Organizer Issue Update 9-10/1992

Update Special

 

Notebooks and laptops

The boom continues, even if the first flights of fancy have already been stopped again: Now color is coming to the portable, and the first manufacturers even have 486/33 color notebooks on offer.  

In praise of OS/2 5 OS/2 has hardly been

on the market, the first jubilant arias are already being sung.  

Apple lets the cat out of the bag

A new Quadra, model 950, is being delivered as of now. UPDATE took a first look.  

Banking darling VESR

C&A in Turbenthal developed a VESR module that has met with unanimous approval from our banks - even though it is a Mac program.

Data General brings MHS under Unix

Data General's AViiON computers are the first Unix platform to support the MHS international standard for messaging.  

Alpha becomes favorite

DEC's new Alpha chip is very popular with database developers.  

OS/2 VS Windows

According to American surveys, Windows has already won the battle against OS/2 hands down: an UPDATE survey in Switzerland does not yet confirm these trends.  

ACU forbearance and Compaq's slump.

Lucemic ACU-lnformatik filed for forbearance deferral in mid-May, and Compaq's profits fell by a full 60%.  

ONLINE

Under the sign of NetworId Europe

Two ONLINE editors visited the first NetworId in Europe. The impressions, research, interviews and lots of networking news gathered over three days can be found in this special issue, which has become red-hot in view of the NetworId at LOGIC in Zurich.