COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The 486SX Falls Short
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The 486SX Falls Short
NEWS
NEWS
Is the Advanced Computing Environment the next coming of the PC?
A long-awaited Mac OS offers compatibility, new features, and a future growth path.
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HP/Apollo 9000 Series 700,
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HP/Apollo 9000 Series 700,
the fastest Unix system we've tested
Zenith's MastersPort 386SL and SupersPort 486, the first 386SL-based low-power notebook and a loaded 486 portable
Turbo Pascal for Windows, finally, an easy way to develop Windows applications
GUI Programming Facility, software that takes away some of the pain of developing PM applications
Desktop power for use on the road, working in DOS on your Mac, and more.
FEATURES
FEATURES
The leading graphical user interfaces go head to head.
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Tools for Window Workers
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Tools for Window Workers
Development systems make it easier to create GUI programs.
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Resource Guide: Graphical User Interfaces
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Resource Guide: Graphical User Interfaces
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Embedded Systems in Control
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Embedded Systems in Control
The proliferation of, and new trends in, embedded systems.
NSTL SUPPLEMENT
NSTL SUPPLEMENT
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Advanced Spreadsheets
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Advanced Spreadsheets
STATE OF THE ART
STATE OF THE ART
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MULTIPROCESSING Introduction
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MULTIPROCESSING Introduction
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Multiprocessor Surf's Up
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Multiprocessor Surf's Up
A parallel technology that's gone from Real Soon Now to Here Now!
Cache coherency is a critical element of shared-memory multiprocessor systems.
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Popular and Parallel
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Popular and Parallel
Various approaches to creating truly scalable shared-memory architectures.
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Scaling Up: Get the Message?
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Scaling Up: Get the Message?
Message-passing multicomputers bypass shared memory.
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Symmetry, Thy Name Is Unix
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Symmetry, Thy Name Is Unix
Unix SVR4/MP: A new standard for multiprocessing with Unix?
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Resource Guide: Multiprocessing Systems
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Resource Guide: Multiprocessing Systems
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PRODUCT FOCUS Paint for the Pros
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PRODUCT FOCUS Paint for the Pros
The BYTE Lab tests eight professional-level paint programs for Macs and PCs.
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No-Compromise Notebooks with 386SX Power
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No-Compromise Notebooks with 386SX Power
From a torrent of SX notebook introductions, one clear winner emerges.
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WaveLAN: A Network with No Strings Attached
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WaveLAN: A Network with No Strings Attached
NCR's product does away with LAN cabling-for a price.
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The Nextstation: A High-Performance Graphical Workstation with a PC Price Tag
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The Nextstation: A High-Performance Graphical Workstation with a PC Price Tag
Can Next take on both Sun and Apple?
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Borland C++ 2.0 Moves into Windows Territory
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Borland C++ 2.0 Moves into Windows Territory
Borland's latest compiler produces DOS and Windows applications.
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What-If CAD. Parametric Math Migrates to Windows
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What-If CAD. Parametric Math Migrates to Windows
DesignView and Cedar offer CAD designers what-if analysis tools.
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Windows Display Managers File Rough Edges from Text
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Windows Display Managers File Rough Edges from Text
How's your face? Windows font managers finally make true WYSIWYG a reality.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED The Big Index
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED The Big Index
Create an efficient keyword index for all the files on your disk.
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UNDER THE HOOD The Evolution of PCL
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UNDER THE HOOD The Evolution of PCL
Version 5 of Hewlett-Packard's PCL beefs up the standard office printer.
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SOFTWARE CORNER Just for Checking Up
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SOFTWARE CORNER Just for Checking Up
Three free utilities for DOS, Mac, and Unix systems.
Floppy disk drives, drivers, photography, and more.
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NETWORKS The AIX Alternative, Part 2
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NETWORKS The AIX Alternative, Part 2
The search for the right network-support software.
[author : Barry Nance]
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BEYOND DOS: Windows Meets AI
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BEYOND DOS: Windows Meets AI
AI applications come to Windows.
[author : Martin Heller]
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MACINATIONS System 7.0-Apple Defines Its Future
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MACINATIONS System 7.0-Apple Defines Its Future
The Mac moves into the 1990s with a new operating system.
[author : Don Crabb]
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THE UNIX /bin Networking Unix
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THE UNIX /bin Networking Unix
Networking on LANs and the Internet.
[author : David Fiedler]
OPINIONS
OPINIONS
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USER'S COLUMN DOS Decisions
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USER'S COLUMN DOS Decisions
Jerry works with the Arche Legacy 486/33 and Digital Research's DOS 5.0.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
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BUSINESS CONNECTION A LAN Away from Home
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BUSINESS CONNECTION A LAN Away from Home
Your LAN: You can take it with you.
[author : Wayne Rash Jr.]
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ROUNDTABLE Who Needs GUIs?
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ROUNDTABLE Who Needs GUIs?
The pros and cons of graphical user interfaces.
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PRINT QUEUE A Passage from India
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PRINT QUEUE A Passage from India
An intriguing biography of an Indian genius.
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STOP BIT Windows of Vulnerability
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STOP BIT Windows of Vulnerability
What will the coming of the GUI mean to the blind and the learning-disabled?
Here We Go Again...
Unreliable software continues to strike a nerve.
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 408
Inquiry Reply Cards: after 408
PROGRAM LISTINGS
PROGRAM LISTINGS
From BIX: Call (800) 227-2983
From BIX: Call (800) 227-2983
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From Demolink: See ad on page 373
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From Demolink: See ad on page 373
On disk: See card after 392
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