December 1996 / Reviews

An Open Window for OpenDoc Ratings The Parts Are Contained Within the Whole Wrapping up OLE	Cross-platform OpenDoc comes closer to r eality as IBM releases the Windows 95 and NT toolkits. - by Peter Wayner
Towards a More Productive Office in '97 Ratings The Outlook is Optimistic	Microsoft raises the suite standard with better, smarter, easier-to-use productivity applications. - by Steve Gillmor
The Power of Fusion Ratings SPARCplug Powers Up	It's Unix inside! The SPARCplug is a SparcStation-compatible add-in for Pentium systems. - by Tom Yager
A (Re)Touch of Genius Ratings Activate Your Image Processes Proof of Artistship	Photoshop 4 automates many procedures and adds new layers of features, making it more powerful and easy to use. - by Joy-Lyn Blake
Af fordable 3-D Workstations 3-D Graphics Performance HP Vectra XW Tri-Star Starstation SMP Intergraph TD-410 Netpower Symetra A More Open GL	With dual Pentium Pros, accelerators, and NT, these machines make fast 3-D graphics cheaper than ever. - by Robert L. Hummel
The Spreadsheet War, Revived Advantages and Ratings Feature Comparison 1-2-3 97 Quattro P ro Excel Excel's Editing Highlights Suite-Talking Spreadsheets	Now that 1-2-3 and Quattro pro com in true Windows 95 flavors, can they shake Excel's dominance? - by Richard Cranford

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