November 1997 / Bits

A Chip Off the Old Block RISC Races Ahead in BYTEmark Scores	Digital has reestablished Alpha's CPU performance lead over Intel at the high end. Its next move: Another stab at the desktop PC space. - by Jason K. Krause
Geek Mystique Alternative Log-On Popularity	The Internet's Busting Out All Over
x86 Vendors Unite Against Intel	Foiled by Intel's rigid patents on Slot 1, rival vendors of x86 chips are working on a new CPU interface to succeed the widely used Socket 7. - by Tom R. Halfhill
Future Watch	Coming in 1998: 400-MHz PII PCs
Power Mac Prevails (with an Asterisk) RISC Races Ahead in BYTEmark Scores Give It The Edge Do I Hear 350-MHz?	Thanks to its 350-MHz PowerPC 604e CPU, faster cache, and other improvements, Apple's new Power Macintosh 9600/350 delivers excellent performance. - by Dave Andrews
Bug of the Month	The Man With No Domain Name - by Jason K. Krause
DVD RAM Splits, But Products Still Coming	Just when it looked as if DVD RAM was sailing along smoothly as the next standard for writable storage, a rift in the group of key vendors backing the standard has c reated serious questions for end users. - by Jon Pepper
Survey Percentage of Alpha- Powered Systems	Small Companies Snub Alpha
What's Next for Java Office Apps Java Office Apps Road Map	Amid a sea of changing strategy and concerns over Java's direction, software vendors say they will continue to bring Java business applications to market. - by Dave Andrews
Datapro Report Sun Strike on NT Play the PCI Slots with Sun	Server Wars: Sun and Compaq Take Shots at Each Other - by Peter Lowber
ProLiant 7000 Takes on Sun 450 ReLiable Expansion	With the excellent reputation Solaris has for supporting enterprise-class, mission-critical environments, and the scalability of Sun's Enterprise Server line, Sun's 450 is attractive for workgroup server and enterprise environments. - by Peter Lowber
Book Review: The Bible, Updated	The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, Third Edition, by Donald Knuth; Addison-Wesley; 656 pages; 0-201-89683-4; $49.44 Donald Knuth's magnum opus The Art of Computer Programming is, quite simply, the bible of classical computer science. - by Stan Diehl
Blasts From The Past November 1992 November 1987 November 1982 November 1977	5 YEARS AGO IN BYTE What goes around, comes around.
10 Steps to Better Usability Jakob Nielsen	Jakob Nielsen, Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer, discusses the hows and whys of product usability. - by Dave Andrews

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