August 1997 / Bits

x86 Competition Heats Up New PC Processors at a Glance Cyrix 6x86MX Approaches Pentium II Performance	Two new x86 microprocessors challenge Intel with MMX compatibility and strong performance at lower prices. - by Tom R. Halfhill
Geek Mystique	Software Ranks Just Behind Cars and Gadgets Software ranks just behind cars and electronics in revenue generated in 1996, according to a recent study by Nathan Associates (Arlington, VA).
Natural Dictation Wins Best of Comdex A Portable Range No Programming? No Problem! Best of Comdex	Dragon Systems' NaturallySpeaking ($695), a Windows program that lets you speak naturally to your PC as you dictate text, won BYTE's Best of Show award at Comdex. - by BYTE Editors
Future Watch	Digital Ink Gives New Meaning to Paper Recycling - by Chris Chinnock
Bug of the Month Watcom 10: Faster Integer Performance	BYTEmarks Unearth Compiler Discrepancy
Color Lasers: Cheaper, More Compact	The dizzying pace of change in the color ink-jet printer market--lower prices, faster output, and better images--might make it easy to overlook the laser-printer arena. - by Jon Pepper
Survey Products Now Installed for Company Web Site Companies to Purchase More Firewalls, Site-Traffic Analyzers	Web Sites to Gain Security, Efficiency
Champagne Performance at Beer Prices Faster Bus Yields Better Performance	What a difference a faster system bus makes. With its PowerCenter Pro 210, Power Computing (Round Rock, TX, 512-246-7807; http://www.powercc.com) sets a new standard in Mac-compatible pricing. - by G. Armour Van Horn
Datapro Report	Enterprise Applications Use Web to Reduce Costs, Improve Service - by Bob Anderson
Book Review: The Year 200	- by Rob Hummel
CD-ROM Review: More than Just Facts One-Stop Shopping if Needs are Simple	New and improved Bookshelf reference - by Jesse Friedman
Blasts From The Past August 1992 August 1987 August 1982 August 1977	5 YEARS AGO IN BYTE We discussed parallel-processing issues, such as shared memory and cache-coherency architectures.
Beyond Goggles and Gloves Jaron Lanier	Jaron Lanier, prioneer and proponent of virtual reality, discusses VR's potential and hurdles. - by David Baum

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