1989 15.06 1991

Vol.15 n°6 june 1990

Vol.15 n°6 june 1990

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p.2 Contents

p.2 Contents

COVER STORY

COVER STORY

p.122 First Impressions: Three's the One

p.122 First Impressions: Three's the One

Will Windows 3.0 be the death or salvation of OS/2?

NEWS

NEWS

p.19 MICROBYTES

p.19 MICROBYTES

Late-breaking technology and industry reports from the BYTE news staff.

p.42 WHAT'S NEW

p.42 WHAT'S NEW

Product snapshots of recent hardware and software announcements.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

p.116 SHORT TAKES

p.116 SHORT TAKES

Magellan 2.0. Lotus expands as intelligent DOS shell

PageMaker 4.0, a nearly perfect program from Aldus

Ergo Model 1: The Brick, truly transportable computing

Turbo Debugger and Tools 2.0, Borland's beefed-up toolkit

Full Impact 2.0, Ashton-Tate adds features

p.132 Cheetah's Golden Performer

p.132 Cheetah's Golden Performer

Cheetah's new 33-MHz 486 machine is one fast cat.

p.136 Sun's Low-Cost RISC

p.136 Sun's Low-Cost RISC

A powerful diskless version of Sun's SPARCStation.

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

p.142 PRODUCT FOCUS Networks of Peers

p.142 PRODUCT FOCUS Networks of Peers

Low-cost alternatives to dedicated server LANs.

p.164 Two to Grow On

p.164 Two to Grow On

CPU-upgradable systems from AST and ALL

p.170 Window Wonderland

p.170 Window Wonderland

VideoLogic's multimedia board turns VGA screens into video playgrounds.

p.174 More 16-Million-Color Fireworks

p.174 More 16-Million-Color Fireworks

SuperMac Technology's ColorCard/24 and Spectrum/24 Series III video boards.

p.178 Da Vinci Does It Penlessly

p.178 Da Vinci Does It Penlessly

Da Vinci's speedy RasterPro 720 delivers design-quality plots, with color printing on the side.

p.184 Fast Fonts: PostScript Gets Turbocharged

p.184 Fast Fonts: PostScript Gets Turbocharged

HanZon's RISC-based controller turns LaserJet printers into PostScript hot rods.

p.186 Small Footprint, Big Impression

p.186 Small Footprint, Big Impression

Emerald Computers' LANstation-small size, big price.

p.188 Just Add Water

p.188 Just Add Water

Rational Systems' I nstant-C 4.0 promises instant software gratification.

STATE OF THE ART

STATE OF THE ART

p.190 Thoroughly Totable Tandy

p.190 Thoroughly Totable Tandy

The Tandy 1100 FD offers all the necessities-and then some.

p.193 The Zen of Symbolic Math

p.193 The Zen of Symbolic Math

Theorist takes the low road to equation solving by leading you to the right answer on your Mac.

STATE OS THE ART

STATE OS THE ART

p.200 NETWORKING Introduction

p.200 NETWORKING Introduction

p.203 Growing Pains

p.203 Growing Pains

Buying a LAN is kid's stuff compared to the problems you can encounter trying to expand it and connect it to other networks.

p.212 The Latest GOSIP

p.212 The Latest GOSIP

Sooner or later, the federal government's new profile for procurements, called GOSIP, will affect us all.

p.217 Want to Catch Some Z's?

p.217 Want to Catch Some Z's?

Zero-slot LANs are a proven way to provide file transfer and peripheral- and file-sharing capabilities.

p.224 On the Radio

p.224 On the Radio

A wireless LAN can provide a flexible alternative to its earthbound cousins.

p.233 Need More Fiber?

p.233 Need More Fiber?

From FDDI to HDTV to broadband ISDN, fiber-optic technology is changing data communications. Are you ready to make the move to fiber?

p.241 Primed for Performance

p.241 Primed for Performance

Balancing the need for resources against a changing environment is a shared problem. Can the solution be a shared one as well?

p.252 Making Connections

p.252 Making Connections

Your source to networking products and information.

FEATURES

FEATURES

p.256 Images from the Deep

p.256 Images from the Deep

Using a fiber-optic network and oceanographic vehicles, Woods Hole scientists are probing the wonders of the ocean.

p.269 Consortia: High-Tech Co-ops

p.269 Consortia: High-Tech Co-ops

Computer and chip consortia are working hard to give the U.S. an edge over foreign technology.

p.281 DOS and Unix: On Speaking Terms

p.281 DOS and Unix: On Speaking Terms

A productive link between DOS and Unix systems begins with an understanding of Unix network basics.

HANDS ON

HANDS ON

p.297 UNDER THE HOOD The Evolution of ESDI

p.297 UNDER THE HOOD The Evolution of ESDI

One increasingly popular alternative to the ST506 interface is a descendant of ST506, ESDI.

p.311 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Cloak and Data

p.311 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Cloak and Data

An explanation of secret codes and a puzzle to test your skill.

DEPARTMENTS

DEPARTMENTS

p.6 Spotlight : The News in Reviews

p.6 Spotlight : The News in Reviews

p.10 Editorial: Taiwan, the Soviet Union, and You

p.10 Editorial: Taiwan, the Soviet Union, and You

p.34 Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes

p.34 Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes

Why the Micro Craft Dimension was an Edsel.

PERSPECTIVES

PERSPECTIVES

p.326 CHAOS MANOR MAIL

p.326 CHAOS MANOR MAIL

p.380 The Father of Computer Graphics

p.380 The Father of Computer Graphics

The roots of graphically oriented computer systems stretch back to World War II, MIT. and a visionary graduate student.

p.382 PRINT QUEUE In Darkest Self-Similarity

p.382 PRINT QUEUE In Darkest Self-Similarity

Hugh Kenner surveys the literature on fractals.

p.384 STOP BIT The Flight of the Bee Wolf

p.384 STOP BIT The Flight of the Bee Wolf

A bee-hunting fly performs navigational feats that put man's computers to shame.

EXPERT ADVICE

EXPERT ADVICE

p.65 COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR A Tale of Three Conventions (and Two Cities)

p.65 COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR A Tale of Three Conventions (and Two Cities)

A look at CD-ROMs and a report on the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

p.85 DOWN TO BUSINESS Who, What, When, and Why Not?

p.85 DOWN TO BUSINESS Who, What, When, and Why Not?

A business scheduling package can restore your sanity.

[author : Wayne Rash Jr.]

p.91 MACINATIONS Rising from the Ashes

p.91 MACINATIONS Rising from the Ashes

Don hauls out his crystal ball and predicts Apple's near future

[author : Don Crabb]

p.97 THE UNIX /bin Free Software!

p.97 THE UNIX /bin Free Software!

When it comes to user-developed Unix programs, there is such a thing as a free lunch.

[author : David Fiedler]

p.103 OS/2 NOTEBOOK OS/2 Marries DESQview

p.103 OS/2 NOTEBOOK OS/2 Marries DESQview

The latest version of OS/2 lets you run multiple DOS sessions, à la DESQview.

[author : Mark J. Minasi]

p.109 NETWORKS A Natural Match

p.109 NETWORKS A Natural Match

Sharing CD-ROMs over a LAN seems like a natural idea. So why isn't it easier?

[author : Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings]

READER SERVICE

READER SERVICE

p.371 Editorial Index by Company

p.371 Editorial Index by Company

p.372 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.372 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.374 Index to Advertisers

p.374 Index to Advertisers

PROGRAM LISTINGS

PROGRAM LISTINGS

From BIX: See 308

From BIX: See 308

From BYTEnet: call (617) 861-9764

From BYTEnet: call (617) 861-9764

On disk: See card before 145

On disk: See card before 145