January 1995 / Letters

One in 9 Billion	It appears a bug is in the FPU of many Pentium processors.
The Future Is Now	I was intrigued by your recent cover story on Intelligent Networks ("The Network with Smarts," October 1994) but worried as well.
Addressing Addressing Standards	In "Automating TCP/IP in NT" (November 1994), Peter Wayner says that if he uses Microsoft's WINS (Windows-Internet Naming Service) to provide name-to-address-translation service on a Microsoft-based TCP/IP network, no one outside of that network will be able to get to him by name.
Sugar-Coated Reporting?	In the November BYTE Letters, Don Leamy points out that PCs can never be PnP (Plug and Play) due to built-in deficiencies.
R ecycling Technology	In the "VLIW Questions" article in November, Peter Wayner states, "VLIW [very large instruction word] is a new way to attack an old problem.
Inheritance in PowerBuilder	In the well-structured software roundup "SQL Front Ends for Windows" (October 1994), Mark Hettler and Scott Higgs give a largely accurate view of PowerBuilder 3.0a.
Developing Hardware-Independent Software	I hav e been following the discussions in BYTE on new microprocessors and systems, and I keep reading that "the code has to be recompiled to take advantage of the CPU.
Microsoft Hardware	When Windows was first released, Microsoft offered us the mouse--not just any mouse compatible with the existing mice of the day but a special mouse.

     article     sidebar     table     illustration     photo     screen  shot