Features

NF/Observatory Networking with Linux  by Fred Treasure

An observatory in New Mexico uses Linux to network the computers providing remote control of its optical telescope.

xldlas - A Program for Statistics  by Thor Sigvaldason

Unable to find a program for doing simple statistical choresthat worked on Linux, the author decided to write one.

What is Multi-Threading?  by Martin McCarthy

A primer on multi-threading: the process whereby linux manages several tasks simultaneously.

News & Articles

A Comparison of Xemacs and GNU emacs  by Larry Ayers

Introducing Real-Time Linux  by Michael Barabanov and Victor Yodaiken

At Last, An X-Based vi  by Dan Wilder

XBanner: Making XDM More Attractive  by Amit Margalit

Graphing with lout  by Michael Hall

WATCHDOG: The Linux Software Daemon  by Michael Meskes

Reviews

Product Review   System Commander  by Terrence Miller

Book Review   Practical UNIX and Internet Security, 2nd ed.  by Dan Wilder

WWWsmith

At the Forge   CGI Programming  by Reuven Lerner

Writing CGI Scripts in Python  by Michel Vanaken

CGI: Safety First  by Hans de Vreught

Columns

Letters to the Editor  

Stop the Presses   DECUS and OSW  by Gary Moore and Phil Hughes

Linux Means Business   Practical Linux: A Bosnian Experience  by John Gorkos

New Products  

Linux Gazette   Tips from the Graphic Muse  by Michael J Hammel

Best of Tech Support  by Gena Shurtleff