1991 17.14 1993

Vol.17 n°14 december 1992

Vol.17 n°14 december 1992

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COVER STORY

COVER STORY

p.114 FEATURE Make the Right CPU Move

p.114 FEATURE Make the Right CPU Move

NEWS

NEWS

p.30 MICROBYTES

p.30 MICROBYTES

SPARC-compatible workstations, priced similarly to high-end PCs, are expected by early 1993.

p.41 REPORT FROM ISRAEL Coming In from the Cold

p.41 REPORT FROM ISRAEL Coming In from the Cold

As Mideast tensions wane, Israel can sell its wares more openly.

[author : Andy Redfern]

p.44 FIRST IMPRESSIONS New Macs for the Desktop and Road

p.44 FIRST IMPRESSIONS New Macs for the Desktop and Road

Apple is updating computers and introducing new ones as rapidly as possible.

[author : Tom Thompson]

p.51 Microsoft's Windows Database

p.51 Microsoft's Windows Database

Microsoft Access, the happy union of SQL and Visual Basic.

[author : Jon Udell]

p.52 Apricot XEN-LS II, is value-added worth it?

p.52 Apricot XEN-LS II, is value-added worth it?

Video for Windows, coming soon to a PC near you

Convertible, pen computing without compromises

R4000 upgrade, a leap in power for SGI's Iris Indigo

Gateway 2000 4DX2-66V and Hyundai 466D2, low-cost DX2 local-bus systems

HP Vectra 486/33N, a low-cost system from an upscale vendor

p.72 WHAT'S NEW

p.72 WHAT'S NEW

Watch TV on the 486SX/25 Multimedia Computer System: centrally manage electrical power to local or remote LAN components with LanSafe II and more.

FEATURES

FEATURES

p.114 Make the Right CPU Move

p.114 Make the Right CPU Move

New CPUs confuse PC buying decisions.

[author : Andy Redfern]

LAB TESTS: DOES BRAND MATIER?

LAB TESTS: DOES BRAND MATIER?

[author : Raymond GA Côté]

OTHER PLAYERS FIND NICHES

OTHER PLAYERS FIND NICHES

[author : Andy Redfern, Dave Andrews, Andy Reinhardt, and Tont Halfhill]

p.129 TrueType A to Z

p.129 TrueType A to Z

Why TrueType is a key part of Windows 3.1.

[author : Greg Loveria]

p.137 Lower the Voltage, Raise the Power

p.137 Lower the Voltage, Raise the Power

[author : Jeffrey a Shepard]

STATE OF THE ART OBJECTS FOR END USERS

STATE OF THE ART OBJECTS FOR END USERS

p.142 Overview: Objects for End Users

p.142 Overview: Objects for End Users

Document-oriented computing is the logical culmination of the object-oriented revolution.

[author : Cary Lu]

WHAT'S IN AN OBJECT?

WHAT'S IN AN OBJECT?

[author : Mark Clarkson]

p.153 Brave New Desktop

p.153 Brave New Desktop

Object technologies will let you shape your computing environment.

[author : Peter Wayner]

OBJECTS AND PENPOINT

OBJECTS AND PENPOINT

[author : Mark Clarkson]

OBJECT-ORIENTED CASE

OBJECT-ORIENTED CASE

[author : Daniel W. Rasmus]

p.161 Relating to Objects

p.161 Relating to Objects

Object technology finds a place in database management.

[author : Daniel W. Rasmus]

p.167 Objects of Substance

p.167 Objects of Substance

Object storage is a natural for persistent-data servers.

[author : Sergiu S. Simnel and Ivan Godard]

p.172 Resource Guide: Object-Oriented Database Managers

p.172 Resource Guide: Object-Oriented Database Managers

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

p.174 SOLUTIONS FOCUS Grab Your Audience with Audio

p.174 SOLUTIONS FOCUS Grab Your Audience with Audio

With current sound boards, sequencers, and editors, you don't have to be a recording engineer to add audio to your presentations.

[author : Tom Yager and Rick Grehan]

p.196 Windows BASICS

p.196 Windows BASICS

Three Windows BASIC programs square off.

[author : Mike Wiggins]

p.205 Clocking the Fastest PCs on the Planet

p.205 Clocking the Fastest PCs on the Planet

Performance comparison of 66-MHz DX2 systems from Compaq, Dell, ALR, and NEC.

[author : Steve Apiki]

p.209 A New LaserJet, a New Standard

p.209 A New LaserJet, a New Standard

Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet 4M should shake up the printer market.

[author : Shelley Cryan]

p.213 TypeReader Takes OCR Toward Better Recognition

p.213 TypeReader Takes OCR Toward Better Recognition

ExperVision's TypeReader OCR software is a step toward better recognition.

[author : D. Barker]

p.217 The Phaser II SD Prints Dazzling Dyes

p.217 The Phaser II SD Prints Dazzling Dyes

Tektronix's new dye-sublimation printer costs under $10,000.

[author : Tom Thompson]

p.224 Stepping Up to XVT 3.0

p.224 Stepping Up to XVT 3.0

The latest XVT marks interface library improvements and new development tools.

[author : Raymond GA Côté]

p.225 The Windows File Shuffle

p.225 The Windows File Shuffle

File conversion under Windows solves the complex problem of divergent graphics formats.

[author : Stanford Diehl and Dana Hudes]

p.232 Reviewer's Notebook: A Real-World Notebook Battery Test

p.232 Reviewer's Notebook: A Real-World Notebook Battery Test

Notebook battery-life testing.

[author : Howard Eglowstein]

HANDS ON

HANDS ON

p.237 UNDER THE HOOD The PCMCIA Redefines Portability

p.237 UNDER THE HOOD The PCMCIA Redefines Portability

The PCMCIA 2.0 PC card standard opens a new world for subnotebook and hand-held computers.

[author : Roger C. Alford]

p.247 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Writing a Windows DLL

p.247 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Writing a Windows DLL

Here's a simple DLL-based debugging aid for Windows.

[author : Randall A. Nagy]

p.256 SOFTWARE CORNER Audit Your LAN

p.256 SOFTWARE CORNER Audit Your LAN

Easy LAN inventory, a crash disk for System 7.0. and face-saving Unix utilities.

[author : Barry Nance, Torn Thompson. and Ben Smith]

p.257 BEYOND DOS Object-Oriented DLLs

p.257 BEYOND DOS Object-Oriented DLLs

Build reusable objects with Windows DLLs.

[author : Gen Kiyooka]

p.260 ASK BYTE

p.260 ASK BYTE

The BYTE Lab responds on clock inconsistencies, loopback plug pin-outs, and other issues.

OPINIONS

OPINIONS

p.97 USER'S COLUMN A Computer in the Hand

p.97 USER'S COLUMN A Computer in the Hand

Palmtops, PCMCIA, virus newsletters, and the BBS scene.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

p.234 BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS Photographic Lies

p.234 BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS Photographic Lies

The search for visual truth, design tips, TCP/IP explainer, the times of physicist Richard Feynman, and more.

[author : Hugh Kenner, Tom Yager, Tom Thompson, Jon Udell, and Stanford Diehl]

p.324 STOP BIT Technology and the New World Order

p.324 STOP BIT Technology and the New World Order

Advancing technology is creating a new, more complex social order.

[author : James Burke]

p.12 EDITORIAL Testing and CPUs

p.12 EDITORIAL Testing and CPUs

[author : Dennis Allen]

p.22 LETTERS

p.22 LETTERS

Unix lives!

READER SERVICE

READER SERVICE

p.322 Editonal index by Company

p.322 Editonal index by Company

p.318 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.318 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.320 Indet to Advertisers by Product Category

p.320 Indet to Advertisers by Product Category

Inquiry Reply Cards: 208A, 320A

Inquiry Reply Cards: 208A, 320A

p.265 BUYER'S GUIDE

p.265 BUYER'S GUIDE

Mail Order

Hardware/Software Showcase

Buyer's Mart

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