Brief introduction to the IP networking services, how to configure them, and how to set up a relatively secure Linux workstation.

This is the Fall 1999 issue of Crossroads, the International ACM student magazine. This issue features articles related to all aspects of Linux, including parallel computing, networking, and security.

Brief introduction to the IP networking services, how to configure them, and how to set up a relatively secure Linux workstation. Published in ACM Crossroads, the ACM student magazine.

Agent-based communication models show great promise to operate in unpredictable, metamorphic environments, such as mobile computing networks. Excellent basic explanations, clear arguments, well reasoned; from Crossroads, ACM student magazine.

RTLinux's main architect gives advice for budding computer scientists. [ACM Crossroads]

Description of the 3 major, freely available, Unix-like operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD. Crossroads is the student magazine of the ACM.

Summary of Unix standardization movement.

For business software, faster-cheaper can be better too.

Explores the importance and purpose of software process and quality.

This is a review of "Software Engineering with Java", written by Stephen Schach, reviewed by A. O'Riordan, from ACM Crossroads Winter 1999 issue.