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By Alan Zisman he Microsoft steam roller is on track to give the computer using world the latest chapter in the Windows saga — Windows 95.

Originally announced for Fall 94,then 'beforethe end ofthe year', then Spring 95, it's finally gone to manufacturing as I write this, in order for millions of copies to be ready in stores for the official release date, August 24th.

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Estimates vary between 20 million and 78 million copies sold by this time next yearwe' ll have to wait and see how many of the current Windows users will rush to upgrade (Isuspect thatmany corporate users,in particular, will wait a while — they were also slow to get on to the Windows 3 bandwagon), but Windows 95 will come pre-installed on 804% or more of every new PC sold over the next year. And new computer purchasers make up thebiggestmarket fornew software and hardware add-ins.

In case you' ve been asleep or otherwise m issed thegrowing pre-release hype forthis productover.the past year, here's what Microsoft is promising: Windows-95 is first and foremost, compatible with almost all existing DOS and Win-

dows 3 softwareand hardware...in many ways, this has kept it an evolutionary product, rather than a revolutionary one. But that means that the potential market is much larger than for products such as OS/2, Windows NT, or the Macintosh that force users to make a more drastic break with the past.

However, Windows 95 will accelerate some trends in

hardware sales...

Smart developers should take their time and re-think their applications to take advantage of Win95's multithreading capabilities.

However, Windows 95 will accelerate some trendsin hardware sales...forinstance,anyone advertising a computer with 4 megs of RAM

One of the big features of the new operating system is Plug and Play. Windows 95 does a better than expected job of coping with the mess of semi-compatible cards and hardware add-ins available for PCs, but any new hardware should be Plug and Play capable.

Look for PnP motherboards, preferably with upgradable flash-RAM BIOSes, and for everything f'rom printers to modems to sound and video and CD-ROM's to ... well, everything to support this new standard.

PC Cards will get a big boost for portable use, and maybe makea jump to desktops. Look for enhanced parallel ports becoming more common, aswell as more use ofwireless,infrared communication between computers, and betweencomputersand printers.

Even though Win95 doesa goodjob ofsupporting DOS games, making the infamous boot disk unnecessary, it also includes WinG — a programming environment that is letting game creatorsmake theirgames run as fast under Windows as they would under DOS. Add in Windows built-in support for megs of RAM, and no more need to write sound or SVGA drivers, and the end of the DOS game is fast approaching.

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More and more so-caQed Suites, Piling collections of applicati ons together and demanding more and more drive space.

On the Windows end of program development, though, the race will be on — to upgrade the thousands of existing 16-bit applications to the new 32-bit environment. Most of these 16bit applications will run just fine under the new operating system, and the first generation of 32-

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Smart developers should take their time and re-think their applications to take advantage of Win95's multi-threading capabilities.

We' ll see two opposite trends — on the one hand, more and more so-called Suites, piling collections of applications together and demanding more and more drive space. (Corel Draw 6 for Win 95, by no means the biggest, requires 78 megs of drive space, and recommends 16 megs of RAM, for example).

On the other hand, small companies will prosper making small, carefully crafted products that make use of Win95's more extensive use of OLEs to integrate applications. A recent good example is VISIO, which adds

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Windows 95 will give a boost to other trends already well underway. Its built-in network support, for example, will add to the boom in connecting machines. And its built in TCP/IP will be just one more factor in the ongoing Internet explosion. Expect more, and better video, including MPEG video support built into video cards and motherboards, permitting computervideo to escape from those jerky, postage-sized windows... and that may open thedoor to video-conferencing and other futuristic uses of computers for realtime person-to-person communication.

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home office,and home user market. Pentax Technologies showed the smallest portable printer, the PocketJet. The whole package, including battery and AC adapter weighs in at under two pounds (I kg).

Comdex Canada is the biggest trade show of any kind in Canada and it was impossible to find a parking spot within blocks of the massive technology showcase at the stadium and the giant exhibition hall. It shows the strength of an industry that keeps growing every year.

The industry has always waited until Comdex to unveil its innovations and breakthroughs and the 50,000 attendees wanted to catch a glimpse of the newest and the latest.

But the industry is moving so rapidly that the manufacturers aren't waiting until Comdex.

They are setting their own timetables to get their message out. Still, the effect of seeing all th e t e c hnology h ead-to-head i s mesmerising.

Comdex Canada actually consists of three shows flowing seamlessly together. Comdex itself is a marketplace for information technology products including hardware, software and related services. LAN EXPO is produced by the Local Area Network Dealers Association, and Windows World is produced under licence from Microsoft Corporation.

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Pentium was the word for laptops as 486 based notebooks" seem to havebeen eclipsed by the new low power 75MHz and 90 MHz Intel chips.These soupedup portables packed in sound cards, fax/modems, infra-red portsand CDROM drives with long-lasting, power-packed lithium-ion batteries.

The big news at Comdex Canada was Windows 95. It wasn't the Microsoft operating system itself that caused the sensation.

After all, there have been so many beta versions of the software that most professionals attending the show had tried it in one There were racks and racks of products de- version or another already. What drew atveloped specifically for the Internet. "Enhance tention were the products being developed Your Image," they said. "Market Globally. to go along with the 32-bit OS. Even though Reach an audience of 40 million." Providers Windows 95 doesn't ship until August 24, appeared to come fiom all directions, both in- it felt as if every hardware and software venside and outside the computer industry, to cash dor had an alliance or partnership with in on the Internet craze. With connection prod- Microsoft to take advantage of Plug and ucts, World Wide Web browsers and home page Play and other innovations. authoring tools, they all seemed to be offering Microsoft's companion utility package, solutions looking for a problem.

Microsoft Plus!, offers, among other features, Colour ink-jet printers and Pentium a 7-to-I file compression system and a onebased laptops dominated the hardware land- button access to the Internet. Office 95. 4lso scape at Comdex. As the quality of ink-jet due out on August 24, gives Microsoft angoes up and the price comes down, all the other jump-start on the competition. major vendors - Hewlett Packard, Canon, There is no question Windows 95 will Tektronix, Lexmark - offered better toner, change the way most of us use compute.~. It fasterspeeds and more accurate reproducwill be the centre of attention when it an ives tion. The multi functional printer-fax-copierin offices around the country, just as it was scannercombinations emerged as an im porthe centre of attention at Comdex Cana. tant thrust into the burgeoning small office,

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Ontario computer exhibitions Landmark Computer Exhibitions is holding the Southwestern Ontario Computer Exhibition, a combined trade and consumer computer exhibition in London, Ontario at the Progress Building, Western Fair Grounds. The show, from Sept. 29-30, will have over 270 10 x 10 Landmark is holding another computer exhibition with a consumer theme Irom Nov. 1012, in Pickering, Ont. at the Metro East Trade Centre. This show will have over 300 10 x 10 exhibitor's booths.

Microsoft Canada launched its "Coming Soon ..." cooperative marketing program for resellers of the Windows 95 OS. There will be point-ofsale promotional materials such as posters and buttons as well as automated demos of Win95,

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Broadview notes that transaction value in the first half of the year also achieved a new record, totaling $39.3 billion, a 53 percent climb over the mid-year 1994 total of $25.7 billion.

trying since March to raise money to bail it out of bankruptcy court, but a declining market for its product doomed those efforts, said William Skolout, Cray'schief financial officer.The company filed for federalbankruptcy court protection f'rom its creditors March 24.

The company said in anews release thatits shareholders would not receive anything out of the bankruptcy.

"Phenomenal earnings have fueled a strong bull market for technology stocks. This has boosted the valuations of IT companies, resulting in a continued trend toward the use of stock as an acquisition currency," says Charlie Federman, chairman of the executive committee at Broadview Associates, which is located in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

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Computer Associates' $1 .8 billion deal for Legent approved ComputerAssociates InternationalInc.says ithas reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will permit it to complete its $1.8 billion acquisition of Legent Corp.

The deal is the second largest acquisition in the software industry, after International Business Machines Corp.'s $3.5 billion deal for Lotus Development Corp. Computer Associates and Legent specialize in mainfi'arne computer software.

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The deal concludes one of the toughest acquisitions for the software giant, which had $2.6 billion in fiscal 1995 revenues, but is not as well known as Microsoft Corp. because most of its products are not for the desktop computer market.

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$775 million 3Com Corp., a maker of components for computer networks, said recently it plans to acquire Chipcom Corp., which makes network switching systems, in a stock deal worth $775 million.

Company officials and analysts said the merger would help round out 3Com's product line in the market for components to build computer networks, which connect groups of computers and allow users to share work on various projects.

As more corporations expand their computer networks or hook up to the Internet global computer network many are seeking to buy what they need for the connections Irom one vendor. The computers or workstations themselvesare generally purchased separately.

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Gateway 2000 to buy Australian computer maker Gateway 2000 Inc. said it agreed to acquire Australian computer maker Osborne Computer Corp.

Under the deal, Gateway 2000 and Micronics Computers Inc. will hold ownership stakesof 80 percent and 20 percentrepectively in Sydney-based Osborne.

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Osborne Computer, a large personal computer manufacturer, said in June that it was entering a voluntary administration, the Australian equivalent of a business reorganization in the U.S. A general meeting of creditors in Sydney approved terms of the proposed reorganization that allows Gateway to proceed with

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ADP acquires Wilco International ADP Financial Information Services Inc. (ADP FIS), a subsidiary of Automatic Data Processing Inc. has completed the 100% acquisition of Wilco Systems Inc. Wilco, formed in 1970, specializes in the development of financial and communications systems, and has offices in London, New York and Hong Kong. Wilco's GLOSS product is a leading open systems-based multicurrency, global clearance and settlement system for international securities.

The acquisition of Wilco International provides ADP with the opportunity to expand its global presence in the securities processing marketplace with an established, state-of-the-art client server-based system.

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Road warriors get easier connection to network D-Link Canada showed its WinCONNECT product at COMDEX/Canada. The fax/data dernand LAN adapter combination card altows users to download LAN data remotely I'rom a mobile computer and send it out over the modem - and vice versa - in one step. The PCMCIA based card contains a 19,200 bps data, .14;400 fax modem and Ethernet adapter.

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"The company succeeded in shortening the length of pits or tiny indentations on the disc that record information to 0.33 micron f'rom the current 0.9 micron," Jiji reports. "The technology allowed the 4GB capacity, which can store about two hours of video recording with better resolution than high-quality videocassette recorders."

Jiji adds the overwriting function, or simultaneous erasing and recording of information, allows users to edit and process video clips and data.

"For next-generation rewritable discs, Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.... have announced the SD-RAM format... an enhancement of their super density-format digital videodiscs, but its capacity is limited to 2.6GB."

Microsoft Introduces Money for Windows 95 Microsoft Corp. announced Microsoft Money forthe Windows 95, an updated and dramatically different version of its personalfinancesoftware. Money forWi ndows 95 takes the personal-finance category in a new direction, aiming to attract the 70 percent of households with computers that do not currently use personal-finance software. The product's elegant redesign, its focus on making the core home-financetasks easy, and its enhanced online home-banking services are intended to make it more compelling for the typical homecomputer user to shift everyday financial chores to the computer.

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For many years, EMJ Data Systems Limited a Guelph,

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Now it is sensing a solid industry trend towards the retail market.

It's another avenue for EMJ, saysKevin James, salesmanager.

As the market changes, we change with it.

EMJ hasn't found the transition to be that difficult. James says sales are still based on relationships. In a

lot of ways, he says, it's easier becauseretailersare prepared to take a risk on a product knowing they can return it if it doesn't sell.

EMJ sells its high end products to enterprises that need to be on the leading edge of technology to maintain a competitive advantage. As the product matures and drops in price, EMJ finds a second opportunity to sell it to the retail sector.

We just have to go with the flow. If we develop a division that only sells retail, then so be it, says James.There'smoney to bem ade there. All we have to do is stay nimble.

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The Plug and Play interconnect of Windows 95 will also make it a lot easier for multimedia end users, says Greg Stanwood, president of GMS Datalink International, a value-added distnbuior which focuses on multimer''. products. It will resolve a lot of installation problems.

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On August 24, he says, there will suddenly be a lot of multimedia products, including hardware, that will make use of the Windows 95 enhancements.

NEC Technologies recently announced its new MultiSpin 6X family of CD-ROM readers. NEC says it will come out with an 8X drive eventually but that will be as fast as it goes. With high density double sided discs holding 10 gigabytes of memory and CD changers holding up to eight discs there will be no need for more speed.

Being on the Pacific Rim we become like a testcentreform any products coming out of the Orient, said Stanwood. We have become accustomed to being eight or nine months ahead of what is going to released. Our recommendation to our dealers and resellers is to skip 6X and wait for 8X. The next phase he sees is an interface with telephone information products like modems and facsimile systems and voice mail systems. We are only a short step away f'rom having fullscreen real-time video over a normal telephone wire, he says. The next step is to get rid of the wireand send video over aw ireless medium.

Of course Banyan Systems, a networking sofbvare company, is looking at networking a: the wave of the future. Ed Cloutier, Banyan vice president for Canada and Latin America, says many enterprises are finally completing the building of their networks.

Every desk in each office, end to end, is part of the network.

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Many comPanies no longer think only of Local Area Networks. The way to derive the most bene fit is to connect the whole organization.

The Internet is the network of choice now. Companies are using their networks to reach out to their customers and suppliers through the Internet. They are expanding their own network by jacking in.

The Internet is the network of choice now networks is a huge opportunity, said Cloutier.

Most applications need a little tweaking before they work. They don't just come out of the shrink wrap ready to go. Consultants and integrators will get some billable hours out of Win95 upgrades.

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There tends to be a distinction drawn between backbonerouters,access routersand telecommuter routers. Backbonerouters, as you may guess, are largeand fairly expensiveboxes designed to route packets overnetworkswith hundredsofserversand thousands of nodes. If you are buying one of these for the first time you should get professional advise. Access routers typically combine relatively limited routing functionality with asynchronous serial ports for modem pooling, dial-in and dial-out use.Telecommuter routersare often softw aredisabledversions ofaccess routersdesigned to support, at best, only a handful of users in the small office or home office. For the vast majority of small businesses looking at linking LANs, Internet access or telecommuting, an access router is all they need.

Whether you decide to go with a leased line, dial up, ISDN or Frame Relay connection, there are anumber of issues to be aware of when choosing a router.

Protocol support. Almost all routers support IP so if you just need an Internet connection you have a wide choice. Some vendors sell sofbvare sets which let you choose which protocols you want, although if you need Banyan, XNS or some of the less common protocols you will have to pay considerably more. IPX support is also common, however you should make sure that the IPX remote node sofbvare is included inthe base price. Most access routers will support third party remote control sofbvare (e.g. PCAnywhere) but you should contact the software vendor to be sure.

Support. If you are buying your first router it is well worth buying a support contract for at least the first year. Most vendors provide limited &ee «iiuiical support but the best way to make sure that your urgent phone calls for help are returned promptly is to pay for a support package.

The industry standard is to provide a one year hardware warranty and some limited soitware sup'ort. Keep in mind that a warranty repairs can take -''.".'Vrhile arid your network will be down while your ,n'.er is being fixed. This problem is compounded ':; the fact that most manufacturers are American ~aniesand customs delays can add days or '" the replacement time. Look for a vendor

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Growth path. Do you know what your Wide Area Network look like next year? In three years? Five years? If not, then all the more reason to choose a router which offers expandability. Chassis based systems which provide slots for LAN and WAN cards are more expensive then closed systems, butm ay be worth it in the long run. There is nothing more frustrating then having to buy a brand new router because you opened another branch officeand your old router doesn't have enough ports.

Does the router provide a growth path into ISDN, ATM or Frame Relay? Changing phone tariffs and telco competition mean that bandwidth gets cheaper every year so you want to be in a position to take advantage ofthe high speed services becoming available.

Configuration. Routers get easier to install and configure with each passing month, but some are still much easier than others.

For your first router look for a user-friendly GUI utility rather than cryptic command line interfaces. Some vendors will provide telnet or telephone assistance as part of a maintenance package or you can arrange for the resellerto pre-configure and drop ship the routers. If you feel that you want on-site installation be prepared to pay upwards of $750 per site plus travel time. Some vendors have put their configuration guides online on the Internet so you can see exactly what information (IP addresses etc.) is required in order to get up and running.

Cost. If you haven't looked at routers in thelast year or so you are in for a surprise.

Priceshave dropped asmuch as 50% in some cases and every vendor has introduced new low-end products. For a telecommuter router look for pricing in the $1200-$2000 range. Access routers start

around $1500 and go up in price depending on the number of asynchronous dial-in ports required. Generally, a router with an Ethernet port, one or two synchronous ports for dedicated, leased line connections and 10 orso asynchronous serialports fordial in users, will cost between $3000 - $5000.

Backbone routers start at $20,000 and up.

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If youare buying a router as part of a package provided by a telco or ISP try to getthehardware priced separately from the service. Shop aroundforthe bestprice!

And make sure that you are being quoted on cabling. This is often overlooked and some vendors require proprietary cabling to provideV35 orRS232 interfaces.Make sure that any optional sofbvare or memory upgrades are either included in the price or priced out separately before you buy. After the vendor has sold you the router they have little incentive to cut you a deal on a badly needed memory upgrade.

Buying routers for the first time can be a little intimidating, but for most applications involving a few branch sites and one or two protocols it is not as scary as you may have been lead to believe. A little patience, a willingness to learn and a modest budget will usually do the trick. 0 Sean Elringron is with Capella Networking,he can be reached by e-mail: sean®capella. corn

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Althon Inc.

sidiary of AST Research, a multinational organization represented in 100 countries and operating 54 subsidiaries and sales offices worldwide.

251Amber St., Unit 5-6, Marhham, ON L3R 3J7

Abbott Integration sit 160, 11760Voyageur Way, Richmond, B C. V6X 3G9

L (604) 244.8798 im (604) 244.8799 SSt (604) 231-5855 acintosh peripheral specialists with a line of hard drives, crying bags, modems, monitota, utility software, and a rstClass bbs and e-mail server consultants.

TeL(905) 513-1221 Althon is featuring ATI video, accelerator, multimedia, and communication products. New MAG Innovision monitors have been added and are available in a variety of bundles with ATI extra-fast accelerators, Case designs of the Macase families (Diamond, Crystal, and Titan) are on display. A series of I/O maximizets are also being demonstrated.

Anixter 33 City Centm Drive, Suite 51 0, Mississauga, Ont. L5B 2Ă&#x192;5

cer America Corp. s4I Orchard Phy., San Jase,CA 95134 .L(408) 432-6200 intium-based servers and minitowers, color notebooks id multimedia personal computers are the focal points : Acer America's hardware products. The company anufactures computer systems and peripherals includg AcerNote notebooks, AcerAcros and AcerPower deskips, AcerAltos open servers, AcerView monitors and cerFax fax machines.

ACP l20-13751Mayjeld P(ace, Richmond B.C. V6V 2G9 iL.(604) 278-2811 ix: (604) 278-1211 tbFies:1-800567-7227

disuibutor of computer accessories, disk cases, power trs, furniture, mouse pads, printers, screen filters, disk dve cleaners. Wholesale and retail accounts only.

Dl Systems Inc. (15Ringteood Ave.,SanJose,CA 95131

L (408) IM4-0100 DI is marketing new digital monitors, notebooks, CD DM drives and 64 bit PCI graphics accelerators and 16t stereo sound cards.

Tel: (416) 897-5665 Fax:(416) 897-6236 Anixter is a global provider of quality products and services to the networking and intemetworking marketplace.

From their coast to coast warehouses, Anixter resells product manufactured by leading companies such as IBM, DEC, ATtkT, Northern Telecom, Siecor, AMP, Ortronics, Bay Networks and more.

380West 2nd Ave. Vancouver, B.C. TeL(604) 871-9500 Fax: (604) 874-8808 Is an offfce automation franchise based in Vancouver, BC, ANO sets up and trains potential computer centre owners in key demographic locations around the country.

Each computer centre is a turn key operation selling stand alone and networked solutions.

ANO provides hardware and software solutions from personal computing to corporate and institutional installations through its 15 branches across Canada. The com-

pany is an authorized dealer and/or service centre for major manufacturers including Apple, AST, Canon, Panasonic, Okidata, HP, Lexmark, Zenith and ANO's own Business Class line of computers. This Novell Platinum authorized dealer is also a Registered Private Post ck:condary Education facility and offers a variety of computer training courses in a professional instruction environment.

I xonradCms.Maihham, Ont L3R 8T7

Artlsoft Inc. 10 Carbon Court, Unit 590, Btobicohe, Ont. M9W 6L2

PC manufacturer/distributor of high performance PC items, notebooks and peripherals. The 25,000eq;ft head ace andfactory in Markham and 10,000sq;ft.branch Richmond, B.C., serve more than 2,500 resellers across inada. Leading product lines include Express Micro mpu tots, Viewsonic, Optiquest monitors and Panasonic utica( storageproducts. anch office: .hmond, B.C. TeL'(604) 270-8561

Fax:(604) 2704953

Alaris, Inc. 3 48Fksmont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538

:! 10) 770-5700 u i~i marketing motherboards, video cards, computer .iitors and NexGen Nx586 CPU.

2100 Bans Canada Huy., Montreal, QC H9P 2N4

TeL'(514) 683-1771 Fax: (514) 683-5307 A Canadian consumer electronics supplier selling to retailers, distributors and wholesalers. The lines canied include a number of well known brand names in the electronics industry. AVS's main business in the computer industry is with TDK data storage media. TDK is the world's leading manufacturer of magnetic and optical media, Branch offscest Tixonto, Ont

Vancouver, B.C.

TeL(905) 567-4204 Fax: (905) 567-4551 TeL(604) 261-7667 Fax: (604) 261-6550

ANO Office Automation

dvance Interface Electronic Inc. b (905) 479-1443 sc (905) 479.1834

AVS Technologies Inc.

Tel: (416) 213-8600 Fax: (416) 213-8602 LANtastic is the easy, affordable and safe networking solution for small and growing businesses, LANtastic features connectivity to all major platforms with simple installation and remarkable ease of use backed by awardwinning rechnical support.

AST Canada Inc. 255 Marheson Blvd. West, Mississauga, Ont, LSR3G3 TeL'(905) 507-3278 Fax: (905) 507-0586 Distributes, markets, and services its full line of high performance desktop, server, and notebook computers through distributors and direct dealers across Canada.

BASF Canada Inc. 345 CarlingvieieDr., Tonmto,ONM9W 6N9

TeL(416) 675-3611 BASF, a computer media company, is exhibiting laptop screen cleaneia; diskettes in all common sizes, formats, and capacities, including 8.5-inch 2ED; data cartridges including the 4mm and Smm, 8480 and 8490s; and retail and professional audio and video products including long length video cassettes, DAT, magneto optical disk master, CD-R, Betacam, Super VHS, and Calibration tapes, The company's System Performance Evaluator service (SPE) helps identify low-performance drives and cartridges that need attention.

Beamscope Electronic Entertainment 35 Inmside Crescent, Scarborough, Ont. MIX IG5

TeL(416) 291-0000 Fax: (416) 291-5721 Beamscope is a national distributor of software and hardware products for the small office/home office market.

Those products include video games, educational software, entertainment software, SOHO products, Pcs, printers, multimedia, speakers, CD-ROM hardware and software Inc.

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Its brand names include the Bravo, Ascentia, Premmia, Manhanan and Advantage l families. AST Canada is a sub-

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Birde Marketing ill Esna Park Drive, Unit1, Mmkham, Ont. L3R 1H2

TeL(905) 477-7722 Fax:(905) 477-7813 Distributor of POS printers, cash drawers, customer displays, keyboards, dot matrix and thermal printers, bar code and card readers to the POS market across Canada,

Branchff o ices: Kanata Ont.

Vancouver, B.C.

TeL(613) 592-5411 Faxl (613) 592-5415 TeL(604) 431-0426 Fax: (604) 431-0427

B.I.S. Information Systems

cial online nansaction processing and communications.

Features include order tracking, service tracking, bar code processing, serial number tracking, rental tracking, invoice processing, P/0, sales history quick search, sales analysis, point of sales, task tracking,job scheduling, inventory control, factory inventory management, A/R, A/P, payroll and G/L. BTI carries a full line of Point Of Sales peripherals, such as cash drawers, bar code, scanner, receipt printers, They also supply business forms including standard and customized invoices, cheques, statements, labels, etc.

Suppliers of high quality memory modules for all types o computers, laser printers, notebooks and laptops. The onf West Coast-based Distributor specializing in Memory Up grade Products, Canadian Memory Products is now sero ing over 2500 clients. They maintain a comprehensive linc

Bytewide-D&D Solutions Inc.

Canbell Group Enterprises Inc.

Tel/Faxl(604) 688-8916/341-0180 Distributor of a complete line of Chinese andJapanese software. PC and Mac word processors, English-Chinese translators, English-ChineseJapanese dictionary, language tutors, Chinese CD-ROM titles, fonts,Jupiter desktop publishing systems.

and oKer the reseller: Highly reliable quality and low re turn rate; Product availability and fast delivery; Com pet tive pricing; Technical support; Lifetime warranty on mos products; and Stock balancing services available.

5610 Boisfarne Ch., Montmal,QC, 1148 1A9

110 13431MaycrestWay,Richmond B.C.

TeL'(514) 335-8888

TeL(604) 2792366 Fax:(604) 279.2369

Faxl(514) 335-6664 Bytewide-DscD is a value-added distributor of superior quality, storage management, document imaging/distributionn and display solutions, What distinguishes BytewideD&D from other distributors is the fact that they sell solutions, not just computer products. Their offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Boston are staffed with sales professionals and certified technical support specialists whose only goal is to provide the

ff203-124East Ponder Street Vancouver, B.C.V6A 1T3

of memory products that keeps pace with industry trend

finest available service to more than 2000 VAR's, system integrators and OEMs, nationwide.

BTI Technologies Inc.

A national distributor/wholesaler of microcomputer ao

cessories and oface supplies; products include power ba power control centre, keyboard, cable, data switch, gen der changer, DC/AC inverter, modular data link, disks floppy lock, mouse, mouse holder, copy holder, keyboart

drawer, printer stand, wrist rest pad, monitor arm, screer filter, cleaning kits, computer desk, mini vacuum cleane and CD audio/video accessories.

CIMSYS Canada Inc. 81 Ramona Btv tL, Maykham, ON L3P 2K5

3757facombsRoad, Suite 255 Richmond B.C. V6V2R3 TeL'(604) 244-8100 Outer. 14t00-7674038 Fax:(604) 273-1600

Suite250 10991 Shel)bridge Way,RichmondB.C. V6X 2W8

A distributor of Multi Express BusinessSystem Series Software used in industrial automation, pointwfesale, finan-

TeL (604)279-9585 Fax: (604)2790656

TeL'(905) 472-6904

Canadian Memory Products Ltd.

CiMSYS provides software for sales force automation fea turing the ActionsPlus contact management system. Th software integrates database management, word process ing, electronic fax, e-mail, mail merge, bid/quote, orde processing, invoicing, and inventory into one seamlea software package. Full remote data synchronization is avai able through the Action Satellite feature.

Claris Canada, Inc.

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3 Church St„Ste.402, 7fnonto,ON MSE 1M2 Tel:(800) 361-6075 Claris is showing ClarisWorks 4.0 for Windows, the all-in one product for business, home, and education users tha integrates word processing,spreadsheet, database, pmsen tation, and drawing functions in one application. FileMake Pro, an end-user database software for both Mac and Win dows users within small businesses and corporaa Workgroups, is also available. ClarisDRAW for Windows„ streamlined alternative for graphics, is also featured.

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103-1488S 104th Ave.

Surrey, B.C. Canada VSR 1SS4 Phone:($04l 5S2-74SS

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3-44 East Beaver Creek Rd. Richmond Hilt, Oatattto, canada L48 1GS Phone:(416) SSS-188S Fax:(416) SSS-2850

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200-2940Main Street, Vancouver B.C. V5T3G3

TeLl'604) 872-6066

Fax: (604) 872-0288

Distributor of multi-lingual software and computer sy tems.

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Computer Plug Accessories Unit 10, 73 Railnde Rd., North Yoyh,Onl. M3A 1B2 ToBflail 1-800-265-2870

TeL(416) 444-3100 Fax:(416) 444-4144 One of the Canada's lasgest importer and u.

Ar molded computer cables and computer accessorie. itrar names include TechCraft, RapO-Vac and Lava.

TeL(416) 4992889 Fax: (416) 492-6501 Tel:(905) 238-8701 Fax: (905) 238-15S6

Computer Accessories Plus '100Masse, MonteeaINorth, P Q Hl G4G3

M' (514) 323-1000 iax:(514) 323-2222 :omputer Accessories Plus is Canada's leading distribuor of computer accessories and multimedia products 8th over 400 different computer Se electronic accessoies such as micro-floppy diskettes, plastic storage boxes .nd electronic surge suppressers, etc.

:omputer Associates Canada Ltd. !935 Airport Rd., Miisiisauga, ON L4V 1W5

(bL(905) 676.6700 )esktop-to-mainframe client/server software is available 'rom Computer Associates. Guided by CA90s open ar;hitecture, license and support is provided for more than l00 integrated products including systems and database nanagement, application development, financial and nanufacturing applications, and consumer products.

Comtex Micro Systems Inc. (3751Mayfield Dr. Suite 100, Riehnumd B.C.V6V2G9

leL(604) 273-8088 saxi(604) 278-2818 k manufacturer and distributor of computer systems md peripherals serving all of Canada. Service centres tre located in Western Canada.

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Tel: (403) 250-3386 Fax: (403) 25O8092

Gomtronic Computer Centre 90Iboiera Dr., Marhham, ON L3R 5M1 TeL(905) 4798336 mmtronic Computer is a distributor of brand name and 3EM computer systems, peripherals, and components.

I'he company specialized in networking hardware and software from companies such as Aceex, Comax, DataExpert, Enermax, lExplorer by Daul, Image,Jaton, md Surecom. The Explorer notebooks and new Explorer 'entiMedia II multimedia notebooks are available.

0-Link Canada ?180DunieinDr., Miisiiiauga, ONL5L5M8

reL (800) 354 6522 1-L!nk, an ISO 9001 manufacturer of networking and nternenvorking solutions, provides Ethernet, token ing, FDDI, Fast Ethernet, Arcnet, and soon ATM and 00BaseVG hardware. Networking and utility software, i also available along with service and support.

)aewoo Electronics Canada Ltd. 70Alden Rd., Marhham, Ont. L3R 4CI el; (905) 415-7290 bx: (905) 415-7287 .leading manufacturer ofcomputer monitom and conimer electronic products. Produces high-performance uality monitors ranging from 14 to 21 inches.

laiwa 5lihtribution Inc

Miisiisauga, Ont.

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Daytek Electronics Corp.

Servers!

3830jaeonduRoad,Unit105, Richmond, BC V6V1Y6

TeL(604) 270-3003 Fax: (604) 270-3022

Servers!

A subsidiary of Daewoo Corp. Its main business is selling computer monitors, manufactured in South Korea, direct to dealers, VAR channels and system integrators.

Product rage from 14-inch to 21-inch, and feature SVGA with digital controls, low radiation MPR2, and Energy Star compliance.

Servers!

Branch ffo ice: Marham, Ont.

TeL'(905) 940.1128 Fax: (905) 940-1129

Servers!

DATAHOME Infosystems 263 - 13986Cambie Road, Richmond, B.C. V6V2K3

TeL(604) 278-3584 Fax:(604) 278-0532 Toll Frees 1-800-361-DISK Data infosystems is a CD-ROM multimedia distributor of software for PCs and Macs; computer accessories distributor; MPEG video CD production; and floppy diskettes tnanufacturer's agent. Using video compression, the company's multimedia CD-ROM tides range from entertainment and education to interactive games. Other product lines are CD-ROM drives, sound cards, MPEG video cards, speakers, mouse ..., retail pack and high clip duplicator gtade floppy computer diskettes. Their floppy diskettes are endorsed by many prominent software developers, duplicators and large retail chains in North America.

Deran Computer Ltd.

Servers!

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510-3771Jaeombi Road, Richmond B.C.V6V2M5

TeL(604) 231-9630 Fax: (604)231-9631 A disuibutor of computer systems, Sceptre monitors, keyboards, multimedia cases, WinMouse and Soundx notebooks. DgtA also carries following products; KME cases, Ever cases, Creative Labs, A4, Trident, Cirrus Logic, Rainbow software, Syscan keyboard, Kanrich, Proxcel, Lapro, Shuttle, GIGABYTE, Dysan, Fujitsu, Western Digital, Samsung, NEC, Oki, Hyundai, etc

Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd. 4110 Young St. WISosxkde ON M2P 2C7 TeL'(416) 730.7000 Digital's Internet-ready Alpha Server combines the 64bit RISC performance of Alpha and the strength of Digital UNIX. LinkWorks, PathWorks, DB Integrator, and PolyCenter Netview are on display. Hi-Note Notebooks, Celebris XL Multimedia, Venturis 486 and Pentium desktops, and the Prioris Server line are also available. Networking products include DECHub 90/900, GIGAswitch Family of FDDI and ATM, RoamAbout Wireless connectivity products, and HubWatch network r~onfiguration and management software. Printers include inkjets plus Multimedia Fullvideo MPEG, Multia unicersal client desktop. Multivendor Customer Services provide multivendor support.

Enterprise or Workgroup We have them all â&#x20AC;˘ Call NCP to find the size that fits you.

National Computer Products "Your Best Choice in Dlstri button"

1-13520 Crettrsood Place, Riehmmui B.C. V6V 2G3

(604) 244-9912 sx: (604) 244-9986 na. .i.' ifisndbutorofmotherboards, add-on cards, opt'"'"",~earives, and monitors serving Ontario and astern Canada". "

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1-800-661-8595

EMJ Data Systems Ltd.

Toronto, ON (905) 625-0125 Vancouver, BC (604) 253-3400 Calgary, AB (403) 262-7270 Edmonton, AB (403) 454-7400

PO Box 1012, GuelP, Ont NlH 6N1 TeL'(519) 837-2444 Fax: (519)836-1914

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are your concern, Golden Dragon Systems provides the best products with superior quality and performance. Their

A national distributor of computers, software, computerrelated hardware, and peripherals. call toll-free at 14100-

265-7212 Branch ff o ices:

Fastech Computer Ltd.

TeL'(604) 270-9324 Fax:(604) 270-7834 TeL(403) 250.5343 Foxi (403) 250-5373 Tek (902-835-1621 Fax: (902) 835-9127 TeL(514) 745-4500 Fax: (514) 745-2886 TeL'(204) 949 0055 Fax: (204) 949-0063

Richnumd B.C.

Colgmy, Alta Balfonl, B.S. St.Laumnt, Que.

Winnipeg, Man.

worldwide connections with manufacturers throughout Canada, USA, and Asia, allow them to search for the best

products to fit your computing demand.

160-13751Mayfield Place, Richmond B.C. V6V 2G9

TeL(604) 279-9686 Fax:(604) 279-9787 A distributor of high-performance PCs, computer parts for the PC and Macintosh platforms, multimedia products, and topquality screen filters. Also provides leadingedge multimedia technology including MPEG encoding and playback systems, vide~n-demand, CD-recorder, video capture, and communications systems, Brancho)Fcesi Aaerta T e L' (403) 291-4451 Fax: (403) 291-3519

EMPAC Computer Corp.

168 Kimnul Cmscent, Maikham, Ontario, I3R 9T9

Focustronics & Co.

TeL(905) 940-3600 Fax: (905) 940-3604

ยน145- 4471 No. 6 Road, Richmond, B.C. V6V 1PB

Empac is a national distributor and manufacturer of computer systems and peripherals. Empac's head oiflce is located in Markham Ontario, with regional offices located in Vancouver and Montreal. Empac distributes a wide selection of brand-name computer products. The major product line includes: the complete line of EMPAC and C2 PCs; Shuttle Data and GIGA-BYfE motherboards; Megaimage and Goldstar monitors;Qtronix input devices; American Power Conversion UPS; Samsung hard drives, notebooks and printers; Panasonic, TEAC CD-ROMs and floppy devices;Exclusivel peripheral cards; Empac computer cases and multimedia products. In addition, Empac also carries many other brand names.

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MontreaL Quebec

TeL(514) 345-9000 Fax:(514) 345-8551 Tek(604) 821-01 77 Fax: (604) 821-0277

Richmond, B.C.

Distributor of computer keyboards, hard drives, motherboards, monitors, cases, accessories and etc,

Fujitsu Canada Ltd. 2800 Matheion Blvd. East, Mssissauga, Ont. L4W 4X5

TeL'(905) 602-5454 Fax:(905) 602-5457 Fujitsu Canada is displaying computer peripherals including document imaging scanners, dot matrix and laser quality printers, hard disks, 5.5-inch MO drives, floppy drives, and keyboards. The AL series highwapacitySCSI hard disks and the Fujitsu DynaMO 280, a 280MB magne toopticalremovable technology drive, are featured storage devices. Other products include the Prin tPartner 8000 series, an 8ppm laser-quality printer family, and new high-

end document imaging scanners with advanced imaging and paper handling capabilities.

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EPSON Canada Ltd.

manufacturer of computers, printers, robotics, LCDs, watches and other high-technology innovations. Epson's line of printer products provide complete imaging solutions at the personal and network levels. A national imaging products company specializing in the distribution of dot matrix, laser and ink jet printers, scanners, and personal computers and notebooks.

Ergo Desk Inc.

Globelle Corporation 57AdessoDrive, ~ TeL (800)465-1616

Ont L 4 K 3C7

Largest Canadian-owned distributor of over 6,000 personal computer and clientwerver hardware and software products to more than 7,500 resellers across Canada.

Globelle ofFers its customers aggressive pricing, high levels of personal service and support, fast delivery, focused product line, streamlined procedures and product availablity. The company provides coast to coast service from locations in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa

Rlchvumd, BC

A manufacturer and distributor of Ergo Desk ergonomic wrist/palm rest. Includes keyboard rest and mousepad rest,

Exide Electronics Canada Inc.

DorvaL QC WinniPegMB

380 Carlingvieio DR, ON M9W 5X9

71L (416) 798-0112

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The Exide Electronics Powerware Prestige UPSs from 650to 6000 VA provide network power management with UPS hardware, specialized software, neuvork connectivity tools, and worldwide service and support. The company's prod-

Golden Dragon Systems 3330 hlcNicoll Avenue, S~ N

Tol'(416) 297-1202 Fax:(416) 754.2240 Golden Dragon Systems is aleading computer system products distributor you can depend on. If reliability and prices

Aut-UST 1995

Toll free 1-800-661-6555 TeL'(604) 327-4335

Fax: (604) 327-2600 A valueadded disuibutor specializing in multimedia products and service, Canada-wide. Assembles custom multimedia upgrade kits for resellers and mass merchants.

Brrmdsi AI Tech, Acclmm, Ahead, Altec lansing, Audiophile, Booksthat Work, Bmder Band, Chinon, Gml, Datalink, Futum Domain, GTE Interactive Media, Gametek, Great Bear, Intelliphy,Jiui HiPster, KOSS, Iaiermale, MIRO Products, Media V non, Merit,

Microforum, Micro(eague, Microso ft, Mindscape, OptuaLData, Panaionir, Pioneer, Plantionics, PioPhone, Relisys, Sanyo, Sony, SPacetech, Teac, TurtleBeach Systems, Vau(e Media, Virgin

Bnmch fof%et TeL'(905) 771-1188 Faw (905) 771-1131 Toll Fme 1-800-361-3234

lbchmond HilL Onz

G.B. Micro Electronics Inc. 5575 Ch. St. Francoii, St. Iaurent, PQH45 IW6

TeL(514) 333-7373 G.B. Micro is launching retail memory products including memory upgrades for PCs and Macs as well as laser

H Hall@lark Computer Products TeL(800) 668-7982 Fax: (905) 795-3844 A Canada-wide open systems and computer products distributor, Hall-Mark carries leading computer platforms such as Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard and Data General, as well as massstorage, networking communications and peripheral products.

Hewlett-Packard Canada Ltd. TeL(800) 387-3867

Tek(604) 273-1 155 Fax: (604) 273-0629 TeL(514) 631-1686' Fax: (514) 631-7198 TeL(204) 985h9750 Fax: (204)254-7832 TeL(819) 459.1414 Fax: (819) 459-3564

ucts use advanced communications, SNMP connectivity,

Wholesaler

GMS Datalink International Corp. ยน1 02 342East Kent Ave., Vancouver B.C. V5X 4N6

5150 Spectrum Way, Miiiiiiauga, ONL4W5GI

and on-line technology to provide digital quality power to mission- and revenu~ritical computing in a variety of networking environments. The new Powerware Prestige 2000VA UPS is featured.

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Richmond, B.C.

151 Superior Bou(eoard, Mississauga, Ont. 15T 2L1

Fax: (905) 660-2478

and Winnipeg.

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TeL(604) 278-8504 Fax:(604) 278-7433

Tek(613) 7390775 Fax:(613) 7398298 7IL (604) 278-1 181 Fax:(604) 278-1 137

printers.

550 McNicliol Ave., Wigotoda(e, Onl M2H 2E1

TeL(416) 498-9955 Fax: (416) 498-4574 A whollyowned subsidiary of Epson America, which is a service afllliate of Seiko Epson Corporation, a global

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HP is presenting new HP Laserjet and HP Deskjet printers, HP Vectra PCs, NetServers, 100VG-AnyLAN networking demonstrations, OmniBook PCs and HP 200LX and 100CX palmtop PCs, Products are available for the officeor for on the road.

Hewitt Rand Corp.

160 Admiral Blvd., Miisiisauga, Ont L5T 2N6

TeL(905) 795-9600 Fam (905) 795-1900 An international manufacturer/distributor of high~ual-i ity PC computers, monitors and peripherals sold only through dealers - not direct. Leasutg is available.

Branch office: Richmond, B.C.

TeL(604) 276.8271 Fax:(604) 2700187

itachl (Canadian) Ltd. 40 CamPobetto Rd., hfississauga, ON L5N 2L8

k (905) 8264100 itachi's office automation peripherals include HM and t4 Series colour monitors. Massstorage products are inches ter disk drives, optical disk drives, optical librari, and optical jukebox. CD-ROM drives, the Hilmpact

document Imaging System, Harbor Network Storage anagement System, and new generation IGBT Modes are also available.

Hyuen Canadian Enterprises Ltd. t0-11181Bridgeport Road, Richvumd, B.C. V6X1T2

L (604) 2798818 tet (604) 278-3089

IPC Personal Computers 3D Microcomputers 350 Steetcase Rd. W, Markham, ON L3R 1B3

TeL(905) 479-8822 SD Micro is featuring its IPC PC compatibles running with Intel 486 and Pentium processors including multimedia models with Windows 95. All multimedia systemsinclude

quad-speed CD-ROM (Toshiba), 16-bit sound cards, 14.4kbps voice fax modems, and a collection of Microsoft software. All 486 systems include PCI and Vl bus with standard 16-ISA slots. All Pentium systems include PCI bus with standard 16-bit ISA slots. The systems are Novel certified and have passed the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility test for Windows 95.

boards, multimedia cases, WinMouse and Soundx notebooks. D&A also carries following products: KME cases, Ever cases, Creative Labs, A4, Trident, Cirrus Logic, Rainbow software, Syscan keyboard, Kanrich, Proxcel, Lapro, Shuttle, GIGABYTE, Dysan, Fujitsu, Western Digital, Samsung, NEC,Oki, Hyundai, etc

Laser Pubushing Group TeL'(510) 222-0199 Fax: (510) 222-4748 Publisher and distributor of entertainment and educational CD ROM titles.

LCH Resources Inc. ¹9- 13511 Csestwood Place, Richmmul, B.C.

manufacturer/distributor of floppy disks. Carries both 5-inch and 5.25-inch diskettes, high clip products for iplication use, and ANSI products either in bulk packs in boxes of 10.

IM Canada Ltd. i00 Steetes Ave. E, Morkham, ON L3R 927

TeL.(604) 278-0708

Landmark Computer Exhibitions, Inc. 14 HoNis Cnscent, Ho¹and Landing ON L9N 1E7

Logitech Canada, Inc.

TeL(800) 265-7081

5025 Oibitor Dr., Bldg. 6, Ste.200, Mississauga, ON L4W4Y5

Fax back:(905) 853-3210 Hosting Southwestern Ontario's Largest combined trade gcconsumer computer exhibition. Next show from Sept 29 to 80, 1995.

I: (800)IBM-4YOU iM provides hardware from PCs to mainframes; softue from operating systems to application solutions; chnology from components to complete systems; and rvices including toll-free support, education, consult.g, and maintenance.

Impaq TechnologyInc.

A computer wholesaler of motherboards, video cards, cases, keyboards etc.

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TeL(905) 629.2006 Logitech's computer peripherals let a computer take in information through the senses of sight, sound, and touch like a human. Peripherals include programmable mice and trackballs, hand-held scanners, digital cameras, and joysticks.

510-3771 JacombsRoad, Richmond B.C. V6V2M5

Lonson Group

TeL(604) 244-7798 Fax:(604) 244-7796 A distributor of computer systems, Sceptre monitors, key-

¹33511 Viking Way, Richvumd B.C.V6V1W1 TeL(604) 273-4668

Fax: (604) 273-7989

786 East Boulevard, Vancouver, B.C. V6M 3V4 iL (604)261-1800

xm (604) 263-9201 itbFseet1-800-663-9272 istributor of notebook PC's, notebook and desktop pepherals and software. Impaq serves all of Canada with ll-free phone service and next day delivery on request. ardware line includes Pentium and 486DX4-100 Note>ok PC's, PCMCIA and parallel port add-ons (universal :ypads, CD-ROM, scanner, tape backup, hard drives,

>ppy drives, SCSI and network adaptots), Multimedia ideo, Audio Capture, Networking, Printer Sharing, CPU iaring, Fax/Modems and Voice/Fax switches.

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lgram Micro Inc. (Canada) IOBasmacDsive, Weston, Ont. M9L 223 iL (905) 740-9404

uc (905) 7406100 snadian microcomputer distributor that markets and stributes more that 16,000 products from more than '0 of the world's top hardware manufacturers and softre publishets. It serves as awholesale distributor to more ian 7,200 Canadian dealers, resellers and VARs. Ingram

icro Inc. (Canada) is a subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. sanchoj)csaut (ontseal, QC. TeL(514) 334-9785 Fax: (514) 334-21 74 ttoue, Ont. TeL(613) 228-3386 Fax.'(613)228-3387 xlgmy, AB. 7kt (403) 285-6321 ichmond, B.C.

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company offers one+top shopping, service, and suppor with specialized services such financing, sameMyshippinI

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Lexmark Canada Inc. 160Royal Crest Ct., Markham, ON 13R OA2 TeL'(800) 663-7662 Lexmark's network laser printeis, the Optra series, feature Markvision, an implementation of the Networking

Printing Alliance Protocol (NPAP) for bidirectional communications with a printer on a LAN, A variety of personal and forms printers are on display, plus new colour printers featuring the 4079 Plus, WinWriter 150c, the ExecJet llc, and the Medley (printer/fax/copier/scanner with colour printing capability) are available.

on in+tock orders, and toll-free technical support.

7th (905) 336-8168

Markham Computer Corp.

Megahertz is a data communications manufacturer for

201 Whitehall Drive, Maikham, Ont L3R 9F3

mobile computer products. Megahertz 28.8bps PCMCIA fax modems feature the XJACK connector, an extendible phone jack built right on the card. PC Card Ethernet

TeL(905) 475-5100 Fax:(905) 475-8955

Modem combination cards with the modem and LAN adapter in one Type II card, and PCMCIA Ethernet adapter with the XJACK connector are also available.

Magitronic Liuiki International,

Mackie Enterprises Ltd. ¹180-12868 Clarke Place, Richmond, B.C. V6V 2HI

TeL(604) 270-3386 Fax: (604) 270-2289 A distributor of multimedia speakers, Focus keyboards, UNIKEY keyboards, cases,JABA power suppies and accessories

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1830MeyeisideDr., Miisissauga, ON LST IB4 TeL(416) 798-7000 Magitronic is showing itspersonal computer systems, monitors, motherboards, notebooks, and multimedia products distributed by Liuski, The company also carries Nove)I certified systems and peripherals. Highlighted are AMD 486 DX4100 systems, Seagate hard drives, and Magitronic's active screen notebooks. New products include the 590 Pentium 90mhz notebook, the "All-In&ne" system, AMD 486 DX4-120 system, and the Pentium 120 system. The

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Mentek Systems Corp.

343-13988Cambie Road, Richmmuf B.C. V6V2K4

TbL (604) 276.8533 Fax: (604) 276-2992

A national distributor of networking products, computei systems, CPUs, mother boards, keyboards and cases. Also canies point of sales systems, full line of TVM monitoit and the smallest 486 workstations. Mentek is the numbei one source for the NexGen 586 processor in Canada.

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1995 Boundary Road, 2nd Floor, Vancouver,B.C. V5M317 TeL(604) 294-6465 Fax:(604) 294-1301 Mindflight Technology produces portable data product that connect to either an IBM parallel port or a SCSI port. Pocket and portable hard drives range in size fron' 250MB to IGB.SyQuest removable cartridge and poi table magnetompdcal drives offer unlimited storage ex pansion and off-'line storage. PCMCIA Type III hard disl drives in 105MB capacities support the latest PC tech nology. Portable CD-ROMs allow users to quickly am easily access CD-ROM titles.

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110-3320facombsRoad, Richmond B.C. Tel:(604) 278-0783 Fax: (604) 278-0769 Authorized distributor and service centre for Panaso~

and Sharp products. Their new products include the . full size internal CD-ROM color (TPT) notebook.

Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc.

Hyuen Canadian Enterprises Ltd.

Information Technologist QnuP 4299 14th Ave Maikkam, ON L3P. 0 /2

240-11180 Bridgeport Rd. Richmond, B.C. V6X 1T2

TeL(905) 475-7728 Mitsubishi is displaying cost-efFective high-resolutioI

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monitors from 15 to 42 inches for corporate boardroom or shows. The company is demonstrating large-.:cree video teleconferencing to a remote site, and video cop processors for capturing video images are available.

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- Calendar, Appointment, To Do, Holiday, Birthday.

- Ink drawing on Calendars - Alarms - Complete Word processor including formatting - Integrated Spell checker - Auto-letter formatting including signature insertion - Graphs can be integrated within text - Structured topics in a hierarchical layout â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Allows quick ink hand writing capture or map creation with stamps - Group related information for Faxing, Beaming, Printing, and E-mailing.

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'kL (905) 507-7136 fotorola is displaying its computer products based on he PowerPC 608 and the PowerPC 604 microprocesois. Products at all levels of integration include microirocessors, motherboards, clients, servers, high-availabilty enterprise servers, and fault-tolerant systems. 'owerStack systems and servers are modular. All comiuter products offer a five-year warranty. The company also showing its network access products and inteted network solutions for business and home office ,sere and consumers, as well as cellular products.

DoubleVision/Max7kch,Esker,Fujitsu, Genius/I(PE, GSI lgel, Intellicom, James River Group, JSB, Link Technologies, Microlite, Multitech, Netuerk Instruments, Orchestra, Puzzle Systems, Reform/X-Point, SCO Santa Crux Operation, SPeciatix, Stallion Technologist, SunRiver, Syncom, Systech, UB Netuerks, UB Neheoiks, Uniplex, Veritae Branch officer: Miislssauga,Ont. TeL (905) 625-0125 Five(905) 625-4885 1bg Fires 1-800-3634595 Vancouver, B.C, Tel (604) 253-3400

Pacific Ram Distribution Corp.

Toll Fme1-800665-8595 Tel (4 03) 262-7270

Suite 135 - 12830 Choke Place, Richmond B.C. V6V 2H6

Fax (403) 455-5439 Toll Free1-800661-8595 (Canada wide)

National Computer Products '6636-117th Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5M 3W2

eL (403) 4547400 izxi( 403) 455-5439 Sales(800) 661-8595 'oa Fire Service(800) 661-6959 iatii.nal Ci. mputer Products has been distributing busiess compute'i" solutions to Canadian resellers since

988, specializing in open systems solutions, connectiv.'". "oftware and rite general computing market. ~tho'qzed warranty repair centre, NCP is able to Irovide enhanced service and superior technical sup"

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TeL(604) 279-0753 Fm: (604) 279-0748 Distributors of GIGABYTE, Silicon Star motherboard,

NEC Technologies Canada

Western Digital, TVM, GVC, Epson, Intel and Microsoft products. They are also a system house forLogic Business Computersbuilding Pentium/PCI/VESA systems with 8

6225 Xenway Drive, Misshsauga, Ont. L5T213

TeL(905) 795-3600 Fax: (905) 795-3583

yearswarranty.

NEC is a premier computer hardware manufacturer.

NEC manufactures Versa notebook computers, Multisync Monitors, Multispin CD-ROM readers, Powermate desktops, Image desktops and Ready Multimedia systems, NEC also manufactures RISCserversand workstations for Windows NT.

Novell Canada Ltd.

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iDDS,Acer, Alps, Atans, Altos, AMR, Arnet, Buslogic, Cfe'I

1N (905) 940-2670 Novell's NetWare is a network operatingsystem with more

tesign, Cable Connection, DeltecDevcom, DickeneData, DPT,

than 40 million users. Based on UNIX technology, and deployable on cost-effective industry-standard hardware, UnixWare delivers simpliTied use, wide application support, and fully integrated NetWare connectivity, WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group, is presenting products such as GroupWise (network enterprise messaging application) and PerfectOffice (network-integrated application suite) combining business applications into one productivityenhancing package.

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TeL(604) 279-8731 Fax:(604) 27bt8739 Toa Fimi1-800-538-8212 A true portable specialist, Pacific Royal concentrates on notebook solutions only. Pacific Royal is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Jetbook and Smartbook notebook computers for Reseller and Distribution markets.

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configured with PC Cards. Touch screens, wireless, or for desktop replacement. New products include: Symphony withVideo capture, Novapak fax/modem, voice & pager on one PCMCIA card, clipon Touch Screen, and inuch more. The latest and greatest in portable com-

puting call (600) JETTA - I - 2.

Packard Bell Electronics 1025 THstar Dr., Mississauga, ONL5 T 1W5

TeL(905) 564-1122 Packard Bell is displaying its new Executive line of PCcompatible computers designed for commercial and corporate users. Systems range from Intel 466DX2-based desktops to Pentium desktop and minitower configurations. Both multimedia and nonmultimedia configurations are on display.

Pal-Tech Marketing 869 Wall St., WinniPeg, Man. R3G 2T8 Tek (204)7746051 Fax: (204) 774-6083 A distributor of multimedia peripherals serving all of Canada. Toll-free fax order desk can be reached at 1%00561-6014. Call toll-free at 14l00665-5095.

Branch ff o ices:

Calgmy, AB

TeL(403) 255-5646 Fax: (403) 255-5759 TeL(905) 770-6967 Fax:(905) 770-6967 TeL(604) 689-7742 Fax: (604) 689-7752

Vancouver, B.C.

TeL (905) 475-8885 Fax:(905) 475-86'46 Perle Systems Ltd. is a manufacturer of communications and connectivity products for IBM Midrange systems.

Perle Systems specializes in products that make if easy to connect a wide variety of PCs, displays, printers and other devices to IBM AS/400 systems.

Perle supports connectivity via Twinax, ASCII, Token Ring, Ethernet and X.25.

Perle latest product, the Perle SSS, is a Remote Access Server for Ethernet LAN access.

PC DOCS is a client/server enterprise document management system providing instant access to files over LANs

and WANs. PC DOCS provides powerful fielded and full text retrieval including phrase gc proximity and Boolean search; sophisticated version tracking; complete document history; archival management; image management; tight security; full mobile capabilities and more.

Perfect Solution Multimedia Inc. 10032San Pablo Avenue, Ei Cerrito, CA U.S.A.94530 Tei 1-800-995-6908

Fax: (510) 527-3823

Pinnacle Micro, a provider of optical storage systems for data-intensive computing applications, is marketing the RCD-1000 recordable CD system. The affordable CD-R system for both Mac and Windows includes easy.to-use CD Authoring software and backup utility suitable for mastering CDs or archiving sensitive information/data.

Drives range from 250MB to ITB, Optical storage solutions for desktop publishing, prepress, imaging, networking, digital audio/video, and commercial multimedia are also available.

motherboards, 2 the Max video cards, RCI cards and corn

puter systems. Also carries SIMMs, aden cards, monk tore, CD-ROM drives and multimedia CD titles.

Progress Marketing Inc. 1406755 Graybar Road, Richmond B.C. V6W 1H8 TbtbFroe;1-800818-6944 TeL(604) 821O066 Fax: (604) 821-0110 A distributor of computer data storage products, include disks, CD-R. data tapes, rewritable optical disks etc. Progess is also a authorized Canadian distributor lk service centre for MediaFORM duplication equipment.

Promar Enterprises Company Ltd. 2595 E. 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.V5M 1W3

TeL(604) 251-5768 Fam (604) 251-6588

Tek(604) 273-8281 Fax: (604) 273-8207

TeL(604) 231-9630 Fax: (604) 231-9631

A national distributor/wholesaler of monitors, floppy drives, keyboards and CD-ROM products. Also carries printets, motherboards, hard drives, and cases.

Branch offices:

A distributor of Lapro notebooks, Proxcel computer systems, keyboards, cases and other peripherals.

Perle Systems Ltd 60 Renpeie Dnve, Markham, Ontario 13R OE1

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Ready Computer International

ultimate payroll program having many options as well as power and ease of use.

2nd Fiver, 510-3771 JacovdnRoad, Richmond, B.C.

Fax: (514) 956-1099 TkL'(613) 745-1888

stock, and service capabilities of over 750 different mod. els you can count on RCE to provide you with the corn. piete solution to all your tape drive needs,

A developer and distributor of PowerPay. PowerPay is the

3260 Viking Way, Unit 10, Richmond, B.C. V6V 1N6

Ottasoa, Ont.

RCE delivers service excellence while providing the highest + quality standards and quick turnaround. Advance exchanges, technical support and a minmum of six month warranty are just a few advantages you receive.

With over 2,700 new and remanufactured tape drives in

ยนI 13-12838Clarke Place,RichmondB.C. TeL(604) 270-7618 Fax:(604) 270-7658 A national distributor of high quality GIGA-BYE

Proxcel Technology Inc.

St. Laumnt, QC.

RC Electronics specializes in the repair and sales of tape back-up systems, including I/O", 4mm, and Smm drives

103-14888104thAve., Surny, B.C. V3R 1M4 TeL(604) 582-7488 Fax: (604)582-7399

Peripheral Express Inc.

Markham, Ont.

RC Electronics Canada.

Tek (905) 415-8600 Fax:(905) 415-8603

TeL(714) 789-3000

A national distributor of well designed computer cases, computer products and the largest stock of power sup-

TeL(403) 2508281 Tel(905) 513-5777 Fax: (905) 513-5770 Tel (514) 956.1234

ROM titles,

90 Nolan Court, Unit 44, Markham, Ontano 13R 4L9

A publisher, manufacturer and distributor of CD sofnvare packages with over 240 multimedia titles on educational software and games.

Calgary, AB

Tei (510) 790-3152 Fax: (510) 790.0388 Rainbow Technologyisan US based software company, specialized in developing children's educational CD-

19 Technology, Irvine, CA 92718, USA

85 Scarsdale Road, Suite200, 7bnmto, Ont. M3B 2R2

TkL (416) 445-4823 Fax: (416) 445-6228

5585 a'dgawxxL D., Fremont CA, U.S.A. 94555

Pinnacle Micro, Inc.

Powersoft Systems Ltd.

PC DOCS Group International Inc.

Rainbow Technology Inc.

ply in B,C.

S Samtack Computer, Inc. 385BentleySt., Markham, ON L3R 9T2 Tei (905) 940-1880

Samtack carries name brand motherboards, controllers

video cards, CPUs, memoiy, power supplies, cables, drives keyboards, monitors, CD-ROMs, speakets, and printers The company distributes components, CD-ROM titles and complete Intel-based PCs.

San Chang ComputerSystems TeL' (604)444-3699 Fax:(604) 9396628

ToN-ErectI-80M65-8649 (sales only) SCCS develops software and manufactures hardware fo telecomputing, voice mail systems, caller ID compute cable. TeleHelper supports single to 4000 line telephoni applications,

Scene 2 Interactive Distributors 136 Winges Road, Suite8, Woodbridge, Ont, L4L 6C3 TeL'(905) 856-3456 Fam (905) 851-0844

Scene 2 is the exclusive distributor for many interactiv games for adults, servicing the Canadian market.

Sceptre Technologies Inc. QMS Canada Inc. 2600Skymark Ave. Ste.5, Mlssissauga, ON L4W5B2

Tel:(905) 20M848 Fax: (905) 206.0903 QMS Canada provides monochroine laser and colour thermal wax LAN-ready printeis. A 600x600dpi highland Desktop Colour Laser Printer and a Multi-Functional Device product are highlighted at a reduced price.

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Tek (818) 369-3698

Sceptre Technologies manufactures high-resolution con puter monitors, PC notebooks and related products. Higl lighted are a 17-inch multimedia monitor with.l280x102 resolution at 76Hz VI Bus refresh rate; the muliimedi Pentium notebook SoundX Series2000; a new gener, tion of lightweight, spaceoaving LCD monitc,m with a I O inch TFT color screen; and a PC with an i icgrated cole monitor. Somehighland monitors are bundled with th

ompany's screen FX Enhancer sofnvare to enhance satures in presentations, demos and training sessions. , wireless remote control is also offered.

SDMS Ltd. iI5-12200 VtdcanWay,Richnumd,BC V6V I j8

eL(604) 270-6787 'ax:(604) 270-4556 (DMS is a Point Of Sale hardware manufacturer and listributor. Products manufactured, are cash drawers nterfaces, magnetic stripe readers and custom hardvare designs. SDMS also Distributes a full line of POS 'eripherals including Epson, Star, and CBM etc, uso available products include 9" Monitors, Barcode eaders, and custoiner displays etc. Serves dealers all mross Canada. Also provides sales and technical supsort.

BranchOf)ice: M ississauga, Ont Montseal, Que.

TeL (9 05) 5644897 Fax:(905) 564-5920 Tbf(514) 343-9998

Seanix Technology Inc. tt140- 6631ElmbridgeWay, RichmondB.C. V7C 4NI TeL(604) 273-3692 Fax:(604) 27681 79 A PC manufacturer based in Richmond, B,C., with branches in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal, With its own engineering department and an automated assembly line in its B.C. head oflice, Seanix is the manufacturer of ASI 9000 PCs and also offers Pcs, hard drives, monitors and other peripherals on an OEM basis.

Branch offices:

Calgary, AB. T e L (403) 291-9141 Fax:(403) 291-3916 Concord, Ont. TeL (905) 6608829 Fax:(905) 6604840

Shikatronics Inc

are the largest importer and distributor for the most popular keyboards such as, Chicony, Focus, Keytronic, and Spec, They are also the major importer of peripherals, and accessories like, Z-NIX inouse, CPU cooling fan, and their new Green PC series product.

Branch O ff ice: North West

TeL(510) 44M190 Fax: (510) 44M191

Fax:(403) 250-9544

Supercom

Splendor Technology Canada Inc. 102-11511Bridgeport Road, Richmond B.C.V6X IT4 TeL(604) 278-7979

Fax: (604) 278-3735 A distributor of 486 and Pentium Clovel notebooks,

memory (RAM), GIGA BYTE motherboards, CPU, Focus keyboards, cases and other peripherals.

Stac Electronics 12636High Bluff Dr., San Diego,CA 92130-2093, USA Tel:(619) 794-4300 Stac Electronics, maker of Stacker data compression products, is demonstrating its new ReachOut 5.0 remote access technology to access any remote PC or network. The product provides remote control, remote file transfer, and opti-

mization for remote node technology. This version is 42 percent faster in remote control and Sl percent faster in remote file transfer. The product has more flexibility and security features than previous versions.

Standard Computronics Ltd. 13988 Cambie Road, Unit 333, Richmond, B.C.V6V 2K4 ybL (604) 273-7886, 800-563-1668

Unit 130, 4320 VikingWay,Richmond B.C. V6V 2L4 TeL. (604)276-2677 Fax: (604) 276-0807 Supplier of computer hardware products to the reseller market across Canada. From office and warehouses in Vancouver and Toronto, it distributes a wide selection of brand-name products, from computer systems to peripherals and components.

Head office: Markham, Ont. TeL'(905) 415-1166 Fax:(905) 415-1177

Symantec Canada 250 The EsPlanade, Ste.400, Tonmto, ON M5A I j2

TeL(416) 366-0423 Symantec has application and system software products designed to enhance individual and workgroup productivity as well as manage networked computing environments. Platforms supported include PGcompatibles, Macs, and major network operating systems. The company is a member of CAAST (the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft) .

Fax: (604) 273-7889 A inanufacturer of motherboards, aden cards, and peripherals serving western Canada, Its latest product is the DCA2 (dynamic cache architecture, level 2) motherboard, a new technology for 486 PCs, All systems are Microsoft Windows NT and CSA approved.

Tech Data Canada Inc.

STD Computer Inc.

Tech Data is a leading value-added distributor of networking, mass storage, software, CPUs and peripherals, Tech Data also provides VARs with an array of important after-

30 TascheseauBlud. West, Suite 204

102-3850jacombs Road, Richmond, B.C. V6VIY6

Lapram'e, Quebec j5R 5H7 TeL (514) 444-4200 Fax:(514) 4449696

7bL(604) 278-2893 Fax: (604)278-2861

TolbFreei 1-800.637-6477 A leading distributor and manufacturer of memory products. Affordable third party memoryl

National master standing offer supplier. Thirteen offlces coast to coasu Branch ff oices: Edmonton, AB. Tel:(403) 4666800 Fax:(403) 465-5355 Tel:(403) 250.9575 Calgary,AB.

1305Miyenide Dr. Mississauga, Ont, L5T I C9

TeL(905) 6708899 Fax: (905) 795-2355

sale services including technical support and Novell and

A computer hardware manufacturer and nationwide distributor of computer accessories, the Brother line of printers, LEO and SOYO motherboards, Nanao Monitors, Zenith and Hyundai notebooks and Intel peripherals, Manufacturer of its own name brand machine - Compupartner.

Microsoft training.

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Ont.: TeL' 1-800-265-0332 (905region) TeL I-B00265-8918(416 905 region) B.C.: TeL 1-800.663-0968

Memory productsfrom: Apple, ASI; Compaq, Canon, DEC, Everex, IBM, HP, NEC, NeXT, Okidata, TI, Panasonic, Zenith, etc...

hfanufactunvs: EXP ComPuter, LG. GrouP, Hyundai, 'ngston, Mottoola, OKI Semiconductors, Toshiba, Fujitsu, itachi, Intel, Micron Technoto ry, NMB, Saxuung.

ony of Canada Ltd. Computer and Personal Information Ftoducts

05 Gordon Baker RiL,Wi~ ONM4 E2RB ony's multimedia products include the CD-ROM iscman, quadapeed CD-ROM drives, and audio prod,scts. New storage products include 4- to 16GB DAT, l.SGB MO,, 12-inch Write Once products, and CD-ROM

accordable drives. Also on display are 15-, 17-, and 20nch Trinitron monitors.

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The minimum recommended machine is a 486-DX66 with at least 8 megs of RAM (16 megs is recommended), 800x600 video with at least 256 colours, and a CD-ROM player... users will find the program frustrating to use on a less well-equipped machine. A full installation requires 78 megs of drive space — it can be run off the CD-ROM disk, in that case requiring a mere 20 megs of drive space.

Whatever Happened ToCarel Draw?

Careful readers may have noticed that I haven't mentioned the actual Corel Draw program... but it hasn't been forgotten in the upgraded suite that carries its name.

Corel Draw is a vector-illustration program. While many professional artistsand designerspreferotherprograms such asA dobe Illustrator that use Postscript as the native file format, Corel Draw has more extensive text handling than most of its competitors, making it a good choice for logo creation, and with the multiple page capability added in version 5.0, almost a mini-DTP program.

This version adds precision — drawings claim to be accurate to 0.1 micron (!) and a new maximum page size of 45 meters length and width. (It's become popular with sign-makers).

Therearenew tools,such asapolygon forcreating symmetrical objects, a spiral tool, a graph paper tools, and knife and eraser tools to slice objects apart. Users can now open and edit Postscript and EPS files directly, and to preview Postscript fill patterns. At last, custom dotted and dashed line styles can be created. Angled dimension lines make more complicated plans possible.

Text tools give this graphics program the power to work with largeblocks of text— users can change case,set leadertabs,or forcejustify text,for example. Thereare search and replace,thesaurus, and spell check abilities, (But when will OLE allow us to use a single spell checker or thesaurus with all applications?) As in a true DTP application, the multiple-columned text can be flowed around graphics.

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Importedbitmaps can have colorsmasked, or be cropped in non-rectangular shapes.

As with every version of this program, there remain a huge number of features... this version adds to the feature-set without seeming to add complexity, while taking advantage of the 32-bit environment to seem a bit faster (at least on a machine with the recommended 16 megs RAM).

Photo-Paint Takes onPhotoshop

The final 'big application' is Corel PHOTO-PAINT. While Corel DRAW is a vector illustration program, PHOTO-PAINT is a bitmap paint and photo-retouching program... sort of a vastly improved '

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Windows Paintbrush. Vector programs make a circle by storing a math formula — it's easily resized and altered. Bitmap programs, by contrast, would store a circle as a collection of dots — this makes. it harder to perform operations like resizing, but give a great deal of power over things like individual colour tones. It would be very difficult to create a realistic-looking face in a vector program, while powerful bitmap editors really come into their own working with scanned photos.

Photo-Paint 6 adds support for video (AVI) and animation (FLC) formats... now these files can be opened, and individual frames can be edited and saved as a movie.

Photo-Paint started life as Z-Soft's PhotoFinish, a low-cost photo editor.

Corel purchased rights to it, and added features, while adapting its interface to fit in with the rest of the Corel Draw suite.

The programs should benefit from the in-

The Curse Of Version X.O Corel has done a good job of moving its product to the new Windows 95 environment — the many modules of the Corel Draw 6 suite present a consistent and streamlined interface that work well together, while using the Windows 95 enhancements.

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In each new version, it has added power andfeatures, becoming more and more of a competitor to the industry-standard — Adobe Photo Shop.

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What is the P6'?

The P6 isthe next generation processor family f'rom Intel. The P6 includes significant architectural innovations and enhancements, like Dynamic Execution. The result is a significant boostin system performance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially with 32-bit software. The first P6 is m anufactured on the same silicon process as today's volume 100MHz Pentiunia processor.

Is the P6 real?

The P6 is very real.Technology demonstrations have been shown with the P6 running a variety of operating systems and applications. Systems were shown at CeBIT (an industry tradeshow) and ISSCC (a technical conference), and demonstrations will continue to be shown at several events throughout the year.Currently,the demonstrated system frequency has been at 133mhz.

When will P6 systems be available?

The P6 will arrive in late 1995, and Intel expect that P6-based systems will be available from a variety of system manufacturers at that time.

While all Intel Architecture-compatible sofbvare, particularly 32-bit sofbvare, benefits from P6performance, there are stepssofbvare developers can take to get full advantage of the P6. These include using modern compilerswhich can im prove performance forallcurrent Intel processors, writing 32-bit code where possible, and making their code as predictable as possible to take advantage of the P6's multiple branch prediction capabilities.

preparing to move P6 production onto the newer 0.35micron process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the same process that the new 120 and 133 MHz Pentium processors arecurrently produced on.Thiswill allow the P6 to operate at higher frequencies.

With this change and other methods, Intel engineers are looking at ways to boost the P6's frequencytoover200 MHz inthe future.The P6 also delivers higher performance through multi-processing.

How does the P6 achieve Its performance'?

The P6 looks different than other chips. Will a P6 fit into a Pentium processorsocket?

Through a variety of architectural techniques such as Dynamic Execution and hardware features, such as the inclusion of the 256K L2 cache in the package.

What is Dynamic Execution?

It's a phrase that Intel developed to describe the P6's unique combination of Multiple Branch Prediction, Dataflow Analysis, and Speculative Execution.

No, the P6 bus is quite different from a Pentium processor bus so it is not designed to be pin-compatible. The component bus of a Pentium processor is designed to interface to an external L2 cache and includes featuresto optimize CPU-to-cache data transfers. In contrast, the first P6 includes a 256KB L2 cache inthe same package and the CPU communicates with its L2 cache using a private internal bus. The component bus of a P6 processor is designed to interface to a cache coherent memory bus and includes features to optim ize cache-t o-memory datatransfers.

To implement Multiple Branch Prediction, the P6 contains a Branch Target Buffer which is twice as wide and twice as deep as the one implemented on the Pentium processor. The Is it compatible with previous Intel Ar- P6 also employs a more sophisticated, historyWhat about the thermal and electrichitecture processors? based prediction algorithm. For Dataflow Yes. The P6 is fully compatible with all of Analysis, the P6 analyzes which instructions cal specifications? How hot will it your existing PC applications. aredependent on each other'sresults,ordata, run'? At what voltage does it operate?

Power dissipation is proportional to the to create an optimized schedule of instructions.

Does software need to be recomspeed of the processor and to the square ofits Instructions are executed speculatively based piled to gain a performance enhance- on this optimized schedule, keeping all the supply voltage. The first P6 operates at ment on the P6'? chip's superscalar processing power busy, and 133MHz with a supply voltage of 2.9 volts No. The P6 is designed to deliver optimal boosting overall sofbvare performance. The P6 and dissipates a theoretical peak of 20 watts. performance with 32-bit sofbvar e. But you can core alsoincludes a retirement processor However, power dissipation for all processors also run the same sofbvare tha" you' re using which ensures that instructions are completed also depends on the sofbvare being executed. today and gain a performance boost. The P6 in thesame order as a Pentium processor For more typical patterns of code, power disschedules instructions at run time dependent would have completed the instructions. sipation for the P6 averages around 14 watts. upon data availability. This means that the P6 Gunning Transceiver Logic (GTL) was choperforms well on any code designed to run on What will P6 performance look like sen for the P6 bus signaling voltage since this previous generation 32-bit Intel processors. in the future? is independent of processor voltage, and since The P6 will also execute 286-targeted code, The first P6 will be produced on a 0.6 mi- its smaller voltage swing enables faster opbut the performance gain will not be as high. cron manufacturingprocess. We are already eration.

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What kind of performance can I expect from the P6?

The P6's performance is estimated at 200 SPECint92 at 133 MHz. For comparison, the 100 MHz Pentium processor will deliver 121.9 SPECint92. Other P6 performance numbers will be released later this year.

What arethe advantages ofan in-package L2 cache?

Having the L2 cache in the package not only simplifies system design and saves space, it also means the CPU core can communicate with the L2 cache at full speed. Additionally the cache is

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non-blocking which means that transactions on the P6 bus don't stall the processor or block subsequent bus transactions. For example,when a cachemissoccurs,theP6 continues to process other instructions while initiating a bus transaction to satisfy the cache miss; these instructions could generate additional cache misses which could cause mores bus transactions. The P6 can maintain up to four of these outstanding transactions.

Will multi-processing be easier with the P6?

The P6 bus was designed to support multiple P6s connected in parallel. The P6 component bus is a symetric multiprocessing bus and includes full support for the MESI protocol.'Glueless'MP P6 system designsare supported; that is, no additional system logic is required for multi-processing since the P6 includes all of the logic required to directly support the interconnection of up to four P6 processors.This means thatit's very easy -and cost-effective - for system designers to include multiple P6 processors, essentially by just providing sockets for the additional processors.

Is the P6 a 64-bit processor? Does it support 64-bit integer instructions?

No. Like all Intel processors since the Inte1386 processor, the P6 is a true 32-bit processor. The general purpose registers are the same as on previous generations of IA processors and the instruction set is supported with only one new instruction being introduced.

However, there are a variety of wider datapaths both inside and outside the chip.

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Is there a new instruction used by the P6? What does it do?

A conditional move instruction was added which may be used by compiler

writers as an alternate to a "test an set" construct. This allows a data dependent branch to be eliminated. The resulting code will be more predictable by the processor and will thus deliver higher performance.

The P6 has about 21 million transistors in total. Does this put the P6 at a cost disadvantage? Is it difficult to manufacture?

No. The P6 CPU core has 5.5 million transistors, and the L2 cache contains 15.5 million.

The main determinant for product manufacturability and cost is the die size, . which is in large part a result of the process technology that the product is manufactured on. The first P6 will be built on the same high-volume process as today' s mainstream Pentium processors. Soon, Intel will begin manufacturing the P6 pro-' cessor on a new 0.35 micron process which is already in use today for other products.

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