Calibrating the Range by Dr. GUI March 14, 1996 San Francisco The Redmondian code physician spent most of the hours between midnight and 6 a.m.Thursday dreaming of the lobster tail he had devoured at a delightful little seafood restaurant down on Fisherman's Wharf. The Riesling was cool and slightly sweet, the crustacean tender and succulent, the potato fluffy and butter-drenched, the conversation invigorating, and, best of all, the bill was on Bill. Dr. GUI arrived at Moscone just in time to ensconce himself in the 34th row, not more than a couple of hundred developers distant from the podium, around which paced Douglas Adams. Douglas Adams is Dr. GUI's hero. Click here to continue Dr. GUI Goes To San Francisco..... Previously this week.... Going to the Gold Rush March 13, 1996 Marching to Moscone March 12, 1996 Slouching Towards Baghdad March 11, 1996		Click a photo below to meet some of the developers at the PDC So many guys named Gates Vertical conference room Down Under's Dudley The SDK feeding frenzy The data overload Intel's Dan Ohlemacher Kristof Roomp of NCompass Click here for more PDC Gallery photos		PDC: The BUZZ What developers are saying at the PDC: Charles Kelly on getting the lead out, Daniel Mezick on leverage, Joe Homnick sees a high-octane business model, David Mendlen feels activated, Bill Kennedy learns new metaphors, Dale Beckles gets the Internet gospel, and John Coffey finds a new tailor. Microsoft Unveils ActiveX™ Technologies The next generation of open technologies announced at the world's largest Internet developer conference PDC Virtual Press Room Check here for all the other latest Microsoft announcements from San Francisco Internet Development Toolbox For comprehensive technical background on all the Internet tools, and to download the Microsoft ActiveX™ Development Kit Visual Basic Scripting Edition A high-performance scripting language designed to create active, online content on the World Wide Web Internet Control Pack A set of 32-bit ActiveX™ Controls for Internet protocols Internet Explorer Microsoft Internet Explorer unlocks the potential of the Internet

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Microsoft and Synon to Deliver Obsydian for Windows NT (8-Mar-96)
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Microsoft Reaffirms Commitment to Visual FoxPro (19-Feb-96)
MSDN Ships Pre-Release of Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (16-Feb-96)
Learning Your MFCs: Microsoft's Newest CD Learning Tool Is 'Mastering Visual C++' (16-Feb-96)
Internet Tools, Licensing For Microsoft SQL Server (16-Feb-96)
Visual FoxPro 3.0 Training Days Hit the Road (16-Feb-96)
Windows 95 Service Pack Provides Updated Drivers and Components (16-Feb-96)
Microsoft Internet Information Server Available for Free via Internet (12-Feb-96)
Microsoft Moves Directly to Internet Version of Internet Studio (12-Feb-96)
To SUR, With Love: Important Stuff To Know About the Windows NT Shell Update Release (2-Feb-96)
Microsoft Sets Tech Ed 96 Conference for Los Angeles, April 15-19 (19-Jan-96)

Special Interest Columns

Ask Dr. GUI (1-Mar-96)
Deep C++: Don't Let These Words Scare You (1-Mar-96)
Visually Basic: Building Applications for Windows 95 with Visual Basic 4.0 (15-Dec-95)
The Human Factor: Button, Button, Where to Put the Button? (1-Mar-96)
Books from Microsoft Press (1-Mar-96)

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