July 1997 / Inbox

Definitive Article	Thanks for what must be the definitive article on network computers (NCs) ("Cheaper Computing," April).
Real Statistics	"Cheaper Computing" was an excellent tutorial on the NC-versus-PC debates.
Intranet Servers	The performance numbers shown in Robert L. Hummel's "Multiprocessor Intranet Servers" (May) were very informative in regard to how Unix and NT perform side by side in a static environment.
Bring on the Alpha Clones	I've seen way too many comparisons between a number of x86-based systems from different vendors and an Alpha-based system from Digital Equipment.
Capitalizing on Dfs	I have been observing the developments of Microsoft's initiative to achieve "Zero Administration for Windows" ("PCs Strike Back," May).
Latin-X	Although I praise the increasi ng use of Unicode (and its UTF-8 form) ("Unicode Evolves," March), I would caution against prematurely dropping support for the primary 8-bit character sets.
Wrong Key, Part II	In May's Inbox, Thomas Paul Karrmann, commenting on "Your E-Mail Is Obsolete" (February), and author Michael Nadeau agreed on the difficulty of encrypting messages for multiple recipients.
Staying Put	I'm having trouble assigning the drive letter for my Iomega Zip drive.
Fixes	In the table "A Variety of NT-to-Unix Solutions," which accompanied the Datapro Report in the May Bits, the telephone number we printed for Datafocus is no longer current; the correct number is 703-803-3343.

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