[author : Marlin Ouverson] #Edito

Extract : «  [...] Dr. Dobb's Journal was born in a time of chaos. Some fantastic new machines had been bred in basement test tubes. The problem was how to optimize their potential? Then a handful of radical-thinking idealists produced Tiny BASIC and a publication in which to communicate the good news. More good things have been cropping up since then, and now the magazine serves as a broad forum for the micro community.

To answer the original question, the revolution in microcomputing will lead whenever we direct it. In the beginning, when there was very little momentum to the personal computing movement, a handful of movers and shakers could do most of the guiding. They saw to it that the power of small computers would indeed rest in the hands of individuals instead of with corporations or government.

The movement has, of course, gained gigantic proportions as more and more people have begun to grasp its significance and to reap its benefits. With its present inertial force, many more guiding hands are needed to keep it on track, to preserve the original dream. Dr. Dobb's Journal has kept pace by opening its pages to new authors, more free thinkers and guiding lights. [...]  »