FEATURES
FEATURES
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CIARCIA'S CIRCUIT CELLAR: BUILD THE SB180 SINGLE-BOARD COMPUTER, PART I: THE HARDWARE [author : Steve Ciarcia]
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CIARCIA'S CIRCUIT CELLAR: BUILD THE SB180 SINGLE-BOARD COMPUTER, PART I: THE HARDWARE [author : Steve Ciarcia]
The SB180 is the 29-chip equivalent of a large S-100 system.
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PROGRAMMING PROJECT: AN ANALYSIS OF SORTS [author : Jonathan Amsterdam]
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PROGRAMMING PROJECT: AN ANALYSIS OF SORTS [author : Jonathan Amsterdam]
This article analyzes the efficiency of three sorting algorithms.
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THE DSI-32 COPROCESSOR BOARD, PART 2: THE SOFTWARE [author : Trevor G. Marshall, George Scolaro, David L. Rand, Tom King, and Vincent P. Williams]
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THE DSI-32 COPROCESSOR BOARD, PART 2: THE SOFTWARE [author : Trevor G. Marshall, George Scolaro, David L. Rand, Tom King, and Vincent P. Williams]
The software environment for the DSI board lets it run both UNIX and MS-DOS applications.
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AN ALGORITHM FOR DISK CACHING WITH LIMITED MEMORY [author : Brian McKeon]
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AN ALGORITHM FOR DISK CACHING WITH LIMITED MEMORY [author : Brian McKeon]
Several C routines execute an algorithm for efficient disk buffering in a limited memory space.
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ASTROPHYSICAL NUMBER CRUNCHING [author : A. G. W. Cameron]
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ASTROPHYSICAL NUMBER CRUNCHING [author : A. G. W. Cameron]
A Harvard astronomy professor reminisces about the various computers he's used since the fifties.
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TWO GENERALIZED FLOATING-POINT REPRESENTATIONS [author : David Salomon]
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TWO GENERALIZED FLOATING-POINT REPRESENTATIONS [author : David Salomon]
Partitioned and variable-base representations are the two designs proposed here.
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TURBO PASCAL DRIVES THE MOUSE [author : John Figueras]
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TURBO PASCAL DRIVES THE MOUSE [author : John Figueras]
The procedure described lets you use the Microsoft Mouse with Borland's Pascal.
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IBM COMPATIBILITY FOR THE NEC APC III [author : Herbert Stein]
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IBM COMPATIBILITY FOR THE NEC APC III [author : Herbert Stein]
An operating-system patch and a few other alterations give the NEC APC III clone status.
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PROGRAMMING INSIGHT: BUILD A TRAVESTY TREE [author : Peter Wayner]
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PROGRAMMING INSIGHT: BUILD A TRAVESTY TREE [author : Peter Wayner]
A tree data structure speeds up travesty generation.
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PROGRAMMING INSIGHT: PRINTING PASCAL GRAPHICS [author : Kelly W. Davis]
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PROGRAMMING INSIGHT: PRINTING PASCAL GRAPHICS [author : Kelly W. Davis]
Dump Apple Pascal graphics to any Epson MX-series printer.
THEMES
THEMES
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EGO: A HOMEBUILT CPU, PART I: THE SOFTWARE [author : Clifford Kelley]
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EGO: A HOMEBUILT CPU, PART I: THE SOFTWARE [author : Clifford Kelley]
The first in this two-part series covers the instruction set and software aspects of the EGO computer.
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THE QUARTER-MEG ATARI 800XL [author : Claus Buchholz]
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THE QUARTER-MEG ATARI 800XL [author : Claus Buchholz]
Upgrade your 8-bit microprocessor to 256K bytes and add a RAM disk.
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A PARALLEL-TO-SERIAL PRINTER PORT ADAPTER [author : Howard Austerlitz]
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A PARALLEL-TO-SERIAL PRINTER PORT ADAPTER [author : Howard Austerlitz]
With this $35 adapter you can use your parallei port for serial devices.
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ADD FUNCTION KEYS TO YOUR MICROCOMPUTER [author : Mark Hanslip]
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ADD FUNCTION KEYS TO YOUR MICROCOMPUTER [author : Mark Hanslip]
Expand your parallel keyboard.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Glenn Hartwig]
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REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Glenn Hartwig]
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THE KAYPRO 16 [author : Sieve McManon]
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THE KAYPRO 16 [author : Sieve McManon]
A transportable IBM PC- and PC XT-compatible.
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THE OSBORNE 3 [author : Donna Osgood]
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THE OSBORNE 3 [author : Donna Osgood]
A 12-pound system based on the 80C86.
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WORDSTAR 2000 [author : Malcolm C. Rubel]
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WORDSTAR 2000 [author : Malcolm C. Rubel]
MicroPro makes changes to its classic.
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XyWRITE II PLUS [author : Rubin Rabinovitz]
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XyWRITE II PLUS [author : Rubin Rabinovitz]
A word processor written by some of the designers of Atex, with macro routines and programming capability.
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FILEVISION [author : Scott L. Norman]
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FILEVISION [author : Scott L. Norman]
Data management with an emphasis on graphics.
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DB MASTER FOR THE MACINTOSH [author : Jeffrey M. Jacques]
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DB MASTER FOR THE MACINTOSH [author : Jeffrey M. Jacques]
Stoneware's database manager on another Apple.
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PARADISE MODULAR GRAPHICS CARD [author : Harry Krause]
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PARADISE MODULAR GRAPHICS CARD [author : Harry Krause]
A graphics board for color and monochrome monitors.
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THE RAMDISK-64 [author : Warren Block]
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THE RAMDISK-64 [author : Warren Block]
Speed for the Commodore.
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KEYPORT 717 [author : David L. Salahi]
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KEYPORT 717 [author : David L. Salahi]
A programmable keyboard for the Apple II line.
Readers respond to previous reviews.
KERNEL
KERNEL
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: PCs, PERIPHERALS, PROGRAMS, AND PEOPLE [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: PCs, PERIPHERALS, PROGRAMS, AND PEOPLE [author : Jerry Pournelle]
A new spreadsheet for the Mac prompts Jerry to look at the concept of integrated software.
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CHAOS MANOR MAIL [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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CHAOS MANOR MAIL [author : Jerry Pournelle]
Jerry's readers write, and he replies.
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BYTE U.K.: SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF MICROCOMPUTING [author : Dick Pountain]
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BYTE U.K.: SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF MICROCOMPUTING [author : Dick Pountain]
Our U.K. correspondent brings us a brief history of computing in Great Britain.
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BYTE JAPAN: A HISTORY OF JAPAN'S MICROCOMPUTERS [author : William M. Raike]
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BYTE JAPAN: A HISTORY OF JAPAN'S MICROCOMPUTERS [author : William M. Raike]
Bill takes a look at the progress of microcomputing from his part of the world.
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ACCORDING TO WEBSTER: WEST COAST FAIRE, MAC STUFF, AND THE AMIGA [author : Bruce Webster]
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ACCORDING TO WEBSTER: WEST COAST FAIRE, MAC STUFF, AND THE AMIGA [author : Bruce Webster]
A trip to the West Coast Computer Faire highlights Bruce's month.
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MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS: π, e, AND ALL THAT [author : Robert T. Kurosaka]
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MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS: π, e, AND ALL THAT [author : Robert T. Kurosaka]
This month's column looks at transcendental numbers.
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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.
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BYTELINES [author : Sol Libes]
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BYTELINES [author : Sol Libes]
News and speculation about personal computers.
(Nucleus)
(Nucleus)
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EDITORIAL: TEN GOOD YEARS
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EDITORIAL: TEN GOOD YEARS
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BYTE'S ONGOING MONITOR BOX, BOMB RESULTS
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BYTE'S ONGOING MONITOR BOX, BOMB RESULTS
