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`Sec Compaq, Page 105 Intel i486 to Triple Performance of 386
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`tured in such a way that they can
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`by eight 80-bit registers that are
`5T DEADLINE HP to Announce Faster
`
`Compaq to Introduce 12-Ml-lz 286
`Also Expected to Cut Prices on 3865, Announce Its MS-DOS 4.01
`IV ROI COPELAND
`megabyte
`16-bit high-speed
`memory expansion card.
`The small-footprint 286e is
`available in three models:
`the
`Model
`I
`features a single 5%-
`inch 1.2-megabyte floppy drive
`for $2.699; the Model 20 adds a
`20—megabyte hard disk to the
`basic unit and costs $3.199; and
`the Model 40 otTers
`a
`40—
`megabyte drive for $3.599. All
`models are available now.
`Compaq also said that as of
`today.
`they are dropping the
`price on all models of their
`Compaq Deskpro 3865 system
`line. The Model I is now $3.299.
`down from $3.599:
`the Model
`20 will sell for $3.799. dropped
`from $4,299; and the Model 40
`is down to $4,199 from $4.999.
`Commenting on the Compaq
`price cuts. Lorie Strong. director
`of product marketing. said that
`“after evaluating the market.
`
`Compaq 's Deskpro 286a offers
`VGA on the motherboard.
`
`place. we wanted to continue the
`positive trend in sales of our SX
`system line."
`Also
`introduced today is
`Compaq's MS—DOS. Version
`
`Compaq Computer Corp. plans
`to introduce today a l2-MH2
`286-based small-footprint ma-
`chine and cut the price on all
`models of its Deskpro 3865.
`which is based on the Intel
`386SX chip.
`Compaq also said it will
`announce the availability of '
`MS-DOS. Version 4.0l. which
`includes the MS—DOS shell and
`a Compaq version of Micro-
`soft‘s OS/2. Standard Version
`H with Presentation Manager.
`The Compaq Deskpro 286e
`is based on the l2-MHz Intel
`80286 microprocessor.
`It
`in-
`cludes 1 megabyte of memory
`expandable to 13 megabytes.
`VGA on the motherboard. five
`8/16-bit expansion slots. and
`four disk drive bays. The 286e
`also accepts an optional I. or 4-
`
`I'm mfll‘l’lll
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`The Intel 80486 microproces-
`sor. which is scheduled to be
`announced next week at spring
`Comdex. will provide perfor‘
`mance of up to three times that
`of the 80386 processor, accord-
`ing to an Intel technical docu-
`ment examined last week by In-
`fol/Ibrld.
`Designed to be fully compati-
`
`dedicated to numeric function
`, ble with the 80386 processor.
`‘
`the 80486 — or “i486." as Intel
`computations. according to the
`document.
`is dubbing the chip — includes
`ship-
`Although the initial
`an on-chip. floating-point pro~
`ments of the chip will run at 25-
`cessor unit that is fully compati-
`MHz or 33-MHz clock frequen-
`ble with the 80387 math copro-
`cessor, according to the docu-
`cies. performance advantages
`ment. This means that software
`are achieved through advanced
`written to make use ofthe 80387
`design features built
`into the
`chip‘s highly integrated architec-
`should be capable of running on
`ture. The chip is capable of
`the new processor without hav-
`ing to be rewritten.
`implementing frequently exe-
`cuted functions in one clock
`Intel officials refused to com-
`ment on the 804865 features.
`cycle. according to the docu-
`ment.
`The Intel i486 chip‘s calcula-
`tion performance is enhanced
`Memory management with
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`A prototype application using Intel's DVI technology demonstrated
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`multimedia interactive training on PCs.
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`IBM, Intel Codeveloping
`DVI Multimedia Products
`
`Microsoft, IBM to Provide Open Standards
`IV EM 1. moron
`sumer electronics. according to
`Intel Corp.
`James Cannavino. president
`of IBM‘s entry systems division.
`told attendees at Microsoft‘s
`Fourth
`International Confer-
`ence on CD ROM that IBM will
`codevelop DVI
`systems with
`Intel. Initial PS/Z products are
`scheduled for release in the first
`quarter of 1990.
`Microsoft and IBM also an-
`nounced they will cooperate to
`provide open standards and also
`complete hardware and software
`systems for DVI. including sup-
`Soc ovr, Page a
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`ANAHEIM. CA —— IBM sur-
`prised veterans of the CD ROM
`industry last week by announc-
`ing it
`is getting aggressively
`involved in Digital Video Inter-
`active (DVI) products and may
`release 3 PS/2 with DVI capabil-
`ities.
`DVI technology uses digital
`compression and decompres-
`sion technology as well as hard-
`ware and sofiware products to
`bring interactive.
`full-motion
`video and audio capabilities to
`personal computers and con-
`
`I 1I
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`Borland is giving corporate de-
`velopers previews of its OS/Z
`versions of the Turbo language
`and plans to ship the products in
`_ about six months to challenge
`market leader Microsoft.
`Borland officials have dem-
`onstrated Turbo C, Turbo As-
`sembler. and Turbo Debugger
`running under OS/2 Presenta-
`
`Borland Demonstrates 08/2 Turbo Tools
`IV Swan1. ”UNIT“
`tion Manager — all with multi-
`be extended easily to object~
`oriented techniques.“ said Rob
`threading capabilities. Perhaps
`not coincidentally.
`the same
`Dickerson. Borland's vice presi-
`three tools are also marketed
`dent for product management.
`Borland would not comment
`together as Turbo C Profession-
`al for DOS.
`on cost or packaging of the new
`Borland is also "doing a lot of
`OS/2 tools. but if the company
`R&D" into object-oriented pro-
`holds the price to that of the
`Deskjet Printer Model
`ducts. said David Intersimone.
`DOS counterpans — $250 for
`developer relations director.
`the three—pack — it could mean
`The Turbo tools “are struc-
`serious competition for Micro—
`Hewlett-Packard Co.
`is expected to introduce at Comdex a faster
`soft‘s C, Macro Assembler. and ‘
`model ofits Deskjet printer and at the same time slash the price ofthe
`Codeview, which cost a total of
`current Deskjet 20 percent. according to sources close to Hewlett-
`Packard.
`$600.
`“A developer would tend to
`The new Deskjet Plus prints text up to two times faster and
`use all
`three products.“ said
`graphics up to five times faster than the current model and features.
`in addition. more resident fonts.
`including six ponrait and four
`Brad Silverberg, Borland's vice
`president of research and devel-
`landscape typefaces. The product will ship on May I and will cost
`opment.
`$995. which is the current price of the existing Deskjet; at the same
`Borland would not commit
`time. Hewlett-Packard will cut the price of the original Deskjet to
`$795.
`to release dates. but Silverberg
`
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`The company will also cut prices on optional Deskjet
`products by 30 percent.
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`font
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`—Bub Punting
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`
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`As the recent DRAM shortage
`abates, we look at the "silicon ‘
`cycle" of boom and slump. ..u
`
`Wang Announces Interlan Gateways
`Turning individual local area networks into an enterprisewide office
`automation system, Wang Laboratories announced an Interlan
`gateway for its LAN Office office automation package. LAN OlTice
`runs under Banyan‘s Vines. 3Com‘s 3+.
`IBM‘s PC LAN. and
`Novell's Netware network operating systems. The new gateways
`allow users on any one of those LANs to communicate transparently
`with LAN Office users on any other LAN at any distance. Wang said.
`. A directory coordination feature makes it unnecessary for users to
`‘ know which network is home to the recipient of a message or file.
`, Wang‘s Interlan gateway will be available in the second quarter for
`$995 per server. A similar gateway to Wang‘s minicomputer-based
`VS product also costs $995 and opens up the possibility of seamless
`connection to products like lBM’s Profs. and DEC‘s Ail-in-One.
`— Mark Sleplrens
`
`‘
`
`IBM AIX to Be Sold Through Dealers
`IBM last week made good on its intention to have a stronger presence
`in the desktop Unix market by announcing it has authorized two
`dealer chains -— Businessland and Microage — to market AIX for the
`PS/2, which started shipping March 31. AIX is IBM‘s version of 1
`Unix. which was formerly available only for the RT PC — IBM's
`RiSC-based workstation — but is now available in a version for the
`Models 70 and 80. the most powerful machines in lBM‘s PS/Z family.
`As for other IBM products sold through the retail channel. authorized
`AIX dealers will be responsible for marketing and technical support
`of customers.
`— Alice LaPlante
`
`Postscript Clone Supports Recorder
`Hoping to be the first to market with Postscript support for a color
`film recorder, Custom Applications Inc. (CAI) will release a new
`version of its clone interpreter in June that supports Presentation .
`Technologies’ Mirage FRI film recorder.
`Using CAI‘s Freedom of Press Postscript-language interpreter.
`users can produce high-resolution color slides and Polaroid prints
`with more than 16 million colors from any PC application that
`supports Postscript output. said Mark Hastings, vice president of
`sales at CAI. The $495 program runs on AT-class PCs and comes
`with 35 fonts compatible with the Apple Iascrwriter Plus printer.
`The Macintosh version of the program will support the Mirage FRI
`in August, Hasting said.
`"CAI and Presentation Technologies are introducing a new
`technology to the market at a fraction of the cost and months ahead
`of any other solution." said Jeffrey Moore. president of CAI. The
`only other vendor to announce Postscript for film recorders is Agfa
`Matrix, which is scheduled to ship Matrix recorders incorporating the ‘
`Adobe Atlas Postscript processor this fall. The Adobe processor will
`‘
`cost about $10,000.
`i
`— Bob Pouring 1
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`‘
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`Mac Version of Mathcad to Debut
`Mathsoh Inc. this week is expected to announce a version of its
`Mathcad mathematics package for
`the Macintosh. Aimed at
`technical professionals, the $495 product is centered around the
`company‘s live document interface. which presents a simplified way
`of displaying and calculating equations in standard math notation. It
`also lets users use the Mac like a notebook. defining variables and
`inputting text from anywhere on-screen.
`— Ed Scahhell
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`
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`The 005 version of HP's 1
`MEle will support all major
`
`The Powermouse 100 can exe-
`cute commands without
`the
`user moving to the keyboard u
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`features of the CAD package II ‘
`NEWS
`A prereiease version of Microsoft Word for
`Windows indicates it borrows a subset of .
`features from the character-based version ........I
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`li
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`Mainstream sofiware publishers last week threw
`their support to Steve Jobs‘ Next computer...... I
`The 486 Standardization Committee will discuss
`ery-high-density floppy disk drives ................. I
`
`is working on enhancements to
`Word Rarfect
`05/2 1.1 and the interface on its Mac version ..I
`
`- Revelation Technologies demonstrates its envi-
`ronmental bonding technology ......................... I.
`
`A CD ROM conference revealed evolutionary.
`. rather than revolutionary, change ..................... I
`
`Fox will sell a version of Noveli's Netware SQL
`database server that will work with both Dbase
`and SQL front-end applications ........................I ;
`IBM will offer a version of Corel Draw that
`supports IBM mainframe images...................... I
`
`The US. Office of Management and Budget is
`reconsidering a retrieval tools regulation .......... I
`Motorola announced details of
`the 68040
`processor design last week ............................. III
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`Alternatives to Apple‘s pricey Mac laptop
`appear to be gaining steam ............................ III
`The latest version of D05 is saddled with
`technical problems ........................................ (II
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`NEWKINO
`Touch Communications is shipping software
`that may allow systems integrators and OEMs to
`add 051 capabilities to their products............. :8
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`SOFTWARE
`Type vendors‘ efforts to protect their designs are
`slowing attempts to set an open format .......... II
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`HARDWARE
`Prohanee Technologies announces a 40-key
`mouse that uses predefined tables..................II
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`MAOINTOSH NEWS
`Dealers selling Apple service parts are breaking
`their contracts. Apple warns............................
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`UNIX NEWS
`Graph-On Corp. has created an X Window
`Terminal that runs over an RS-232 line.......... II
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`INDUSTRY
`Six companies are aggressively bidding for the
`US. Air Force‘s five-year contract for desktop
`computers........................................................u
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`PERSPECTIVES
`PC users are vulnerable to changes in the
`unstable DRAM chip market; analysts expect
`the market to keep fluctuating........................u
`PRODUCT COMPARISON
`In this Product. Comparison we evaluate our
`readers' 10 favorite presentation graphics sofl-
`wareprograms................................................ II
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`Impressions of The Log'eai Connection periph-
`eral sharing device and PEP for Multimate ....1I
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`REVIEWS
`Wing Mac sprmdsheet..................II
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`Voikswriterri word processor..........................I:
`Data Race PC Race 96 fax board....................II
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`Review Responses ...........................................II
`Guide to Reviews ............................................II
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`COLUMNS
`Connections: David Buerger ......................... II
`Tech Talk: Steve Gibson .................................II
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`Stat. d the many: Rachel Parker ..
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`Tech Strut: John Gamz................................II.
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`To the Editor...................................................II
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`Riding the Forth Wave: Jeff Angus .............II
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`Motorola Unveils Details of 68040
`Chip Can Share Memory Among Multiple Processors, Other Devices
`"mm!WI.
`increased. These caches have a
`expected to triple the perfor~
`mance of comparable 68030
`four-way set associative-caching
`Motorola announced last week
`scheme, The net effect of this
`processors through its extensive
`scheme is to increase the hit
`that
`its new 68040 processor
`use of parallel pipelining, while
`offers the capability to share
`at
`the same time maintaining
`ratio by 30 percent over direct
`100 percent object-code com-
`memory among multiple pro-
`mapping, said Jeff Nutt, techni-
`ce§ors and other devices.
`patibility with 68030 software.
`cal marketing manager for Mo-
`The initial 25-MHz version is
`The 68040 uses a feature.
`torola’s microprocessor prod-
`ucts group. Also, like the 68030,
`expected to yield l.6 cycles per
`called Snoop Controller, which
`monitors the external address
`the 68040 has an on-chip mem-
`instruction and is MIPS perfor-
`mance, while a later 33-MHz
`ory management unit.
`bus to detect and flag any data
`version could produce up to 24
`changes and thus makes sure
`Nutt expects that, by the
`MIPS performance,
`sources
`that other processes
`running
`fourth quarter. general sampling
`said.
`concurrently use the updated
`of the chip will occur, with
`The 68040 contains its own
`information, the company said.
`production quantifies expected
`The controller keeps track of
`80~bit floating-point unit inte-
`in the first quarter of l990.
`both the data in main RAM as
`Hewlett-Packard and Apollo
`grated on-chip, which is soft-
`were eager to announce support
`ware compatible with the
`well as the data in the on-chip
`of the 68040. “Between six and
`MC68882 floating-point chip.
`data cache, providing the “cache
`12 months after we receive the
`coherency“ necessary for multi-
`According to system vendors
`Apollo‘s vice president of prod-
`ple will probably pull applica-
`ple processors to operate with
`who will use the chip, the on-
`chip, we would expect to an-
`tions from superminis, main-
`uct marketing and programs.
`the same RAM.
`nounce a 68040-based worksta-
`chip FPU will smd up floating
`Both HP and Apollo are
`frames, and Crays to run on
`Data attributes are selectable
`these systems," he said.
`planning multiprocessor
`sys-
`tion," said Doug Johnson, HP‘s
`point calculations by nearly 10
`times.
`sothatadatasetcanbeflagged
`tems using the 68040. Four— and
`product marketing manager for
`stopped
`Apple Computer
`workstations.
`Like the 68030.
`the 68040
`as being snoopable, non-snoop-
`short ofsaying it would definite-
`eight-processor systems would
`able, cacheable, non-cachcable.
`has separate on-chip instruction
`“We‘ll ship a 68040 product
`ly use the chip in future Macs,
`be likely configurations of a
`and data caches, but the amount
`68040 multiprocessor architec-
`shared. global, or private.
`as soon as the chip is generally
`though it restated its commit-
`ture, HP’s Johnson said. “Peer
`available,“ said Mike Gallup,
`ofcaching has been significantly
`The long-awaited chip is also
`ment to using the 68000 line.
`
`' .
`1
`
` nit speeds up
`In the Motorola 68040. an on-board floatlng-polnt u
`floating-palm calculations by nearly 10 times, while plpellnlng
`produces two to three times the performance ofa slmllar 68030.
`
`Compaq
`Contlnuod From Page 1
`
`OS/Z, Standard Version H,
`like we've seen in the past,"
`Strong said. “Version 4.01 does
`with Presentation Manager and
`require a bit more memory, and
`support for up to l6 megabytes
`many of our major accounts
`of addressable memory. A key
`have already standardized on an
`feature of the Compaq OS/2
`4.01, which includes the MS-
`interface, so a change isn‘t that
`product is its “dual boot" capa-
`appealing." The new DOS ver-
`DOS shell. A graphical interface
`bility, which enables the user to
`sion will ship in April for $150.
`similar to Presentation Manag-
`select via a hot-key sequence
`er, the shell incorporates menus,
`whether to load 05/2 or DOS.
`Compaq enhancements
`to
`Thus, one machine can run both
`MS-DOS 4.01 include Fastart,
`windows, icons, and an integrat-
`which speeds installation, and
`ed mouse to simplify operating
`DOS and 05/2 applications,
`system command entry.
`support for the Lotus/lntel/Mi-
`Strong said. Users of 08/2.
`Compaq will continue to
`Version 1.0 can upgrade to L]
`crosoft Expanded Memory
`market MS-DOS 3.3l as well.
`for a $50 fee. Version 1.0 of OS/
`Specification (LlM/EMS) 4.0.
`“We think the market
`is not
`2 will be discontinued when 1.]
`Compaq will ship in April for
`3340 its release of Microsofi‘s
`totally shifting to the latest DOS
`begins shipping
`
` Users Find Alternatives While
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`paging and cache memory units
`is also included on the chip, as is
`an 8K unified-code instruction
`and data cache. The chip fea-
`tures a burst bus that is capable
`of lO6-megabytc-per-second da-
`ta bursts. Enhanced memory
`management
`on—chip
`dc—em-
`phasizes the need for faster (and
`thus higher-priced) DRAM
`chips, according to the Intel
`document.
`Up to 4 gigabytes of physical
`memory can be addressed by the
`chip. Virtual memory,'or mem-
`ory that is stored on a hard disk
`
`or on another storage device, of
`up to 64 terabytes can be ad-
`dressed by the i486 chip.
`Support
`for multiprocessor
`configurations is also built into
`the chip through multiprocessor
`instnictions and cache consis-
`tency protocols. This reduces
`interchip communication delays
`and enables the chip to monitor
`data consistancy among multi-
`ple caches
`Optimization of instructions
`built
`into the chip includes
`support for high-level languages
`and operating system functions.
`The 80486 will run DOS, OS/2,
`Windows, Unix System W386,
`and the lRMX operating sys-
`tems, according to the docu-
`ment.
`
`Waiting for Apple’s Mae Laptop
`'V LAIIII FLY"!
`creased with reports that Apple’s
`system will be heavier and more
`costly than customers hoped.
`Apple’s laptop is expected to
`weigh from 15 to 17 pounds and
`have the price tag of a low-end
`68030-based Mac.
`it will also
`have an active-matrix display,
`an internal battery, and lC cards
`— known as SLIM cards.
`Apple CEO John Sculley
`recently stated the company will
`deliver the machine this sum-
`mer. Sources briefed by Apple
`said its price will start at $6,500.
`Some of Apple‘s most devot-
`ed customers seem the most
`discouraged by reports that the
`laptop has taken the high road.
`“We don‘t give a squat about
`batteries," said a PC manager at
`a Big Eight accounting firm,
`referring to reports that
`the
`battery and screen technology
`have held up release. “Now you
`have a l7-pound machine that's
`two years late."
`
`As the summer release of Ap-
`ple’s pricey Macintosh laptop
`approaches, alternatives seem to
`be gaining steam, including the
`imminent arrival of a $1,600 kit
`that lets users convert existing
`Macs into lO-pound portables.
`Scheduled for release in April
`by Nexsys he, the Travel Mac
`kit consists of a supertwist back-
`lit LCD screen, batteries with
`power charger, carrying case,
`and DC adapter, according to
`Rater Kilcommons, president of
`the New York-based Nexsys.
`Users can install mother-
`boards from nearly all compact
`Macs, including the new 68030-
`based SE/30, Kilcommons said.
`The case has space for a video
`card so users can attach large
`screen monitors.
`Colby Systems of Fresno.
`California, said sales ofits porta-
`ble Mac compatibles have in-
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` Users Say DOS 4.0 Not Worth an Upgrade
`
`
`
`mand to put DOS 4.0 on a hard
`disk formatted under DOS 3.3.
`The menu's graphics mode then
`conflicted with other graphics
`programs. When he installed
`DOS 4.0 on the disk using its
`select menu feature, it worked
`fine. But as a result of this
`problem, Gordon realized he
`couldn‘t just hand DOS 4.0 over
`to users.
`“1 would have to set it up and
`maintain the shell and batch
`files. i began to ask myself, ‘Why
`do this?‘ “ Gordon said.
`DOS 4.0 supports files larger
`than 32 megabytes by redefining
`cluster sizes and rendering them
`incompatible with files created
`under earlier versions of DOS.
`The impractical remedy is for all
`users to switch to DOS 4.0.
`“People haven’t gone to 4.0
`because they haven‘t had to,"
`said Paul Brantley, a vice presi-
`dent at
`the training company
`Micro Mentor
`lnc..
`in Cam-
`bridge, Massachusetts.
`“No one is going to change
`over their machines to another
`operating system just to get a
`backup command that works a
`little quicker," Brantley said.
`,
`*_i
`INle—D
`
`
`IV In “AMI-l.
`
`if the pundits' prediction that
`DOS will be the PC‘s best-selling
`operating system through the
`curly l990s is true, lBM‘s latest
`version is not yet ready to lead
`the charge.
`The program — which has
`been saddled with technical
`problems — is seen by many
`usersasnot being worth the time
`and expense of upgrading. For
`corporations writing their own
`menuing systems,
`lBM‘s DOS
`4.01 has also kept a low profile.
`“To me,
`it [DOS 4.0] is a
`dead issue,"
`said the office
`automation manager of a large
`New York bank. “1 have recom-
`mended that we don‘t pursue it
`at this point.“
`technical
`The program‘s
`shortcomings center on its use of
`expanded memory, its graphical
`shell's
`intolerance of many
`applications, and its incompati-
`bilities with earlier DOS ver-
`sions due to its capability to
`create files larger than 32 mega-
`bytes.
`IBM admits it is working on
`an upgrade that addresses in-
`
`compatibilities between DOS
`4.0's EMS support and applica-
`tions that use Lotus/lntel/Mi-
`crosofi EMS 4.0. [BM officials
`declined to say when the fix will
`be out.
`Some users said they like
`DOS 4.0's graphical shell and its
`improved file manipulation,
`search features, and capability
`to change various attributes —
`all utilities that were previously
`marketed separately.
`But
`the
`incompatibilities
`with EMS and the interface
`supersede these advantages,
`some users said.
`“The front end is beautiful,
`but it is not very stable with ill-
`behaved applications. About
`half my apps blew up running
`with it," said one microcomput-
`er manager.
`“At first
`it
`looked like an
`attractive menuing system that
`made life easier, but i ran into
`an odd problem — it would
`blow up when i switched to my
`terminal emulator,“ said Phillip
`Gordon, manager ofoffice auto-
`mation for Charles Schwab.
`Gordon said he had prob-
`lems when he used a Sys com-
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`NOTES FROM THE FIELD I BY ROBERT X. CRINGELY
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`IBM and Compaq Fight to Offer the Best'Bad Deal
`have a friend —- a reformed economist
`you can price a product too low. but you
`Huns are too busy making money to do
`— who found a new career in the hi-fi
`can't price it too high."
`something so silly.
`equipment business. He builds vacu-
`Most recently, Compaq set a price for
`We talked once about going into busi-
`its Model 30 286 killer, the 286e, then
`um tube amps and other gear
`for
`ness together, building custom bicycles,
`but the idea fell apart when he suggested
`stereo fanatics who claim that: a) They
`dropped it by 5200 only 24 hours later on
`can hear the difference; and b) having
`setting a retail price of $75,000 per bike.
`word of some pricing changes coming
`heard the difference,
`they can't
`live
`from Big Blue. The kids in Houston also
`without a $5,000 amplifier or a $25,000
`suciu DEAL Which bring us to the weird
`moved up their announcement date by a
`stereo system.
`price war going on right now between
`week to compete with the coming Model
`“The main lesson I‘ve learned in
`Compaq and IBM. This is like a price war
`55. Compaq‘s even telling my friends in
`
`business," said my rich friend, “is that between BMW and Mercedes, only the
`England that
`it may postpone the 33-
`MHz 386 announcement planned for
`Comdex to reposition — and reprice —
`the product. And while these unan-
`nounced, unpriced products are waiting
`in the wings,
`I calculate that ALR,
`Everex, and Northgate have sold 15,000
`machines.
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`monument. While IBM
`and Compaq fight over which company
`will have the lowest-priced high-priced
`machine, Microsoft is paying the penalty
`for being too cheap. We're not talking
`about the cots they‘ve moved into Red-
`mond for the worker bees to sleep on
`between 20-hour shifts, but rather the
`failed deal to buy Mirrors from Micro-
`grafx.
`Mirrors is a handy piece of code that
`recompiles Windows programs, turning
`them into PM apps in about 20 minutes.
`Microsoft wanted to incorporate Mirrors
`into PM as an integral pan of the engine,
`but apparently also wanted to finance the
`deal with monopoly money or Argentine
`pesos, which didn‘t appeal to Micrografx.
`
`”010' IIM. Now it's my turn to be
`generous. admitting that l was wrong two
`weeks ago when I said the Smithsonian
`had failed in its search for PS/2 joysticks.
`it must have been a typical
`federal
`procurement effort, because dozens of
`folks called up to rave about their CH
`Products MCA game cards that work with
`most analog joysticks. Also about to ship
`is a joystick board from Qua Tech lnc.,
`and both a game card and an intelligent
`joystick that doesn‘t need a dud from
`Advanced Gravis, in Canada.
`In another update. Borland‘s Philippe
`Kahn was the guy who paid for distribut-
`ing hundreds of copies of New England
`magazine — with its unflattering profile
`of Lotus‘ Jim Manzi — at the recent
`Esther Dyson conference. Claiming a
`momentary lapse of common sense, Phi-
`lippe has since apologized and gone to
`bed without his supper.
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