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ArticlesNovember 1997


Editorial Raising the Java Standard
Inbox Letters to the Editors
Bits A Chip Off the Old Block �� � ��x86 Vendors Unite Against Intel�� � ��Power Mac Prevails (with an Asterisk)�� � ��DVD RAM Splits, But Products Still Coming�� � ��More...
Core Technologies Adjustable Cell Rates for ATM Networks�� � ��Autoconf Makes for Portable Software�� � ��The Quest to Standardize Metadata�� � ��Building the Virtual PC�� � ��Dynamic HTML Explained, Part 1
Cover Story The Orbiting Internet: Fiber in the Sky
Features Socket to Me�� � ��D�j� Vu All Over Again�� � ��Components Battling Components�� � ��NT's Challenges: Microsoft's Solutions
Web Project Cascading Style Sheets
Javatalk An Uncertain Discovery
BYTE Hardware Lab Report 26 No-Compromise Power Portables
BYTE Software Lab Report Extend Your Net with VPNs
Eval Number Nine's New Spin: Revolution 3D�� � ��CMOS Gets the Picture �� � ��A Whatchamacallit for Words
Reviews Cryptography Gets Personal�� � ��Battle of the Network Superservers
Pournelle Fooling Around with the Web
What's New Information on New Products
Improbable Research Advances and Retreats in Computing
International Bits Don't Blink�� � ��Search the Net in Multiple Languages�� � ��New Driver Could Lead to Brighter, Cheaper LCDs�� � ��Better 3-D Sound Coming to PCs
International Features Broadband Choices�� � ��Bug Bounty Hunters�� � ��Greener Design
International What's New Information on New Products
Reseller BackOffice at the Forefront�� � ��Making Money with Point-of-Sale�� � ��The Universal Inbox

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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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