The L.A Fox Developer Newsletter

November 1995

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and in Orange County). Add to that the following:

Network Companies on the Block. Compaq and

Microsoft announced, within hours of each other,

their intent to move into the networking market by

purchasing, respectively, Net Worth, Inc. and Net-

wise, Inc., signifying the realization within the

software industry that the stand-alone personal

computer is a thing of the past. Compaq is making

a major move in developing servers to connect to

PCs. Net Worth compliments that goal since they

manufacture network switches and hubs. Microsoft,

on the other hand, is taking the software approach

with Netwise, a developer of software that will

connect Windows NT to mainframe computers.

This will allow Microsoft to compete directly with

Oracle. Which leads to:

The Perilous Prediction Department. I hazard a

guess that unless Novell makes a miraculous turn-

around and experiences a tremendous influx of cash,

it will be a prime takeover target, in the next couple of

years, from a larger company, like maybe, perhaps,

IBM.

Speaking of IBM. IBM plans to spend $1.4 billion to

expand two chip-making facilities in Essonnes,

France, and Burlington, VA. $1 billion is earmarked

for the French plant to expand manufacturing of the

current generation of chips and prepare for the

production of 64 megabit chips. The Burhnton plant

specializes in the production of microprocessors,

embedded controllers, and other logic chips.

Short Takes Intel unveiled their 200 Mhz

pentium processor. Bill Gates turned 40. (What

would you buy the guy that owns Microsoft?) Apple

management continues to experience a turmoil from

which it may never recover. Fruit of the Loom will

eliminate 3,200 workers from its job force in an effort

to streamline operations. (I can’t pass this one up.

“Talk about taking it in the shorts!”) IBM announced

a “universal” software language that will enable

software to run on both MACs and PCs will no emula-

tion interface. Hyundai has upped the ante, in a deal

valued at $325 million, in its attempt to take over disk

drive manufacturer Maxtor Corp. So far Maxtor is

successfully fighting them off. (Thank God!)

Wanted

People to serve on a Christmas Com-

mittee for the Annual LA Fox Christmas

Party. Guaranteed to take a lot of

time and should be a lot of fun. One

short committee meeting should take

care of everything.

Barry R. Lee 72723,3422

Wanted

Foxbase+ package suitable for use in a

DOS/UNIX environment. Manuals and

diskettes required.

Jim McGoldrick 310/322-8180

Join LA Fox!

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