1981 7.03 1983

Vol.7 n°3 march 1982

Vol.7 n°3 march 1982

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p.3 In the Queue (table of contents)

p.3 In the Queue (table of contents)

Features

Features

p.40 Four New Products from Radio Shack

p.40 Four New Products from Radio Shack

New developments from Radio Shack include some surprises.

[author : Chris Morgan]

p.50 Use Voiceprints to Analyze Speech

p.50 Use Voiceprints to Analyze Speech

The first step in designing a speech-recognition system is analyzing the spectral content of speech.

[author : Steve Ciarcia]

p.80 The Atari Tutorial, Part 7: Sound

p.80 The Atari Tutorial, Part 7: Sound

The Atari 400 and 800 computers can generate a variety of noises.

[author : Bob Fraser]

p.100 Build a Half-year Clock for the Color Computer

p.100 Build a Half-year Clock for the Color Computer

The inexpensive and accurate half-year clock can be easily interfaced to a Radio Shack Color Computer.

[author : William Barden Jr.]

p.126 The Input/Output Primer. Part 2: Interrupts and Direct Memory Access

p.126 The Input/Output Primer. Part 2: Interrupts and Direct Memory Access

Second in a series that explains the way in which computers talk with the world.

[author : Steve Leibson]

p.142 A BASIC Plotting Subroutine. Sophisticated Plotting with Your MX-80

p.142 A BASIC Plotting Subroutine. Sophisticated Plotting with Your MX-80

Simple software routines let the Epson MX-80 emulate sophisticated ploners.

[author : Lawrence J. Bregoli]

p.158 Modify Your Paper Tiger for Different Paper Thicknesses

p.158 Modify Your Paper Tiger for Different Paper Thicknesses

A simple modification increases the versatility of your printer.

[author : R. P. Sarna]

p.198 Custom and Standardized Forms for the Microcomputer User

p.198 Custom and Standardized Forms for the Microcomputer User

A number of companies stand ready to help you with various stock, custom, or standardized forms.

[author : Philip Lemmons]

p.218 The Fill Forms System, CP/M Programs to Cut Down on Paperwork

p.218 The Fill Forms System, CP/M Programs to Cut Down on Paperwork

Use your computer to fill in standardized forms.

[author : Bill Roch]

p.248 Lowercase Descenders for the Epson MX-70

p.248 Lowercase Descenders for the Epson MX-70

Get true lowercase descenders and program your own special characters.

[author : Bruce Piggott]

p.278 BYTE Printer Directory

p.278 BYTE Printer Directory

A listing of printer manufacturers and their products.

[author : Curtis P. Feigel]

p.456 The Computer Toolbox

p.456 The Computer Toolbox

The modularity of FORTH gives laboratory computers portability and flexibility.

[author : Mark Bernstein]

p.466 Skip Sequential: A New File Structure for Microcomputers

p.466 Skip Sequential: A New File Structure for Microcomputers

An interesting technique for North Star and Microsoft BASICs combines the speed of random-access disk files with the space-saving advantages of sequential-access files.

[author : Jack Purdum]

Reviews

Reviews

p.26 Commodore 4022 Printer

p.26 Commodore 4022 Printer

[author : Joseph Holmes]

p.44 Integral Data Systems' Prism Printer

p.44 Integral Data Systems' Prism Printer

[author : Ed Umlor]

p.68 BYTE's Arcade

p.68 BYTE's Arcade

p.68 Apple Panic

p.68 Apple Panic

[author : Gregg Williams]

p.70 Missile Command

p.70 Missile Command

[author : Stanley J. Wszola]

p.74 Dino Wars

p.74 Dino Wars

[author : George Stewart]

p.172 Graphics II by Selanar

p.172 Graphics II by Selanar

High Resolution Hard Copy from a DECwriter

[author : Daniel Macero, Daniel Holmes, Thomas Banks, and Lloyd Burgess]

p.206 Base 2 Printer

p.206 Base 2 Printer

[author : Walter Jeffries]

p.262 Text Editing with Compuview's VEDIT

p.262 Text Editing with Compuview's VEDIT

[author : H. Bradford Thompson]

p.316 Four Implementations of Pascal

p.316 Four Implementations of Pascal

[author : Thomas H. Woteki and Paul A. Sand]

p.358 Microsoft's BASIC Compiler for the TRS-80

p.358 Microsoft's BASIC Compiler for the TRS-80

[author : Mahlon G. Kelly]

p.372 LDOS-Disk Operating System for the TRS-80

p.372 LDOS-Disk Operating System for the TRS-80

[author : Tim Daneliuk]

p.384 COBOL for the TRS-80 Models I/III

p.384 COBOL for the TRS-80 Models I/III

[author : Rowland Archer Jr.]

p.414 John Bell Engineering's Apple II Parallel Interface Board

p.414 John Bell Engineering's Apple II Parallel Interface Board

[author : Ned W. Rhodes]

Nucleus

Nucleus

p.6 Editorial: The Microprocessor's Tenth Birthday

p.6 Editorial: The Microprocessor's Tenth Birthday

p.14 Letters

p.14 Letters

p.162 p.300 p.310 p.473 Programming Quickies: BASIC Formatted Printing; An Underline Filter for Matrix Printers; A Shape-Drawing Program for Diablo Printers; Finding Words That Sound Alike, The Soundex Algorithm

p.162 p.300 p.310 p.473 Programming Quickies: BASIC Formatted Printing; An Underline Filter for Matrix Printers; A Shape-Drawing Program for Diablo Printers; Finding Words That Sound Alike, The Soundex Algorithm

p.166 p.256 p.272 System Notes: Epson MX-BO Print-Control Program for the Apple II; Add a Full-sized Keyboard to Sinclair's ZXBO; Add a Cassette Interface to Your VIC-20

p.166 p.256 p.272 System Notes: Epson MX-BO Print-Control Program for the Apple II; Add a Full-sized Keyboard to Sinclair's ZXBO; Add a Cassette Interface to Your VIC-20

p.240 Product Description: Tele-VIC. Commodore Breaks the $100 Price Barrier for Modems

p.240 Product Description: Tele-VIC. Commodore Breaks the $100 Price Barrier for Modems

p.432 Books Received

p.432 Books Received

p.434 p.441 BYTE's Bugs

p.434 p.441 BYTE's Bugs

p.436 BYTELINES

p.436 BYTELINES

p.440 Clubs and Newsletters

p.440 Clubs and Newsletters

p.441 Software Received

p.441 Software Received

p.442 Ask BYTE

p.442 Ask BYTE

p.448 Event Oueue

p.448 Event Oueue

p.454 BYTE's Bits

p.454 BYTE's Bits

p.475 What's New?

p.475 What's New?

p.526 Unclassified Ads

p.526 Unclassified Ads

p.526 BOMB. BOMB Results

p.526 BOMB. BOMB Results

p.527 Reader Service

p.527 Reader Service

In This Issue

In This Issue

Hard copy was once considered a luxury by computer hobbyists, but now the ability to record program listings and text on paper is seen as almost a necessity. And though you're not likely to find a printer like the one Robert Tinney pictured on this month's cover, you're sure to find one from the many available that will fit your needs. For a rundown on what's around, see Curtis Feigel's printer directory. For a look at a new approach to printers, see Ed Umlor's review of the Prism Printer. We've also included a report on custom and standardized forms: where to get them and how to use them. And we have an article on programming your computer to fill in forms.

The Atari Tutorial continues with Part 7: Sound; William Barden Jr. discusses building a half-year clock for the Color Computer in the fourth article in his series on Radio Shack computers; in Part 2 of the "Input/Output Primer" Steve Leibson discusses interrupts and direct memory access; and Steve Ciarcia writes about using voiceprints to analyze speech. Don't miss our quarterly games feature, "BYTE's Arcade," plus our regular items and reviews.