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• COMPUTER VIRUS ALERTS
  • The VIRUS ALERT section on why-not is a service to the computer industry "community".
    
  • We will periodically post here information and alerts about newly discovered viruses, as well as ways to detect them and defend your system against them.
    
  • Most of the information is supplied by Gerard Mannig - a professional virus consultant, while additional info will be supplied by PCS from CIAC bulletins and other sources.
  
  

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• The CATS page !
  • Coming soon !
    The cat poems from the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot.
  • From the book "Listen To The Warm" - A Cat Named Sloopy
  • Lieutenant Commander Data's ODE to his cat Spot.
  • From the walls of trains and busses of New York City - an Ode to CATS by Pablo Neruda
  • MAN - A poem for cat lovers
  
  

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• In the DOWNLOAD section:
  You'll find interesting and important files, available for download.
  • Some of our feature articles.
  • Windows 95 accessories.
  • HTML editors.
  
  

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• Read in the ARTICLES section:
  • Is banner advertising dead ? - Banner advertising on the web is in trouble. Viewpoints and opinions.
  • Animation and Video on PCs - The known (and common) methods and applications used for displaying video on a PC.
  • Alice in UNIX Land - Alice was beginning to suspect that everything was not as it should be...
  • How It Came To Pass... - From the ancient days of the DOSFISH.
  • The Story of Creation - " ... In the beginning there was data. The data was without form and null, and darkness was upon the face of the console ... "
  • What's new on the Internet - New programs, ventures, options, possibilities.... Read this to stay updated !
  • The INTERNET This short article, written by Josia Kersen of JK Business Services, gives a general idea about the different uses of the internet.

    Or, if you'd like a more 'sophisticated' point of view, try:

  • What Is The INTERNET - a glossary of common terms and abreviations.
  • HARDWARE - Trying to make sense in hardware terms and prices.
  • Graphic File Formats - An enhanced manual to formats used in computer-graphics.
  
  

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• The SOFTWARE section:
  • Software, Shareware, Freeware, Public Domain, Postcardware ...
    What's the difference ? Is there a difference ?!

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• Is banner advertising dead ?

  Banner advertising on web-sites.
  While it may be premature to write the obituary yet, banner advertising on the web is clearly in trouble.
  The Interactive Publishing Alert published some viewpoints and opinions.
  Some excerpts are available in our articles section
  
  

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• StarText.Net, a service of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

  StarText.Net is an on-line version of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas, USA)

  • StarText.Net has finished their beta test period, and is now freely browsable for everyone.
    Startext has top stories, as well as updated news, lifestyle, sports, business, and much more.
    
  • Visitors at WHY-NOT, are invited to visit WOW - Window On Windows © .
    Window On Windows © is a weekly column, covering news, tips, and suggestions on Windows95.
    WOW is written with a professional, yet personal touch, by Jim Boughton, a computers specialist (who also happens to love basketball.....).
    Jim is a Microsoft Certified Product Specialist, a ClubWin Member, ClubIE member, and is also certified as Novell CNE 4, AND WinNT 4.0 Server MCP.
    You can also visit Jim's HomePage.
    
  
  
  

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• World Wide Web User Statistics

  • There are numerous surveys trying to figure out how many people are using the Internet, when, what for, and how.
  • We've tried to gather, from various sources on and off the 'net, the most important and relevant information.
    You'll find up-to-date statistics on age, gender, growth rate, computer-platforms and web-browsers being used, and more.
  
  
  
  
  

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