Linux Journal Contents #63, July 1999

Stuttgart Neural Network Simulator by Ed Petron: Exploring connectionism and machine learning with SNNS.
Archaeology and GIS--The Linux Way by R. Joe Brandon, Trevor Kludt and Markus Neteler: A description of an archaeology project making use of the freely available geographic information system GRASS.
Real-Time Geophysics Using Linux by Laura Connor and Charles B. Connor: How the geophysical industry is using Linux for processing of magnetometer data.
SCEPTRE: Simulation of Nonlinear Electric Circuits by Wolf-Rainer Novender: A look at an automatic circuit analysis program through engineering-based examples.

A Geek in Paradise by Jon "maddog" Hall: A trip to see the particle accelerator at Fermilabs by a self-professed geek.
MP3 Linux Players by Craig Knudsen: Is MP3 the wave of the future? Mr. Knudsen describes this new technology and what it will mean to the listener.
Linux on IBM Thinkpad 750Cs by Daniel Graves
CORBA Program Development, Part 3 by J. Mark Shacklette and Jeff Illian: A look at CORBA implementations in Java to provide interoperability between platforms.
Dev Mazumdar and Hannu Savolainen Interview by David Phillips: Mr. Phillips gets the low down on 4Front technologies and what's happening in the world of sound.
Building a Linux Certification Program by Dan York: A report on a community-based initiative to develop a professional certification program for Linux.

Focus on Software: Focus on Software by David A. Bandel
Linux Means Business: Linux and E-Commerce by Yermo Lamers
The experience of one company selling Windows software using Linux to build a reliable e-commerce solution.
At the Forge: Personalizing "New" Labels by Reuven M. Lerner
How to let the site visitor know which documents he hasn't seen.
Guest Editorial: The Point Really is Free Beer by Eric Hughes
The average Joe wants something for nothing, and Mr. Hughes wants to give it to him.

Parallel Algorithms for Calculating Underground Water Qualit by Tran Van Lang: The PVM system helps us in designing parallel processing programs for multi-computer systems. The implementation of the parallel algorithm enables the solving of large mechanic problems requiring large amounts of computer time and memory.
MuPad by Alasdair McAndrew
Introduction to Sybase, Part 2 by Jay Sissom: This month Mr. Sissom shows us how to set up and use a Sybase client written in Perl through examples.
Precision Farming and Linux: An Expose by Gordon Haverland: Farming is not a place one would expect to fine Linux, but there it is. Mr. Haverland tells us how Linux is used in this unusual area.
UNIX awk & sed Programmer's Interactive Workbook by Paul Dunne
The UNIX CD Bookshelf by Derek Vadala