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Topics of the day:

  1. WINNEWS> WinNews Volume 3, #14
  2. ALA> ALAWON, Vol. 5, No. 21 (107 lines)
  3. EDUPAGE> Edupage, 25 April 1996

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Date:    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 07:17:25 -0500
From:    Gleason Sackman <[e-mail]>
Subject: WINNEWS> WinNews Volume 3, #14

Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 21:44:01 -0700
From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: WinNews Volume 3, #14

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        Microsoft(R) WinNews Electronic Newsletter
                Vol. 3, #14, April 22, 1996

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This issue contains:

A. NEW SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

B. NEWS & EVENTS

  B1. "SPEED ISN'T EVERYTHING, IT'S THE ONLY THING."=20
      SEYMOUR CRAY
        When it comes to Internet connections, most people
        agree. Using a regular modem, the Internet
        can sometimes seem more like the Interminablenet.

  B2. TECHED 96
        Bill Gates discussed the Internet phenomenon.
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  B3. WINDOWS 95 SHIPMENTS
        3.8 Million Units Shipped as of March


C. WINDOWS 95 SUPPORT & INFORMATION

  C1. WINDOWS 95 HINTS AND TIPS
        Be sure to check out the scrolling Tip of the Day
        on the Windows home page at:=20
           http://www.microsoft.com/windows/

  C2. TOP INTERNET EXPLORER 2.0 SITES
        This list is on the "What's Hot" area of the
        Windows Web page at:=20
           http://www.microsoft.com/ie/showcase/top10/

  C3. "DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95" PRODUCTS
        For the complete list, check out the compatible
        products section on the Windows Web site at:
           http://www.microsoft.com/windows/thirdparty.htm

  C4. ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
        You can access all types of product support
        information from the Microsoft Product Support
        Web site at:
           http://www.microsoft.com/support/

  C5. MICROSOFT TV =20
        For all MSTV information check out:
           http://www.microsoft.com/mstv/

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                A. NEW SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you know someone who might be interested in WinNews,
please instruct them to:

1.      Send Internet e-mail to: [e-mail]
2.      Send the message from the account you wish
         to subscribe (some people use more than one
         e-mail account).
3.      Subject line should be blank.
4.      Body of message should ONLY have in the
         text:   SUBSCRIBE WINNEWS

If you wish to stop receiving WinNews,
send mail to [e-mail] with a blank
subject line.  The body of the message should only
save in the text:   UNSUBSCRIBE WINNEWS

WinNews is published weekly. =20

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                     B. NEWS & EVENTS
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B1. "SPEED ISN'T EVERYTHING, IT'S THE ONLY THING."
    SEYMOUR CRAY

When it comes to Internet connections, most people agree.=20
Using a regular modem, the Internet can sometimes seem more
like the Interminablenet.

The ISDN Accelerator Pack enablesMicrosoft Windows 95 to
make Dial-Up Network connections over high-speed, digital
ISDN lines. This means faster access to the Internet,
corporate networks, and online services like the Microsoft
Network.=20

ISDN can be five or more times faster than analog modems.
Its speed ranges from 56 to 128 kilobits per second before
compression and varies by telephone company and the ISDN
hardware you use. Your ISDN hardware manufacturer will
need to provide a driver that works with the ISDN=20
Accelerator Pack. To take advantage of ISDN's speed,=20
your Internet Service Provider, corporate LAN, or online
service will need to support ISDN and the Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP). Most telephone companies offer ISDN, and
it works over existing telephone wiring.=20

For more information about ISDN, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/getisdn/
To download ISDN, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/isdn.htm

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B2. TECH-ED 96

At an exciting kick-off to Microsoft Tech-Ed 96, Bill Gates
discussed the Internet phenomenon and how software
developers can use Microsoft's tools to most effectively
build Internet and intranet applications.  Specifically,
Bill discussed how Windows and Windows NT are being
integrated with the Internet, how Microsoft development
tools can be used to create application servers and client
applications, and how developers can leverage Microsoft
Office when building specific Internet applications.
This is one of the most exciting and rapidly changing
topics in the industry.

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B3. WINDOWS 95 SHIPMENTS

A Japanese version of Windows 95 was introduced in November, 1995, to =
the Japanese marketplace.  In roughly four months, shipments of Windows =
95 reached 3,800,000 units. The growth is attributed to the rapidly =
expanding PC marketplace.  This is a 70 percent growth over the same =
period last year.=20

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C. WINDOWS 95 SUPPORT & INFORMATION
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C1. WINDOWS 95 HINTS AND TIPS

The following are a few useful hints and tips that will
result in a more productive work environment.  We hope
these are tips you can pass on to the users you support.

A.  You can use ScanDisk in the Systems Tools folder to
    check your hard disk for errors.

B.  To see how much disk space is free, first open My
    Computer, highlight Hard Drive then click the right
    mouse button.  View disk space information under=20
    Properties.

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C2. TOP INTERNET EXPLORER 2.0 SITES
    Below are excerpts from a list of fun pages that look
    great with Internet Explorer 2.0.  The full list is
    frequently updated and can be found at :
    http://www.microsoft.com/ie/showcase/top10

*  Harvest Market Place - A virtual crafts mall; the=20
   opening video really takes you by surprise.
=20
*  Chris Gleason's Home Page - A thoughtfully constructed
   personal home page, laced with many interesting links.

*  Snwbrdr's Snowboarding Page - Everything you wanted to
   know about snowboarding in Finland. And just in time
   for spring!=20

*  Avicom, Inc. - Local flavor courtesy of this Bozeman,
  Montana Internet Access Provider.=20

*  Hello From Montrose, CO - When you're done visiting
   Montana, check out this tranquil Colorado real estate site.


If you are the Webmaster of a site which you think should
be considered for future "Internet Explorer Top 10 Sites
of the Week," please do the following:=20

*  Make your site really cool! Use Internet Assistant for
   Microsoft Word to create your dream page.

*  For more advanced HTML authors, check out our extensive
   HTML reference guide.

*  Then sign up for the Microsoft Internet Explorer logo
   program.
    Web link:http://www.microsoft.com/ie/author/logo/

*  Congratulations! You are now on our list of sites to
   highlight!

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C3. "DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95" PRODUCTS

For a complete list of all software and hardware products=20
that have received the "Designed for Windows 95" logo,
check out the following address on the Windows Web site:

      http://www.microsoft.com/windows/thirdparty.htm

On this page you can search for either software or
hardware by category or by company name!

Why should you look for the logo?=20

Products which have received the logo have gone through
a rigorous series of tests to determine whether or not
they meet logo criteria. The criteria for passing the
tests and becoming eligible for the logo license were
derived from user studies. In these studies, we determined
what users wanted to be able to expect in their hardware
and software.=20

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C4. ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For complete details on support from Microsoft, check
    out Microsoft Support Online at:=20
    http://www.microsoft.com/support/

Question 1: What improvements does Windows 95 offer for
people who use a portable PC or a computer at a remote
location?

Answer: Windows 95 is the first version of the Windows
operating system to include features designed to meet the
needs of portable PC users. Specifically, Windows 95 gets
the most out of the special features of portable PC
hardware, includes features to help mobile and remote
users "stay connected" to the information they need, and
provides a means to keep data and work organized between
a desktop PC or corporate network and a portable PC or
remote system. With Windows 95, mobile computer users are
more productive and will require less support.  For more
information about mobile communicating visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/qa/qa.htm


Question 2:  How do I log on to an FTP site that requires
a username and password?

Answer:  To connect to an FTP site that requires you to
log on, 1) Make sure the Address box is visible in=20
Microsoft Internet Explorer. To display it, click the View
menu, and then click Address Bar. 2) Click in the Address
box, and then type the address and logon information for
the FTP site. Specify the address using the following
syntax: ftp://username:password@name of server.

For example, to connect to an FTP server named
ftp.company.com with the username guest and the password
mypass, you would type the following in the Address box:
ftp://guest:[e-mail]

Want to find out how to make the most of Microsoft
Internet Explorer, go to http://www.microsoft.com/ie/

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C5.  MICROSOFT TV=20
Please check out our revamped Internet site at
http://www.microsoft.com/mstv/

Microsoft TV is starting an automatic email subscription
for our schedule: please email [e-mail].


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You may feel free to forward this document, provided
you forward it in its entirety, as per the copyright
notice below. =20

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only.  The information contained in this document
represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation
on the issues discussed as of the date of publication.
Because Microsoft must respond to change in market
conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a
commitment on the part of Microsoft and Microsoft
cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information
presented after the date of publication.

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distributed for profit.

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Date:    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 20:18:53 -0500
From:    Gleason Sackman <[e-mail]>
Subject: ALA> ALAWON, Vol. 5, No. 21 (107 lines)

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:56:19 -0400
From: ALAWASH E-MAIL (ALAWASH E-MAIL) <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: ALAWON, Vol. 5, No. 21 (107 lines)


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ALAWON                                        Volume 5, Number 21
ISSN 1069-7799                                     April 25, 1996
     American Library Association Washington Office Newsline

In this issue:
     FY96 APPROPRIATIONS--UPDATE
     HOUSE HOLDS FY97 APPROPRIATIONS HEARING
     YOUTH ADVOCACY DAY ON THE HILL
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                  FY96 APPROPRIATIONS--UPDATE

Congress returned from its recess with a great deal of work
remaining on the calendar.  Halfway through the fiscal year, the
Omnibus Appropriations bill was still in conference between House
and Senate.  The current Continuing Resolution expired on April
24, which allowed Congress one short week to work out remaining
differences and pass the legislation.  It appears that the
difficulties have been resolved; last evening a one-day extension
was passed on the Continuing Resolution and the bill may be on
the President's desk sometime today.  Details will be shared when
they become available.
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            HOUSE HOLDS FY97 APPROPRIATIONS HEARING

On April 17, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor,
Health and Human Services Education, held a hearing on FY97
funding for the Department of Education's Office of Educational
Research and Improvement.  Dr. Sharon Robinson, Assistant
Secretary for OERI testified before Rep. John Porter, Chair
(R-IL), and Reps. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Frank Riggs (R-CA), and
Steny Hoyer (D-MD).  In her prepared statement, Dr. Robinson
emphasized the President's "national mission to make all children
technologically literate by the dawn of the 21st century..."
and described the new Presidential initiative called the
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund.  Rep. Porter responded by
stating that any proposed additional spending would have to be
balanced by cuts and he was still waiting for the President to
indicate what programs to cut in order to find funding for new
initiatives.

During the question period Rep. Riggs, also a member of the Labor
and Educational Opportunities Committee,  asked whether the
Administration supported the proposed reauthorization of library
programs, and Dr. Robinson answered, "yes."  Rep. Lowey asked
whether libraries were involved in technology and Dr. Robinson
cited the state of Maryland's success in connecting all
libraries, public, school and academic to the Internet.

Both House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriations Subcommittees are conducting a series of
hearings on FY97 appropriations, which may extend through early
May.
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                 YOUTH ADVOCACY DAY ON THE HILL

On Wednesday, April 24, approximately two hundred supporters of
the Youth Development Community Block Grant (S. 673 and H.R.
2807) gathered in the Senate Russell Office Building to hear
remarks from Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), main Senate sponsor;
Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE), also a sponsor and Representatives
J.C. Watts (R-OK), (House lead sponsor), and Donald Payne (D-NJ).

The proposed legislation would consolidate several drug abuse
prevention programs, the national youth sports program, the
demonstration partnership program in the Department of Health and
Human Services; the school drop-out demonstration assistance and
all drug free and safe schools programs in the Department of
Education; three programs from the Department of Justice Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency prevention; and seven
programs from the Crime Bill.  The legislation would authorize
$900 million for the first year and "such sums as necessary"
through 2000.  Low income communities would be eligible based on
the community's total youth population (ages 6-18), the
percentage of that population living in poverty and recent
increase of juvenile crime.  Funds would flow to local counties
to be overseen by a Community Youth Development Board.  The board
would determine what activities would be funded.

The day was scheduled by youth groups to encourage further Senate
action on the Senate bill and to gain more sponsors for the House
bill which has been referred to three House Committees,
Judiciary, Commerce and Economic and Educational Opportunities,
with no hearing scheduled as yet.

Senator Kassebaum urged attendees to push for passage of the
Senate bill within the next forty-days, since Congress will
adjourn in August for political conventions and the first few
weeks of September will be taken up with Appropriations bills.
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Date:    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 20:42:17 -0500
From:    Gleason Sackman <[e-mail]>
Subject: EDUPAGE> Edupage, 25 April 1996

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:50:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Edupage Editors <[e-mail]>
To: "EDUCOM Edupage Mailing List" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Edupage, 25 April 1996

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Edupage, 25 April 1996.  Edupage, a summary of news items on information
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TOP STORIES
        Microsoft Puts Java Into Windows 95
        Shrinking Flash Chips
        Digital, Computer Associates Team Up On Software
        Speed Is Of The Essence
        Advertising Vs. Subscription Fees For Info On The Web
        FCC Boosts Prospect For Supernets

ALSO
        Internet Sales Undermine Sales Taxes
        Microsoft, Casio To Build Consumer Electronics Products
        Hardware Solution To E-Commerce Security
        Adobe, Apple And Scitex Target On-Demand Printing
        Internet Phone Faces Regulatory Fight
        Mitnick Guilty Plea

MICROSOFT PUTS JAVA INTO WINDOWS 95
Microsoft's best-selling Windows 95 operating system will soon include Sun's
Java programming language, which software designers can use to create tiny
"applet" programs that can be sent over the Internet for immediate use on a
personal computer.  This development is expected to give Java a good push
toward becoming an industry standard.  (New York Times 25 Apr 96 C1)

SHRINKING FLASH CHIPS
Intel and Sharp Corp. have developed tiny 0.4-micron processing for
8-megabit flash memory chips, shrinking their size by almost half, and
paving the way for even smaller cellular phones, digital cameras and laptop
computers.  Intel says it will begin sending out sample chips immediately,
and plans call for mass production in September.  Sharp will begin sending
sample shipments next month, but has not disclosed when it will begin mass
production.  Meanwhile, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. are developing
16-megabit and even 64-megabit flash memory technology.  "Flash memory chips
may eventually be used in the place of hard disks on computers," says an
Hitachi spokeswoman.  (Investor's Business Daily 24 Apr A9)

DIGITAL, COMPUTER ASSOCIATES TEAM UP ON SOFTWARE Digital Equipment Corp. has
formed a strategic alliance with Computer Associates International that will
target the corporate market for high-end computer network management
solutions.  Although details weren't available, industry observers say the
agreement likely will involve Digital selling or licensing some of its
software to CA, and providing installation, support and other services for
CA's products.  (Wall Street Journal 24 Apr 96 B11)

SPEED IS OF THE ESSENCE
Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico is building $46-million Intel
supercomputer that will be touted as the world's fastest computer, capable
of cracking the long-time goal of 1 teraflops -- a trillion calculations per
second.  "It's never been done before -- like the first moon shot," says the
head of Intel's supercomputer division.  In fact, researchers say the
computer's peak speed could be almost double that -- 1.8 teraflops.  Energy
Dept. plans call for investing $940 million in its Accelerated Strategic
Computing Initiative between now and 2002, with a 100-teraflops system
possible by 2002 or 2003.  (Business Week 29 Apr 96 p90)

ADVERTISING VS. SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR INFO ON THE WEB
Content companies are still trying to figure out how to make money on their
Internet ventures, and many are turning away from advertising to
subscription fees to cover their costs.  "The ad model didn't support the
cost of creating content," says Time's senior VP of new media.  "The only
free medium fully supported by advertising is broadcast TV, but that's a
different model.  TV is broadcast, and the Net is narrowcast.  It's totally
one-to-one communication."  Time Warner's repackaged Pathfinder Personal
Edition will be a subscription-based product, offering personalized news and
information from Time and People magazines.  Meanwhile, Simba Media Daily
estimates that U.S. companies spent $9.3 billion for online information last
year, and predicts rising expenditures of $10.6 billion this year and $12
billion in 1997.  (Investor's Business Daily 25 Apr 96 A10)

FCC BOOSTS PROSPECT FOR SUPERNETS
The Federal Communications Commission may reserve a band of radio
frequencies to allow free and unlicensed transmissions at 25 megabit speeds
of large volumes of data within a group of buildings.  These so-called
"supernet" wireless services, which would operate at no more than one watt
of power in order to avoid interfering with neighboring supernets, could
then be connected by high-speed phone lines to the Internet, thus largely
bypassing local phone companies to get Net access.  (New York Times 25 Apr
96 C1)

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INTERNET SALES UNDERMINE SALES TAXES
As commerce over the Internet increases, city and state governments are
looking for ways to collect sales taxes on these transactions.  But a 1992
court case (Quill Corp. vs. North Dakota) held that for a state to collect
taxes on sales, the vendor must have significant sales operations --
personnel, inventory, showrooms, etc. -- within the state.  Because many
Internet operations have extremely dispersed personnel, little inventory and
no showrooms, states have no legal right to collect taxes on their sales.
Author Nathan Newman suggests the problem should be addressed by state or
federal government:  "The best way to make up for the revenue lost by
lowered sales taxes would be through a state income tax...  An even better
option is to use federal income taxes to substitute for lost revenue at both
the local and state level.  Although not politically likely right now, this
option seems only fair -- it was federal cutbacks in aid to states that led
states to rely so heavily on sales taxes to begin with."  (Technology Review
May/June p24)

MICROSOFT, CASIO TO BUILD CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS
Microsoft and Japan's Casio Corp. will work together to develop hand-held
computer devices that can exchange data with PCs running Windows.
Microsoft's latest venture into the hand-held device market, the Winpad,
suffered from software that took too much memory and was slow -- it was
withdrawn before it hit the market.  The company is counting on Casio's
expertise to move beyond PCs into the consumer products market.  (Wall
Street Journal 25 Apr 96 B2)

HARDWARE SOLUTION TO E-COMMERCE SECURITY
VLSI Technology and Tandem Computer's Atalla are developing chip-level
security products to protect electronic transactions over the Internet and
intranets.  The products will incorporate DES, RSA and other encryption
technology, and the companies hope their joint venture will establish a
hardware-based security standard for electronic commerce.  (Information Week
15 Apr 96 p34)

ADOBE, APPLE AND SCITEX TARGET ON-DEMAND PRINTING
Adobe Systems is collaborating with Apple Computer and Israeli firm Scitex
to jointly market hardware and software for on-demand printing.  On-demand
printing enables businesses to print small runs of documents or brochures at
more reasonable per-piece cost than if they used a traditional printing
company.  (Wall Street Journal 24 Apr 96 B11)

INTERNET PHONE FACES REGULATORY FIGHT
The Canadian communications regulatory agency says companies offering online
phone services must pay a fee to local phone companies to help keep local
phone rates low.  ShadowTel, the small Ontario company which recently
announced it planned to offer telephone service on the  Internet, appears
headed toward a fight with federal regulators over whether it must pay a
special fee to Canada's phone companies.  (Toronto Globe & Mail 25 Apr 96 B10)

MITNICK GUILTY PLEA
Kevin Mitnick, the object of a national manhunt last year on charges of
computer-related crimes, has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors
to plead guilty to counts of possessing stolen cellular phone devices and
violating probation terms.  One count calls for a maximum penalty of 20
years in jail.  Mitnick, known in his circle as "the Condor," still faces a
number of serious charges in California for illegal use of computer and
telephone networks over the past 15 years.  (New York Times 24 Apr 96 A11)

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