From sj-approval Thu Aug 3 10:06:41 1995 Return-Path: Received: by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA28459; Thu, 3 Aug 1995 14:10:31 -0400 Received: from emout04.mail.aol.com by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA28423; Thu, 3 Aug 1995 14:10:26 -0400 Received: by emout04.mail.aol.com (1.37.109.11/16.2) id AA223983201; Thu, 3 Aug 1995 14:06:41 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 14:06:41 -0400 From: RUBENEWS@aol.com Message-Id: <950803140640_129654205@aol.com> To: sj@world.std.com Subject: NET NOTES 9 Sender: sj-approval@world.std.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sj FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NET NOTES 9 COLUMN (This column of source material is written specifically for journalist colleagues around the globe. This information is not for publication. Please share with as many journalist netters as possible.) By Ruben Sosa Villegas c1995 Recent Windows 95 magazine mania: BUSINESS WEEK July 10, 1995, $2.95 U.S., p. 94 & 95 "Windows 95: How It Will Change Computing" byStephen H. Wilstrom - "Deep in the heart of Building 5 on Microsoft Corp.'s sprawling campus in Redmond, Wash., hundreds of men and women hunch over PCs in dimly lit, windowless rooms. They're bug testers, and they have been toiling 'round the clock to find and fix the last glitches lurking in the 15 million lines of computer code that make up Windows 95. In a couple of weeks, the final, "golden" version of the operating system must go to manufacturing, where Win95 will be etched into CD-ROMs and recorded on diskettes." "Will The Watchdogs Keep Barking At Windows?" by Amy Cortese - "Windows 95 is finally passing Microsoft's quality-control tests. But can it pass muster with Assistant Attorney General Anne K. Bingaman?" "Microsoft's Online Timing May Be Off," by Kathy Rebello - "Ever since plans for Microsoft Network surfaced nearly a year ago, pundits and competitors have predicted the dominant player in software would quickly dominate online services. The reason: With the click of a mouse, millions of Windows 95 users could sign up - an edge so big that rivals complained to the Justice Dept." U.S. NEWS August 7, 1995, $2.95 U.S., p. 52 "Windows 95 - User's Guide" "Beyond The Hype" by Mary Kathleen Flynn - "The biggist buildup in computer history is set to culminate August 24 with the scheduled arrival of Windows 95 - unless the Justice Department intervenes. Most new PCs will come with the new operating system installed, and by the middle of next year Microsoft expects to have sold 12 to 13 million copies to PC ownwers who want to upgrade." "A Mac User Critiques Win95" by Vic Sussman - "I've been a Macintosh devotee since 1984. I also live in the real world, so I use both Macs and PCs. But my loyalty tips to the Macintosh because it is precisely what Apple created a decade ago: a computer "for the rest of us" - intuitive, free of DOS, arcana and the infuriating clunkiness of Windows 3.1." "The Software Question: Windows 95 Means Getting All New Programs - Or Does It?" by Leonard Wiener - "Buying and installing Windows 95 is likely to be just the first step in a software odyssey for most PC owners. You will want to upgrade to software primed to take advantage of the new system. Older programs for Windows 3.1 or DOS might no towk with Windows 95. On the other hand, none of this concerns you if you don't switch to Windows 95." "Microsoft's Online Adventure: Will It Fly?" by Mary Kathleen Flynn - "Click on a button in Windows 95 labeled "The Microsoft Network" and your modem automatically dials up the software giant's latest endeavor. Pretty convenient. But Microsoft's online rivals would rather you never get the chance." "Windows Up, Market Down? The Release of Windows 95 could be anticlamatic for Microsoft stock" by Jack Egan - "Investors feverishly bidding up share prices long before an anticipated event is nothing new. A selloff when the event materializes can surprise the uninitiated, but it could happen with Windows 95." WINDOWS MAGAZINE August 1995, $3.95 U.S., $4.95 Canada, includes a Windows disk to subsribe to AOL. "Make Windows 95 Fly!" issue "Whew! It's Been A Long Time Coming. Was It Worth The Wait?" by Fred Langa, p. 11 - "... You're witnessing the crest of an upgrade tidal wave unlike anything you've ever seen." "Win 95: Hot Sales or Steamed Customers?" - "Despite all the headaches, mostly from the much-publicized delays, Windows 95 will ignite record-breaking sales from the first day it hits the shelves. Or it won't." "It's War! On one side: Corporate Users. On the other: MIS" by Mike Elgan, p. 49 - "At Issue: Windows 95. Users want Win95 installed on the office systems - yesterday. But many MIS departments believe they won't be ready to install, support or deal with the headaches associated with Microsoft's new operating system for some time." "Steer Clear Through Win95 Waves" by James E. Powell, p. 124 - "Windows 95 brings many new features in the operating system table, but it's a rare OS that can't use a little doctoring. Norton Navigator plugs a few of Windows 95's gaps and eases the transition from Windows 3.x with some shock-reducing bridges." "Unlock the Power" by Ralph Lauriston, p. 204 - "Microsoft's claim that Windows 95 will make your computer easier to use is absolutely true - provided you find it difficult to use today." "A Short Hop To The Internet" by Fred Langa, p. 207 - "Built-in Internet Access is one of the best parts of Windows 95." "Optimizing Windows: Variations on a Win95 Setup Theme by John Woram, p. 270 - "If you found dumping DOS difficult, you'll probably have trouble saying farewell to Windows 3.x, too." "Don't Close the Door on Windows 3.x" by Jonathan Blackwood, p. 275 - "We're on the verge of a new era of Windows computing. No, you won't be dragged kicking and screaming into a brave new world you want nothing to do with." WINDOWS SOURCES: The Magazine for Windows Experts August 1995, Vol. 3, No. 8, $3.95 U.S., $3.25 Canada, includes a Microsoft Windows 95 Interactive Demo & Sampler CD-ROM "Win 95 Makes Color Simple" "Color Output Breaks Through" by Lori Grunin, John Hart, Matthew Klare and Alfred Poor, p. 54 - "Fun and Profit. Whether you dabble in color or make it your business, today's printing technologies can deliver the right mix of performance and cost." "Win 95 Brings Color Matching" p. 62 "Hedging Windows 95" by Brian Livingston, p. 142, "Though the preview version of Win 95 lacks an uninstall utility. I'll show you a workaround - and a way to preserve your Windows 3.x preferences in a dual-boot configuration." NET NOTES 9 -30- ---------------------------------------------------------