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5. RAM, disk space drive PC performance

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Storage allocation, Company business management, Data storage device, Disk space utilization, Computer storage devices -- Management
Abstract

At last week's microprocessor forum in San Jose, Calif., I found myself thinking that a computer can't be too fat. No, that is not a typographical error. I did not […]

Published
1997

6. Tools

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
ActiveX, Software buyers' guide, Application Development Software, Debugging/Testing Software, Network security software
Published
1997

7. Choose your weapon

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Company technology development, ActiveX, Java, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development, Oracle America Inc. -- Product development
Published
1997

8. Playing it fast and useful; Delphi 2.0 doubles 1.0's speed, multiplies developer teamwork

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Borland Software Corp. -- Product information, Borland Delphi 2.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Delphi 2.0, released this month by Borland International Inc., will more than live up to Version 1.0's well-earned reputation for superior speed and software engineering discipline. We'd recommend Delphi 2.0, […]

Published
1996

9. Getting beyond the BASICs; Microsoft's VB4 fulfills corporate needs, if not developers' dreams

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition 4.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition 4.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

What's New In Visual Basic 4.0 * 32-bit support for Windows 95 and Windows NT * OCX support with automatic upgrading of like-named VBX controls * Enhanced database engine, data […]

Published
1995

10. Development-tool contender knocks out aging champion; Delphi 1.0 wins rounds vs. Visual Basic 3.0, WinMaker Pro 6.0

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, DBMS, DBMS utility, Database access software, Application development software, Gen Digital Inc. -- Product information, Blue Sky Software Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Powersoft Corp. -- Product information, Borland Software Corp. -- Product information, PowerBuilder Enterprise for Windows 4.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Team Enterprise Developer 2.0 (DBMS) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Borland Delphi (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information, WinMaker Pro 6.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition 3.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Database management systems -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

WinMaker Pro 6.0 BLUE SKY SOFTWARE CORP. Pros: C/C++ tool sets already familiar to developers; produces smallest executable files. Cons: Most difficult to learn for inexperienced developers; generated code was […]

Published
1995

11. GUI editors ease shortcuts; Visual SlickEdit tops the chart with fast, intelligent behavior

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Computer programming, Program editor, GUI, Text processing software, KEDIT for Windows (Program editor) -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Preditor/2 2.0.1 (Program editor) -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Visual SlickEdit 1.72a (Program editor) -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Computer programming, Text editors -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Graphical user interface -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Many software developers are loyal to source-code editors with 'classic' text-mode designs, which lack graphical interface short cuts and decorations, even though they are often laboring to create these embellishments […]

Published
1995

12. Trio meets diverse demands; gains and glitches characterize IBM's Warp 3, Microsoft's NT 3.5, Apple's System 7.5

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Software quality, Operating system, Apple Inc. -- Product information, International Business Machines Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, System 7.5 (Operating system) -- Evaluation, Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 (Operating system) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, OS/2 Warp (Operating system) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Software -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Operating systems -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

Microprocessors may be the brains of our computers, but operating systems are their personality. And today's corporate PC needs to be a mature and versatile member of the firm, not […]

Published
1994

13. Information highway enlarges security loopholes on distributed systems

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
WAN, Internet security, Company business management, Data security issue, Internet, Data security -- Management -- Safety and security measures, Internet -- Safety and security measures, Wide area networks -- Safety and security measures
Abstract

What highway on-ramps do for bank robbers, the information highway offers to do for data thieves. By opening enterprise networks to more potential intruders, and by giving those intruders better […]

Published
1994

14. Super databases

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
DBMS, Evaluation, Borland International Inc. -- Product information, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Lotus Development Corp. -- Product information, Software Publishing Corp. (Teaneck, New Jersey) -- Product information, Borland Paradox for Windows (DBMS) -- Evaluation, Microsoft Access 1.1 (DBMS) -- Evaluation, Approach for Windows 2.0 (Database application development software) -- Evaluation, Superbase 2.0 (DBMS) -- Evaluation, Database management systems -- Evaluation
Published
1993

15. You can't go wrong with Novell

Author

Coffee, Peter and Capen, Tracey

Subjects
Network Software, Top Rating, Evaluation, Gateway Device, Novell Inc. -- Product information, Attachmate Corp. -- Product information, Digital Communications Associates Inc. -- Product information, Eicon Technology Corp. -- Product information, International Business Machines Corp. -- Product information, Rabbit Software Corp. -- Product information, Extra! 3270 Gateway Option (Network software), NetWare for SAA 1.2 (Protocol gateway software), IRMALAN/EP (Computer network software), SNA LAN Gateway 2.2 (Computer network software), Personal Communications/3270 (Computer terminal emulator), Open Advantage Gateway (Computer network software)
Published
1992

16. Missing links

Author

Coffee, Peter and Capen, Tracey

Subjects
Data Communications Software, Terminal Emulation Software, Evaluation, Wall Data Inc. -- Product information, Eicon Technology Corp. -- Product information, Attachmate Corp. -- Product information, DCA Inc. -- Product information, International Business Machines Corp. -- Product information, Novell Inc. -- Product information, Rumba 3.1 (Terminal emulation software) -- Evaluation, Rumba PM (Terminal emulation software) -- Evaluation, Access for DOS (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation, Access for OS/2 (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation, Access for Windows 3270 (Terminal emulation software) -- Evaluation, Extra! (Terminal emulation software) -- Evaluation, IRMA WorkStation for Windows (Terminal emulation software) -- Evaluation, IRMA Workstation for Macintosh (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation, IRMA Workstation for MS-DOS (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation, Personal Communications/3270 (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation, 3270 LAN Workstation for Windows (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation, Netware 3270 LAN Workstation (Terminal emulation software) -- Evaluation, 3270 LAN Workstation for Mac (Computer terminal emulator) -- Evaluation
Published
1992

17. OOP at work: balancing costs, benefits

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Object-oriented programming, User need, Reusable code, Distributed object technology, End user, End users -- Usage, Object-oriented programming -- Usage
Abstract

When Borland International Inc. hosted its second annual Developers' Conference in Monterey, Calif., last month, more than a thousand developers came in search of two things: guidance in applying object-oriented […]

Published
1992

18. Tools spark heated competition, diverse results

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Software Publishing Corp. (Teaneck, New Jersey) -- Product information, Matesys Corp. -- Product information, Within Technologies Inc. -- Product information, ObjectView (DBMS) -- Usage -- Product information, Superbase 4 Windows (Data base management system) -- Usage, CA-Realizer (Application development software) -- Usage -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Program development software -- Usage -- Product information
Abstract

By Peter Coffee SOFTWARE PUBLISHING CORP.'S SUperbase 4 Windows 1.3 tied with Within Technologies Inc.'s Realizer 1.0 for second place in composite Shoot-Out score, and placed second only to Asymetrix […]

Published
1991

19. C++ penetrates Windows world

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Object-oriented programming, Programming language, Reusable code, Compiler/decompiler, C# (Programming language), Distributed object technology, Jensen and Partners International Inc. -- Product information, Zortech Inc. -- Product information, Borland Software Corp. -- Product information, Borland C++ 2.0 (Compiler), Zortech C++ 2.1 (Compiler), TopSpeed C++ 3.0 (Compiler), Programming languages -- Usage -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Coroutines -- Evaluation -- Usage -- Product information, Compilers -- Evaluation -- Usage -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Compiling (Electronic computers) -- Evaluation -- Usage -- Product information, Object-oriented programming -- Product information, Evaluation -- Product information, C# (Programming language) -- Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

By Peter Coffee For programmers, the move from DOS to Windows is like the move from a blacksmith's forge to a modern machine shop. Where development once relied on handcrafted […]

Published
1991

20. Putting Windows tools to a real-world test: Smalltalk/V wins battle of programming styles and GUI techniques

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, GUI, Application development software, Micro Data Base Systems Inc. -- Product information, Digitalk Inc. -- Product information, Matesys Corp. -- Product information, Aimtech Corp. -- Product information, Knowledge Garden Inc. -- Product information, Spinnaker Software Corp. -- Product information, ObjectView (DBMS) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Object/1 for Windows (Program development software) -- Evaluation, Knowledge Pro for Windows (Program development software) -- Evaluation, Smalltalk/V for Windows (Program development software) -- Evaluation, Microsoft Windows 3.0 (GUI) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Spinnaker Plus for Windows 3.0 (Program development software) -- Evaluation, IconAuthor 3.02 (Program development software) -- Evaluation, Computer software industry -- Product information, Program development software -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information, Graphical user interface -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

By Peter Coffee THE PC WEEK LABS SHOOT-OUT OF high-level Windows development tools, held on the opening day of the Windows & OS/2 Conference in San Jose, Calif., last month, […]

Published
1991

21. Ventura Publisher wins in close contest; unexpected technical snafus give teams real-world headaches

Author

Stetson, Chris and Coffee, Peter

Subjects
DTP software, Software quality, DTP extension, Desktop publishing technology, Aldus Corp. -- Product information, Archetype Inc. (Burlington, Massachusetts) -- Product information, Ventura Software Inc. -- Product information, Aldus PageMaker 4.0 (DTP software), Archetype Designer (Desktop publishing software), Ventura Publisher for Windows (DTP software), Software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Desktop publishing -- Product information, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

By Chris Stetson and Peter Coffee HARD WORK AND ATTENTION TO DEtail led the Ventura Software Inc. Publisher team to capture top honors in the PC Week Labs Shoot-Out of […]

Published
1991

22. Excel 3.0 sets spreadsheet standard; new version of Excel couples GUI shortcuts with knowledge of typical user needs

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Spreadsheet add-on, Software quality, Spreadsheet software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Excel 3.0 (Spreadsheet software), Microsoft Windows 3.0 (GUI) -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Software -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Computer software industry -- Product information, Spreadsheets -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

By Peter Coffee Until January, Microsoft Corp.'s Excel was merely the leading spreadsheet choice among those who had already chosen to use a graphical user interface. The release of Excel […]

Published
1991

23. COBOL evolves as mission-critical tool; six DOS-based compilers answer growing need for multiplatform applications

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Programming Language, Evaluation, COBOL, Compiler/decompiler, Acucobol Inc. -- Product information, MBP Software and Systems Technology Inc. -- Product information, Micro Focus Group PLC -- Product information, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Realia Inc. -- Product information, Ryan McFarland Corp. -- Product information, Acucobol-85 1.5 (Compiler), Micro Focus COBOL/2 2.4 (Compiler), Visual COBOL 2.1 (Compiler), Microsoft COBOL Professional Development System 4.0 (Program development software), Realia COBOL 4.0 (Compiler), RM/COBOL-85 5.0 (Compiler), RM/CO* (Program development software), Compilers -- Evaluation, Programming languages -- Usage
Abstract

By Peter Coffee Aficionados of modern programming languages often sneer at COBOL, calling it a dinosaur and suggesting that evolution has long since passed it by. On further study, however, […]

Published
1991

24. Class libraries deliver power of C++; vendors offer reusable schemes for critical but cumbersome application elements

Author

Coffee, Peter C.

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Object-oriented programming, Reusable code, Software quality, Distributed object technology, Application development software, Rogue Wave Inc. -- Product information, Glockenspiel Ltd. -- Product information, Zinc Software Inc. -- Product information, Zinc Interface Library 1.01 (Program development software), Tools.h++ 3.1 (Program development software), CommonView 2.0 (Program development software), Math.h++ 3.4 (Program development software), Software -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Object-oriented programming -- Product information, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

By Peter C. Coffee One of the most touted benefits of object-oriented programming is its potential for simplifying the reuse of code. Alas, much code doesn't even deserve to be […]

Published
1990

25. GUI tools bridge disparate platforms

Author

Coffee, Peter C.

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Computer programming, Application development software, Digitalk Inc. -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, CNS Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Graphic Software Systems Inc. -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, ParcPlace Systems Inc. -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, KASEWORKS Inc. -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Graphic Software Systems XVT (Program development software), Smalltalk/V PM 1.1 (Program development software), CASE:PM 2.0 (Program development software), Liant Software C++/Views (Application development software) -- Product information, CASE:W 3.0 (Program development software), Objectworks/Smalltalk 4.0 (Program development software), Computer programming -- Equipment and supplies -- Product information, Program development software -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Evaluation -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies
Abstract

V I T A L S I G N S By Peter C. Coffee As distributed database applications become the norm, interactive front ends may need to run on many […]

Published
1990

26. X Windows breaks out of Unix niche

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
X Windows (Standard), Protocol, User interface, GUI, Windowing (Electronic computers) -- Standards, X windows (Standard), User interface -- Design and construction -- Standards, Graphical user interface -- Standards, Computer network protocols
Abstract

V I T A L S I G N S By Peter Coffee Most PC graphics software isn't truly 'soft,' but is closely tied to graphics hardware. Ever since the […]

Published
1990

27. C++ power demands new environments

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Computer programming, Software quality, Compiler/decompiler, Application development software, Zortech Inc. -- Product information, Zortech C++ (Compiler/decompiler) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Software -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Computer programming -- Product information, Computer-aided software engineering -- Product information, Coroutines -- Evaluation -- Product information, Compilers -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Compiling (Electronic computers) -- Evaluation -- Product information, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

By Peter Coffee As corporate computing enters the 1990s, software developers face a daunting combination of growing complexity and rising user expectations. Many developers believe that object-oriented techniques are a […]

Published
1990

28. Shells give mini, mainframe feel to PCs

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Desktop utility, Sage Software Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) -- Product information, Mortice Kern Systems Inc. -- Product information, Mansfield Software Group Inc. -- Product information, Wendin Inc. -- Product information, Polyshell 1.3 (Utility program), MKS Toolkit 3.1 (Operating system enhancement), Personal REXX 2.00D2 (Utility program), PCVMS 2.0 (Utility program), PCNX 1.04 (Utility program), Evaluation -- Product information, Utility programs -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Buying a DOS-based PC is like moving into an empty office. The management doesn't provide much equipment: a primitive copying machine (the COPY command), a garbage chute (ERASE) and some […]

Published
1990

29. Visual InterDev 6: The One-Stop Web Solution

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Software single product review, Web authoring software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- 00068489, Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 (Web authoring software) -- Evaluation
Published
1998

30. Scripting

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Technology overview, Java, ActiveX
Published
1997

31. Integration

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
ActiveX, Internet/Web Technology Application, Web Site/Web Page Development
Published
1997

32. Time's running out

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Company business planning, Year 2000 transition, Microcomputer industry, Market trend/market analysis, Computer industry, Year 2000 transition (Computers) -- Planning -- Forecasts and trends, Computer industry -- Planning -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

IT professionals not working on a year 2000 plan now will be quaking in their boots--not dancing in the streets--when the ball drops on the new millennium. The Artist Formerly […]

Published
1996

33. Visual C++: sublime for the climb

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Visual C++ Enterprise Edition 4.2 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Microsoft packs 'more' in 4.2, but popular C++ is still a tough trek up a long slope A journey of a thousand miles may start with a single step, but […]

Published
1996

34. Programming

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Java, Web authoring software, Web site/Web page development, Application Development Software, Internet/Web overview
Published
1996

35. A RAD tool that aces the competition

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Powersoft Corp. -- Product information, Optima++ Developer (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

The low end of Powersoft's Optima++ lineup scores high on speed, convenience; uses a standard language Developers who crave the productivity of a rapid application development tool but don't want […]

Published
1996

36. C/C++ packages target Win 95

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Compiler/decompiler, iAnywhere Solutions Inc. -- Product information, Gen Digital Inc. -- Product information, Symantec C++ 7.2 (Compiler/decompiler) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Watcom C/C++ 10.5 (Compiler/decompiler) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Coroutines -- Evaluation -- Product information, Compilers -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Compiling (Electronic computers) -- Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

New Symantec, Watcom packages differ in approach to tools Symantec Corp.'s and Watcom International Corp.'s latest C/C++ development systems, both updated for Windows 95, reflect different visions of what a […]

Published
1996

37. Visual C++ gets high marks; Microsoft's innovative aids lend efficiency, versatility to developers

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Microsoft Corp.'s Visual C++ 4.0 can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, but it does put a pretty dress on an unwieldy pig of a language. Developers […]

Published
1995

38. Clarion: a turbocharged 18-wheeler

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
DBMS, DBMS utility, TopSpeed Corp. -- Product information, Clarion for Windows 1.5 (DBMS) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Database management systems -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

TopSpeed Corp.'s Clarion for Windows 1.5 is a fast, stylish, and reliable vehicle for developers of data-driven applications who want to use the 32-bit power of Windows 95 and Windows […]

Published
1995

39. Not just a pretty interface; IBM's VisualAge C++ has strong compiler, needs hefty hardware

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, International Business Machines Corp. -- Product information, VisualAge for C++ for OS/2 3.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

For Your Information Product Company Phone VisualAge C++ for OS/2 3.0 IBM (800) 426-3333 Armonk, N.Y. (914) 765-1900 Borland C++ for Windows 4.51 Borland Int'l. (800) 233-2444 (for Windows, Win32) […]

Published
1995

40. Latest Borland C++ system helps developers deliver OLE

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Compiler/decompiler, Borland Software Corp. -- Product information, Borland C++ for Windows 4.51 (Compiler/decompiler) -- Evaluation, Coroutines -- Evaluation -- Product information, Compilers -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Compiling (Electronic computers) -- Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

For Your Information Borland C++ for Windows 4.51 (for Windows, Win32), Borland International Inc., Scotts Valley, Calif., (800) 233-2444, (408) 431-1000 Visual C++ 2.1 (for Win32); Visual C++ 1.5.2 (for […]

Published
1995

41. Updated Symantec package offers A+ tools for C++ design; version 7.0 manages multiprogrammer projects on many platforms

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Gen Digital Inc. -- Product information, Symantec C++ 7.0 (Compiler/decompiler) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Symantec Corp.'s C++ 7.0 combines a uniquely powerful development environment with an eclectic choice of host and target platforms, letting C++ programmers upgrade their tool sets without being forced to […]

Published
1995

42. Trinzic's object-oriented tool kit now rules on OS 2, Windows platforms; strict object discipline, rule-based flexibility distinguish Aion Development System PM 6.4

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Computer programming, Trinzic Corp. -- Product information, Aion Development System 6.4 (Expert system development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Expert systems -- Product information, Computer programming -- Product information
Abstract

Aion Development System/PM 6.4, from Trinzic Corp., is an object-oriented application-development system that combines a rigorous design discipline with convenient tools for rapidly constructing powerful, scalable, data-driven GUI applications. Last […]

Published
1995

43. Zinc Application Framework provides powerful but abstract multiplatform development tool set

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Wind River Systems Inc. -- Product information, Zinc Application Framework 4.0 (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Zinc Application Framework 4.0, from Zinc Software Inc., has turned the sow's ear of the cryptic, machine-dependent C++ programming language into a silk purse of productive, portable application-development technology, which […]

Published
1995

44. Ada development tools add beauty to brains, brawn; ActivAda expands compiler with integrated Windows environment

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Alsys Inc. -- Product information, ActivAda (Application development software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

The new ActivAda for Windows, released by Alsys Inc. in October, combines productive ease of use with high readability of code and robust semantics for building complex systems. The $995 […]

Published
1994

45. Diverse measures keep a lock on corporate data

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Data security issue, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Computer networks -- Safety and security measures, Local area networks -- Safety and security measures, Data security -- Safety and security measures, Information networks -- Safety and security measures, Security systems industry -- Safety and security measures, Electronic security systems -- Safety and security measures, Security systems -- Safety and security measures
Abstract

Security has many different aspects -- financial, emotional, and physical, among others -- but these different domains share the single core idea of minimizing the risk of damage or loss. […]

Published
1994

46. Micron PC redresses Pentium faults; video disk subsystems give PowerStation strong showing across benchmark suite

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
PowerPC-based system, SPARC-based system, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Home computer market, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, MicronPC L.L.C. -- Product information, Micron Computer PowerStation CD (Pentium-based system), Evaluation -- Product information, Microcomputers -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Everyone knows what's wrong with Pentium-based PCs: They run too hot, cost too much, and don't provide the next-generation I/O needed to match their high-speed CPUs. However, Micron Computer Inc.'s […]

Published
1994

47. MathSoft's Mathcad Plus adds up to flexible spreadsheet alternative

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Statistical/mathematical software, Business application suite, Business management software, MathSoft Inc. -- Product information, MathCAD Plus for Windows 5.0 (Statistical/mathematical software) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Statistical software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Integrated software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Mathematical software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Price cutting -- Product information, Business management software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Priced 40 percent below last year's 4.0 release, MathSoft Inc.'s $299.95 Mathcad Plus 5.0 is a major upgrade. Mathcad is a flexible tool for exploring and documenting mathematical analyses without […]

Published
1994

48. AST's Bravo color notebook: more for less

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Laptop/portable computer, AST Research Inc. -- Product information, AST Research Bravo NB 4/25s Color (Notebook computer), Notebook computers -- Evaluation -- Product information, Color -- Product information, Laptop computers -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

If you want to be stylishly thin without ending up unfashionably poor, check out AST Research Inc.'s Bravo NB notebook computers, which were released last month. These three 25MHz 486SX […]

Published
1993

49. Digitalk's Team/V

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Application development software, Digitalk Inc. -- Product information, Team/V (Application development software), Program development software -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information
Abstract

Digitalk's Team/V For 10 years, the Smalltalk programming language has been both blessed and cursed by its development model of adding new classes to a master hierarchy of object types […]

Published
1993

50. RISC-based AcerFormula comes out a winner

Author

Coffee, Peter

Subjects
PowerPC-based system, SPARC-based system, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Home computer market, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, Acer America Corp. -- Product information, Acer America AcerFormula 4400 (MIPS-based system) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Evaluation -- Product information, Microcomputers -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations
Abstract

Dropping Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT operating system onto an unsuspecting desktop PC would be like hitching a 40-foot house trailer to a Volkswagen Beetle. This kind of computer mismatch can't […]

Published
1993

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