Electronics Now articles from July 1995

Electronics Now archives from July 1995

World record in magnetic data-storage density.
July 1, 1995... A team of researchers at IBM's Advanced Magnetic Recording Laboratory (San Jose, CA) has demonstrated a new world record in magnetic data-storage density - 3 billion bits (3 gigabits) of data per square inch. Three billion bits is the equivalent...

Fluke GMM Graphical Multimeter. (Fluke Corp.)
July 1, 1995... A Fluke Graphical Multimeter gives you a complete shelf of test instruments in a rugged, handheld case Fluke Corporation, long known for its innovations in multimeters, has introduced its new 860 series of Graphical Multimeters (GMM). These...

Getting connected to the Internet.
July 1, 1995... The Internet is growing at an phenominal rate. Isn't it time you got connected? The Internet, little more than an academic network only a few years ago, is quickly becoming a global information resource for both companies and individuals. With...

Synchronous power control.
July 1, 1995... Learn about zero-voltage or synchronous AC-line power switching and control and put it to work in your own projects The subject of this article is synchronous on/off power switching circuits that can switch AC power for lighting, heaters, air...

Build PcSuperCon, a low-cost multipath continuity tester.
July 1, 1995... Testing multiconductor cables for continuity is a time-consuming task. Unless you can afford expensive, specialized equipment for doing it, it is also difficult to do it without making errors. A number of years back, I was at a contractor's...

Taming the deafening decibels: practicing "safe sound."
July 1, 1995... In last month's column, I began a discussion of the potential long-term, cumulative damage to student's hearing that could result from the high sound levels present at school dances. The subject arose out of my concern, as a parent. for my son's...

This new circuitry for the audio router will assign a switch selection to one of four outputs.
July 1, 1995... Every year a new crop of electronic wonders shows up on the local store shelves, where they are bought by a public that is hungry for new features. If new features and technology are not added to last year's products, fewer people will buy them....

WinHEC '95. (Microsoft Corp.'s annual Hardware Engineering Conference)
July 1, 1995... Microsoft's annual Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC 95) was held in early spring this year on the West Coast. Many interesting standards, technologies, and products ware discussed and demonstrated. Here are a few highlights: Microsoft's...