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October 11, 1997
News
Web site and TV show debut (Knowledge TV 4:30 PST)
Java battle: Sun vs. Microsoft
Yahoo buys Four11 directory to offer free e-mail called hotmail.
Palm Pilot price cuts (17%)
Hitachi handheld ala Toshiba Libretto but with 8.4" screen. Still less than 2 lbs.
and around$2k. Due in November.
If you want to add some real excitement to your gaming, you’re going to want to
check out MS Sidewinder Force Feedback, one of the new generation of force feedback game
accessories [explain]. The $149 Sidewinder comes bundled with three Win95 games:
Interstate 76, a driving game, MDK, Mission Laguna Beach, and Star Wars: Shadows of the
Empire: Battle of Hoth. You need a 75 MHz Pentium to drive this Sidewinder, and note that
the motors inside the joystick actually make noise, but expect a very different gaming
experience with it.
Looking to upgrade the storage capacity of your notebook? Check out Portable Enhancement
Products’ line of hard drive upgrades. Ranging in size from 810 MB to 4 GB, and price
for $324 to $924, the upgrades work with a wide variety of different notebooks. For an
extra $75, the company includes installation, data transfer from existing drives, and
virus checks.
HP has a introduced a new low-cost line of computers designed for small business called
Brio. The Brio line, which starts at $999 for a 166 MHz Pentium MMX system with 16 MB of
RAM, and a 2.1 GB drive, comes bundled with the HP Networking Center, which eases the
process of creating small networks and sharing devices across multiple machines. It’s
also bundled with Artisoft i.Share, which enables multiple users across a small network to
share a single modem for low-cost Internet access. Check out HP’s web site for more.
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