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Vol.17 n°6 june 1992

Vol.17 n°6 june 1992

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COVER STORY Managing Infoglut

COVER STORY Managing Infoglut

p.244 State of the Art

p.244 State of the Art

p.290 Solutions Focus

p.290 Solutions Focus

p.306 BYTE Lab Product Report

p.306 BYTE Lab Product Report

NEWS

NEWS

p.25 MICROBYTES

p.25 MICROBYTES

Nutek continues to work on a computer that will run mainstream applications for the Mac under Motif.

p.48 FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Best of Comdex/Spring

p.48 FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Best of Comdex/Spring

BYTE's picks from an especially exciting Comdex.

p.53 A 66-MHz Executive Jet

p.53 A 66-MHz Executive Jet

A 66-MHz processor plus a local bus equals power.

p.58 PaperWorks, paper becomes a computer interface

p.58 PaperWorks, paper becomes a computer interface

NewWave 4.0, a robust Windows desktop and environment package

FrameMaker for Windows, maximum desktop publishing power comes to PCs

Procomm Plus for Windows, a Windows version of the venerable communications program

TCNS, a network from Thomas-Conrad that doesn't compromise speed

Picture Publisher 3.0, Windows image enhancement gets polished

p.78 WHAT'S NEW

p.78 WHAT'S NEW

The NEC UltraLite SL/25C travels with active-matrix color; the WindStation lets you watch the weather at your computer; chemVision converts structured chemical data into 3-D models; and more.

FEATURES

FEATURES

p.121 The 1992 Readers' Choice Awards

p.121 The 1992 Readers' Choice Awards

BYTE readers name their top products.

p.131 Practical Desktop Video, Part 3: Winning Graphics

p.131 Practical Desktop Video, Part 3: Winning Graphics

In this installment, you'll learn how to build attention-grabbing graphics into your desktop videos.

p.145 OOPS via DDE

p.145 OOPS via DDE

The DDE approach eases entry into the OOPS world in a controlled manner.

STATE OF THE ART MANAGING INFOGLUT

STATE OF THE ART MANAGING INFOGLUT

p.244 Overview: Making Knowledge Pay

p.244 Overview: Making Knowledge Pay

How to mine the knowledge scattered throughout an organization.

p.257 The New Age of Documents

p.257 The New Age of Documents

Establish a viable document-interchange strategy.

p.263 Electronic Books

p.263 Electronic Books

They're coming soon to a computer near you.

p.271 Search and Retrieval

p.271 Search and Retrieval

New methods for managing large document-retrieval systems.

p.279 SGML Frees Information

p.279 SGML Frees Information

Standard Generalized Markup Language helps you turn mounds of documents into information that can boost your productivity and innovation.

p.287 Resource Guide: Search and Retrieval Systems

p.287 Resource Guide: Search and Retrieval Systems

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

p.290 SOLUTIONS FOCUS Searching for Common Threads

p.290 SOLUTIONS FOCUS Searching for Common Threads

Ten text management packages help you organize your files.

p.306 BYTE Lab Product Report: Writing in Style

p.306 BYTE Lab Product Report: Writing in Style

WYSIWYG word processors give your text visual appeal.

p.316 Color at a Reasonable Price

p.316 Color at a Reasonable Price

The BYTE Lab tests seven color PostScript printers for PCs and Macs.

p.327 Looking for Answers? Ask Muse

p.327 Looking for Answers? Ask Muse

Occam's Muse makes it easier for Mac users to find answers in mountains of data.

p.331 Database Publishing with Style

p.331 Database Publishing with Style

Ventura DataBase Publisher and PageAhead apply desktop publishing polish to database reports.

p.336 Two Tools of the QuickTime Trade

p.336 Two Tools of the QuickTime Trade

SuperMac's VideoSpigot and Adobe's Premiere help you create digital movies easily.

p.339 RLN Spells Long-Distance Ethernet

p.339 RLN Spells Long-Distance Ethernet

RLN extends Ethernet connections across phone lines.

p.342 REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK

p.342 REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK

S3's 86C911 GUI accelerator, and a new MicroPhone for the Mac.

HANDS ON

HANDS ON

p.347 UNDER THE HOOD How Scanners Work

p.347 UNDER THE HOOD How Scanners Work

New techniques make color scanning better and more affordable.

p.351 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED It's a Multithreaded World, Part 2

p.351 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED It's a Multithreaded World, Part 2

Multithreaded operating systems are taking over. Are your applications ready?

p.357 SOFTWARE CORNER On-the-Fly Disk Compression

p.357 SOFTWARE CORNER On-the-Fly Disk Compression

Diet Disk compression utility, automated Apple Menus, and organizing Usenet news.

p.359 BEYOND DOS Windows NT and OS/2 Compared

p.359 BEYOND DOS Windows NT and OS/2 Compared

Windows NT and OS/2 2.0 have a lot in common.

[author : Barry Nance]

p.364 ASK BYTE

p.364 ASK BYTE

Relieving eyestrain, the best writers' tools, keyboard latency, and other problems.

OPINIONS

OPINIONS

p.101 USER'S COLUMN The Mac Goes to School

p.101 USER'S COLUMN The Mac Goes to School

Jerry sends a computer to college.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

p.344 BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS The Importance of Being Singular

p.344 BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS The Importance of Being Singular

War and the intelligent machine, and other selections.

p.426 STOP BIT Reflections on the "Privacy" Question

p.426 STOP BIT Reflections on the "Privacy" Question

William F. Buckley Jr. asks, Who should have access to your electronic medical records?

p.16 EDITORIAL

p.16 EDITORIAL

Managing Infoglut

p.20 LETTERS

p.20 LETTERS

BYTE's "subliminal" cover, multimedia critique, and more.

READER SERVICE

READER SERVICE

p.422 Editorial Index by Company

p.422 Editorial Index by Company

p.419 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.419 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.420 Index to Advertisers by Product Category

p.420 Index to Advertisers by Product Category

Inquiry Reply Cards: 418A

Inquiry Reply Cards: 418A

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p.423 From Demolink: See ad on page 423

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p.230 On disk: See ad on page 230

p.230 On disk: See ad on page 230

WINDOWS SPECIAL REPORT

WINDOWS SPECIAL REPORT

p.155 Windows Windows, Everywhere

p.155 Windows Windows, Everywhere

p.159 Windows Meets the Pen

p.159 Windows Meets the Pen

p.172 Flying Windows

p.172 Flying Windows

p.188 A Few of Our Favorite Things

p.188 A Few of Our Favorite Things

p.206 EIS Moves to the Desktop

p.206 EIS Moves to the Desktop

p.219 Image Magic

p.219 Image Magic

p.232 Ask Dr. Windows

p.232 Ask Dr. Windows