July 1996 / Reviews

The New OS in the Blue Box Ratings BeBox BeBops Dreaming in GeekPort	BeBox combines powerful, inexpensive hardware with a state-of-the-art multithrea ded OS. - by Raymond GA Côté
The Next Big Thing on the Web Scores WebObjects Pro	Next's cross-platform middleware technology provides a promising infrastructure for creating dynamic Web applications. - by Rohit Khare
Solving the Chinese Puzzle Ratings WisdomPen Which Character Was That?	When you consider the challenge of recognizing alphabetic handwriting, Lexicus's achievement with Chinese is remarkable. - by William Zhao
PDA Packs Power in Your Pocket Ratings Palm Pilot The Handwriting on the Screen	This simple personal organizer proves that even with computers, less is more -- if it's done right. - by Peter Wayner
Six Comm Programs That Speak Windows 95 Win95 Communications Products Ratings Performance Features Overall Performance File Transfer Performance The Effect of Connections and Protocols The Ease of Multiple Components The Remote Control Conundrum	As computing becomes more enme shed with communications, the software that managers your dial-up and Internet connections has to work harder. Under Windows 95, it can work smarter, too. - by Tadesse W. Giorgis
Battle of the Web Site Builders Features Compared Ratings Microsoft FrontPage Netscape LiveWire	Microsoft and Netscape try to ease the pain of developing and maintaining a Web site. - by Rex Baldazo
Womb-to-Tomb C++ Development Ratings Performance of Compiled Code Borland C++ Compiling Just in Time	Borland's new C++ 5.0 Development Suite carries your application from inception to deployment. - by Rick Grehan
Forging a New Medium Ratings MediaForge 2.0 Quenching a Thirst for Sprites How Direct Draw Draws	Strata's MediaForge 2.0 gives you design tools and a full-fledged authoring environment. - by Stanford Diehl

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