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Last updated:Tuesday, July 29, 1997, 8:30 a.m.
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Making a connection: Hayes Microcomputer will merge with Access Beyond, Inc., a small developer of remote access products that let users connect to networks from far afield. The merger will help the once-dominant modem maker go public, analysts say.
It's all in the 1's and 0's: More thoughts on how to solve the year 2000 problem, this set from a 77-year-old programmer who developed key parts of COBOL.
PC sales: Compaq is still the biggest PC vendor, but Dell's growing faster, as the worldwide PC market grew 17 percent in the past quarter.
Speedy network: We may have told you earlier about Boardwatch magazine's survey of backbone speeds, but do you know who's tops? It's Compuserve.
Show your ID: Compuserve is creating an adults-only area containing "risque" material ranging from a gay and lesbian forum to lingerie information to adult-themed games.
.Com-ing together: The Information Technology Association of America is running a meeting in Washington D.C. today to try to iron out differences in the revision of domain names on the Net.
Feds eschew duplication: The Federal Trade Commission won't investigate Microsoft because it might duplicate with the Justice Department's investigation, the FTC told three U.S. senators who appealed for a probe last month.
Back up, competitor: Iomega sues Syquest over alleged patent infringements on its Jaz and Zip drive products.
Australian Internet groups are getting organized to lobby for better laws down under.
More marketing: What the computer industry really needs is better advertising, Forbes believes. Right.
Integration is controversial: Lotus Notes and Microsoft Internet Explorer are getting tighter and that means trouble for Netscape.
Rumor has it: C|Net is developing a computer hardware site to go with its shareware and freeware download site, its online service and its many other spinoffs, Wired reports.
Big iron and Netscape: Netscape is making deals with mainframe software vendors, which could open a huge market for the company.
Don't annoy the gamblers: Ah, but Congress did, by holding what some say were one-sided hearings about a proposed law to ban online gambling.
Reboot: Pardon us if a few glitches pop up this morning, after a mid-summer bout with the flu. The mail has piled up; passwords have been erased from our personal memories. (I have got to install more RAM.) Things will be back to normal soon.
By Patricia Sullivan, online editor
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