The New York Times 1992 Peter H. Lewis - Abstracts

The New York Times 1992 Peter H. Lewis
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A computer or not? Apple readies its Newton. (Apple's personal digital assistant)(The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A fast way to discover patterns in vast amounts of data; today, the financial markets. Tomorrow, the rest of the business world - perhaps. (Market Information Machine, a computer system for doing financial analyses, from Logical Information Machines Inc.) (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A green revolution in printers. (new printers are environmentally sound because they have no disposable parts) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Air Force moves to cancel computer contract award. (Desktop IV contract to CompuAdd and Sysorex Information System Inc.)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Air Force PC contract for Zenith; 2d round of bids won after industry dispute. (Zenith Data Systems awarded $740 million Desktop IV contract)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A new Macintosh family for your home. (Apple Macintosh Performa line of microcomputers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A parade of new portables, with new engines under the hood: the machines are more expensive, but pack more power and longer battery life. (computers using Intel's 80486SL chip) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A plug-in upgrade chip that's packed with power. (Intel Corp.'s Overdrive microprocessor) (The Executive Computer) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Apple-I.B.M. venture, with new leaders, searches for a soul. (Taligent Inc.'s Code Pink operating system product development)(The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Armchair view of the vote; watchers can get the results as quickly as newscasters do. (online access to results of Nov 1992 US elections) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
As piracy grows, the software industry counterattacks; thievery costs companies billions of dollars every year. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
As price wars heat up, the victors seem to be customers. (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
As simple as drag, drop and draw. (Shapeware Corp.'s Visio drawing software) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
At the Unix helm, with an attitude. (interview with Unix System Laboratories Inc. Pres and CEO Roel Pieper) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A visionary tries to tie the world together. (Mark Eppley, chairman of Traveling Software Inc.) (The Executive Computer) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A way to make the easiest even easier. (Apple's At Ease data security software) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
A wireless widget master. (Go Corp. Pres William Vincent Campbell) (includes interviewee profile) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Back-to-school shopping tips. (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Backups require effort, but security is worth it. (Personal Computers) (Tutorial)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Be careful computing; it's almost virus season. (Michelangelo virus, Jerusalem B virus) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Be it a whale or a dinosaur, can I.B.M. really evolve? (I.B.M. Personal Computer Co.) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Better color printers, lower prices, but still a niche market. (color printer market)(The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Big-business power in affordable small-business servers; Compaq and Dell, snarling Texas rivals, are again at each other's throats. (Dell Computer Corp.)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Black box: it's simple, it's unseen, it's crucial. (hard disk drive) (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Brand names are fighting back against the clones. (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Compaq's bold plunge into the laser printer market. (Compaq Pagemarq 15 and Pagemarq 20 laser printers) (The Executive Computer) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Computer science is going down. (Ex Machina)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Computer words: less perfect? (computers' facilitation of composition may cause writers to take less care) (Ex Machina) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Deciding when a turnoff is a good idea. (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Deciding whether to renew or buy. (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Dialing for data. (the advantages and disadvantages of Prodigy on-line information services)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Digital returns to PC wars; Intel and Microsoft are partners; the clone makers are role models. (Digital Equipment Corp.) (The Executive Computer)(column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Ever expanding, Microsoft readies a network Windows; will 'groupware' be the next battleground? Many think so. (Microsoft Corp.'s Microsoft Windows for Workgroups network operating system) (Column) (The Executive Computer) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Fantasy baseball's dream teams. (Prodigy Baseball Manager) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Far better print quality, but is there a market for it? (the new 600-dot-per-inch laser printers)(The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Fighting the data base war. (Microsoft Corp.'s Access data base management software) (Personal Computers, Column) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
For finances past the checkbook, a small-business helper. (Intuit Inc.'s Quickbooks accounting software)(The Executive Computer) (Software Review) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
He who fielded Compaq's 'SWAT team.' (interview with Compaq Computer Corp. CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
High hopes for the new OS/2. (IBM's OS/2 2.0 operating system) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Hot new portables: great features, but wide price range. (color screen portable computers offer power at varying prices) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
How much can you pack into a tiny little portable? New plug-in cards contain spacious disk drives, facsimile modems and more. (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) cards for portable computers) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
How the new OS/2 and Windows stack up. (OS/2 2.0, Microsoft Windows 3.0) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
How to find the best software for a child. (Personal Computers)(Column) (Tutorial)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
H-P adds resolution to the cheaper laser; after gaining some market share, smaller rivals had better start moving quickly. (HP Laserjet 4 and HP Laserjet 4M laser printers) (The Executive Computer, Column) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
I.B.M, fighting back, introduces a new line. (IBM's low-priced PS/ValuePoint microcomputers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
In a turnabout, I.B.M. says, 'we'll talk to anybody.' (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
In the weight vs. power equation, a new compromise; 'subnotebooks' weigh as little as two pounds. But can they really get the job done? (notebook computers) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Is there a sub-subnotebook in your future? Quite possibly, but you'll find it handles some chores a lot better than others. (notebook computers) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
I've got the world on a disk. (Sony Corp. of America Computer Peripheral Products Co's Sony Laser Library CD-ROM player) (Personal Computers)(column) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Keeping it interesting. (educational software for children) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Learning to save trees. (developing computer habits that are ecologically responsible) (Personal Computers)(Science) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Less expensive lines introduced by Compaq. (Compaq Computer Corp.'s notebook computers and microcomputers) (Personal Computers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
List prices are the latest technology dinosaur. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Low-tech renewal. (equipment and supplies in US schools)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Medicine, and common sense, for virus problems; a company with no policy should write one; others should enforce their rules. (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Michael Dell says he's more than ready for a good fight. (The Executive Computer) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Microprocessors and today's computer price wars: lower-cost chips raise compatibility questions. Here are some answers. (Personal Computers) (Buyers Guide)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Microsoft's Windows 3.1 smooths some bumps. (Software Review) (Microsoft Corp. Windows 3.1 graphical user interface)(Personal Computers column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
More home workers and more machines in their offices. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
More speed from an Intel chip. (The Intel 80486 DX2-66)(Personal Computers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
'Mother of all markets' or a 'pipe dream driven by greed?' No one knows who will want a personal communicator - but suppliers are lining up. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
New I.B.M. line emphasizes service contracts; but the price still exceeds those of comparable machines from its competitors. (IBM personal Computer Co.'s PS/2 77 486 DX2, PS/2 56 SLC 2 and PS/2 57 SLC 2 microcomputers) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
New operating system is the machine's soul. (software companies release operating systems) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
New ways to 'paste' a photo into your documents: digital cameras save time and processing costs, but can't deliver superb quality. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Next: wireless widgets. (personal communication devices) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Not ready for Windows or OS/2? Here are training wheels; Norton Desktop for DOS is both a friendly interface and proof of a lucrative market. (Microsoft Corp.'s Microsoft Windows graphical user interface; IBM's OS/2 operating system; Symantec Corp.'s Norton Desktop for DOS file management software) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Nurturing democracy through used computers. (Alex Randall 5th's Boston Computer Exchange and East-West Foundation) (includes profile of Randall) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Of competing buses. (local bus expansion slot standards)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Of data compression and decompression. (Stac Electronics' Stacker 3.0 compression software) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Of turning the pages without any pages: a novel on disk looks up every place a character appears. (Voyager Co.'s Expanded Books for the Apple Macintosh Powerbook computer) (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Picking the right microprocessor grows more complex. (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
PowerBooks include one more for the road. (Apple Macintosh PowerBook Duo notebook computer and the Macintosh IIvx and IIvi computers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Reports with sound effects and video: Apple Quicktime takes desktop publishing into a new dimension. (Quicktime, computer software from Apple Computer Inc.) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer)(column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Resolved: to do considerably better next year. (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Riding into the multimedia digital age. (IBM Vice President and General Manager Lucie J. Fjeldstad) (includes interviewee profile) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Simulating life. (Davidson and Associates Inc.'s Zoo Keeper and First Byte Inc's Zug's Race Through Space educational programs) (Software Review) (Software) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Small business, handy tools. (software packages for small businesses) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Smaller, lighter, stronger, cheaper. (NCR Corp.'s NCR 3170 notebook computer) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Software is getting cheaper, smarter. (Personal Computers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
So many bargains, so many confounding choices; nice older systems at rock-bottom prices, new powerhouses for just a bit more. (microcomputers) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Some summer books for computer nerds. (Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Stacker can double hard disk's memory. (Stac Electronic's Stacker 2.0 file management software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Still another place to install a trackball. (Compaq's Lte Lite 25c notebook computer, Caera Corp.'s FaxMaster optical character recognition facsimile conversion software) (Personal Computers) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Stunning spreadsheet, minus keyboard: proof of the power - and potential - of pen-based computers. (Slate Corp.'s At Hand spreadsheet software) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Summertime and the computin's easy. (children learning on computers) (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Taking a hands-on approach at Aldus. (Aldus Corp. founder Paul S. Brainerd) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Tape gains popularity as a backup medium. (Personal Computers)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Teaching with a light touch. (Software Toolworks' Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2.0 educational software, Bureau of Electronic Publishing Inc.'s Monarch Notes on CD-ROM data base, Symantec Corp.'s Norton Antivirus 2.0 data security software and MathSoft Inc.'s Mathcad 3.0 for Windows mathematical software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Technical support, the way the big software companies do it: a new CD-ROM program gives users inside information for solving problems. (includes related article on expanding uses of CD-ROM)(The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The case of the frustrated computer shopper. (short supplies have created months-long waiting lists for the most popular microcomputers) (Science)(Personal Computers) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The computer as catalyst. (microcomputers as educational tools in the home) (The New York Times Education Life supplement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The database marketplace heats up. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
The envelope please - and with an address. (Avery Commercial Products Division's MacLabelpro and LabelPro printer software) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Three different ways to dress up Windows: tools and philosophies that make computing an easier task. (Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0, from Symantec Corp.; New Wave 4.0, from Hewlett-Packard Co.; and Rooms for Windows, from XSoft) (Software Review) (The Executive Computer)(Column) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Useful new tools for simple machines. (Borland International Inc. introduces Quattro Pro 4.0 and dBASE IV 1.5) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Weary of price cuts, companies try to sell value; service, warranty and technology may be the next weapons of choice. (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Weighing a new operating system? Call a timeout. (IBM's OS/2 2.0 operating system and Microsoft Corp.'s Microsoft Windows 3.0 graphical user interface) (The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Where does the 600-pound gorilla write data bases? (Microsoft Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Fox Software Inc. affords it an entry into the lucrative data base developer community) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Whither the ACE consortium? Maybe nowhere. (Advanced Computing Environment) (The Executive Computer) (Column)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Who lives by technology dies - slowly - by technology. (portable computers and battery recharging hints)(The Executive Computer) (Tutorial)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
With the new price war, the choices are wider. (Dell Computer Corp. introduces new line of low-cost of microcomputers to counter Compaq's price reduction on its Prolinea microcomputer line) (Product Announcement)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Young at heart. (Knowledge Adventure, educational software from Knowledge Adventure Inc.; and KidPix, from Broderbund Software Inc.) (Software Review) (Software)(New York Times Education Life supplement) (Evaluation)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Zenith Data's Air Force pact is challenged by Compuadd. (Zenith Data System Corp.)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
Zenith looks for blue skies beyond the Air Force contract. (Zenith Data Systems Corp.)(The Executive Computer)News, opinion and commentaryPeter H. Lewis
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