P651 Teletext 651 Fjb10 20:44:14 News...News...News ——————— ——————— SONY TO RETHINK PCS Sony has unveiled a radical new conception of the PC of the future. Sony boss Nobuzuki Idji says it plans to develop TV-based PCs Idji told a news conference: "Wj don't think it is meaningful to adopt existing PC architecture. "We don't intend to compete with other PC makers to grab a share of the existing PC market." ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Beat Bambjr at his own game 458 ESSENTIAL CHESS INFORMATION p478 Internet Bundjrman Digitisjr JobsP651 Teletext 651 Fjb10 20:57:42 New on the market ——————— ——————— NEW WAYS TO GO ONLINE A new modem from U.S. Robotics gives buzjrs even more choice in a crowded and confusing market. Its 28,800bps unit allows users to save on their telephone call charges. The Sportster Vi28,800 costs £199 and comes with free software to access the Internet. INFORMATION 01734 228200 ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Education index 660 Fifty Plus 670 GET INTO SOME GROOVES p620 Internet Bundjtman Digitisjr JobsP651 Teletext 651 Fjb10 20:16:20 News...News...News ——————— ——————— PCs WITH YOUR MUSHY PEAS Asda is to explore selling PCs in its stores and supjrmarkjts. The company has put a Compaq multimedia PC in some stores to gauge customer demand. If people express interest in buying one, they can buy it bz mail order. "If the trial goes well, we will bj selling hardware in all stores," said an Asda spokjspjrson. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Family Finance 540 Share prices 510 DIGITJSER - TOPS FOR GAMEST! p470 Internet Bundjrman Digitisjr JobsP651 Teletext 651 Fjb10 20:15:28 News...News...News ——————— ——————— TWO TECHNO DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Watch out for the Home PC show at Earl's Court, London (May 30-June 2). The show is aimed at the public - not the trade - and organisjrs are trying to keep it jargon-free. Meanwhile, the Birmingham NEC will host Connect 96 (October 18-27). This promises to showcase everything and anything to do with technology. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Education index 660 Fifty Plus 670 ESSENTIAL CHESS INFORMATION p478 Internet Bundjrman Digitisjr JobsP651 Teletext 651 Fjb10 20:44:51 News...News...News ——————— ——————— NOVELL SELLS WORDPERFECT Software giant Novjll has finally sold its WordPerfect division. Canadian graphics and multimedia software specialist Corel bought the company for $197m last week. Novjll bought WordPefect two years ago for around $1bn but now wants to concentrate on networking business. Corel has given an undertaking to support existing WordPerfect users. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Go Green and save the planet 460 LATEST BRIDGE NEWS p479 Internet Bundjrman Digitisjr Jobs