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ArticlesDecember 1996


Editorial Peace on the Wired Planet
Inbox Letters to the Editors
Bits Double Trouble for 56-Kbps Modems�� � ��Internet TVs Arrive�� � ��Call Centers Deliver Data on Time�� � ��Holiday Gift Sampler�� � ��More...
Blasts From The Past 5, 10, 15, and 20 Years Ago in BYTE
Core Technologies A RISC OS for All Seasons�� � ��The Complete ISDN Telecommuter�� � ��Super Mario Chip�� � ��Direct3D Revealed
Cover Story How Microchips Shook the World�� � ��Birth of a Chip�� � ��Eight Ways to the Future
State Of The Art New Tools for Internet Apps�� � ��LDAP Unites the Internet�� � ��Internet Armor�� � ��E-Mail Grows Up
BYTE Hardware Lab Report Six Laser Printers for Workgroups
BYTE Software Lab Report Lotus Notes vs. Microsoft Exchange
Web Project Dual-Mode Conferencing
Features PowerPC Speed Demon
Reviews An Open Window for OpenDoc�� � ��Towards a More Productive Office in '97�� � ��The Power of Fusion�� � ��A (Re)Touch of Genius�� � ��Affordable 3-D Workstations�� � ��The Spreadsheet War, Revived
Pournelle A Hot Night at the Opera
What's New Information on New Products
Codetalk Visual Programming for Science
International Bits Safer Internet Banking�� � ��New Digital Cameras from Taiwan�� � ��TwinPeaks Brings Java and C++ Together�� � ��Bus Wars�� � ��More...
International Features Same Security for All?�� � ��3-D Meets Manufacturing�� � ��Scanners for Everyone
International What's New Information on New Products

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Flexible C++
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My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it is theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.

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