An ambitious variation on a simple project to collect data on prevailing winds.

[author : Steve Ciarcia]

Two potentiometers and an elegant mechanical device make an inexpensive digitizer.

[author : Neal Atkins and Enrique Castro-Cid]

A better understanding of Atari BASIC will have you writing more powerful programs.

[author : Lane Winner]

The first in a six-part input/output series that will explain the way computers talk with the world.

[author : Steve Leibson]

This program will teach you some fine points of the Pascal language, and it may even save you money.

[author : Edward Heyman]

Dual-port memory can simplify software developments.

[author : Eric C. Rehnke]

A new law provides tax breaks if you use your computer for business.

[author : Melvyn Feuerman and Melvyn Moller]

Creating new Pascal Units lets you add powerful features to the Apple II.

[author : Ross Tonkens]

Explore digital recording and playback techniques for the Color Computer.

[author : William Barden, Jr.]

Investigate some theoretical issues of data relationships within the context of an eminently practical program.

[author : Thomas E. Doyle]

[author : Robert E. Ramsdell]

[author : Mary Jo Kvam]

[author : Joe Tomas]

[author : Bob Liddil]

It's time again to start worrying about your annual accounting to Uncle Sam. April 15 is only two months away. And it's probably time you sat down to crunch out those numbers. As Robert Tinney's cover suggests, staying warm by your computer is an attractive alternative to braving the cold winter winds. To help ease the pain, we review two software packages designed specifically for computing taxes. If you have access to UCSD Pascal, Edward Heyman's federal income tax program can help you avoid overpayments and lost interest. In "Tax Tips for Computer Owners" Melvyn Feuerman and Melvyn Moiler discuss tax breaks for computer owners.

This month we begin another new series: The Input/Output Primer by Steve Leibson. The six-part tutorial will take you through computer interfacing from simple serial and parallel ports to IEEE-STD-488. The Atari Tutorial continues with a look at Atari BASIC. William Barden details an easy way to provide voice synthesis for the Color Computer. And Steve Ciarcia shows you how to build a computerized weather station that will talk to you.