The New York Times 1992 Peter H. Lewis |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A computer or not? Apple readies its Newton. (Apple's personal digital assistant)(The Executive Computer) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
A green revolution in printers. (new printers are environmentally sound because they have no disposable parts) (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Air Force moves to cancel computer contract award. (Desktop IV contract to CompuAdd and Sysorex Information System Inc.) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
A new Macintosh family for your home. (Apple Macintosh Performa line of microcomputers) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
As piracy grows, the software industry counterattacks; thievery costs companies billions of dollars every year. (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
As price wars heat up, the victors seem to be customers. (The Executive Computer) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
As simple as drag, drop and draw. (Shapeware Corp.'s Visio drawing software) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (Evaluation) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
A visionary tries to tie the world together. (Mark Eppley, chairman of Traveling Software Inc.) (The Executive Computer) (Interview) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
A way to make the easiest even easier. (Apple's At Ease data security software) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
A wireless widget master. (Go Corp. Pres William Vincent Campbell) (includes interviewee profile) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Back-to-school shopping tips. (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Backups require effort, but security is worth it. (Personal Computers) (Tutorial) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Be careful computing; it's almost virus season. (Michelangelo virus, Jerusalem B virus) (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Better color printers, lower prices, but still a niche market. (color printer market)(The Executive Computer) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Black box: it's simple, it's unseen, it's crucial. (hard disk drive) (Personal Computers) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Brand names are fighting back against the clones. (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Computer science is going down. (Ex Machina) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Computer words: less perfect? (computers' facilitation of composition may cause writers to take less care) (Ex Machina) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Deciding when a turnoff is a good idea. (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Deciding whether to renew or buy. (Personal Computers) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Dialing for data. (the advantages and disadvantages of Prodigy on-line information services) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Fantasy baseball's dream teams. (Prodigy Baseball Manager) (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Fighting the data base war. (Microsoft Corp.'s Access data base management software) (Personal Computers, Column) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
He who fielded Compaq's 'SWAT team.' (interview with Compaq Computer Corp. CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
High hopes for the new OS/2. (IBM's OS/2 2.0 operating system) (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
How to find the best software for a child. (Personal Computers)(Column) (Tutorial) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
I.B.M, fighting back, introduces a new line. (IBM's low-priced PS/ValuePoint microcomputers) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
In a turnabout, I.B.M. says, 'we'll talk to anybody.' (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Keeping it interesting. (educational software for children) (Evaluation) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Learning to save trees. (developing computer habits that are ecologically responsible) (Personal Computers)(Science) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Less expensive lines introduced by Compaq. (Compaq Computer Corp.'s notebook computers and microcomputers) (Personal Computers) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
List prices are the latest technology dinosaur. (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Low-tech renewal. (equipment and supplies in US schools) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Michael Dell says he's more than ready for a good fight. (The Executive Computer) (Interview) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
More home workers and more machines in their offices. (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
More speed from an Intel chip. (The Intel 80486 DX2-66)(Personal Computers) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
New operating system is the machine's soul. (software companies release operating systems) (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Next: wireless widgets. (personal communication devices) (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Of competing buses. (local bus expansion slot standards) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Of data compression and decompression. (Stac Electronics' Stacker 3.0 compression software) (Software Review) (Personal Computers)(Column) (Evaluation) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Picking the right microprocessor grows more complex. (The Executive Computer) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Resolved: to do considerably better next year. (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Small business, handy tools. (software packages for small businesses) (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Smaller, lighter, stronger, cheaper. (NCR Corp.'s NCR 3170 notebook computer) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Software is getting cheaper, smarter. (Personal Computers) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Some summer books for computer nerds. (Personal Computers) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Stacker can double hard disk's memory. (Stac Electronic's Stacker 2.0 file management software) (Software Review) (Evaluation) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Summertime and the computin's easy. (children learning on computers) (Personal Computers) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Taking a hands-on approach at Aldus. (Aldus Corp. founder Paul S. Brainerd) (Sound Bytes, Column) (Interview) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Tape gains popularity as a backup medium. (Personal Computers) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
The computer as catalyst. (microcomputers as educational tools in the home) (The New York Times Education Life supplement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
The database marketplace heats up. (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
The envelope please - and with an address. (Avery Commercial Products Division's MacLabelpro and LabelPro printer software) (Product Announcement) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Whither the ACE consortium? Maybe nowhere. (Advanced Computing Environment) (The Executive Computer) (Column) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Who lives by technology dies - slowly - by technology. (portable computers and battery recharging hints)(The Executive Computer) (Tutorial) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter 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 commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Zenith Data's Air Force pact is challenged by Compuadd. (Zenith Data System Corp.) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
Zenith looks for blue skies beyond the Air Force contract. (Zenith Data Systems Corp.)(The Executive Computer) | News, opinion and commentary | Peter H. Lewis |
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