Reviews and other Articles
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Special Servers: Proliant Review -- Prod. of the Year 1996
| PC Vendors | Links to Web Sites | |
| Micron | Micron Electronics. | |
| Gateway | Gateway 2000 Computers | |
| Acer | Acer (North America) | |
| Compaq | Compaq | |
| Dell | http://www.dell.com/ |
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Ergonomic keyboard. Split design reduces tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. Noise level -- Not bad but a little noisy. | Microsoft Natural Keyboard |
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Telephone headsets and other telephone add-ons. Very important! My most important piece of technology is the telephone headset. | Hello Direct |
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With Office 97 and other programs designed for this mouse, the user can scroll the screen up and down by rolling the wheel with the index finger, plus a few other enhancements. | Microsoft Hardware IntelliMouse |
Special Peripherals for Presentations:
| Video Splitters | If a computer display must be shown to a small audience, such as in a court room or conference room, a large-screen projecting monitor doesn't work as well as a number of regular monitors distributed around the room. To do this, you need a "vga splitter," usually with an amplified signal, also called a "video amplifier." | Hall Research
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| Ibid white board | White board. Uses standard dry markers. Connects to PC through serial
port and displays image on the PC screen. Use to save, print, and send
charts from meetings. Ideal for use with NetMeeting and other conferencing
software packages. From MicroTouch (Distr. by Tiger -- 800-888-4437 --$499.99)
(Downside: Doesn't save colors).
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| Voice Recognition -- IBM
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LawOffice97 ... IBM Business Partner, supports voice control of the entire Microsoft desktop, and dictating to your computer. |
| Importing -- WordPerfect
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| Network Compatibility -- Novell, LANTastic
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| Groupware -- Lotus Notes and Novell Groupwise | |
| Legal research -- West, Lexis, etc.
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| Litigation Support:
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Click here to download a self-extracting zip file, Word97.exe. It is a Microsoft Document that describes the legal features of Microsoft Word 8.0. The paragraph numbering is not in detail, but at least it shows part of what the new version looks like.
Click here to link
to a page on which I have collected some public pre-release info from Microsoft
and preliminary reviews from the trade press. Microsoft
Office 97
Click here to go directly to the Team Manager 97 page. Learn about the latest in groupware.
