1.   For much of its short history, the computer world was inhabited by a small circle of researchers, students and hobbyists.

2.   In the meantime, though, people are the only intelligent agents in the computer world.

3.   For a company in such a strong position, a strategic alliance with a software giant or with another major player in the computer world makes good commercial sense.

4.   We digress a little at this point to introduce some of the jargon of the computer world.

5.   In the next few weeks, I shall be looking at all aspects of the computer world.

6.   And other news items from the computer world.

7.   Apple of Cupertino has become a more significant force in the computer world with the success of its candy-colored iMac computers.

8.   Artificial intelligence, or AI as it is called in the computer world, had a hard time living up to its billing.

9.   As big as they are, Dell and Compaq are not real innovators in the computer world.

10.   As is so often the case in the computer world, faster is better.