FEATURES
FEATURES
p.107
CIARCIAS CIRCUIT CELLAR : BUILD THE AC POWER MONITOR [author : Steve Ciarcia]
p.107
CIARCIAS CIRCUIT CELLAR : BUILD THE AC POWER MONITOR [author : Steve Ciarcia]
Your computer can measure electrical power consumption.
p.123
KAMAS: AN UNLIKELY COMBINATION [author : Ezra Shapiro]
p.123
KAMAS: AN UNLIKELY COMBINATION [author : Ezra Shapiro]
This product preview covers a software package offering outline processing and a FORTH-like language for Z80 systems.
p.129
CLUSTER ANALYSIS [author : Rob Spencer]
p.129
CLUSTER ANALYSIS [author : Rob Spencer]
A BASIC program illustrates this pattern-recognition technique.
p.135
THE 65816 MICROPROCESSOR, PART 2: HARDWARE [author : Steven P Hendrix]
p.135
THE 65816 MICROPROCESSOR, PART 2: HARDWARE [author : Steven P Hendrix]
The concluding article of this series deals with system-design considerations.
p.141
THE FLOPPY DISK [author : Glenn Hartwig]
p.141
THE FLOPPY DISK [author : Glenn Hartwig]
A trio of articles focuses on this often-overlooked component.
p.142
COMPARING FLOPPY DISKS [author : Robert Rodina]
p.142
COMPARING FLOPPY DISKS [author : Robert Rodina]
A software consultant offers a subjective evaluation of several brands of disks.
p.145
THE THEORY OF DISK-ERROR CORRECTION [author : Thomas Sterling]
p.145
THE THEORY OF DISK-ERROR CORRECTION [author : Thomas Sterling]
The algorithms presented can help you recover data from "unreadable" disk sectors.
p.147
FLOPPY-DISK FORMATS [author : Lester E. Thompson]
p.147
FLOPPY-DISK FORMATS [author : Lester E. Thompson]
The author attempts to dispel some of the mystery surrounding incompatibility and standardization.
p.150
BIG PROJECTS ON SMALL MACHINES [author : William F. Appelbe and Alex Pournelle]
p.150
BIG PROJECTS ON SMALL MACHINES [author : William F. Appelbe and Alex Pournelle]
Project management and organization are the keys to the successful development of large software projects.
THEME: GRAPHICS
THEME: GRAPHICS
p.157
FRACTALS [author : Peter R. Sorensen]
p.157
FRACTALS [author : Peter R. Sorensen]
In the unexplored territory of fractional dimensions, mathematical pioneers are making intriguing discoveries.
p.177
LASER GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION [author : Joan Collins and Doug Tucker]
p.177
LASER GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION [author : Joan Collins and Doug Tucker]
A microprocessor can program some sophisticated light effects.
p.189
THE COMPUTER AS AN ARTISTIC TOOL [author : Isaac Victor Kerlow]
p.189
THE COMPUTER AS AN ARTISTIC TOOL [author : Isaac Victor Kerlow]
The imaging process doesn't change, only the medium does.
p.211
COMPUTER LANDSCAPES [author : Daniel Cooper]
p.211
COMPUTER LANDSCAPES [author : Daniel Cooper]
Computer graphics merge with silk-screen printing.
p.221
EDITOR'S CHOICE [author : Jane Morrill Tazelaar]
p.221
EDITOR'S CHOICE [author : Jane Morrill Tazelaar]
Various graphics techniques are illustrated in this selection of computer-generated art.
p.227
COLOR CONSIDERATIONS [author : Lee Baldwin]
p.227
COLOR CONSIDERATIONS [author : Lee Baldwin]
The author explores the use of color as an emotive and persuasive psychological force.
p.251
REAL-TIME 3-D GRAPHICS FOR MICROCOMPUTERS [author : Marcus Newton]
p.251
REAL-TIME 3-D GRAPHICS FOR MICROCOMPUTERS [author : Marcus Newton]
A simplified drawing algorithm coded in assembly language permits 3-D animation in real time.
p.289
FROM PIXELS TO MICRODOTS [author : Jane Morrill Tazelaar]
p.289
FROM PIXELS TO MICRODOTS [author : Jane Morrill Tazelaar]
New developments in image resolution increase microcomputer graphics potential.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
p.299
REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Rich Malloy]
p.299
REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Rich Malloy]
BYTE's product-review editor comments on the Geneva PX-8 briefcase unit, the Telecomp 1000, and more.
p.300
THE LILITH PERSONAL COMPUTER [author : Paul A. Sand]
p.300
THE LILITH PERSONAL COMPUTER [author : Paul A. Sand]
High performance results from a computer architecture built around Modula-2.
p.312
THE LEADING EDGE PERSONAL COMPUTER [author : Jeffrey Mazur]
p.312
THE LEADING EDGE PERSONAL COMPUTER [author : Jeffrey Mazur]
This desktop system has an impressive word-processing program.
p.325
THE MORROW MD-11 [author : John Heilborn]
p.325
THE MORROW MD-11 [author : John Heilborn]
A large software library and an unusual disk controller distinguish this system.
p.337
FIVE VOICE SYNTHESIZERS [author : George H. Smith]
p.337
FIVE VOICE SYNTHESIZERS [author : George H. Smith]
Linear predictive coding ICs provide quality output.
p.351
VOLITION'S MODULA-2 ON THE SAGE [author : Edward Joyce]
p.351
VOLITION'S MODULA-2 ON THE SAGE [author : Edward Joyce]
It's an enticing combination.
Readers respond to previous reviews.
KERNEL
KERNEL
p.363
COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR : ON THE ROAD [author : Jerry Pournelle]
p.363
COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR : ON THE ROAD [author : Jerry Pournelle]
Jerry's potpourri of observations includes a look at Thinkbnk, some PC clones, NewWord, and more.
Jerry's readers write, and he replies.
p.393
BYTE WEST COAST: NEWS FROM ALL OVER [author : John Markoff and Ezra Shapiro]
p.393
BYTE WEST COAST: NEWS FROM ALL OVER [author : John Markoff and Ezra Shapiro]
A new artificial-intelligence product and the latest upgrade of the ZCPR command processor for the Z80 are discussed.
p.407
BYTE JAPAN: SHOW TIME [author : William M. Raike]
p.407
BYTE JAPAN: SHOW TIME [author : William M. Raike]
Our correspondent reports on the 1984 Tokyo Microcomputer Show.
p.415
BYTE U.K,: THE SINCLAIR QL [author : Dick Pountain]
p.415
BYTE U.K,: THE SINCLAIR QL [author : Dick Pountain]
Sinclair Research may have been hasty in announcing its new 68008-based system.
(Nucleus)
(Nucleus)
p.6
EDITORIAL: MISSING SOFTWARE
p.6
EDITORIAL: MISSING SOFTWARE
p.57
CLUBS AND NEWSLETTERS
p.57
CLUBS AND NEWSLETTERS
p.457
PROGRAMMING INSIGHT
p.457
PROGRAMMING INSIGHT
p.526
BYTES ONGOING MONITOR BOX, BOMB RESULTS
p.526
BYTES ONGOING MONITOR BOX, BOMB RESULTS
