APRIL 95 3.0 Processors / Accounting Packages ClarisWorks High-Resolution Laser Printers / Word / $3.95 APRIL 1995 FIRST MAC CLONES HOT NEW MACS (That Don’t Come From Apple) PLUS Word 6.0 Showdown Which Word Processor Is the Right One for You? New Net Traveler Your Monthly Guide to the Internet Hot Reviews Quicken 5.0 ClarisWorks 3.0 Star Trek CD-ROM CONTENTS APRIL 1995 / VOLUME 11 NUMBER 4 41/ The MessagePad 120: one of three REVIEWS & QUICK CLICKS new Newtons. 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