Table of Contents
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| Features | |
| Introduction | 96 |
| The Tandy 1000 | 98 |
| An IBM PC-compatible with a PCjr price |
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| G. Michael Vose |
| Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar: Build the Power I/O System | 105 |
| Controlling the power to the real world with your computer |
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| Steve Ciarcia |
| Product Description: C-Language Development Tools | 119 |
| G. Michael Vose |
| An Introduction to Fiber Optics, Part 1 | 121 |
| Light tamed by glass waveguides offesrs wide communication bandwidth |
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| Richard S. Shuford |
| Software Frameworks | 124 |
| Software "toolkits" save programming time |
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| Gregg Williams |
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| Theme: Communications | |
| Introduction | 128 |
| The Evolution of a Standard Ethernet | 131 |
| Alternatives in wide-band coaxial cable local networks |
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| Edwin E. Mier |
| Local-Area Networks for the IBM PC | 147 |
| Be sure of your newtowrking goals are needs before you invest in expensive technology |
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| J. Scott Haugdahl |
| High-Speed Dial-Up Modems | 179 |
| The promise and peril of faster data transmission |
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| Kim Maxwell |
| Writing Communications in BASIC | 187 |
| Easy terminal emulation and file transfer |
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| Barry J. Arnow |
| Looking for the Perfect Program | 199 |
| Communications performance criteria |
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| David Barr, George deW. Rogers |
| The On-Line Search | 215 |
| Accessing the world's electronic brain |
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| Suzana Lisanti |
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| Reviews | |
| Introduction | 234 |
| Reviewer's Notebook | 237 |
| Rich Malloy |
| The Tandy Model 2000 | 239 |
| A compromise between IBM PC compability and high performance |
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| Mark S. Jennings |
| The Zenith Z-150 PC | 252 |
| This IBM PC clone is also available in kit form |
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| Wayne Rash Jr. |
| TK!Solver | 263 |
| A tool for scientists and engineers |
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| Alan R. Miller |
| WordPerfect | 277 |
| Powerful capabilities - and some annoyances |
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| Ricardo Birmele |
| The Epson LQ-1500 | 293 |
| A double-duty dot-matrix printer |
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| Ken Sheldon |
| Review Feedback | 301 |
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| Kernel | |
| Introduction | 305 |
| Computing at Chaos Manor: Home Again | 307 |
| Repair Beware, LaserJet Printer, KoalaPad, Clock Boards, Discount Blues, Lilith Computer, Modula-2, Apple Modules, Software Essentials, TI Professional, Gulf Strike and Under Ware |
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| Jerry Pournelle |
| Chaos Manor Mail | 335 |
| Jerry Pournelle |
| BYTE West Coast: Happenings | 343 |
| IBM and networks, Concurrent PC-DOS, and other developments |
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| John Markoff, Ezra Shapiro |
| BYTE U.K.: Prolog on Microcomputers | 355 |
| Logical propositions replace computer-oriented instructions |
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| Dick Pountain |
| BYTE Japan: Hand-held Computers and MSX Standards | 365 |
| Epson HC-88/-80, Ampere Big.APL and MSX Machines |
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| William M. Raike |
| Circuit Cellar Feedback | 375 |
| Steve Ciarcia |
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| Editorial: Looking Back: 1984 | 6 |
| Phil Lemmons |
| Microbytes | 9 |
Sanyo's Graphics Card for 550, Portable Color Computer
Integrated Program Has Slide-Show Feature
Microsoft Delays Windows to Mid-1985
New Laser and Ink-Jet Products
Computer Crime Bill Passes
Compact Disc Used for Data Storage
Datacopy Unveils $4000 OCR/Digitizing System
NANOBYTES |
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| Letters | 9 |
| Fixes and Updates | 33 |
UNIX Benchmarks Brought Up to Date
Benchmarks Run Well on Lisa 2/10
Chip Choice Explained
Aliasing Error Folls Analysis (September 1984)
New Numbers on Database Specifications (October 1984)
Say It Right (October 1984)
Memory Lapse (September 1984)
Faulty Caption Corrected (July 1984) |
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| What's New | 39, 432 |
NEC Unveils Notebook Computer (NEC PC-8401A)
Desktop Scanner Can Digitize Images and Read Documents (Electronic Information Technology EIT-PS)
Graphics Environment Management (Digital Research Inc. GEM)
Relational Database Requires No Programming (Infocom Cornerstone)
QX-16 Features Valdocs 2 (Epson)
IBM Annouces Productivity Software (Business Management Series and Personal Management Series)
Osborne Introduces Vixen, Emerges from Chapter 11 (Osborne Computer Corporation)
TeleVideo Personal Mini Links PCs, Workstations (PM/4T)
Quadram Adds Software Line (Quadsoft)
Graphics Products for Image Capture and Enhancement (AT&T Video Display Adapter, Image Capture Board, Personal Computer NAPLPS Decoder)
Security System Includes Speech Syntesizer and Software (Gestalt Technocracy Peace of Mind Master Controller)
Expansion Card Adds 80286 Processor to IBM PC (Seattle Telecom & Data PC-286) |
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| Ask BYTE | 48 |
| Clubs & Newsletters | 59 |
| Book Reviews | 65 |
LISPcraft
Talking Computer and Telecommunications
Assembly Language Primer for the IBM PC & XT
Computer Ethics: A Guide |
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| Jerry Smith, Michael O'Neill, John Figueras, Mark J. Welch |
| Event Queue | 83 |
| Application Note: FX-80 WordStar Superscripts | 411 |
| Michael H. Goldbaum |
| Books Received | 416 |
| Unclassified Ads | 491 |
| BYTE's Ongoing Monitor Box, BOMB Results | 494 |
| Reader Service | 495 |
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| BYTE APPLE Guide | |
| Editorial: Apple and Its Personal Computers | A4 |
| Phil Lemmons |
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| Part I: The Apple II, A Computer That Endures | A7 |
| Artistic Tools for the Apple II Family | A8 |
| Apple's AppleMouse II and MousePaint contrasted to Kiala's Gibson Light Pen System |
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| Eric Eldred |
| Appleworks: An Integrated Office Product | A18 |
| Word processign, database management, and spreadsheet analysis in one package for the Apple IIe and Apple IIc |
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| Karen Cmar |
| Preshift-Table Graphics on your Apple | A23 |
| This fast assembly-language routine allows to move rectangular images quicly to any point on the Apple high-resolution graphics screen |
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| Bill Budge, Gregg Williams, Rob Moore |
| Low-Cost Word Processing on the Apple | A30 |
| A number of efficient word processors are available for every budget |
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| Daniel J. Gingras |
| Alf's 8088 Coprocessor for your Apple | A38 |
| Adding MS-DOS with this board is easy: dealing with the restrictions is the hard part |
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| David Morganstein |
| Expanding Your Apple's Applications | A45 |
| Adding CP/M to your Apple II system now means just choosing which board best suits your needs |
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| Robert Peck |
| The Search for Speech | A48 |
| A programmer reviews five speech synthetizers and separates the toys from the tools |
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| Joe Lazzaro |
| Apples' New Modem and Access II | A58 |
| Apple's latest hardware and software offering are a smart choice if communications are your interest |
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| Henry Brugsch |
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| Part II: The Persepective, Views from Within | A65 |
| The Apple Story, Part I: Early History | A67 |
| An Interview with Steve Wozniak |
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| Gregg Williams, Rob Moore |
| "C" is for Crunch | A75 |
| An Interview with Apple IIe and IIc design manager Peter Quinn |
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| Gregg Williams |
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| Part III: The Macintosh and the Lisa 2, The Future of Apple | A79 |
| Extra Storage on the Mac | A80 |
| Tecmar and Davong face-off with two hard-disk entries |
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| Dave Smith |
| Multiplan/Chart on the Macintosh | A85 |
| This best-selling spreadsheet and its grpahic complement take full advantage of Mac's high-intensity graphics and innovative user interface |
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| Mitch Trachtenberg |
| Evaluating the Macintosh Finder | A94 |
| The Macintosh's operating system is friendly, but at what price? |
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| Mark S. Jennings |
| Habadex on Apple's Macintosh | A102 |
| Perhaps the company should have spent more time studying the possibilities of the Mac's user interface |
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| Léo Laporte |
| The Lisa 2: Apple's Ablest Computer | A106 |
| No other machine in Lisa's price range approaches its versality, innovation and power. |
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| David D. Redhed |
| The First Look at FORTH on the Mac | A115 |
| Creative Solutions has put some unique features in a language that can be fustrating for the beginner |
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| Gregg Williams |
| What's New | A133 |
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