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Evaluates four World Wide Web applications servers. The Lotus Domino 4.5a; The Microsoft IIS 3.0; The Netscape Enterprise Server 2.01; The Netscape Enterprise Server 2.01. INSETS: Tech focus: Object architecture.;These servers missed the bus..

Evaluates microcomputer systems for Windows, Unix and Disk Operating System (DOS) applications. Testing of 66-MHZ 486DX2 and Pentium systems; Best Pentium system for Windows and Unix environments; Testing methodology; Best ISA and EISA 486s for Windows; Best 486s for Unix and DOS; Vendor; Model; Price; Bus type; Local Bus; Performance; Ease of use; RAM size; More.

Reviews the performance and configurability of 12 50-MHz 486DX- and 486DX2-based file servers under NetWare and Unix. Included are the Compaq Systempro/LT, the IBM PS/2 Model 95 and the Dell 450SE/2. Price basis; Testing details; Performance considerations; Results of performance tests; Individual assessments; Recommendations.

Looks at `Byte' magazine's evaluation of five Internet servers. Inclusion of RISC-based and Pentium-based systems. INSET: How to use this guide..

Evaluates color 486 notebooks. Criteria; Sager NP843T as the Best Overall system; Micro-International HCP Model 65681C as the best in performance; Toshiba Satellite T1900C as the lowest in cost; Power requirements; Maximum internal resolutions.

Evaluates the performance, features and prices of notebooks. Compaq LTE Lite 4/25E as the Best Overall Windows system; TI TravelMate 4000 WinDX/25 as the best in Windows speed; Micro-International HCP Model 65681M as the best in performance; Fastest monochrome system; Unsuitable keyboard design for long typing sessions; AST Bravo's unique key features. INSET: Steps to save battery power..

Presents the criteria and methodology used in testing notebooks. BYTE DOS low-level tests; NSTL application test; Macintosh performance suite; Factors in usability; Evaluation of three aspects of display quality; Battery performance; Configuration.

Tests 62 fastest personal computers and Macintosh notebooks. Performance capabilities; Color options; Pricing points; Test sample; Scope limitation; Amrel 486DX2/66 AC as the fastest; King-Tech KS-486C as the slowest; Higher price of faster notebook; Systems with Cyrix processors slower than Intel-based units.

Introduces a test of 100 16-bit and 8-bit Ethernet network interface cards (NIC) for ISA-bus systems. Observed trends in size, cost, ease of use and performance; 3Com EtherLink III as top performer; Recommendations. INSET: How to use this guide..

Suggests that charging the senders of unsolicited electronic mail (e-mail) can be a solution to the problem of unsolicited e-mails or spam. Illustration on how a system for charging spam senders would work; Benefits which e-mail address owners will get from employing the system.

Recommends several approaches to microprocessor producers who are striving to improve their products. Simple instruction execution; Pentium MMX instructions and Pentium III instructions; Optimization strategies; Streaming SIMD Extensions, known as Katmai New Instructions.