COVER STORY
COVER STORY
Apple redefines top-of-the-line with the speedy IIfx.
NEWS
NEWS
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
LaserJet III HP's trailblazing printer
Photoshop, Adobe eases image manipulation
Toshiba T1200XE, impressive notebook computing
R:base 3.0, many new features from Microrim
Lotus 1-2-3/G, three dimensions for PM
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OS/2 2.0: It's a Family Affair
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OS/2 2.0: It's a Family Affair
Microsoft's long-awaited 32-bit OS/2 forges ahead, with DOS and windows in tow.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Sizzling RISC Systems from IBM
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Sizzling RISC Systems from IBM
IBM's RISC System/6000 family sets a new standard of performance.
EXPERT ADVICE
EXPERT ADVICE
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: Chaos Manor Awards
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: Chaos Manor Awards
Find out if your favorite product has been honored.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
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THE UNIX /bin: Getting UUCP Running, and Other Stories
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THE UNIX /bin: Getting UUCP Running, and Other Stories
Our columnist details how to set up UUCP communications.
[author : David Fiedler]
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DOWN TO BUSINESS: CD-ROM to the Rescue
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DOWN TO BUSINESS: CD-ROM to the Rescue
CD-ROM databases can provide your business with valuable information in a hurry.
[author : Wayne Rash Jr.]
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MACINATIONS: Two Sides of the Same Coin
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MACINATIONS: Two Sides of the Same Coin
A bright side with education, a darker side with software development.
[author : Don Crabb]
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OS/2 NOTEBOOK: Living with OS/2 1.2
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OS/2 NOTEBOOK: Living with OS/2 1.2
Life with OS/2 1.2 is a lot like life with version 1.1, with some welcome changes.
[author : Mark J. Minasi]
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NETWORKS: Faraway LANs
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NETWORKS: Faraway LANs
You don't have to be in the office to take advantage of the office LAN.
[author : Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings]
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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PRODUCT FOCUS: The Heart and Soul of a PC Compatible
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PRODUCT FOCUS: The Heart and Soul of a PC Compatible
The BYTE Lab examines 23 25-MHz 80386 motherboards.
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Color Hits the Streets
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Color Hits the Streets
NEC brings color to a laptop, but is it worth it?
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Svelte Scanner Is No Fistful of Dollars
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Svelte Scanner Is No Fistful of Dollars
Sharp's low-cost scanner delivers high-quality color images to those who can afford to wait.
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Word Processing in Windows
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Word Processing in Windows
Ami Professional, Legend, and Word for Windows are the first WYSIWYG word processors for Microsoft Windows, but are they fast enough?
FoxPro may have outdone all other dBASE systems, including dBASE IV.
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Windows Rides a New Wave
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Windows Rides a New Wave
With NewWave, Hewlett-Packard expands Windows, but it's not easy.
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C Compilers Have Different Strengths
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C Compilers Have Different Strengths
Apple and Symantec bring object-oriented C compilers to the Mac.
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Reviewer's Notebook
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Reviewer's Notebook
A compilation of brief reviews and updates to previously published evaluations.
STATE OF THE ART
STATE OF THE ART
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APPLICATIONS ARCHITECTURES Introduction
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APPLICATIONS ARCHITECTURES Introduction
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Transparent and Portable
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Transparent and Portable
By providing a consistent framework, applications architectures let software run on different machines and operating systems.
Frank Hayes discusses the past, present, and future of user-interface design.
Understanding your programming interface can help you decide which user interface to support in a heterogeneous environment.
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Bridging Troubled Waters
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Bridging Troubled Waters
Thriving in a diverse computing environment is a lot easier if you have the right tools.
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Blueprints for the 1990s
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Blueprints for the 1990s
IBM's SAA versus DEC's NAS how do they compare?
With its new Distributed Applications Architecture, Data General challenges IBM and DEC.
A sampling of products and organizations involved in applications architectures.
FEATURES
FEATURES
A program called Spawn uses auctions to fairly allocate precious computer time.
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New Objects for Old Structures
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New Objects for Old Structures
Using object-oriented techniques to convert existing applications has its advantages.
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Who Owns the Copyrights?
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Who Owns the Copyrights?
Who owns the copyrights on independently developed programs? An attorney discusses recent developments.
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Managing the Well-Tempered LAN
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Managing the Well-Tempered LAN
ISO standards signal that network management help is on the way.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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UNDER THE HOOD: Gateways to Protected Mode
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UNDER THE HOOD: Gateways to Protected Mode
DOS extenders deliver 16-bit compatibility and 32-bit performance.
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: Flirting with Assembly
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: Flirting with Assembly
Armed with a few general concepts, you can make assembly language improvements without knowing assembly.
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
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Spotlight : From Math Chip to Tie Clip
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Spotlight : From Math Chip to Tie Clip
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Editorial: Mylex Struts EISA's Stuff
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Editorial: Mylex Struts EISA's Stuff
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Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes
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Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes
A 286/386SX/386 debate goes on.
PERSPECTIVES
PERSPECTIVES
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1.5 Decades of April Fools
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1.5 Decades of April Fools
This is a serious business, but it has had its funny side.
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PRINT QUEUE: Advise and Compute
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PRINT QUEUE: Advise and Compute
The tortuous evolution of copyright law in the computer world.
To Boldly Benchmark New meaning for the term "high-level benchmarks."
READER SERVICE
READER SERVICE
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Editorial Index by Company
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Editorial Index by Company
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Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
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Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
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Index to Advertisers by Product Category
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Index to Advertisers by Product Category
Inquiry Reply Cards: after 348
Inquiry Reply Cards: after 348
PROGRAM LISTINGS
PROGRAM LISTINGS
From BIX: See 284
From BIX: See 284
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