The New York Times 1991 Peter H. Lewis - Abstracts

The New York Times 1991 Peter H. Lewis
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A bigger, less costly Bernoulli Box; good news for those who need to store masses of data. (Iomega Corp.'s transportable Bernoulli Box) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A chip, but not off the old block. (The AST Premium Exec 386SX/25 notebook computer, which is built around a microprocessor made by Advanced Micro Devices) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A circus is on its way to the stores: Tandy adds music, lights and animation, but when will the software be ready? (multimedia microcomputers) (Personal Computers) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A clip-on mouse for users on the road. (Microsoft Corp.'s Ballpoint Mouse) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A familiar programming language enters the Windows age. (Microsoft Corp.'s Virtual Basic for writing Windows applications) (The Executive Computer) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
An adventurous maze that leads to learning. (Knowledge Adventure Inc.'s Knowledge Adventure educational software) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
An automatic nag on the shuttle. (space shuttle Atlantis) (Smart Alarms, computer software for Apple Macintosh microcomputers) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
An economical time for improving your memory; despite a looming change in chip production, no drought is expected. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A new sidekick for a modern world; the program's changes reflect the networked office environment. (The Executive Computer)(column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Apple protests government contract. (Apple Computer Inc. protests the Desktop IV contract for microcomputers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Apple's new vision for notebooks. (the Powerbook 100, 140 and 170) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Are computer safety laws taking the right tack? Some experts say the crucial issue is not furniture or lighting, but reducing stress. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A sleek and powerful portable from A.T.& T.: for a hefty price, the Safari offers powerful communications and networking tools. (the A.T.&T. Safari NSX/20 laptop computer) (Hardware Review) (The Executive Computer)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
As mice go, the family is stylishly handsome. (Logitech Inc.'s Mouseman) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A solution to envelope printing, at a steep price: small businesses with large mailing lists are targets for Address Express. (Tidemark Inc.'s inkjet printer) (Hardware Review) (The Executive Computer)(column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A spectrum of choice for offices at home. (two microcomputers: the Dell 316X and Apple Macintosh Classic 2/40) (Personal Computers)(Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
At last, Lotus ships 1-2-3 for Windows; some customers will be happy, but others may look at rival products. (Lotus Development Corp.) (The Executive Computer) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A tool to find a better monitor. (Displaymate from Sonera Technologies Inc.) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Behind the price cuts. (computer industry cuts prices on microcomputers) (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Borland is making the most of old technology; the Quattro Pro spreadsheet proves there is still plenty of life left in DOS. (Software Review) (The Executive Computer; Borland International Inc.'s Quattro Pro 3.0 spreadsheet)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Both ends of the Apple spectrum. (introduces the Macintosh Classic II and the Quadra 700 and 900 microcomputers)(Personal Computers) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Can I.B.M. learn from a unit it freed? Lexmark wins praise for innovative style and new printers. (Lexmark International Inc.) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Can you see the standards through the fog? Apple and I.B.M. are standing shoulder to shoulder against five dozen companies. (computer manufacturers team up to develop future reduced instruction set computing technologies) (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Compuadd moves up to the first tier; with a Pentagon contract and a booming corporate business, this clone maker stands tall. (The Executive Computer) (Company Profile)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Connectivity comes to life in a technology supermarket; all the major information technologies under one Texas roof. (an integrated network at Infomart's technology center in Dallas, TX) (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Do you really need a computer? (Personal Computers)(column) (Buyers Guide)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Excel raises the spreadsheet stakes: Can Microsoft win over customers who rely on 1-2-3 or Quattro? (Microsoft Corp.'s Excel 3.0)(The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Finally, no-mess painting for kids. (Broderbund Software Inc.'s Kidpix paint program for the Apple Macintosh) (Software Review) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Flexibility without complexity. (Microsoft Corp.'s Microsoft Money and Microsoft Publisher) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
For Macintosh users, a very long wait is over; a new operating system has many improvements - and makes many demands. (System 7.0) (The Executive Computer)(Column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
For small businesses, a simpler approach to networking: Novell's Lite provides an affordable and easy way to share data as well as printers. (Novell Inc.'s NetWare Lite network operating system)(The Executive Computer) (Software Review) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Giving users the gift of comfort. ('ergonomic' gifts for computer users) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Global treasure hunt: a painless geography lesson to help remedy American ignorance. (computer software from Broderbund Software Inc.) (Software Review) (Personal Computers) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Help in printing and scanning. (three new technologies are incorporated in Apple Computer's new printer products: Fineprint; Photograde; and Ofoto) (Personal Computers)(column) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
How to avoid burn-in. (Software Review) (Berkeley Systems' After Dark for Windows screen saver utility) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
I.B.M., after two ripples, hopes to make a splash. (PS/2 L40SX laptop computer) (Personal Computers) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
I.B.M. is counterpunching on assorted fronts; surprises include a tactical retreat on Micro Channel and an unusual drive. (The Executive Computer)(Column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
If Superman were a printer...; Hewlett-Packard breaks ground with a faster, sharper printer. (Laserjet IIISi) (Hardware Review) (The Executive Computer)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
In a tough year, Dell stands out. (Dell Computer Corp.) (The Executive Computer)(column) (Company Profile)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Innovative portables from Zenith. (Zenith Data Systems introduces new portable computers in an attempt to regain market share in the competitive computer industry; Personal Computers)(column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Instant mail and other slick tricks: H-P and Lotus have a nifty little palmtop, and a pager in the works. (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Intel's latest microprocessor addresses a niche; but whether it's a niche that businesses regard as important is an open question. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
In the latest type technology, an echo of Gutenberg: Adobe's new software allows unlimited varieties of weights, widths and styles. (Adobe System Inc's Multiple Master type technology) (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Kodak combines a network printer with a copier; fluent in several computer languages, it will work with PC's and Macintoshes. (The Executive Computer) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Looking beyond innovation, an award for results: Frito-Lay, Raychem and the Tenderloin Times winners for productivity. (Computerworld-Smithsonian awards) (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Making a Mac more like a work station. (Rocket, a co-processor board from Radius Inc.) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Managing your money. (Software Review) (Meca Software Inc.'s Andrew Tobias's Managing Your Money 7.0)(Personal Computers) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Microsoft for rookies. (Microsoft Works for Windows, Microsoft Money and Microsoft Publisher)(Personal Computers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Microsoft's new version of DOS improves management of memory; DOS 5.0 goes a long way to lifting the curse of a decade. (Software Review) (Personal Computers) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Modular upgrades for new Tandons. (Tandon Corp.'s SL-III modular microcomputers) (Personal Computers)(column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
More oomph with Mac's System 7.0: but it will take awhile for software companies to match the features. (second of two articles) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Multimedia's new world. (multimedia products at the Comdex-Fall 1991 trade show) (Personal Computers) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
NCR arrives first with a powerful pen-based computer; I.B.M. is also planning a machine that will go well beyond the electronic clipboard. (NCR Corp.'s System 3125) (The Executive Computer)(column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Networld: the talk is of strategic partnerships. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
New model of a classic printer. (HP Laserjet IIIP) (Personal Computers) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Next best to a brush. (Time Arts Inc.'s Oasis software and Wacom Inc.'s SD-510C pressure sensitive digitizer; Personal computers)(Column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Not just blue sky: I.B.M. and Apple have a product. (alliance will produce a token-ring network adaptor board for Apple Macintosh microcomputers) (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Novell adding weapons for the contest with Microsoft: through acquisition it hopes to mesh network and PC operating systems. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Now, where to buy it? (purchasing a microcomputer) (Personal Computers)(column) (Buyers Guide)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Off and running! Time trial for PS/1's. (IBM's PS/1 B82 and PS/1 C42 microcomputers) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
One day, laptops could rule the world. (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
On shuttle, Wristmacs help out. (commercially available computer products in use on the space shuttle Atlantis) (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
On the road with a little modem called Worldport 9600: it's lightweight, fast, adaptable, dependable - in fact, not a bad partner at all. (Worldport 9600 data modem from U.S. Robotics Inc.) (Hardware Review) (The Executive Computer)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
On whom will the spotlight - and the ax - fall in 1992? Great things are expected of Borland, more turmoil at I.B.M. and at Compaq. (Borland International Inc.) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
PC Tools and Norton get major overhauls. (PC Tools 7.0, from Central Point Products Inc.; and Norton Utilities 6.0, from Symantec Corp.) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Philippe Kahn of Borland, in his own words. (founder of Borland International Inc.) (The Executive Computer)(column) (interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Plenty of bells and whistles on the latest portables: but little software for pen-based machines and the high cost of color pose obstacles. (portable microcomputers at Comdex-Fall 1991) (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Plugging into the network. (setting up schools for networked microcomputers)(Ex Machina)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Popular spreadsheet improved. (Lotus 1-2-3, Release 2.3, spreadsheet software from Lotus Development Corp.) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Printers are improved. (dot-matrix printers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Printers catching up. (Apple Personal Laserwriter LS and Apple Stylewriter) (Personal Computers)(column) (product announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Putting some punch into management show-and-tell: a new Harvard Graphics provides both standard and customized charts. (Harvard Graphics 3.0, presentation software from Software Publishing Corp.) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Putting the cart before the horse. (choosing software before choosing hardware) (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Radio waves that really bind, from Motorola: faster and less susceptible to interruption, but costlier than wires. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Rooting out viruses. (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Second thoughts on thinking small. (the advantages and disadvantages of a portable computer) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Shopping at home. (advice on selecting educational software packages)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Software to help introduce products: the wisdom - if not the wit - of 30 experts in management. (Business Insight, an expert system from Business Resource Software Inc.) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Software to help introduce products: the wisdom - if not the wit - of 30 experts in management. (Business Insight expert system) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Some sound advice on taking it along. (helps for using laptop or notebook computers) (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Speaking in tongues. (Transparent Language Inc.'s Transparent Language software)(Education Life supplement)(product announcement) (editorial)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Special order for Gulf sends powerful PC's (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Spreading the network.(schools move toward computer networks)(Education Life supplement) (editorial)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Taking on Form 1040 with 2 Mac programs. (Softview Inc.'s Macintax and Macintax for Windows tax preparation software)(Apple Macintosh) (1 of 2 articles on tax software) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Tax help for DOS-based machines. (part 2) (Software Review) (tax preparation software; Personal Computers) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Test-drive for software: let's look at pictures. Many companies have put program demonstrations on a single disk. (Select Demos, a CD-ROM product from Computer Library) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The brave new world of I.B.M. and Apple: Will promises be fulfilled before rival companies dominate the arena? (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The handwriting on the wall. (Personal Computers)(product development of pen-based computer operating systems) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The latest Excel leapfrogs its spreadsheet rivals: formidable graphics, easy to use, with a 'convert' button for people used to 1-2-3. (Microsoft Excel 3.0) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The Norton Desktop: a better window. (Norton Desktop for Windows from Symantec Corp.) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The right machine, now and later. (purchasing a microcomputer) (Personal Computers)(column) (Buyers Guide)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Trying early-bird tax programs. ('head start' tax preparation packages, to be upgraded later with free copies of final 'fileable' versions) (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Two small companies win big federal computer contract. (Compuadd Corp. and Sysorex Information Systems Inc. win the Desktop IV contract to computers to the Department of Defense)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Type without tears. (Truetype, from Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp.) (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Updating a flawed marvel. (Poqet PC) (Hardware Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Using imagination on paper. (desktop publishing) (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Version 4.0 is a better Pagemaker. (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Want more power? Pull out a chip and put in a faster one; Compaq is the latest company to offer PC's that can be improved by swapping parts. (Compaq Computer Corp.'s Deskpro/M series) (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
What laptop users can expect to find at airports. (effects of Persian Gulf War on domestic security measures) (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
What new chip foretells for Intel. (Intel Corp.'s 80486 DX microprocessor) (Personal Computers) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
What's in I.B.M.'s and Apple's gunsights? Microsoft. (The Executive Computer) (column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Why Compaq is getting down in the trenches. (directing competition at clone makers, not IBM) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Windows word processors do battle. (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
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