COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The All-in-One DOS
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The All-in-One DOS
NEWS
NEWS
Weitek's "user interface chip" will speed up Windows performance; IBM is readying the "real" OS/2.
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Northgate Slides into CEG
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Northgate Slides into CEG
Northgate's SlimLine eases the which-chip anguish.
DiskPaper 1.0, a low-cost way for you and your Mac to explore the potential of the long-promised "paperless office"
CDR-1000, Tandy's 399 CD-ROM drive brings access to affordable information
Macs and Suns talk to each other, an image program for Windows 3.0 counts objects, and more.
FEATURES
FEATURES
Computer companies and international committees wrestle with making ASCII large enough to cover the globe.
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The Right Graphics Tool for the Job
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The Right Graphics Tool for the Job
Are you using the right graphics programs for your projects?
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1991 Readers' Choice Awards
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1991 Readers' Choice Awards
Presenting the hardware and software BYTE readers find most useful.
NSTL SUPPLEMENT
NSTL SUPPLEMENT
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Advanced Desktop Publishing Programs
p.139
Advanced Desktop Publishing Programs
STATE OF THE ART
STATE OF THE ART
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WIDE-AREA NETWORKING Introduction
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WIDE-AREA NETWORKING Introduction
Remote sites can share common information and send messages to each other, courtesy of a wide-area network.
What you need to know and do to implement a wide-area network in your business.
What is the government's proper role in providing a National Research and Education Network?
U.S. Senator Al Gore explains why we need NREN.
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Resource Guide: Public Data Networks
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Resource Guide: Public Data Networks
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SOLUTIONS FOCUS Journey to Faraway LANs
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SOLUTIONS FOCUS Journey to Faraway LANs
Nine ways to connect remote sites to your local network.
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Five New SPARC-Based Workstations Compete with Sun
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Five New SPARC-Based Workstations Compete with Sun
Five non-Sun systems put SPARC's promise to the test.
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Photo-Realism Reigns When AutoShade Meets RenderMan
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Photo-Realism Reigns When AutoShade Meets RenderMan
The RenderMan extension in new AutoShade brings photo-realism to AutoCAD users.
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Full Ethernet Networking Without a Wire in Sight
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Full Ethernet Networking Without a Wire in Sight
Motorola's Altair LAN leaves Ethernet cabling behind.
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK
LAN-based UPSes help prevent power problems from disrupting your network.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED OS/2 Device Drivers
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED OS/2 Device Drivers
A practitioner's guide to OS/2 driver development.
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UNDER THE HOOD Macintosh Sound Revealed
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UNDER THE HOOD Macintosh Sound Revealed
A look at the Mac's built-in sound capabilities.
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SOFTWARE CORNER A Disk-Based Print Spooler
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SOFTWARE CORNER A Disk-Based Print Spooler
Free timesaving utilities for DOS, Mac, and Unix systems.
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BEYOND DOS: LaserJets, Fonts, and Windows
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BEYOND DOS: LaserJets, Fonts, and Windows
Getting fancy fonts from Windows is tricky but doable.
[author : Mark J. Minasi]
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MACINATIONS The Worldwide Macintosh
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MACINATIONS The Worldwide Macintosh
HyperCard makes CD-ROM development easier for small companies.
[author : Don Crabb]
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THE UNIX /bin Survivalist's Guide to Unix
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THE UNIX /bin Survivalist's Guide to Unix
Methods of Unix system backup and protection.
[author : David Fiedler]
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NETWORKS AppleTalk over the Internet
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NETWORKS AppleTalk over the Internet
Princeton and Penn State interconnect their AppleTalk LANs.
[author : William Sproule and Jon Edwards]
Keyboard design and a science fiction database.
OPINIONS
OPINIONS
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USER'S COLUMN Dredging Through the Chaos
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USER'S COLUMN Dredging Through the Chaos
Jerry looks at new CD-ROMs, file utilities, and a multilink database.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
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BUSINESS CONNECTION Managing the LAN
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BUSINESS CONNECTION Managing the LAN
LAN management doesn't get enough respect.
[author : Wayne Rash Jr.]
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ROUNDTABLE Do Computers Save Time?
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ROUNDTABLE Do Computers Save Time?
Computers generate their own impediments to productivity.
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PRINT QUEUE Noisy Narcissists, One Genius
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PRINT QUEUE Noisy Narcissists, One Genius
Two new books explore the hacker mentality.
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STOP BIT The X Attitude
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STOP BIT The X Attitude
A developer argues for software that looks to the future, regardless of the cost.
The Best of Spring
Readers to vendors: Don't forget our needs.
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 344
PROGRAM LISTINGS
PROGRAM LISTINGS
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From BIX: Call (800) 227-2983
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