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  1. WINNEWS> WinNews Volume 3, #16
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Date:    Tue, 7 May 1996 07:38:54 -0500
From:    Gleason Sackman <[e-mail]>
Subject: WINNEWS> WinNews Volume 3, #16

Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 17:20:52 -0700
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Subject: WinNews Volume 3, #16

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        Microsoft(R) WinNews Electronic Newsletter
                Vol. 3, #16, May 6, 1996

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The concept of Intranets was the buzz last week at the
Internet World spring conference in San Jose.  Bill Gates
gave a presentation titled "Where the Internet and Intranet
Meet," He discussed how corporations can embrace Internet
and Web technologies to help meet their mission-critical
business challenges. According to Gates, the intranet
represents an evolution of, rather than a revolution in,
enterprise computing.

At this same conference, Microsoft announced BackOffice
version 2.0.  Jim Allchin, senior vice president of the
desktop and business systems division at Microsoft Corp.
says it best, "With the Microsoft BackOffice family, we
have set high standards, providing customers with everything
they need for intranets.  With the addition of Microsoft
Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and the Internet
Information Server, we now have a complete set of
best-of-breed products in an integrated server suite for
our customers."

For more information on Microsoft's participation at
Internet World, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/internet/


Articles in this issue include:
A. NEW SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

B. NEWS & EVENTS

B1. MICROSOFT PREVIEWS INTERNET EXPLORER 3.0
        Innovative Support For Sharing Of Voice, Applications Over
        The World Wide Web

B2. MICROSOFT SHIPS INTERNET EXPLORER 2.0 FOR
      WINDOWS 3.1
        Continued Commitment To Cross-Platform Solutions

B3. MICROSOFT INCORPORATES JAVA
        Java With ActiveX Enables Richer Applications

B4. MICROSOFT INTERNET WEB BROWSER AVAILABLE ON ALL
      MAJOR PLATFORMS
        Offers Broadest International Support

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:
           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:
           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
        For all MSTV information check out:
           http://www.microsoft.com/mstv/


WinNews Editor

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                A. NEW SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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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
say in the text:   UNSUBSCRIBE WINNEWS

WinNews is published weekly.

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                     B. NEWS & EVENTS
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B1. MICROSOFT PREVIEWS INTERNET EXPLORER 3.0
Microsoft announced the next major upgrade to its popular
Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0.  It
will be the first to implement industry standards that will
make video, voice and data communications over the Internet
as easy and commonplace as an ordinary phone call. The
browser will also be the first to include ActiveX
technologies that enable an active Internet alive with
3-D virtual reality environments and other rich, interactive
multimedia.
Press release: http://www.microsoft.com/internet/siwnews.htm

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B2. MICROSOFT SHIPS MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 2.0
      FOR WINDOWS 3.1
Delivering on its commitment to cross-platform support,
Microsoft released it's Internet Explorer version 2.0
for the Windows 3.1 operating system. Users of Windows
3.1 can now access the Internet with a high-speed,
feature-rich Web browser for a 16-bit environment. This
no-cost browser is easy to use and will allow users of
Windows 3.1 to view the latest pages on the Internet,
access various Internet newsgroups, and send and receive
Internet e-mail. The delivery of Microsoft Internet Explorer
2.0  for Windows 3.1, along with the recent shipment of
2.1  Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for the Macintosh, marks
2.2  Microsoft's dedication to providing Web browser support
for popular platforms such as Windows 95 and the
Windows NT operating system, the Macintosh and
Windows 3.1.
Press release: http://www.microsoft.com/internet/siwnews.htm

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B3. MICROSOFT INCORPORATES JAVA AS A FEATURE OF
      WINDOWS
Microsoft announced it will integrate support for Sun
Microsystems Inc.'s Java technology into future versions
of the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT operating
systems.  This new feature of Windows will allow developers
and webmasters using the Java language to immediately use
more than 1,000 ActiveX technology-compatible tools,
applications and components to build innovative applications
for the Internet.
Press release: http://www.microsoft.com/internet/siwnews.htm

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B4. MICROSOFT INTERNET WEB BROWSER AVAILABLE ON ALL
      MAJOR PLATFORMS, OFFERS BROADEST INTERNATIONAL
      SUPPORT
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0 offers the broadest
international support of any browser on the market today,
delivering on Microsoft Corp.'s commitment to providing
support for all popular platforms to users around the world.
Microsoft Internet Explorer is available for the Windows 95,
Windows NT, Macintosh and Windows 3.1 operating systems.
In addition to its broad platform support, Microsoft
Internet Explorer is available in more languages than any
other browsing software: The version for Windows 95 is
available in 24 major languages, while the version for
Windows 3.1 will boast support of 20 languages, and
the Macintosh version will be available in nine languages.
Press release: http://www.microsoft.com/internet/siwnews.htm


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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.

To start a program by using the Run command

1)  Click the Start button, and then click Run.

2)  In the Open box, type the location and name of the
    program you want to start.

Tips
If you don't remember the location or name of the program
file, click Browse.

To select a program you started recently, click the down
arrow in the Open box, click a program in the list, and
then click OK.  You can open a file or folder or connect
to a shared computer by typing its path in the Open box.

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

*Mammoth Lakes Community Web - Check out this vivid and
 colorful page about the California resort area with
 no off-season.

*Jam Zone - A whole bunch of cool stuff here. The videos
 are great!

*Vision Web Productions - Tired of the same old
 backgrounds? Check out what looks to be the HTML
 wallpaper hall of fame.


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C3. "DESIGNED FOR WINDOWS 95" PRODUCTS

For a complete list of all software and hardware products
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!


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C4. ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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


Question:  How do I retrieve deleted files or shortcuts?

1)Double-click the Recycle Bin icon.

2)Click the file or shortcut you want to retrieve. To
retrieve several items, hold down the CTRL key while
clicking each one.

3)On the File menu, click Restore.

Tip
If you delete a folder, only the files within that folder
appear in the Recycle Bin. If you restore a file that was
originally located in a deleted folder, Windows recreates
the folder, and then restores the file to it.

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C5.  MICROSOFT TV

What is Microsoft TV?

Microsoft TV programming is focused on areas of interest
to the IT Professional, televising subjects like
Distributed Computing (Client/Server), Office Automation
(user applications) and specific technical tracks on
products like Windows 95. The aim is to help you increase
your expertise, spur ideas for specific solutions, and
understand issues that occur in real-world implementation
of Microsoft products. Overall, our goal is for Microsoft
TV to help you maximize the return on your investment
in Microsoft software.

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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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
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Date:    Tue, 7 May 1996 22:08:12 -0500
From:    Gleason Sackman <[e-mail]>
Subject: EDUPAGE> Edupage, 7 May 1996

Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 18:04:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Edupage Editors <[e-mail]>
To: "EDUCOM Edupage Mailing List" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Edupage, 7 May 1996

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Edupage, 7 May 1996.  Edupage, a summary of news items on information
technology, is provided three times each week as a service by Educom,
a Washington, D.C.-based consortium of leading colleges and universities
seeking to transform education through the use of information technology.
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TOP STORIES
        IBM Licenses Apple Mac/OS
        Lucent's Inferno Sparks Interest
        Expanded Universal Service Debated
        Credit-Card Activated Computer System Introduced
        Adobe's Bravo Gives Web Graphics A New Look
        Days Of The Small ISP Are Numbered

ALSO
        Asian-Backed Groups Win Wireless License Auction
        Bell Canada Wants Same Freedom As AT&T
        Zenith Reclassified As "Internet Stock," And Shares Soar
        MCI Will Quadruple Backbone Capacity
        Microsoft Plans "Delicious" Journalistic Online Smorgasbord
        Pipex To Block Pornography

IBM LICENSES APPLE MAC/OS
IBM has worked out an agreement to license Apple Computer's Macintosh
operating system, and although it doesn't plan to manufacture Mac clones
itself, IBM will be allowed to sublicense the system to other computer
makers and will be able to offer hardware components, such as the PowerPC
chip and motherboards, to other clone manufacturers.  "This will help Apple
expand the low end of the market... where they've had problems," says an
industry analyst.  A similar agreement with Motorola, signed in February,
will allow Motorola to make and sell its own Mac clones as well as
sublicense the system.  (Investor's Business Daily 7 May 96 A9)

LUCENT'S INFERNO SPARKS INTEREST
AT&T spin-off Lucent Technologies Inc. has unveiled a versatile new
networking software package called Inferno, designed to run over a variety
of networks, including the Internet, private data networks and
telecommunications networks.  The software consists of operating-system
software and a programming language called Limbo, which can be used by
programmers to make compatible software for a broad range of consumer
electronics devices.  "With Inferno, any device can communicate and share
information with any device over any network," says the president of Bell
Labs.  "Inferno is designed to take the chaos out of the electronic Tower of
Babel," says the president of Infonautics Consulting.  Inferno's versatility
puts it in direct competition with Sun Microsystems' Java programming
language, which also works across most platforms.  Inferno's advantage lies
in the inclusion of an operating system, which Java does not yet have, and
its lean design, requiring only one megabyte of memory to run, making it
suitable for low-cost hand-held devices.  (Wall Street Journal 7 May 96 B4)

EXPANDED UNIVERSAL SERVICE DEBATED
Participants in a May 1 Cato Institute policy forum debated whether the FCC
will expand the definition of universal service to include more advanced
services beyond voice-grade dialtone.  "The real motivations of some of
these policies, it seems to me, have very little to do with economics and
very little to do with telecommunications," says Cato's director of
telecommunications and technology studies.  "I think they're part of a wider
agenda which says, `Look, we can't have big social program bills any more.
God knows, look what happened to the health care program.  But we can tack
on social aspects to other bills, especially ones that are very widely
popular, like the Telecom bill.'  So it's sort of social policy by default."
A representative from Citizens for a Sound Economy was a little more
optimistic that market forces would prevail:  "The Telecommunications Act is
a lot like sausage made with very high quality meat and a certain amount of
fat.  What do you do with a sausage?  You put it over the fire and you give
it plenty of heat.  And if you do that, you burn off the fat.  The meat of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is to allow for competition."  (BNA Daily
Report for Executives 2 May 96 A26)

CREDIT-CARD ACTIVATED COMPUTER SYSTEM INTRODUCED
USA Technologies, Inc. has teamed up with Dell Computer Corp. to produce a
credit-card activated computer system, the C3X. The Credit Card Computer
Express system is targeted at libraries that wish to offer their patrons
affordable access to computer technology and the information superhighway
without having to invest in a time-monitoring and billing system.  (The
Heller Report May 96)

ADOBE'S BRAVO GIVES WEB GRAPHICS A NEW LOOK
Adobe Systems' new Bravo technology will bring added zip to the Web,
allowing online publishers to use magazine-style graphics and typefaces.
Sun Microsystems has agreed to include the Adobe software in its Java
programming language.  Bravo-produced Web graphics will appear the same on
any PC, regardless of the computer's configuration or operating system.
(Wall Street Journal 7 May 96 B4)

DAYS OF THE SMALL ISP ARE NUMBERED
With the telephone and cable companies entering the Internet service
provider market, the days of the small ISP are numbered, predicts the Yankee
Group.  Yankee estimates that of the 1,400 ISPs now in the U.S., fewer than
200 will still be around by 2000.  (Internet Business Advantage May 96 p4)

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ASIAN-BACKED GROUPS WIN WIRELESS LICENSE AUCTION
A special Federal Communications Commission auction of wireless licenses for
"small business" yielded more than $8 billion from five companies, four of
them backed by Asian corporations.  The biggest winner was NextWave Personal
Communications, which spend $4.2 billion for licenses that will give them
potential access to 93.8 million customers in 56 markets.  Other big winners
were DCR PCS, GWI PCS, BDPCS, and Omnipoint PCS Entrepreneurs.  (New York
Times 7 May 96 C6)

BELL CANADA WANTS SAME FREEDOM AS AT&T
Bell Canada president John McLennan says his company and other members of
the Stentor alliance of phone companies are handicapped by regulations not
faced by alternative long-distance carriers such as Unitel and Call-Net.
McLennan points out Bell must currently files proposed prices increases with
Canadian regulators where all competitors can review them, and the company
cannot change its charges without first obtaining federal approval.
McLennan wants the same regulatory freedom enjoyed in the United States by
AT&T. (Toronto Financial Post 7 May 96 p 3)

ZENITH RECLASSIFIED AS "INTERNET STOCK," AND SHARES SOAR
Zenith Electronics, after announcing that its partnership with U.S. Robotics
will soon be marketing a new system for providing high-speed Internet access
via cable technology, has been reclassified by traders as Internet stock,
resulting in its stock tripling in value in just a week.  (New York Times 7
May 96 C1)

MCI WILL QUADRUPLE BACKBONE CAPACITY
A major switching equipment upgrade will enable MCI to cut network
congestion and offer high-speed multimedia services.  The upgrade will
achieve an increase in capacity from 2.5Gbit/sec to 10Gbit/sec without
company having to lay additional fiber.  (Computerworld 6 May 96 p1)

MICROSOFT PLANS "DELICIOUS" JOURNALISTIC ONLINE SMORGASBORD
"Slate," the online journal of opinion being developed for Microsoft by
former Crossfire television journalist Michael Kinsley ("From the Left, I'm
Michael Kinsley") was described in a Kinsley staff memo in April as follows:
"In short, I propose that we embrace our destiny as a new form of journalism
and abandon the conceit that any particular article or feature is attached
to a particular 'issue.' ... Each article in the TOC [table of contents]
could simply indicate the day it was posted and the day we're planning to
archive it...   As we and the readers get used to this new form of
journalism, we could abandon the one-week-up convention completely, and
simply have a smorgasbord of stuff to which we add new dishes and remove old
ones on no fixed schedule, but simply to keep the whole meal tasting as
delicious as possible."  (New Yorker 13 May 96 p58)

PIPEX TO BLOCK PORNOGRAPHY
Unipalm Pipex, the U.K. Internet access provider associated with UUNet in
the U.S., will provide a means for British companies to block staff access
to electronic pornography.  Pipex managing director Peter Dawe said that
corporate users "would be horrified" at the kind of pornography that is
available on the Internet.  Mr. Dawe is also the political officer of the
Internet Service Providers Association in the United Kingdom.  (Financial
Times 6 May 96 p6)

Edupage is written by John Gehl ([e-mail]) & Suzanne Douglas
([e-mail]).  Voice:  404-371-1853, Fax: [phone].

Technical support is provided by the Office of Information Technology,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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