is of such importance, consider the
following example. Let's say you took a picture of your pet dog and wanted to scan it so
image on a printer that could only print 100

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dpi, the end result would be anything but satisfying. At 100 dpi, there just wouldn't be
enough dots in the printout to reproduce the
details of the original photograph. The image
would look distorted and blocky.

However, that same image printed at 600

dpi wouM look much closer to the original
photograph, because now you have 36 times
the amount of total dots that go into making

the print process would begin. This involves a

communication process between your computer and the printer's processor (also known
as the raster image processor, or RIP) where
information pertaining to the image on the
screen is sent to the printer. The printer' s
processor then needs to take aII that information, and translate the image into a series of
dot patterns.

Raster image processors are almost always

of the RISC (reduced instruction set) variety.
These chips are ideal for printer design
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series of instructions faster than conventional
microprocessors.

Once the rasterization process is complete,

a bit-image is produced. This is, quite literally,
a blueprint of the page that is about to be

printed. This blueprint contains a complete

layout of every single dot needed to make up
the final i mage.
At this stage, the printer now

for slightly less usable space on the page due

to margin limitations.
For most users' everyday needs, a printer
configured with I MB or 2 MB of RAM will de
the trick. Many printers available today will
system implemented, which will use data
compression in order to reduce the amount of
memory required to store the rasterized

image. This can be a low+est alternative to

equipping the printer with more RAM, especially so if the printer requires proprietary

memory modules.

exact location of those dots with incredible

brings us to our next subheading.

their memory management technique, while

Lexmark printers use their own RAMSmart
intelligent memory management. Other
manufacturers have implemented similar
designs under various names.

Printer memory

The final scoop

Much like your computer, any information

the processor must deal with has to be stored
in RAM. How much RAM should your printer

Although the number of considerations can

have? Once again, this all depends on what

you will be doing with your printer. For print-

something that you should lose any sleep

ever. If you can spare the extra dollars, we
would definitely recommend a printer capab)e of true 600x600 dpi resolution. While it
may be true that certain resolution enhancement tricks can go a Iong way in improving a
printed page, it's still not the same as looking

information must be stored in RAM usually

inside the printer but not always, which

ing straight text, the very minimum will suffice. However, if your needs include complex
graphics-intensive images, you will want to
consider investing in a substantial amount.
Either that, or buy a printer which has the
capability of forcing your PC to use its own
RAM for stering the information: Obviously

this has both advantages and disadvantages.

The obvious advantage is that you could cut

several hundred dollars off the price of a

printer configured with a few extra megabytes
of RAM.
It may sound unrealistic, especially since

RAM prices are so cheap these days, but

there's a little bit of trickery involved here. If

the printer you buy can accommodate industry-standard SIMMs, you' re in luck just pay a
visit to your nearest retailer and buy an 8 MB

or 16 MB upgrade for your printer (assuming

the printer can handle that amount) for
under $100.
But if the printer doesn't support standard
SIMMs, you' re stuck with having to buy
memory modules from the manufacturer,

which can run you as high as $200 or more

for just 2 MB. Let's assume for the moment
that you want to get a rough estimate as to
how much RAM your printer should have,

Hewlett-Packard uses the term Memory

Enhancement technology (MEt) to describe

be overwhelming at first, choosing a printer

that would best fit your printing needs isn' t

at a page printed at higher resolutions.

Look for a printer that uses a straight

paper path. This will save you the headaclies

that come with those annoying paper |ams.
Most entry-level units will have a rated
print speed of 4 ppm, which should be more
than adequate for occasional printing that
the home user requires. By digging a little
deeper into your pocket book, you' ll have the
option of going for a 6 ppm model. Is it worth
the extra cash) That's entirely up to you and

will depend on how much importance you

place on speed,
And what about RAM? We recommend
having at least 512KB of physical memory
inside the printer. If the printer handles stan-

dard Siis, the extra $40 or $50 you would

spend on another 4 MB would be a smart
investment. With some careful planning and

a bit of shopping around, you can end up

with a unit that will give you superb quality

printouts at a price you may have never

thought possible.

First, it's important to understand how a

printer utilizes memory. As was explained earlier, images must undergo a rasterization
process before being printed. It is this raster-

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ized image that gets stored in RAM. Once

We compared several printers, ranging from

again, let's assume your image will occupy the

entire page, from corner to corne, using the
whole surface of an 8.5xll -inch sheet of
paper. If your desired image resolution is 600

entry-level to those suitable for small business

environments. Our only criteria was that they
had to be priced under $1,000 (give or take a

dpi, the total RAM required can be found by

the following formula: multiply your vertical

few shillings).
Our candidates ranged in print speeds
from 4 ppm to 8 ppm, with many delivering

resolution by your horizontal resolution by

the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the
desired image size (in inches).

true 600 dpi print resolutions. Prices ranged

from Okidata's model 4w at a suggested list of
$499 to Hewlett-Packard's 6P with an estimat-

Using our example above, our calculation

would look as follows: (600x 600 x 8.5 x 11)

ed street price of $1,040.

This will yield a result in bits, which you will

then want to divide by eight to get the total

number of bytes, which in this case is

4,207,500 or 4.01 MB. What this means is
that if your printer has no way of making use
of your PC's RAM, you will have to provide it
will all of the physical RAM.
Our above example was an extreme case.
Not only will you rarely print large images
that occupy every square inch of the page,
but even when you do, you' ll have to settle
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also have some sort of memory management

has all the information it needs to begin printing. It knows how many dots will be used to
construct the printed image as well as the
precision. And yes, you guessed it! All of this

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IC EDITION THE COMPUTER PAPER MARCH '97

75

Brother's model HI 730 is a printer aimed at

both home and small business environments.
This unit is a great example of a good performing printer that is still within the confines of most consumers' budgets. The HL730 is capable of printing at true 600x600 dpi,
while it's big brother, the HL-760 can handle

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up to 1,200x600 dpi. Both printers produced

great looking pages involving text and graphics. Rated print speeds on both models is at

six pages per minute.

It has a print resolution of 600x600 dpi
and comes standard with 2 M B o f RAM,
which canbe upgraded to a whopping 50 MB
using standard 72-pin SIMMs. Standard port
configuration includes both a large and small
parallel port, as well as LocalTalk and infrared
ports.
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ules up to 2 MB. The 760 comes standard with

1 MB of RAM and is expandable to a generous
33 MB with the addition ef industry standard
SIMM modules. Common to both models is
the 200-sheet input capacity and PCL Se support.
Thanks to a straight paper path design,
you won't have to worry as much about paper
jams or curls. You can expect your cartridges
to last up to 2,200 pages at five percent coverage, but realistically, the cartridge life will
depend heavily en the type of print jobs you
perform. The starter cartridge included with

both models is good for approximately 1,000

pages.
Each model is capable of printing onto a

of holding an additional 10Q sheets. The 6P

supports the new PCL 6 format, and comes
with 46 resident fonts.
To ensure maximum productivity, the cartridge life is rated at 4,000 sheets and the

printer's duty cycle is rated at 12,000 pages

per month. Our test printouts were of excellent quality, both graphics and text. The 6P
has been spotted selling on the street for as
low as $960, but the average street price tends

to be around $1,030. If you need a reliable

workhorse around the house or office, the HP
LaserJet 6P is definitely a printer worth con-

sidering.
lexmaritOptra E and Optra Ep

wide assortment of paper types. The estimated street price on the HL-730 is $549 and
$649 for the HL-760. The warranty on each
printer is one year.

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printers are known for their superior design
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standard with 1 MB of RAM and is expandable to 5 MB, whereas the Optra Ep has 2 MB

many people, the 5L can be found at most

as standard configuration and can be expand-

retailers for about $650. The 4 ppm printer is

capable of resolutions up to 600x600 dpi and
comes standard with 1 MB of RAM that can
be further expanded to a total of 9 MB using

ed to 6 MB in totaL
The Optra E also supports 1 MB of flash
memery, which can be used to store anything
from frequently used fonts to f o rms to

proprietary modules.

macros. Both models feature 150-sheet input

The SL supports PCL 5, and comes with 26

resident fonts, has a 100-sheet input tray and

trays, cartridges rated at 3,000 pages, duty

will print on a wide assortment of paper.

Toner life is rated at 2,500 pages. Text and
graphics quality were good with ne discernable problems noted.

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On the outside, both printers are identical. Each model featmes true 600x600 dpi
printing at up to 6 ppm. The Optra E comes

cycles of 10,00Q pages

per month and optional networking support.
The most notable difference in the two
models is that the Optra Ep adds Postscript
level-2 emulation support as well as 86 resident fonts that's 60 more than is found in
the Optra E. Standard issue with both printers

Hewlett-Padrard 6P
Aimed toward the small/home office and is Lexmark's MarkVision print management
business users, the LaserJet 6P offers features utility. With MarkVision, users can take connot common among printer of the same trol of printer functions in a well laid out
class, To start off, it is capable of printing at graphical interface where you can monitor
speeds of up to 8 ppm. If yon're the type who printer status, fine tune settings and toggle
doesn't like to wait around for their print jobs various options.
to finish, definitely consider this unit.
Our printed tests tumed out just as we had

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Graphical images were printed with excellent
halftones, and there were no signs of streaks
or smudging. One of the most attractive features about these printers is exactly thattheir attractive appearance. Not only are they
aesthetically pleasing, but take up very little
room on your desktop. Both models offer
great performance and reliability. The Optra E
and Optra Ep have an estimated street price of
$749 and $1,069, respectively.

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notes software, Living Home interior design

software on CD-ROM and a free issue ofSrrrrzji
To receive the package, the customer must
fill out a coupon, which is made available at
the time of sale, then mail or fax it to Okidata.
With a one-year, overnight-exchange wananty and a street price near $400, this printer is
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When we saw it, the first thing that came to
minds was Wow ... look how small that is!"
This 4 ppm GDl printer lacks any built-in support for PCL emulation, meaning you' ll need
either Windows 3.x or Windows 95 to use it.

Support for DOS applications is provided,

but you' ll have to be in a Windows DOS
prompt to use it. The Okipage 4w is a 600 dpi
class unit, which managed to surprise us
when it came to reviewing print samples. Text
output was a solid black, and incredibly

The OL600e is in a different dass than its 4w

counterpart. This model is aimed more
towards the small and home office market,
which becomes evident by reading over the
technical specifications. The 600e features
true 600x600 dpi printing at up to 6 ppm.
Standard configuration mdudes 1 MB of
RAM, which is expandable to a total of 18
MB.
When examining the unit to determine if
it supports standard SIMM modules, we were
surprised to find no mention in the manual

of how to perform a memory upgrade.

Searching for any type of compartment failed

came out looking the way it did on other

to turn up anything, so we carefully opened

up the unit in hopes of uncovering the elusive RAM socket. Once again, no luck
All RAM mysteries aside, the printer is a
good performer, delivering solid black text

printers.

and well-reproduced graphics,

sharp, even on sma)1 fonts. Graphics looked

good, but we had to tweak the contrast levels

a couple of times before our graphical image

The 4w comes with 128KB of RAM that

cannot be upgraded, meaning you' ll have to

allow it to use your PC's memory to print
complex images. lf you buy this printer before
March 31, Okidata will throw in a bundle of
products worth approxiinately $140. The
bundle includes the following: a Sprint
Canada 30-minute, pre-paid calling card, a
Motorola beeper with two months paging service when signing with Pagenet Canada,

Claris Draw graphics package, Claris Impact

for business charts and diagrams, 3M Post-it

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Internal financing can be highly effective

any business
owners who
are unable to
access money in terms
of debt or equity capi-

tal may be forced to

reassess their needs,

resources, and business

management.

For

example, quick handling o f

a c counts

tory, debt-servicing payments on inventory

loans, and lost customer loyalty due to insufficient stock is costly to your business.

Collecting receivables:Receivables can be

reduced by tighter credit-granting policies,
better monitoring of accounts, and more
effective collection policies. You may wish to
consider credit cards or cash only as a means
of sales.

receivable, e f f ective
inventory control, custorner prepayments, and cutting down on
unnecessary expenses can free up funds not
otherwise available. It forces your business to
operate in a more efficient fashion. This will
lessen your need to look outside the business
for financing. Some of the various methods of

Delayed payables: Establishing a good

internal financing include the following:

Restructuringpayment arrangements:
There are times when a small business is not

Customer prepayments:A businesscan

able to maintain monthly payments plus

interest on loans or repayment to creditors.
By using creative negotiating techniques,
there are ways of getting around short-term

working relationship with your suppliers can

result in extended payment terms. Make certain they are aware of your loyalty to that
firm and your repeat business. You may be
able to negotiate a discount on volume or regular purchases.

encourage customers to make a deposit, pre-

payment, or payment on delivery. This is a

very common technique in the mailwrder
business and in service-type businesses.

problems. Some alternative repayment plans

that you may consider include;

a period of grace for principal loan pay-

inventory control: Effective inventory control will ensure there is the right amount of

stock to satisfy customer demand. Determine

guidelines for proper inventory purchases.
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and profit margin.

other expenses compare to other companies in the industry?

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Ar e supplies being wasted?

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to a leasing company and lease them. back,

thereby freeing up cash for working capital
purposes, On reviewing your assets, you may
feel some are not necessary to the business and
may be sold to free up additional cash. By purchasing secondhand equipment and machin-

The business owner knows best where

expenses can be trimmed from the operation.
In addition to c ontrolling expenses, the
owner should always be looking for ways to

ery, you can reduce financial outlay.

increase profits, sell surplus inventory or

Renting or subletting: You may decide to

rent space for a store or factory rather than
buying, to improve your leverage and your

collection program. 0

product lines for which you get the most

favorable terms from the supplier and from

which you have the highest sales turnover

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a wide range of specialized applications, as

well as the kind of personal productivity
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core PC market (such as its ill-starred ven- Compaq's entry into the workstation marture in the PC laser printer sector and
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forms at Motorola. Interviewed in early

December, he said that response from manufacturers has been huge since the Comdex

Computer Corp., for example, has said it

announcement.
"There hasbeen lots of interest from valuedesign to build the company's first PowerPC added resellerswho currently only handle one
Platform systems, expected early this year.
platform or the other," he explains. "They see
intends to use the Yellowknife reference

"Yellowknife is the ideal reference design

upon which to build PowerPC Platform systems," suggestsAndy Chang, senior vice-president of worldwide sales for UMAX. "The performance capabilities of Yellowknife give
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PowerPC microprocessor."
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it as a chance to offer differentiation to offer

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finished product) until Motorola gets the

CHRP (common hardware reference platform) version of the Mac OS, even though
about 75 percent of those enquiring so far
want to buy motherboards.
While these systems can also run NT
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don't need Yellowknife to d evelop a

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they want a system that can run NT (for as

ment in October by IBM and Motorola of

enhanced versions of the PowerPC 603e

long as Motorola continues to support the

current version of NT on PowerPC) and the
Mac OS interchangeably. He also says that

microprocessor, including a 240 MHz version

(which has sincebeen overshadowed by more
recent 300 Mhz PowerPC announcements).

This discussion followed the announce-

neither Mac software developers nor

PowerPC Windows NT developers will have

Is It enough'
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to rewrite their code to run on Yellowknife

systems.

simply too little, too late. Whatever the attrac-

tions of providing the chips to drive high-performance Macintosh workstations (aswell as a

number of single-purpose devices), the volumes of this businesspale in comparison to

In addition, he expects that the latest hardware technologies such as the universal serial

bus (USB)and PireWire technology will be used

by developers creating systems using
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as part of the minimum mandatory hardware Pentium-classprocessorsand beyond.
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from the lack of native 32-bit NT applications converted to run on PowerPC, effec-

with chips capable of running the Mac OS,

tively destroying any chances of NT-based

PowerPC systems being considered as high-

IBM's OS/2, Unix, and Windows NT, there

would be a compelling reason for system

builders to look at PowerPC as an alternative.
While Apple has put the most energy
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Moreover, recent developments at Apple may

soon see its dominance in the Madntosh
market slip away.

The problem lies with the NeXT operat-

volume Intel alternatives.

ing system, which is being blended with

Apple's existing PowerPC Macintosh operating system in a planned upcoming OS

release called Rhapsody. This newly hatched

The MeXT challenge

The major problem fadng the PowerPC players now is a growing perception that they. plan is one of many announced in the wake

form, IBM's efforts to have OS/2 on the

PowerPC were slow to start and u nderwhelming at best. Meanwhile, Windows NT

have missed the boat. In its current form,

of the Steve Jobs deal with Apple. It is hard

not to consider the fact that NeXT did not

PowerPC will never be anything more than a

niche player in the PC processor world.

implementations on PowerPC have suffered

have a version of its operating system capa-

ble of running on the PowerPC and that

some Rhapsody developers may initially

start working with NeXT software on Intel
PCs before it ever gets to the Mac.

If Apple runs into a lot of problems in

porting Rhapsody to PowerPC (which would
certainly be the Apple way, given all the trouble in other recent attempts to get new and
improved operating systems to market), it is
likely that developers could be pointed to the

current Intel version of NeXT as a way to get

working with the code. There have even been
suggestions that Apple might have to migrate
its hardware base to Intel if NeXT on PowerPC

proved highly problematic.

Apple's oNcial line is that Rhapsody will
be based on the merging of technologies from
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strong backward compatibility for Mac OS
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migration path" to the new OS.
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applications that leap frog those of other "modem" operating systems, such as Windows NT.

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developers will be in mid to late 1997 and
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such as pre-emptive multitasking and protect0

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look and feel and provide compatibility with

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work within Rhapsody at PowerPC speeds.
Additionally, Apple says it plans to make
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The important issue for the PowerPC

group is Apple's pledgethat both the new versions of Mac OS and Rhapsody will be opti-

mized for PowerPC hardware. Rhapsody is

expected to support all currently shipping
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continue to develop, sell and support NeXT

software products for other platforms such as

Pentium, Spare, and Windows NT.

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Computers, a long-standing Apple retailer

ed in doing so through reverse engineering,"

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example of a Web page containing a very

s imple st yl e

s h eet t h a t fo r m at s a l l

instances of level-1 headers to the color

green:
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<HEAD>
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<BODY>
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</BODY>
</HTML>
If you

3. If tw o or more elements are specified

that have the same "weight", the latter
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In simpler terms, specific rules tend to

override global ones. This can be seen in the

following HTML code, which contains three

specifically overridden in th e second,

different level-1 headers:

green header, but is restored by the third

header, 0

<HTML>
<HEAD>
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H1 (color: blue)
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
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<Hl STYLE="color: green">Green
Header</H1>
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