FEATURES
FEATURES
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THE DATA GENERAL/ONE [author : Gregg Williams and Ken Sheldon]
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THE DATA GENERAL/ONE [author : Gregg Williams and Ken Sheldon]
This battery-powered portable offers remarkable power per pound.
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CIARCIAS CIRCUIT CELLAR : THE LIS'NER 1000 [author : Steve Ciarcia]
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CIARCIAS CIRCUIT CELLAR : THE LIS'NER 1000 [author : Steve Ciarcia]
Steve's low-cost, high-performance speech-recognition system uses the General Instruments SP1000 chip.
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A Go BOARD FOR THE MACINTOSH [author : Bruce F. Webster]
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A Go BOARD FOR THE MACINTOSH [author : Bruce F. Webster]
The ancient strategy game finds a new setting in MacFORTH.
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A TRAVESTY GENERATOR FOR MICROS [author : Hugh Kenner and Joseph O'Rourke]
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A TRAVESTY GENERATOR FOR MICROS [author : Hugh Kenner and Joseph O'Rourke]
Nonsense imitation requires clever text processing.
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THE PICK OPERATING SYSTEM, PART 2: SYSTEM CONTROL [author : Rick Cook and John Brandon]
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THE PICK OPERATING SYSTEM, PART 2: SYSTEM CONTROL [author : Rick Cook and John Brandon]
The concluding article of this series covers programming capabilities and control elements.
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AGAT: A SOVIET APPLE II COMPUTER [author : Leo D. Bores, M.D.]
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AGAT: A SOVIET APPLE II COMPUTER [author : Leo D. Bores, M.D.]
More than 25 years after Sputnik, the Soviets bring out an Apple II.
THEME: NEW CHIPS
THEME: NEW CHIPS
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INTRODUCTION TO SEMICONDUCTORS [author : Alan R. Miller]
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INTRODUCTION TO SEMICONDUCTORS [author : Alan R. Miller]
A professor discusses what they are and how they work.
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THE MC68020 32-BIT MICROPROCESSOR [author : Paul F. Groepler and James Kennedy]
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THE MC68020 32-BIT MICROPROCESSOR [author : Paul F. Groepler and James Kennedy]
The latest member of Motorola's 68000 family includes on-board cache and virtual memory.
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THE XTAR GRAPHICS MICROPROCESSOR [author : Terry Coleman and Skip Powers]
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THE XTAR GRAPHICS MICROPROCESSOR [author : Terry Coleman and Skip Powers]
Two Xtar executives tell how this chip set draws filled-in polygons at superhigh speed.
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RISC CHIPS [author : John Markoff]
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RISC CHIPS [author : John Markoff]
RISC means longer programs but faster execution.
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GALLIUM ARSENIDE CHIPS [author : Phillip Robinson]
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GALLIUM ARSENIDE CHIPS [author : Phillip Robinson]
A new semiconductor technology offers blazing speed.
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THE 80286 MICROPROCESSOR [author : Paul Wells]
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THE 80286 MICROPROCESSOR [author : Paul Wells]
Intel's marketing manager for special programs, a former engineer, writes on the head of the iAPX 286 family.
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THE PF474 [author : Steve Rosenthal]
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THE PF474 [author : Steve Rosenthal]
This coprocessor is optimized to perform string-search operations on text files.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Rich Malloy]
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Rich Malloy]
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THE HP 150 COMPUTER [author : Mark Haas]
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THE HP 150 COMPUTER [author : Mark Haas]
The 8088-based touchscreen computer.
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THE COLUMBIA MULTIPERSONAL COMPUTER-VP [author : Peter V. Callamaras]
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THE COLUMBIA MULTIPERSONAL COMPUTER-VP [author : Peter V. Callamaras]
An IBM PC-compatible, transportable system.
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LEADING EDGE AND MULTIMATE [author : C J Puotinen]
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LEADING EDGE AND MULTIMATE [author : C J Puotinen]
Two word-processor programs for the IBM PC.
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POLYFORTH AND PC/FORTH [author : Ernie Tello]
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POLYFORTH AND PC/FORTH [author : Ernie Tello]
Two FORTH development systems for the IBM PC.
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SAMNA WORD III [author : Rubin Rabinovitz]
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SAMNA WORD III [author : Rubin Rabinovitz]
A word processor for the IBM PC.
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THE MANNESMANN TALLY SPIRIT 80 PRINTER [author : Mark J. Welch]
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THE MANNESMANN TALLY SPIRIT 80 PRINTER [author : Mark J. Welch]
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THE BROTHER HR-15 LETTER-QUALITY PRINTER [author : Peter V. Callamaras]
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THE BROTHER HR-15 LETTER-QUALITY PRINTER [author : Peter V. Callamaras]
Readers respond to previous reviews.
KERNEL
KERNEL
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR : NCC REFLECTIONS [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR : NCC REFLECTIONS [author : Jerry Pournelle]
Can hobbyists survive in an industry dissolving in hype?
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CHAOS MANOR MAIL [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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CHAOS MANOR MAIL [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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BYTE WEST COAST: NEW DEVELOPMENTS [author : John Markoff, Phil Robinson, and Ezra Shapiro]
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BYTE WEST COAST: NEW DEVELOPMENTS [author : John Markoff, Phil Robinson, and Ezra Shapiro]
Three West Coast editors report on a dBASE compiler, new printer technology, pfs:Plan. and how to make the Macintosh talk.
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BYTE JAPAN: TECHNOLOGY SHOCK [author : William M. Raike]
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BYTE JAPAN: TECHNOLOGY SHOCK [author : William M. Raike]
Our Tokyo correspondent discovers some surprising U.S. trends.
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BYTE U.K.: A PLETHORA OF PORTABLES [author : Dick Pountain]
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BYTE U.K.: A PLETHORA OF PORTABLES [author : Dick Pountain]
A whole family of Apricots and a pocket computer from Psion are in the news.
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MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS : TOGGLING FUNCTIONS [author : Michael W. Ecker]
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MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS : TOGGLING FUNCTIONS [author : Michael W. Ecker]
This month's recreation involves an eccentric jailer's strange way of granting amnesty.
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CIRCUIT CELLAR FEEDBACK [author : Steve Ciarcia]
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CIRCUIT CELLAR FEEDBACK [author : Steve Ciarcia]
Steve answers project-related queries from readers.
(Nucleus)
(Nucleus)
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EDITORIAL: THE MYTH OF THE ISO-TECHIE
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EDITORIAL: THE MYTH OF THE ISO-TECHIE
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CLUBS AND NEWSLETTERS
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CLUBS AND NEWSLETTERS
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BYTES ONGOING MONITOR Box, BOMB RESULTS
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BYTES ONGOING MONITOR Box, BOMB RESULTS
