Beyond the bells and whistles. What high technology really delivers.

Abstract

There's something seductive about technology. It's exciting, bold, fresh and constantly reinventing itself. This allure is hard to resist, as last year's Windows '95 hype can well attest. In a time-starved society in which automobile drivers become impatient sitting at red lights, it's noteworthy that many spent one night last year lined up in front of retail stores about to release Bill Gates' much ballyhooed software.