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Tables of Contents for Computer Buying Guide
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
INTRODUCTION
4
2
GLOSSARY
6
4
COMPUTERS
10
33
HOME & SMALL OFFICE COMPUTERS Toshiba Infinia 7201 . Gateway D5-200 Destination Big Screen PC . Compaq Presario 3060 . Acer Aspire 2761 . Sony PCV-120 . Apple Power Macintosh 4400/200 . Monorail 133
11
14
BUSINESS/HIGH-POWERED COMPUTERS Dell Dimension XPS 200s . Power Computing Power Tower Pro 200 . Gateway P5-200 Pro
25
6
PORTABLE COMPUTERS Dell Latitude LM M166ST . Compaq Presario 1080 . NEC Versa 2655CD . Transmonde Vibrant 133T . Gateway 2000 Solo 2200 S5-150 . Hewlett Packard OmniBook 5500CT . Panasonic CF-62
31
7
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDAs) PalmPilot Professional . Philips Velo 1 . Casio Cassiopeia . NEC MobilePro 400 . Sharp Zaurus ZR-3500X
38
5
PERIPHERALS
43
36
DATA STORAGE DEVICES Iomega Jazz Drive . SyQuest EZFlyer 230 . Olympus SYS.230 . Smart and Friendly CDR2006/Pro
44
5
VIDEO CARDS Sierra Screamin' 3D . Canopus Total 3D . ATI All-In-Wonder
49
4
MONITORS Sony MultiScan 17seII . Panasonic PanaSync S17 . Samsung SyncMaster 21GLs . NEC MultiSync XV17+ . Viewsonic 17GA
53
6
MODEMS Cardinal Connecta . U.S. Robotics Sportster 56K . Diamond SupraSonic 336V+ . Practical Peripherals' External 336 Voice/Data/Fax Speakerphone Modem
59
5
PRINTERS NEC SuperScript 860 . Hewlett Packard Deskjet 694C . Canon BJC-240 . Epson Color Stylus 400 . Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6P . Brother HL-720
64
7
MULTIMEDIA HARDWARE Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE64 . Panasonic Big 5 . Thrustmaster Top Gun . Altec Lansing ACS45 PowerCube . Kodak Snapshot Photo Scanner 1 . Labtec Universal Subwoofer LCS-2408 . Integrated Micro Solutions Turbo TV
71
8
SOFTWARE
79
 
OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS Microsoft Windows 95 . Macintosh Operating System 8.0
80
4
COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
84
9
E-MAIL SOFTWARE Qualcomm Eudora Pro 3.0 . ConnectSoft E-Mail Connection
86
2
TELECOMMUNICATION/FAX PROGRAMS Quarterdeck ProComm Plus 95 . Symantec Winfax Pro 8.0
88
2
ON-LINE SERVICES CompuServe . America Online . The Microsoft Network
90
3
INTERNET SOFTWARE
93
25
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPs) AT&T WorldNet . NetCom . Sprint Internet Passport
96
3
WEB BROWSERS Microsoft Internet Explorer . Netscape Navigator Gold 3.0
99
2
HTML EDITORS Microsoft FrontPage . Claris Home Page . Bradbury HomeSite 2.0 . SoftQuad HoTMeteL Pro
101
5
SEARCH ENGINES Quarterdeck WebCompass . Symantec Internet FastFind . Yahoo . HotBot
106
4
PLUG-INS Progressive Networks RealAudio Player Plus . Microsystems Cyber Patrol
110
2
TELEPHONY/TELELCONFERENCING White Pine Enhanced CU-SeeMe . Quarterdeck WebTalk
112
2
FINANCIAL SOFTWARE Intuit Quicken Deluxe . Microsoft Money 97 . Suardo Solutions Smart Home Manager
114
4
MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE
118
14
EDUCATIONAL/REFERENCE HMI Inventor Labs . Microsoft Encarta 97 . Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia . DK Multimedia's The Way Things Work . Microsoft Creative Writer 2 . Multicom Home Improvement 1-2-3 . Mayo Clinic Family Health
120
7
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE Origin Systems Privateer 2: The Darkening . Electronic Arts KKND . Berkeley Systems You Don't Know Jack Movies . Sierra On-line NASCAR Racing . Maxis Full Tilt Pinball 2
127
5
PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS
132
 
WORD PROCESSING Microsoft Word 97 . Lotus Word Pro 97
135
4
DESKTOP PUBLISHING Microsoft Publisher 97 . CorelDRAW 7 . Adobe PageMaker 6.5 . QuarkXPress 3.32
139
4
SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE Microsoft Excel 97 . Lotus 1-2-3
143
4
DATABASES Lotus Approach 97 . Microsoft Access 97
147
2
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop 4.0 . Microsoft Powerpoint 97
149
2
PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGERS (PIMs) Lotus Organizer 97 . Microsoft Outlook 97
151
2
SUITES/INTEGRATED PACKAGES Microsoft Office Professional 97 . Microsoft Works 95 . Lotus SmartSuite 97 . ClarisWorks
153
5
UTILITIES Norton Utilities 2.0 . UnInstaller 4.5
158