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This Week's Contents:
My Notes:
1) New Format? Sound off!
2) The Winner of our CDROM this Issue is . . .
Columnists' Corner:
1) Doug Reed Shows us a Sneak Peek of a Java Book!
News:
1) IDT Buys Genie!
2) IS Professional's Salary Survey is Out!
Reviews:
1) ABC Graphics Suite by Micrografx
Reviewed By: Doug Reed <dr2web@sprynet.com>
2) The Corner Drug Store
Reviewed By: Russell G. Johnston <gray@internext.com>
3) Book: INSIDE LINUX, A Look at Operating System Development
Reviewed By: Gray Johnston <71533.712@compuserve.com>
4) Microsoft Office 95 Professional Edition with Bookshelf 95
Reviewed By: Doug Reed <dr2web@sprynet.com>
Web Sites:
1) Windows NT Support on the Web <http://ntsolutions.cmp.com>
2) WorldAirGames Site! <www.worldairgames.com>
Interview:
1) None this week!
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Date : September 3, 1996|CompuNotes is a weekly publication available
Issue: 52 |through email and many fine on-line networks.
------------------------|We cover the IBM computing world with
CompuNotes is published |software/hardware reviews, news, hot web
B440, |sites, great columns and interviews. We also
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(314) 909-1662 fax |are here to bring you the way it is!
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The Backroom Workers: |We are always looking for
Patrick Grote, Managing Editor |people to write us with
<pgrote@inlink.com> |honest, constructive
Doug Reed, Asst. Editor / Writer Liaison |feedback! We need to hear
<dr2web@sprynet.com> |from you! Please take the
Judy Litt, Graphics Editor/Web Master |time to send us your
<jlitt@aol.com> |opinions, comments and
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I am looking for a collection of shareware|better features have
reviews I put out in the 87-88 timeframe |actually come from our
under my handle of NEVER BEFORE. I think |readership! Thanks!
they started as NB*.ZIP. Can you look |---------------------------
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Patrick's News
Being The Publisher and Managing Editor Has Its Perks!
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NEW FORMAT? |
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As our subscription ranks grow I'd like to ask if anyone has any
comments on the layout of CompuNotes? Is there a better format we can
borrow from another ezine? Do you have any ideas? If so, send them on to
me at notes@inlink.com. Thanks!
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WINNER IS . . . |
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The software package being given away this week is HOME SURVIVAL TOOLKIT
CDROM by Books that Work! Our winner is:
paul.thomson@mbbs.com
Send them a congratulatory email!
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Columnists' Corner - We bring you a different person each week!
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Reed's Corner <dr2web@sprynet.com>|
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Welcome y'all to my little corner of the world! I intend this column to
be a semi-regular feature, wherein I will talk about a wide variety of
topics, from changes in the way we do reviews to sneak peeks of upcoming
releases and tidbits from my impending second career as a web site
designer. This week I'm presenting a sneak peek at a new book appearing
shortly in hardback by O'Reilly & Associates. Enjoy!
Sneak Peek: JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan.
Probably the most unique feature about O'Reilly's newest book for
programmers is that it isn't even a book - yet. In a unique twist,
O'Reilly is offering JavaScript: The Definitive Guide for purchase on
their website, where purchasers gain immediate access to the 'beta' form
of the book on-line; said purchasers will receive a hardcopy version
once the book is released this fall. Why is this book being offered in a
'beta' form? Two reasons: first, it allows readers to provide feedback
on the various sections prior to the book's actual release, in essence
acting as beta testers for O'Reilly, and second, JavaScript itself is
still in beta form, although the latest version of Netscape's Navigator
(3.0) will supposedly contain JavaScript 1.0 (yes that's right - if
you're using Netscape Navigator 2.0 you've been using a beta form of
JavaScript - which was quite a surprise to me!).
Having immersed myself rather deeply into programming on webpages using
JavaScript, I know that for many what they consider to be the definitive
book on the subject was published a few months ago by IDG- Danny
Goodman's JavaScript Handbook. For JavaScript: The Definitive Guide to
be a success, it is going to have to tackle Danny Goodman head-on. And
from the sneak peek I've had of what is currently in the book at
O'Reilly's web site, Flanagan has done an admirable job of writing a
book that not only equals Goodman's book but surpasses it in several
areas.
First, I should mention that I think the world of Danny Goodman's book -
it is the book that essentially taught me JavaScript. Flanagan's book,
however, not only presents JavaScript well to non-programmers, but also
presents 2 chapters of subjects not even mentioned in Danny Goodman's
book. The first is a chapter on LiveConnect - establishing communication
between Java applets and JavaScript, something which was essentially
lacking in Navigator 2.0 but should be in full-form by Navigator 3.0.
The second is a compiled list (but by no means complete) of bugs found
in JavaScript (beta). In addition, future versions of the book will
include discussions of server-side JavaScript, which appears to be
slated by Netscape to replace CGI. So, right away, there are several
reasons to consider this book over Goodman's JavaScript Handbook.
Now, this is simply a sneak peek, so I won't go into a