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                      TABLE OF CONTENTS 
                          
                      LINUX JOURNAL #34  
                      
                        FEBRUARY 1997

FEATURES

NF/ Observatory Networking with Linux

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

	by Fred Treasure

xldlas---A Program for Statistics

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

	by Thor Sigvaldason

What is Multi-Threading?

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

	by Martin McCarthy 

NEWS & ARTICLES

	A Comparison of Xemacs and Gnu Emacs
	by Larry Ayers

	At Last, An X-Based VI
	by Dan Wilder

	Introducing Real-Time Linux
	by Michael Barabanov and Victor Yodaiken

	XBanner: Making XDM More Attractive
	by Amit Margalit

	WATCHDOG---The Linux Software Daemon
	by Michael Meskes

	Graphing with lout
	by Michael Hall

WWWsmith

Writing CGI Scripts in Python

	Python, a simple, yet powerful, interpreted programming
	language that bridges the gap between C and shell programming,
	from a CGI perspective.

	by Michel Vanaken

At the Forge: CGI Programming

	Why CGI is a challenge to the debugger, and what to do about it.

	by Reuven M. Lerner

CGI: Safety First

	Maintaining server security when all your users want to write
	CGI scripts.

	by Hans de Vreught

COLUMNS

Letters to the Editor
Stop the Presses: DECUS and OSW
Linux Gazette: Tips from the Graphic Muse
Linux Means Business: Practical Linux: A Bosnian Experience
Product Review: System Commander
Book Review: Practical Unix and Internet Security
Book Review: CGI Programming in C and Perl
The Best of Tech Support
New Products

DIRECTORIES 

Consultants Directory
Advertisers Index
About the Cover

The cover photo, by Lori Frasca-Neely, shows the digital
relay dish at the NF/ Observatory. The digital dish is an 11 foot,
former ``satellite dish'', re-fitted by the NFO staff to
440MHz FSK digital packet radio.  the gain is greater than 16db. The
design is taken from the formerly local Mimbres Indians, circa 1050,
and depicts the 1068 apparition of Halley's Comet. The design was
painted by Marilyn Gendron of the Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch. See the
article on page ## to learn how the dish is used, along with Linux, to
link the observatory's computer network.

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