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The Baby's 49 and counting: An aging boomer, the world's first programmable computer is at Manchester University and it's getting a rebuild for its 50th birthday next year.
IBM's NC: A stripped-down version of IBM's desktop PC has made its debut as the Series 300, at $799 per machine. It can run business software and provide access to the Internet and intranets; IBM's Java-enabled NC is due later this year.
Netscape and Marimba are getting on the dance floor together, with Netscape agreeing to resell the Castanet products.
Jab at Java: Microsoft took a hard glance at Java and said it will splinter like UNIX.
Patience is not our name: The web is a work in progress, IBM's Internet chief says, and we all need to take a deep breath and settle down while it catches up to our expectations.
Schools are getting nervous: Even though educators are among the most dedicated Mac users on the planet, even they are getting nervous about Apple.
Cyrix's chips are apparently in demand, but the chip maker is struggling to keep up as the wait for PCs that use the new 6x86MX chip is six to eight weeks.
More backbone: PSINet is getting a fiber backbone from IXC Communications. The bulk of the company's business will be switched to the new high-speed lines by early next year.
Aiieeeee! No Net! What happens when you lose your Net access for 41 hours? It's not a pretty sight, an MSNBC commentator reveals.
How safe is safe enough: You know it's secure. I know it's secure. But how do you convince customers that your web site is ready for electronic commerce? How about certification from the National Computer Security Association? And they'll also make sure that you and I are right.
Now, about those other clauses: Encouraged by the recent Supreme Court decision on the Communications Decency Act, Playboy asks a federal court to invalidate provisions of the 1996 law that require blocking devices or safe-harbor broadcasting hours for lewd cable casts.
Push is too hard: Infoseek is giving up on its Pointcast-like division after suffering a $12 million quarterly loss.
Another battle won: Encryption software makers won another battle in the war to relax export controls yesterday when a House committee rejected an amendment that would have weakened the bill.
By Patricia Sullivan, online editor
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