April 1996 / Reviews

A Hot Cup of Java Where Java Is Weak Using extends to Implement Inheritance Creating an Object from URL Text The PopNetHelp Applet Java vs. C++ and Visual Basic Java Development Tools are Rich in Features OCX-Based Alternatives VB Clone Builds Web Applications	Sun's language for building Web applets may be a trendy item, but in many ways it's a strange brew - by Andrew Singleton
Notes 4.0: Now It's Webware New and Improved... cc:Mail UI Part of Notes 4.0 Notes 4.0 Full IDE Features Passing Notes on the Internet Click-and-Fill Forms Notes Replication: Outstanding in Its Field Leaner and Meaner	After reaffirming its dominance of the workgroup category, the groupware king takes on the Internet - by Steve Gillmor
E-Mail Without Wires The Meter Is Running AllPoints Radio Modem The Slotted Aloha Protocol	Connecting on the road and on the rails with the Megahertz - by Peter Wayner
Hey Baby, Call Me at My IP Address Free Calls or Quality Calls...You Decide Pronounced Packet Problems Lost Your Voice?	Now you can make "free" phone calls over your Internet connection--but the hidden cost is unpredictable sound quality - by Peter Wayner
Holes in the Neural Network Graphic Network Representation They've Got a Lot of Nerve	A powerful data-analysis tool arrives on the Windows desktop but needs improving to be ready for prime time - by Ben Smith
Visual Toolkits for Audio Apps Head and Shoulders Above the Rest Visual Voice Pro VoysAccess VoiceBocx Whither TAPI?	If you need to build an interactive voice-response system, these programs will answer the call - by Brett Glass
One Gig to Go Jaz Times Two Dust Buster	Iomega's Jaz drive provides 1 GB of fast, removable media storage - by G. Armour Van Horn
Big Decision: Warp vs. Windows 32-Bit Desktop OS Hardware Requirements 32-Bit OSes: How They Compare OS Capabilities and Features OS Connectivity and Control NSTL 32-bit Desktop OS Performance Test Results OS/2: Clean and Customizable Windows NT: Functio nal and Capable Windows 95: Multi-Level and Compact Multitasking and Multithreading Tasks vs. Threads	Which 32-bit operating system is right for you--OS/2, or one of the new flavors of windows? - by Tadesse W. Giorgis

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