September 1995 / News & Views

P6 Weakness Revealed P6 Faster in Raw Performance...but Slower for 16-bit Applications Why Legacy Code Snags the P6	When running legacy applications, a fast Pentium may outperform the first P6 processors - by Tom R. Halfhill
PC Power Comes to the Calculator The TI-92 Migrates High-End Math Capabilities	High-end math capabilities such as symbolic calculus and Euclidean geometry are migrating from PCs to $200 c alculators. - by Dave Andrews
Delphi and VB Turn 32 Visual Development Tools Turn 32	Visual development tools from Borland and Microsoft will soon let you create 32-bit programs that take advantage of the new features and UI (user interface) elements in Windows 95. - by Tom R. Halfhill
Whatever Happened To . . .	TI's Rio Grande Chip? - by Dave Andrews
New 486 Chips Deliver Inexpensive Power AMD's 120-MHz 486: Bargain Power	The 486 is reaching the end of its life, but it isn't dead yet. - by Tom R. Halfhill
Interactive Music Videos Arrive for Macs and PCs Web Addresses for Interactive CD Information Todd Rundgren: A Rugged Individualist	Imagine listening to glorious digital stereo on your car's CD audio system. - by Greg Loveria
CD-ROM Notebooks Proliferate CD-ROM Notebooks Proliferate	The number of notebooks with integrated CD-ROM drives will almost double in the next year, according to InfoTech, the international CD-ROM consultancy (Woodstock, VT).
Bigger LCDs Mean Better Images to Go	Bigger screens, more pixels. That's the trend in notebook screens as LCD manufacturers satisfy consumers' desire for bigger displays, especially for users whose notebook is their primary computer. - by Chris Chinnock
Microchip's a Hands-On Introduction to Fuzzy Logic fuzzyLab Powers the Explorer	The fuzzyTech-MP Explorer ($295) is a combination of software and hardware for learning how to develop a fuzzy application. - by Rick Grehan
Computer-TV Hybrids Invade the Den EliteGroup's All-in-One PC	This fall, look for a wave of new PCs and Macs that integrate TV, stereo, and CD-ROM. - by Dave Andrews
Best Of Computex	TAIPEI: The fifteenth annual Computex Taipei show held in June featured a wealth of PC, notebook, peripheral, and component introductions, many of which will reach the world's retail shelves this fall. - by Katie Sung
Coming: Better Data Management Tools Growth of Corporate Storage Needs New 4.6-GB Optical Drive Challenges Magnetic	The demand for increased storage capacity never seems to end. - by Salvatore Salamone

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