COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Compaq Notebook Ups the Ante
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Compaq Notebook Ups the Ante
The LTE 386s/20 is the high-performance notebook PC to beat.
NEWS
NEWS
"MISC," a new minimalist microprocessor architecture, promises faster systems that can emulate other processor architectures.
This month's product selections include GRiD's Isopoint laptop, entry-level multimedia software from MacroMind, a Mac scanner from HSD, and more.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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Ventura Publisher, Macintosh Edition 1.0, for a mixed-machine environment ScanMan 256, Logitech's scanner for Windows 3.0 NewWave 3.0, an updated version from Hewlett-Packard WinSleuth, Dariana's new diagnostics package WordPerfect Rhymer, for the student of the sound of language
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Ventura Publisher, Macintosh Edition 1.0, for a mixed-machine environment ScanMan 256, Logitech's scanner for Windows 3.0 NewWave 3.0, an updated version from Hewlett-Packard WinSleuth, Dariana's new diagnostics package WordPerfect Rhymer, for the student of the sound of language
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The New Macs on the Block
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The New Macs on the Block
At last, lower prices-and a new design.
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A New Status Quo for Quattro
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A New Status Quo for Quattro
Borland adds 3-D graphics to its spreadsheet.
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The ALR MPS: Modular Micro Channel
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The ALR MPS: Modular Micro Channel
ALR gambles that it can take a bite out of the True Blue market.
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Fast New Systems from NeXT
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Fast New Systems from NeXT
Faster machines with lower prices and the long-sought floppy disk drive have arrived.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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PRODUCT FOCUS: Massive Storage for Multiple Platforms
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PRODUCT FOCUS: Massive Storage for Multiple Platforms
The BYTE Lab puts 15 high-capacity hard disk drives to the test across four operating systems: DOS, Unix, NetWare 386, and the Mac OS.
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High-Performance 486 ATs
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High-Performance 486 ATs
The great performance of three 33-MHz 486s shows there's still life in the old AT bus.
Not all FPUs are created equal. The BYTE Lab shows performance differences among FPUs from AMD, Cyrix, IIT, Intel, and Weitek.
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New Controller Makes SCSI Palatable to PCs
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New Controller Makes SCSI Palatable to PCs
Distributed Processing Technology's SmartConnex/ISA hides SCSI's incompatibility from PCs.
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Windows Takes On WingZ
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Windows Takes On WingZ
Informix's graphical spreadsheet puts Windows 3.0 through its paces.
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Mac-ish Interfaces for Unix
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Mac-ish Interfaces for Unix
Looking Glass and X.desktop provide point-and-click ease of use to Unix.
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New Bubble-Jet Outpaces Portable Printers
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New Bubble-Jet Outpaces Portable Printers
Canon's new portable printer bubbles over with sharp resolution and flexibility.
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A Poqet Full of Power
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A Poqet Full of Power
It's small. It's innovative. But is it practical? Wayne Rash Jr. takes the Poqet PC on the road.
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One-Size-Fits-All Code with Lattice C
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One-Size-Fits-All Code with Lattice C
A royalty-free DOS extender is standard with Lattice's new C compiler.
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Document Management on Networked PCs
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Document Management on Networked PCs
Imara and ProFound offer two approaches to keeping track of documents.
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Small, Low-Cost UPSes
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Small, Low-Cost UPSes
Small and inexpensive backup power systems make reliable power an individual choice.
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TravelMate 2000 Lives Up to Its Name
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TravelMate 2000 Lives Up to Its Name
Texas Instruments puts AT-class power in a 4-pound package.
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Pricey Hard Disk Drive Portability
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Pricey Hard Disk Drive Portability
The Disctec 20 provides floppy disk convenience with hard disk storage in a very small package.
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Reviewer's Notebook
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Reviewer's Notebook
A new ALR PowerFlex model, and hard disk confusion at Micro Express.
STATE OF THE ART
STATE OF THE ART
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MAGNETIC VS. OPTICAL Introduction
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MAGNETIC VS. OPTICAL Introduction
A look at the conflict between traditional magnetic mass storage devices and optical technologies.
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Crystal Clear Storage
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Crystal Clear Storage
The holostore, a new mass storage device with supercomputer performance, could eliminate the I/O bottleneck.
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Entering a New Phase
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Entering a New Phase
Optical and magnetic are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Can phase-change technology bridge the gap?
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The Once and Future King
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The Once and Future King
Hard disk technology will be your primary computer storage medium for years to come.
You can store more data on a floppy disk if you can get the bits to stand up straight.
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Store Data in a Flash
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Store Data in a Flash
The flash-memory disk offers a fast and rugged replacement for both hard and floppy disk drives.
Digital-audiotape technology comes of age.
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Getting Your Byte's Worth
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Getting Your Byte's Worth
Hardware-based data compression gives you more bang for your QIC, DAT, and hard disk buck.
A guide to companies that provide mass storage solutions.
FEATURES
FEATURES
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Chips for the Nineties and Beyond
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Chips for the Nineties and Beyond
New chips may make for higherperformance and unconventional ways of computing.
Confused by modem standards like 212A, V.22, and V.32bis? Here's help.
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A Knowledge Engineering Toolkit, Part 2
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A Knowledge Engineering Toolkit, Part 2
The discussion continues, with a look at backward and forward chaining.
A look at Windows' and OS/2's Dynamic Data Exchange facility.
Alternative Operating Systems, Part 4: Pick: OS or DBMS?
What do you get when you build an operating system around a database?
An introduction to the OOP language that grew from Pascal and Modula-2.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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UNDER THE HOOD The Mouse that Roared
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UNDER THE HOOD The Mouse that Roared
The history, anatomy, and physiology of the desktop mouse.
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Talking Tasks, Part 2
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Talking Tasks, Part 2
Introducing the most common methods of interprocess communications for Unix and OS/2.
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
Jerry Pournelle: 10 years with BYTE and counting
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Editorial: Laptop Troubles and Triumphs
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Editorial: Laptop Troubles and Triumphs
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Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes
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Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes
Readers find self-realization.
PERSPECTIVES
PERSPECTIVES
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PRINT QUEUE Stomping the Nasties
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PRINT QUEUE Stomping the Nasties
Professor Kenner examines a new volume by computer virus hunter John McAfee.
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STOP BIT Promises, Promises
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STOP BIT Promises, Promises
A lawyer looks at the warranties-real and implied-that come with computer equipment.
EXPERT ADVICE
EXPERT ADVICE
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR Multimedia Video
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR Multimedia Video
Jerry looks at multimedia video boards, a new Modula-2, and assorted gadgets.
[author : Jerry Poumelle]
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DOWN TO BUSINESS The Growth of Groupware
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DOWN TO BUSINESS The Growth of Groupware
Wayne addresses groupware and how to determine what capabilities your company needs.
[author : Wayne Rash Jr.]
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NETWORKS Hard Choices for Network Managers
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NETWORKS Hard Choices for Network Managers
You can't always wait for the perfect network management solution.
[author : Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings]
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MACINATIONS Working with Windows 3.0 and a Mac
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MACINATIONS Working with Windows 3.0 and a Mac
Don presents the Mac/Windows 3.0 user's interoperability survival guide.
[author : Don Crabb]
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THE UNIX /bin Not Quite Unix
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THE UNIX /bin Not Quite Unix
The tribulations and treats of using a $100 Unix clone.
[author : David Fiedler]
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BEYOND DOS: WINDOWS AND OS/2 Tales from the Trenches
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BEYOND DOS: WINDOWS AND OS/2 Tales from the Trenches
An OS/2 device-driver specialist talks shop.
[author : Steve Mastrianni]
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
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