November 1995 Table of Contents
COLUMNS
Analysis
by Fred Langa
Douse the flames. Today's disk
compressors are worthy of praise.
by Mike Elgan
It's time to stop CD makers from
cashing in on crummy content titles.
by Fred Davis
Deep-six those floppies. Recordable
CD-ROM technology is here to stay.
by Cheryl Currid
Your new office equipment
will wear many hats.
by Mark Hebert
Hear the candid confessions of a
closet Windows graphic designer.
How To
by John Woram
Windows 95's Sounds applet
is music to your ears.
by Jim Boyce
With Win95, even old
pros are mere novices.
by Karen Kenworthy
Stripped of its might, DOS still
plays a role in Win95's kingdom.
by Eric Carr
Wish you were there?
Here's how to stay in touch.
by John Ruley
Work it! Performance Monitor
gets NT into shape.
by Martin Heller
Don't get attached to cats
or the Windows API in C.
Cover Story
The hardware you have may be plenty to run Windows 95. Here's our advice on upgrading sensibly. Check out our upgrade guide before you buy new hardware to run Win95. We loaded the final, shipping version of the new OS on a variety of PCs, from a lowly 386SX/25 to a 90MHz Pentium powerhouse, then ran them through a battery of performance tests. You may be pleasantly surprised by what we discovered.
WINLAB PRODUCT COMPARISONS
Notebook PCs are beginning to go the distance in terms of price, power and expandability. These high-end Pentium notebooks will be assets on your desktop and on the road.
FEATURES
The P6 promises to take the PC market by storm, particularly for PCs that run 32-bit apps under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
We put a P6 chip through its paces for the first in-depth examination of just how fast it really is.
More isn't always better, particularly when you're trying to optimize your network server's speed. Here's a look at symmetric multiprocessing, as well as some other strategies to get the most out of your hardware.
The Windows 95 journey continues, and our motto is "WordPad or Bust!" This atlas of information will show you how to get where you're going with the WordPad utility.
Here are WINDOWS Magazine's picks for the top of the CD-ROM hit parade. We've chosen carefully to help you get the cream of the crop when you scan the store shelves for information, education and entertainment titles.
WINLAB FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Major enhancements to Visual Basic 4.0 make creating 32-bit apps less of a conundrum. Support for long filenames and same-source code for both 16- and 32-bit programs help you write code quickly.
Whether you are diagramming, illustrating or just trying to manage a passel of clip art, ABC Graphics Suite for Windows 95 will have something for you. Top tools and Microsoft Office integration make a winning combination.
The Digital Venturis 5120 packs plenty of processing muscle into a slimline case, promising a long life in the office or the home.
This slick revision of Sidekick, a hands-down Windows 3.1 favorite, adds new features and a welcome Windows 95 interface.
AND FIRST TAKES ON:
DEPARTMENTS
New Products
How to buy a 21-inch monitor
Copyright ⌐ 1995 CMP Media Inc.