The May 1998 issue of Linux Journal (#49) will be mailed from the printers
in Post Falls, Idaho on April 10, 1998

                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                   LINUX JOURNAL

                                   May 1998
                                      
     
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    Features
    
     * The Perl Debugger by Jeremy Impson 
       How to debug your Perl programs the easy way.
     * Building Reusable Java Widgets by R. J. Celestino 
       An introduction to writing pluggable widgets in Java.
     * Building a Distributed Spreadsheet in Modula-3 by John Kominek
       An introduction to Modula-3 for distributed applications.
     * Doubly Linked Lists and the Abstract Data Type by Carl Nobile
       Here's a useful tool for enhancing your cross-platformC
       programming skills.
     * The Importance of the GUI in Cross Platform Devlopment by Michael
       Babcock 
       A discussion of cross-platform development and the GUI.
       
    News & Articles
    
     * Rapid Prototyping with Tcl/Tk by Richard Schwaniger
     * CDE Plug-and-Play by George Kraft IV 
     * The Python DB-API by Andrew M. Kuchling 
     * Toward Greater Portability: A Quixotic View by Graydon L. Ekdahl,
       Ph.D. 
       
    Reviews
    
     * Product Review
          + The Yard Relational Database System by Fred Butzen
     * Book Review
          + A Practical Guide to Linux by Todd Sundsted
          + HTML: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition by Eric S. Raymond
            
       
    WWWsmith
    
     * At the Forge: Protecting Your Site with Access Controls by Reuven
       Lerner 
       
    Columns
    
     * Letters to the Editor
     * Stop the Presses: Open Source Debate by Phil Hughes
     * Best of Tech Support
     * Take Command: gprof, bprof and Time Profilers by Andy Vaught
     * Linux Means Business: Linux on Track: Data Acquistion on German
       High Speed Trains by Harald Kirsch 
     * System Administration: RAID-0 Implementation Under Linux by Jay
       Munsterman 
     * Linux Gazette: KDE and GNOME by Larry Ayers 
     * New Products
          + Visual Prolog 5.0, Prolog Development Center
          + Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows, SSC
          + VPN Client, Aventail Corporation
          + eVote 2.2, www.deliberate.com
          + TowerJ 2.0, Tower Technology Corporation
          + NetVue/JAVA, AccuSoft Corporation
       
    Directories & References
    
     * Advertisers Index
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