1991 17.12 1993

Vol.17 n°12 november 1992

Vol.17 n°12 november 1992

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COVER STORY

COVER STORY

p.128 FEATURE Penny-Pinching PCs: How They Did It

p.128 FEATURE Penny-Pinching PCs: How They Did It

NEWS

NEWS

p.28 MICROBYTES

p.28 MICROBYTES

With Microsoft's Windows NT nearing availability, IBM is working hard to improve OS/2 2.0.

p.45 REPORT FROM SÃO PAULO

p.45 REPORT FROM SÃO PAULO

Over 450,000 people jam Brazil's Fenasoft software show

[author : Stephen Banker]

p.50 FIRST IMPRESSIONS New Systems...New IBM?

p.50 FIRST IMPRESSIONS New Systems...New IBM?

Big Blue comes out swinging.

[author : Ed Perratore]

p.52 Windows for Workgroups

p.52 Windows for Workgroups

Peer-to-peer networking and more with Windows for Workgroups.

[author : Jon Udell]

p.58 Lantastic for Macintosh,

p.58 Lantastic for Macintosh,

Artisoft's PC-to-Mac connectivity solution offers power, simplicity. and low cost

Windows Sound System, Microsoft enters the sound board market

Infolio, have pen computer, will travel

DOC.IT, a printer, fax, copier, and scanner all in one

Quicken 2.0 for Windows, new features make this popular finance program even better

Optiquest 4000D and HiColor Turbo F/X, a winning color combination

Ways for Windows, translation the easy way

p.76 WHAT'S NEW

p.76 WHAT'S NEW

The Freestyle/SL Notebook's screen swivels; IDL for Windows lets you do high-power scientific computing; and more.

FEATURES

FEATURES

p.128 Penny-Pinching PCs: How They Did It

p.128 Penny-Pinching PCs: How They Did It

Low-priced PCs bring benefits-and risks-to buyers.

[author : Andrew Reinhardt]

Less Expensive, or Cheap?

Less Expensive, or Cheap?

[author : Steve Apiki and Tom Thompson]

p.139 Smile for the Computer

p.139 Smile for the Computer

Your computer might be your camera's best accessory.

[author : Philip Chien]

p.145 The Information Theater

p.145 The Information Theater

Xerox PARC presents a new way to view your data.

[author : Mark A. Clarkson]

STATE OF THE ART SIGNAL COMPUTING

STATE OF THE ART SIGNAL COMPUTING

p.154 Overview: Signal Computing

p.154 Overview: Signal Computing

Watch for hazards when moving information from the analog to the digital realms.

[author : Eric C. Anderson, Stephen Shepard, and Phil Sohn]

Digitally Speaking

Digitally Speaking

[author : Georges Zanellato and Ban Verhaeghe]

p.167 Signals on the Desktop

p.167 Signals on the Desktop

You don't have to wait for DSP technology; it's here today.

[author : John Bryan]

p.177 Inside Signal Computing

p.177 Inside Signal Computing

The architecture of DSP chips mirrors the functions they perform

[author : Peter Wayner]

p.185 A Platform for Signal Computing

p.185 A Platform for Signal Computing

The signal-computing environment tries to set a signal-computing standard

[author : Tim Counihan]

p.190 Resource Guide: DSP-Based Products

p.190 Resource Guide: DSP-Based Products

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

p.192 SOLUTIONS FOCUS Stalking the Ultimate Workstation

p.192 SOLUTIONS FOCUS Stalking the Ultimate Workstation

Eight powerhouses reviewed.

[author : Ben Smith and Raymond GA Côté]

p.209 BYTE Lab Product Report: 486 Systems for a Graphical World

p.209 BYTE Lab Product Report: 486 Systems for a Graphical World

The best 33-MHz 486 systems for today's demanding applications.

[author : Howard Eglowstein and Stan Wszola]

p.238 Cut to Video: Four Programs for Moving Presentations

p.238 Cut to Video: Four Programs for Moving Presentations

The BYTE Lab looks at four video-presentation programs.

[author : Tom Yager]

p.249 Compaq Unveils a New Network Printer

p.249 Compaq Unveils a New Network Printer

Compaq enters the printer market with the powerful Pagemarq line

[author : Greg Loveria]

p.253 Borland Targets Windows Developers with Latest C++ Release

p.253 Borland Targets Windows Developers with Latest C++ Release

Borland C++ 3.1 contains some features we've been waiting for

[author : Othar Hansson]

p.256 Sophisticated Graphing Under Windows

p.256 Sophisticated Graphing Under Windows

DeltaGraph Professional brings good chart-making tools to Windows.

[author : D. Barker]

p.261 Style Meets Substance in Matrox Studio

p.261 Style Meets Substance in Matrox Studio

Studio turns your PC into a video powerhouse.

[author : Tom Yager]

p.265 LANlord Evicts LAN Problems

p.265 LANlord Evicts LAN Problems

Microcom's high-level LAN manager uses OS/2 to manage DOS and Windows workstations.

[author : Barry Nance]

p.269 Network Modems Dial in, Dial out, and Route Packets

p.269 Network Modems Dial in, Dial out, and Route Packets

Microtest's Lanmodem versus Shiva's NetModem/E.

[author : Steve Apiki, Tom Thompson, and Jon Udell]

p.276 Reviewer's Notebook: The BYTE Lab, Behind the Scenes

p.276 Reviewer's Notebook: The BYTE Lab, Behind the Scenes

An invitation to look over the shoulders of our testing editors.

[author : Alan Joch]

HANDS ON

HANDS ON

p.281 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Approximate Pattern Matching

p.281 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Approximate Pattern Matching

Agrep's algorithms let you perform text searches using an approximate pattern.

[author : Udi Manber and Sun Wu]

p.293 UNDER THE HOOD A Call to ARM

p.293 UNDER THE HOOD A Call to ARM

The 32-bit ARM6I0 is a high-performance, power-saving RISC CPU in a tiny package.

[author : Dick Pountain]

p.299 SOFTWARE CORNER BASH, the Bourne Again Shell

p.299 SOFTWARE CORNER BASH, the Bourne Again Shell

A free Korn-shell replacement, a JPEG viewer for Macs. and a Windows file utility.

[author : Ben Smith, Tom Thompson, and Steve Apiki]

p.301 BEYOND DOS An Objective Way to Compute

p.301 BEYOND DOS An Objective Way to Compute

The object-based model in Windows NT forms the foundation for Microsoft's future operating systems.

[author : Bruce D. Schatzman]

p.303 ASK BYTE

p.303 ASK BYTE

Winnowing down Windows: BYTE listings on UUNET: getting from CP/M to MS-DOS: and more.

OPINIONS

OPINIONS

p.109 USER'S COLUMN Pondering OS/2

p.109 USER'S COLUMN Pondering OS/2

OS/2 invades Chaos Manor.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

p.278 BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS Amok in Cyberspace

p.278 BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS Amok in Cyberspace

A look at The Hacker Crackdown, Macintosh Programming Secrets, Support on Site, and other selections.

[author : Hugh Kenner, Raymond GA Côté, Tom Thompson, and Stanford Diehl]

p.372 STOP BIT Artificial Life and Natural Markets

p.372 STOP BIT Artificial Life and Natural Markets

Parallels between artificial life experiments and competitise markets demonstrate the advantages of a free-market system.

[author : Esther Dyson]

p.12 EDITORIAL PCs Will Become More Personal

p.12 EDITORIAL PCs Will Become More Personal

[author : Dennis Allen]

p.22 LETTERS

p.22 LETTERS

How to get Unix for free; OS/2 2.0 defended; clarifying the A20 problem; and other issues.

READER SERVICE

READER SERVICE

p.370 Editonal Index by Company

p.370 Editonal Index by Company

p.366 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.366 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.368 Index to Advertisers by Product Category

p.368 Index to Advertisers by Product Category

Inquiry Reply Cards: 144A, 368A

Inquiry Reply Cards: 144A, 368A

p.307 BUYER'S GUIDE

p.307 BUYER'S GUIDE

Mail Order

Hardware/Software Showcase

Buyers Mart

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