November 1997

Editorial	Raising the Java Standard
Inbox	Letters to the Editors
Bits	A Chip Off the Old Block • x86 Vendors Unite Against Intel • Power Mac Prevails (with an Asterisk) • DVD RAM Splits, But Products Still Coming • More...
Core Technologies	Adjustable Cell Rates for ATM Networks • Autoconf Makes for Portable Software • The Quest to Standardize Metadata • Building the Virtual PC • Dynamic HTML Explained, Part 1
Cover Story	The Orbiting Internet: Fiber in the Sky
Features	Socket to Me • Déjà Vu All Over Again • Components Battling Components • NT's Challenges: Microsoft's Solutions
Web Project	Cascading Style Sheets
Javatalk	An Uncertain Discovery
BYTE Hardware Lab Report	26 No-Compromise Power Portables
BYTE Software Lab Report	Extend Your Net with VPNs
Eval	Number Nine's New Spin: Revolution 3D • CMOS Gets the Picture • A Whatchamacallit for Words
Reviews	Cryptography Gets Personal • Battle of the Network Superservers
Pournelle	Fooling Around with the Web
What's New	Information on New Products
Improbable Research	Advances and Retreats in Computing
International Bits	Don't Blink • Search the Net in Multiple Languages • New Driver Could Lead to Brighter, Cheaper LCDs • Better 3-D Sound Coming to PCs
International Features	Broadband Choices • Bug Bounty Hunters • Greener Design
International What's New	Information on New Products
Reseller	BackOffice at the Forefront • Making Money with Point-of-Sale • The Universal Inbox

Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it is theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.

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