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Inside BYTE : BYTE Topic Index and Author Guide
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Inside BYTE : BYTE Topic Index and Author Guide
COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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FEATURE Intel's Double-Fast CPUs
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FEATURE Intel's Double-Fast CPUs
NEWS
NEWS
DEC hopes its new Alpha microprocessor will take it into the next 25 years of computing.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Fail-Safe PC
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Fail-Safe PC
The Texas Microsystems FTSA PC builds in fault tolerance from the ground up.
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Cyrix's 486 in 386 Clothing
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Cyrix's 486 in 386 Clothing
The first family of 486 clones arrives in a familiar package.
Portable Unix and a lot more.
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T4400SXC, Toshiba unveils its new 486 notebook with an active color display
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T4400SXC, Toshiba unveils its new 486 notebook with an active color display
NetMounter, connecting your Macs to a file server over Ethernet doesn't have to cost a lot
Networks Connect, Symbiotics brings network awareness to the Windows Clipboard
I325VM Floptical, a new kind of drive has arrived
Ad Lib Gold 1000, a second-generation audio board
The QMS-PS 1700; RangeLAN/ISA; PowerPlay; and more.
FEATURES
FEATURES
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Intel's Double-Fast CPUs
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Intel's Double-Fast CPUs
Intel's 486DX2 puts 50-MHz power in a 25-MHz system.
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Practical Desktop Video, Part 2: Raw Material
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Practical Desktop Video, Part 2: Raw Material
Plan and shoot your own professional video.
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Where do we go after relational databases?
STATE OF THE ART
STATE OF THE ART
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3-D: THE NEXT GENERATION OF GRAPIDCS. Overview: Roots and Branches of 3-D
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3-D: THE NEXT GENERATION OF GRAPIDCS. Overview: Roots and Branches of 3-D
The use of 3-D graphics is significantly changing the ways computers let us visualize information. The high-end technologies that allow realistic images are advancing into mainstream applications.
Photo-realistic 3-D images are now within your grasp with the help of a mix of sophisticated techniques and an abundance of computer power.
Computing the effects of indirect lighting for use in 3-D rendering.
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Voxels: Data in 3-D
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Voxels: Data in 3-D
Now you can use voxels to sample 3-D space.
Interactive 3-D display technology is a reality, although no system is the best of all worlds.
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Resource Guide: Realistic 3-D Rendering and Volume-Imaging Software
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Resource Guide: Realistic 3-D Rendering and Volume-Imaging Software
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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SOLUTIONS FOCUS Precision Times Three
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SOLUTIONS FOCUS Precision Times Three
With micro-based 3-D CAD packages, you don't have to rob a bank in order to draw one.
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BYTE Lab Product Report: Monitors: Beyond VGA
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BYTE Lab Product Report: Monitors: Beyond VGA
The BYTE Lab tests two dozen noninterlaced color monitors.
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Downsizing Media: 3½-inch MO Drives Arrive
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Downsizing Media: 3½-inch MO Drives Arrive
New 3½-inch magneto-optical drives receive mixed reviews.
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Fast Fifties: Three 486/50 Systems Redefine PC Performance
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Fast Fifties: Three 486/50 Systems Redefine PC Performance
The fastest lntel-based systems show surprising variation in price and performance.
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Edit Video at Your Desk
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Edit Video at Your Desk
StudioMaster Pro helps tum a Mac into a professional video editor.
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What You See Is What You Solve: Mathematica and MathCAD for Windows
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What You See Is What You Solve: Mathematica and MathCAD for Windows
Mathematica and MathCAD take different approaches to tackling math problems using the graphical Windows interface.
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Windows Printer Shines in Speed, Resolution
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Windows Printer Shines in Speed, Resolution
Laser Master's new laser printer does Windows.
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Presentation Graphics That Deserve an Extra Bow
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Presentation Graphics That Deserve an Extra Bow
Curtain Call makes high-impact presentations easy and affordable.
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK
A local bus/accelerator combo for Windows and two parallel-port hard drives.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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UNDER THE HOOD A Ride on the SBus
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UNDER THE HOOD A Ride on the SBus
Design goals and operational details of Sun's SBus.
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED. It's a Multithreaded World, Part 1
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED. It's a Multithreaded World, Part 1
Multithreaded operating systems are becoming the norm. Here's how your applications can exploit them.
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SOFTWARE CORNER Getting from BASIC to C
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SOFTWARE CORNER Getting from BASIC to C
A BASIC-to-C translator, a Mac application launcher, and a Unix version-control program.
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BEYOND DOS OS/2 2.0 Goes Down to the Wire
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BEYOND DOS OS/2 2.0 Goes Down to the Wire
IBM's OS/2 2.0 Limited Availability release is less than palatable.
[author : Douglas A. Hamilton]
Microsoft responds; setting a page frame; and other issues.
OPINIONS
OPINIONS
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USER'S COLUMN Unsolved Mysteries
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USER'S COLUMN Unsolved Mysteries
A Windows mystery revealed; and wrapping up the annual User's Choice A wards at Chaos Manor.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
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ROUNDTABLE Making Sense of Multimedia
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ROUNDTABLE Making Sense of Multimedia
Multimedia is flashy, but is it practical?
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PRINT QUEUE The Methods of Madness
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PRINT QUEUE The Methods of Madness
Game theorists shouldn't play with nuclear weapons.
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STOP BIT Digital Deceptions
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STOP BIT Digital Deceptions
Digital video just might redefme reality.
Mac Clones
Responses to Chaos Manor Windows hassles; statistics packages; multimedia hype; and more.
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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