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The article discusses the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), and the advantages and disadvantages of using the IoT. Topics covered include the great impact of the rapidly advancing technology, how the IoT affects the working force, and the possible use of IoT in home automation. It also discusses the cyber attacks and security threats brought about by IoT.

Reports on the prospects of Apple Computer Inc. as a buyout candidate. Takeover possibility by International Business Machines Corp.; Sony Corp.; American Telephone & Telegraph Co.; Motorola Computer Group.

Enumerates the disadvantages of telecommuting. Views on set-top box arrangements; Comments on video on demand options; Opinions on home-shopping environments.

Discusses matters pertinent to the PowerPC microprocessor. Cross-platform capabilities; Advantages to Apple's market share; Benefits of dual operating systems.

Discusses the competition faced by Apple Computer Inc.'s Systems 7 computer operating system due to Microsoft Corp.'s introduction of Windows 4.0 or Chicago. Advantage of Chicago over System 7; Microsoft's copycat approach to product development; Intel processors' domination of the market.

Discusses the pricing of Macintosh computer equipment. Market share of Apple computers; Lowered prices of Macintosh computers; Macintosh hardware; Prices of competing products.

Discusses the limitations of Macintosh computers. Formatting of disks with OS/2; Microsoft at Work's design on restandardization of interfaces; Users' need for multiple computers; Mac computers' range of applications.

Discusses the events that led to the demise of the Apple II computer project. Disadvantages; Features; Comparison with other models.

Focuses on Apple Computer Inc.'s marketing campaign. Focus on the difficulty of installing a PC hard-drive subsystems; Microsoft Corp.'s Plug and Play standard.

Discusses the advantages of using Macintosh computers. Comparisons to ordinary personal computers; Writing features; Price differences; Game playing features.

Comments on the effects of management changes at Apple Computer Inc. on the company's image. Losing the company's original vision; Dismissal of Ric Jones as head of the company's loaner program.

Compares a Microsoft Windows machine with an Apple Macintosh. How the Macintosh is better; Advantages of the Windows machine; Author's opinion that the Macintosh is still the better machine overall.

Features the Boston MacWorld Expo on August 1993 in Boston, Massachusetts. Video-editing products; Games; Peripherals; Reasons for criticisms of the Macintosh and Apple companies; Technology from Newton.

Opinion. Speculates on the outcome of Apple Computer Inc.'s hypothetical merger with corporate candidates. American Telephone & Telegraph; International Business Machines Corp.; Motorola Inc.; Sony Corp.; Japan Inc.; Microsoft Corp.; Compaq Computer Corp.; Next Computer Inc.; Fate of chief executive officer John Sculley; Merger's possible impact on the Macintosh computer user.

Discusses the use of RISC microprocessor architecture in desktop computers. Copying of hardware innovations by the desktop-computer makers; Sun Microsystems use of SPARC chip; Silicon Graphics' MIPS chip; Alpha chip for Digital Equipment; IBM, Motorola and Apple's PowerPC chip; Dominance of Microsoft and Intel in the microprocessor market; Microsoft's strategic-planning document; IBM's invention of RISC.

Presents a satire on Apple Computer, Incorporated. `AppleLand' as a Walt Disney amusement park; Rides' names after Apple founding members; Virtual-reality technology; Comment on company stock.

Suggests that Apple should buy the Encyclopaedia Britannica so it could market the company's product in a new format and model. Possibility that Microsoft might buy Encyclopaedia Britannica to expand its print and electronic media; Products that can be developed by Apple through Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Focuses on the impact of the release of the Windows 95 computer operating system on Apple Computer Inc. Apple's stronghold in the graphics community; Failure to license its operating system.

Comments on Apple's release of its new PowerPC 604-based computers. Comparison of a Macintosh system and a dual-processor Pentium system; Photoshop performance; Floating-point system within a 604 processor; Graphics applications.

Comments on how Apple Computer Inc. failed to capitalize on the advantage the company had when graphical Internet navigator Mosaic was first introduced. Apple's release of a 14.4 modem as a joke; Apple's lack of perception on the needs and wants of the typical computer users; Personal computer (PC) format's dominance of the computer market in the United States.

Reflects on what the computer industry would be like if Apple Computer Inc. never existed. Scenario if the Macintosh was never invented; Concept of graphical user interface (GUI).

Lists influences of the Macintosh computer on American society and culture. Iconization of commercials and page layout; Chicago typeface; Art revolution; Photo revolution; GUI paradigm shift; Internet revolution; Popularity of the mouse; Negative societal fallout.

Presents a commentary on the booming home-computer movement. Formation of the fictional Dvorak Psychic Friends Network, a group of psychic counselors who advise users about computers; Counselors' lack of expertise about computers; Computer users' need for information.

Presents several scenarios of Apple Computer Inc.'s exit from the computer business. Bankruptcy; Sale of company's assets; Acquisition by Microsoft Corp.

Focuses on the competition between Apple Computers and Microsoft Corporation. Similarity of Microsoft's proposed Bob logo to the symbol used by Apple; Apple's plans regarding the proposed logo.

Comments on the marketing strategy of Apple Computer Inc. for its Power Macintosh line. Installation of PowerPC 604; Performance comparison with personal computers (PC); Defects in notebook computer design; Inaction on graphical user interface (GUI) development.

Comments on the economic status of the semiconductor technology. Increase in demand for new chips and new processes; Emergence of microelectro-mechanical systems; Launch of clockless computing initiatives and wireless technology.

Highlights the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh computer from Apple Computer Inc. History of the company; Interview with Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple; Products of the company that failed in the global market.