The January 1998 issue of Linux Journal (#45) will be printed 19 November 1997 and will be mailed from the printers in Post Falls, Idaho on 28 November 1997. TABLE OF CONTENTS LINUX JOURNAL January 1998 _________________________________________________________________ Features * Parallel Computing Using Linux by Manu Konchady Programming concepts for parallel computing. * Parallel Processing Using PVM by Richard Sevenich Turn your networked computers into a virtual machine. * I'm Not Going to Pay a Lot for This Supercomputer! by Jim Hill, Michael Warren and Pat Goda Linux clustering with Loki and Hyglac * HPF: Programming Linux Clusters the Easy Way by Mike Delves High performance Fortran for parallel computers News & Articles * X-CD-Roast: CD Writer Software by Thomas Niederreiter * Netatalk, Linux and the Macintosh by Richard Parry * LJ Interviews Mike Apgar, Speakeasy Cafe by Marjorie Richardson * The Quick Start Guide to the GIMP, Part 3 by Michael J. Hammel WWWsmith * Internet Connections With the 56Kbps Modems by Anthony Williamitis * At the Forge: A Recipe for Making Cookies by Reuven Lerner Reviews * Ricochet Modem by Randolph Bentson * Red Hat CDE by Don Kuenz * Microway "Screamer 533" by Bradley Willson * Running Linux by Zach Beane * JDBC Developer's Resource by Rob Wehrli * Unix for the Hyper-Impatient by Daniel Lozenby Columns * Letters to the Editor * From the Editor: The Beowulf Project #46 * Stop the Presses: LISA '97 by Phil Hughes * Linux Apprentice: Need More Info? by Bill Cunningham * Take Command: kill by Dean Provins * Linux Means Business: Linux at Rancho Santiago College by Steve Moritsugu * System Administration: Securing Networked Applications with SESAME by Paul Ashley and Bradley Broom * Kernel Korner: Playing with Binary Formats by Alessandro Rubini * Linux Gazette: Remote Compilation Using ssh and make by John R. Daily * New Products + MaXimum cde Executive Edition v1.0, Xi Graphics + c-tree Plus v6.7A, FairCom Corp. + MATCOM V3, MathTools Ltd. + Embedded Eiffel, Interactive Software Engineering, Inc. + ION (IDL on the NET), Research Systems, Inc. + Audiotrix 3D-XG, MediaTrix Peripherals, Inc. + CCVS 2.0, H.K.S., Inc. + LanSafe III, Deltec Electronics Directories & References * 1996 Advertisers Index * Linux Consultants HOWTO, http://consult.cyrius.com/lj.html _________________________________________________________________ Linux Journal is carried by some newsstands (including all Computer Literacy stores in Silicon Valley) and is delivered to newsstands by a newsstand distributor. If you know a place that sells magazines that you feel should stock LJ, send e-mail to dist@ssc.com or have them call SSC at 206-782-7733. Getting LJ on newsstands is one of the best ways we can show the non-Internet crowd that Linux is for real. Subscriptions are: US$22/year U.S. US$27/year Canada US$37/year Foreign US$39/2 years U.S. US$49/2 years Canada US$59/2 years Foreign Linux Journal P.O. Box 85867 Seattle, WA 98145-1867 Fax: +1 206-782-7191 Tel: +1 888-66-LINUX E-mail: subs@ssc.com URL: http://www.ssc.com/lj/ Our public key (for encrypting your credit card number) is available by fingering info@ssc.com. Subscriptions begin with the *upcoming* issue. Back issues are available (except for Issues #1, #3, #4, #5, #7 and #30, we're out) for $5 each, or $7 each non-North American airmail. ***Note: All funds should be in U.S. dollars*** Other questions/comments can be sent to: linux@ssc.com