Chuck Bartosch returns with more about the Power Mac versus the Pentium; we announce the second edition of Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh; and we take a quick look at a project to provide free Internet access to citizens in Italy. Mark Anbinder reports on numerous small software updates, and additional rumors and news talk about the latest version of AOL's software as well as a hybrid computer with a PowerPC 601 and a 486 on the motherboard.

Topics:

• MailBITS/24-Oct-94
• AOL 2.5.1 Ready
• PowerBook Modem Updates
• More Apple Updates
• Free Internet Access in Italy
• Pentium Redux
• Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, Second Edition
• Reviews/24-Oct-94

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