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[Printout | About | Archives | Search ] March 1993 - Volume 9:5
ON THE COVER: The increasing power of small portable computers enables scholars and knowledge workers to escape the power grid--at least for a few hours--without sacrifing quality in their work.
F E A T U R E S
Unplugged
How to choose a notebook computer.
By Caroline Ferguson.Green-bar blues?
Laser printing at UMIS.
By Stephen W. FauseyPennBack
UDC's remote system backup service.
By Dr. Michael W. KearneyMainframes & micros
Ivy and PennNet offer the best of both worlds.
By Lori Ratajczak and Bob LakataManaging to change
The Wharton School's distributed staff model for computing support.
By Michael EleeyMicrosoft Word 5.1
An upgrade to the leading Macintosh word processor.
By El SmithThe wisdom of age
Access through the Library to information on aging.
By M. Dittemore, S. Bell, E. DeMarinis, and S. MorganWhen your hard disk fails...
How to survive the inevitable.
By Tom Gudmundsen and Edda Katz
D E P A R T M E N T S
Q&A
Random bits
ISC: Keeping in Touch