COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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STATE OF THE ART Advanced Graphics
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STATE OF THE ART Advanced Graphics
From wire-frame models to photo-realism: Advanced graphics put work station-quality graphics on your desktop.
NEWS
NEWS
Near-ultrasonic noise produced by some computer monitors can have negative effects on end users.
HP launches the latest LaserJet, the Mac II gets a 386 processor, AutoCAD goes to release 11, and more.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Step 486/50, a technological showpiece from Everex and Velox
Muse, Occam's natural-language interface program
ProLine Backup System, Tecmar's tape backup solution for a NetWare LAN
Amiga 3000UX, a Unix graphics workstation from Commodore
Hardcard IIXL, Plus Development provides easy storage
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Son of SPARCstation
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Son of SPARCstation
Sun Microsystems ups the midrange workstation ante.
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CompuAdd Delivers a Low-Cost SPARCstation
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CompuAdd Delivers a Low-Cost SPARCstation
The SS1 is a faithful clone.
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Solbourne S4000 Outguns SPARCstation 1+
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Solbourne S4000 Outguns SPARCstation 1+
The S4000 uses Solbourne's own integrated, 64-bit CPU.
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Suddenly, Everything's Smaller in Texas
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Suddenly, Everything's Smaller in Texas
TI's 5.7-pound 386SX notebook.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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When Laser Printers Can't Cut It
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When Laser Printers Can't Cut It
A look at 27 alternatives to the popular laser printer.
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Sony NeWS and MIPS Magnum: A Double Shot of RISC
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Sony NeWS and MIPS Magnum: A Double Shot of RISC
Two RISC workstations join the low-end Unix market.
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The Norton Utilities for System V
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The Norton Utilities for System V
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The Norton Utilities for the Mac
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The Norton Utilities for the Mac
More than just warmed-over versions of the Norton Utilities for DOS.
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CAD and Net Ware 386 Join Forces
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CAD and Net Ware 386 Join Forces
IsiCAD's CADVance 4.0 makes good on the promise of multiuser CAD applications.
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NCR's S486/MC33 Has Unique Approach to Reliability
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NCR's S486/MC33 Has Unique Approach to Reliability
NCR's new 33-MHz 486 Micro Channel system is among the fastest.
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DR DOS Offers Hope for the RAM-Crammed
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DR DOS Offers Hope for the RAM-Crammed
Digital Research's new MS-DOS competitor promises to make more memory available for applications.
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On Becoming a ClockWise Scheduler
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On Becoming a ClockWise Scheduler
Phase II Software's ClockWise helps manage your time.
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Battle for the Best Unix V /386
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Battle for the Best Unix V /386
New releases from Interactive Systems and The Santa Cruz Operation.
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Microsoft Word Brings PC-Style Word Processing to Unix
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Microsoft Word Brings PC-Style Word Processing to Unix
Unix word processing takes a turn for the better.
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Plug-and-Play Unix Machine
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Plug-and-Play Unix Machine
Dell's Intel-based Unix workstation.
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LAN Manager 2.0: A Force to Be Reckoned With
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LAN Manager 2.0: A Force to Be Reckoned With
Microsoft's network flagship proves it is a viable alternative to NetWare.
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A Digital "Quill" for Mac Video Displays
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A Digital "Quill" for Mac Video Displays
Data Translation's VideoQuill combines text, graphics, and video.
Now you can run Lotus 1-2-3 under Unix.
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A "More Filling" Generation of Tape Backup
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A "More Filling" Generation of Tape Backup
Tape drives from Colorado Memory Systems and Core International.
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Reviewer's Notebook
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Reviewer's Notebook
Dolch adds a color screen to an impressive luggable, and Ashton-Tate addresses dBASE IV problems.
STATE OF THE ART
STATE OF THE ART
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ADVANCED GRAPHICS Introduction
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ADVANCED GRAPHICS Introduction
Creating photo-realistic 3-D images is a real challenge.
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Ray Tracing for Realism
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Ray Tracing for Realism
Simulating light rays in a 3-D scene.
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Color WYSIWYG Comes of Age
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Color WYSIWYG Comes of Age
Matching the colors you see on-screen with your printed output.
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True Color for Windows
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True Color for Windows
Windows 3.0 makes 24-bit color a realistic option.
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Putting the Squeeze on Graphics
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Putting the Squeeze on Graphics
Compression technologies for fullcolor graphics and full-motion video.
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HDTV Sparks a Digital Revolution
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HDTV Sparks a Digital Revolution
In the 1990s, the shift will be to high-definition and digital pictures.
A manufacturers roundup.
FEATURES
FEATURES
When it comes to chips, small can mean powerful.
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Relational Databases: The Real Story
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Relational Databases: The Real Story
Is that a relational database manager or not?
An AT&T language for programming multiprocessor systems.
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Strength (and Safety) in Numbers
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Strength (and Safety) in Numbers
RAID systems may boost PC performance and reliability.
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X.400: Standardizing E-Mail
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X.400: Standardizing E-Mail
E-mail is ready to live up to its promise.
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Alternative Operating Systems, Part 5: Unix with a Microscope
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Alternative Operating Systems, Part 5: Unix with a Microscope
Minix, a low-cost Unix, runs on ordinary personal computers.
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Easier Strings for the Mac
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Easier Strings for the Mac
C++ routines simplify Macintosh string-handling.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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UNDER THE HOOD VGA to the Max
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UNDER THE HOOD VGA to the Max
A new set of extensions breathes life into Super VGA hardware.
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED More Than Just Fast
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED More Than Just Fast
A look at programming SCSI devices on Macs and MS-DOS machines.
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
Our Print Queue columnist has a long history with BYTE and computers.
A Laptop on a Chip ... Almost
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Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes
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Letters, Ask BYTE, and Fixes
BYTE readers join in the 15th anniversary commemoration.
PERSPECTIVES
PERSPECTIVES
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PRINT QUEUE A Fairy-Tale Future
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PRINT QUEUE A Fairy-Tale Future
High-tech prophet Raymond Kurzweil's latest work is a masterful look at the present and future of intelligent machines.
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STOP BIT A Plea for Software That Works
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STOP BIT A Plea for Software That Works
It's time developers started concentrating on software integrity.
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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Inquiry Reply Cards: after 412
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REGIONAL SECTION
REGIONAL SECTION
EXPERT ADVICE
EXPERT ADVICE
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR Working Smart
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR Working Smart
Jerry looks at portable computers and an outlining program.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
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DOWN TO BUSINESS Getting Bigger Groupware
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DOWN TO BUSINESS Getting Bigger Groupware
With groupware, you can communicate with almost anyone, almost anywhere.
[author : Wayne Rnsh Jr.]
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BEYOND DOS: WINDOWS AND OS/2 I've Got DIBs
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BEYOND DOS: WINDOWS AND OS/2 I've Got DIBs
Martin presents an overview of Windows and OS/2 color capabilities.
[author : Martin Heller]
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MACINATIONS Inspiration at the Year's End
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MACINATIONS Inspiration at the Year's End
A look at what Apple has accomplished over the year, and an inspirational new product.
[author : Don Crabb]
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THE UNIX /bin Back to the Workstations II
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THE UNIX /bin Back to the Workstations II
Unix workstations and personal computers completely merge.
[author : David Fiedler]
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NETWORKS Kicking and Screaming into the Present
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NETWORKS Kicking and Screaming into the Present
DEC slowly embraces PC networking standards.
[author : Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings]
