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...only powerful operating system for Intel-based PCs on the market these days. IBM's OS/2 2.1, probably NT's most serious competitor, features robust performance, excellent multi-tasking capabilities and flawless execution of MS-DOS programs. But its installation is a pain--you have to deal with 25 disks!--and it lacks a great many device drivers to support a wide class of peripherals...
...greatest trouble for Clinton is a robust Republican Party, especially an ideologically cohesive, naysaying congressional delegation capable of staying the President's innate activism. "History says we'll gain about three Senate and 20 House seats in '94," says former G.O.P. national chairman Rich Bond. "Now I think we'll do even better. The big break for us in the latest results is going to come in candidate recruitment. These days, too few good people want to expose themselves to the scrutiny that comes when you run for office. That's magnified when running looks like suicide; no one wants...
...Computer began assembling personal computers in Mexico 18 months ago, its new plant promptly shattered the company's record for sales growth. Dell expects annual sales of the Mexican unit to continue to grow by at least 50% over the next few years. "The Mexican economy is becoming more robust and information-focused," says Brian Wood, Dell's vice president for global operations. "The automation of business is still 18 months behind the U.S., so there is a big demand to upgrade technology. You will not see the personal-computer market dry up if NAFTA does not pass." For Mexico...
...publishing house. Erna, Jane Louise's boss, spawns a brood of children and grandchildren, wears sensible tweeds, bakes cakes, attends P.T.A. meetings, and harbours a secret crush on Sven. The idealist secretary soullessly dates her high school sweetheart, and plans a lacey wedding. The country friends lead picture-perfect robust outdoor lives...
...robust as investments in mutual funds based in U.S. stocks have been, their growth seems anemic compared with the boom in overseas funds. On average, foreign mutuals have soared nearly 30% so far this year. A distinct scent of euphoria surrounds "emerging markets" in Asia and Latin America, as U.S. money cascades in and pushes them to new heights. As this speculative bandwagon gathers speed, more investors clamber aboard. Americans plowed a record $7 billion into overseas funds in 1992, plus $21.7 billion more in the first nine months of this year. It's hard to argue with double-digit...