LINUX JOURNAL Issue #8 -- December 1994 Table of Contents Features: Introducing Modula-3 -- by Geoff Wyant The right tool for building complex Linux applications X Window System Programming with Tcl and Tk -- by Matt Welsh Unlock the power of X Linux Command Line Parameters -- by Jeff Tranter Passing command line parameters to the kernel during system startup solves some programmers' testing problems What is a Linux The story behind the cover of this issue Linus Torvalds in Sydney -- by Jamie Honan SLUGs in Australia? Linus investigates News and Articles: Linux System Administration: Fixing Your Clock The Term Protocol Running multiple tasks with a dialup connection Linux Meta-FAQ Linux Organizations Regular Features: Stop the Presses: Linux Journal at Unix Expo Letters to the Editor Kernel Korner Product Review: Doom New Products Book Reviews Making TeX Work UNIX: An Open Systems Dictionary Linux - vom PC zur Workstation Grundlagen (Review in German!) Linux Anwenderhandbuch (Review in German!) Directories & Reference: Consultants Directory -- Consultants who work with Linux Linux Resources Advertisers Index