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Presents several letters to the editor about the technical industry. Focus on the harm caused by the use of GOTOs in programming; Efforts on attempting to eliminate the GOTO; Problems created by GOTO for those attempting to maintain or understand code written by someone else; Comments on the higher the percentage of GOTO statements; Discussion on procedures of programming languages that treats all specialized control structures as combinations of properly compiled procedure.

This article focuses on news briefs related to technology firms. Five leading technology firms will work together to develop the next generation of software. Digital Equipment Corp., Texas Instruments, Ford Motor Co., U.S. West and the Carnegie Group have formed the Initiative for Managing Knowledge Assets with combined contributions totalling $10 million. Another news is related to supercomputers. U.S. and European researchers will soon be sharing supercomputers via an underwater fiber-optic network. The transoceanic link will allow nine West European nations access to six U.S. supercomputers, including the National Supercomputer Facility at Cornell University. The U.S. Department of Commerce is organizing a trade delegation of U.S. manufacturers to London and Stockholm. Scheduled for October 15, 1990, the DoC's MatchMaker event will target the U.S. computer, software and peripheral industries whose products maintain a position of dominance in these two European nations.

At the end of 1996, the U.S. had a "computer density" of 40 computers per 100 people, with PCs accounting for 38 of those computers, reports the latest edition of the Computer Industry Almanac. By the end of 2000, the almanac predicts U.S. computer density will grow to 58 computers per 100 people.

Information about the subjects discussed during the meeting about computers and the law is presented. It is reflected that little had been done regarding the impact of computers to the socio-legal areas, wherein computers has already had legal ramifications. The lack of a central source of information on the computer industry is also explored. The meeting featured notable people including Dr. William F. Miller, Dean Joseph E. Leininger and Roy N. Freed.

The article presents information on some new products launched recently. Telecredit Inc. has introduced an online digital system with multiple remote inquiry stations. According to company sources, the system will allow bank-tellers and supermarket cashiers to verify a customer's check cashing credit status promptly. Consolidated Electrodynamics Corp. has announced the launch of its new digital magnetic-tape system known as the DR-3000 series. Scientific Data Systems has released a brochure containing details of the Series 900 computers.