Untangling the tangle of a home computer network
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Ahome computer network is more complicated than it might seem, but solutions exist for almost every configuration. In the case study involving an Apple Macintosh SE/30 microcomputer, HP LaserJet IIP printer, Apple Macintosh LC II microcomputer, modem and Jetlink Express software, connectivity was made possible with some shuffling of cables, but operations involving the modem did not work from the SE. System 7's aliasing feature did offer one possible solution to the problem. When a Zeos 33-MHz 80386 running MS-DOS operating system software was added to the network, special connectivity software was used to make the two platforms communicate. The Zeos has an available serial port, but the LC II did not. As the network grows, available ports become fewer and cabling becomes more complex.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Sorting out today's technobabble
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Technobabble refers to the colorful and often incomprehensible language used by computer people. Now there are two books that clarify and explicate technobabble. One of the books, 'Technobabble,' by John A. Barry (MIT Press, $22.50 cloth), traces origins and usages, describing words in a way that is sometimes academic, but Barry's book is usually understandable and is sometimes funny. The other book, 'The New Hacker's Dictionary,' edited by Eric Raymond (MIT Press; $25 cloth, $10.95 paper), which is about five times as large as the original 'Hacker's Dictionary,' is sometimes technical, but it also includes and explicates much of the slang of the computer subculture.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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If you want to soar
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The Computer Pilots Association of America is an organization for flight simulator enthusiasts. The association maintains a computer bulletin board to allow members to exchange messages and publishes Flightline, its principal newsletter, at a subscription rate of $25 a year. The main focus of the 320 member organization is Microsoft's Flight Simulator computer program, but it covers other programs too. Full membership, which includes the newsletter, is $35.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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