1985 11.09 1987

Vol.11 n°9 september 1986

Vol.11 n°9 september 1986

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p.2 Contents

p.2 Contents

FEATURES

FEATURES

p.82 INTRODUCTION

p.82 INTRODUCTION

p.84 PRODUCT PREVIEW: LABVIEW: LABORATORY VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING WORKBENCH [author : G. Michael Vose and Gregg Williams]

p.84 PRODUCT PREVIEW: LABVIEW: LABORATORY VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING WORKBENCH [author : G. Michael Vose and Gregg Williams]

Scientists and engineers can use the Macintosh as a general-purpose laboratory tool by creating virtual instruments.

p.97 CIARCIA'S CIRCUIT CELLAR: BUILD A HARDWARE DATA ENCRYPTOR [author : Steve Ciarcia]

p.97 CIARCIA'S CIRCUIT CELLAR: BUILD A HARDWARE DATA ENCRYPTOR [author : Steve Ciarcia]

This easy-to-build device is extremely difficult to crack.

p.114 PROGRAMMING PROJECT: CALCULATING CRCs BY BITS AND BYTES [author : Greg Morse]

p.114 PROGRAMMING PROJECT: CALCULATING CRCs BY BITS AND BYTES [author : Greg Morse]

Use the XOR function to implement modulo 2 division when calculating cyclic redundancy checks.

p.127 PROGRAMMING INSIGHT: BREAKING OUT [author : Edward Batutis]

p.127 PROGRAMMING INSIGHT: BREAKING OUT [author : Edward Batutis]

BREAKPT provides the IBM PC-DOS DEBUG program with a break-out switch.

p.137 KEYED FILE ACCESS IN BASIC [author : Stephen C. Perry]

p.137 KEYED FILE ACCESS IN BASIC [author : Stephen C. Perry]

If maintaining data on disk is a problem for you, these BASIC routines may be the solution.

p.145 REAL TIME UNDER REAL PASCAL [author : James Feldman]

p.145 REAL TIME UNDER REAL PASCAL [author : James Feldman]

A look at two ways to interface a machine language routine to Pascal.

THEME: 68000 MACHINES

THEME: 68000 MACHINES

p.160 INTRODUCTION

p.160 INTRODUCTION

p.163 68000 TRIPS AND TRAPS [author : Mike Morton]

p.163 68000 TRIPS AND TRAPS [author : Mike Morton]

Programming in assembly language will help you exploit the 68000 to the fullest.

p.179 UNIX AND THE MC68000 [author : Andrew L. Rood, Robert C. Cline, and Jon A. Brewster]

p.179 UNIX AND THE MC68000 [author : Andrew L. Rood, Robert C. Cline, and Jon A. Brewster]

The powerful yet simple programmer's model offered by the 68000's architecture makes UNIX implementation easy.

p.205 A COMPARISON OF MC68000 FAMILY PROCESSORS [author : Thomas L. Johnson]

p.205 A COMPARISON OF MC68000 FAMILY PROCESSORS [author : Thomas L. Johnson]

High levels of hardware and software compatibility distinguish the five members of this family.

p.223 ATARI ST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT [author : Michael Rothman]

p.223 ATARI ST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT [author : Michael Rothman]

A programmer surveys TOS operating system and how the 68000 influences it.

p.241 AMIGA ANIMATION [author : Elaine A. Ditton and Richard A. Ditton]

p.241 AMIGA ANIMATION [author : Elaine A. Ditton and Richard A. Ditton]

An exploration of the exciting possibilities for animation on the Amiga.

p.249 AMIGA VS. MACINTOSH [author : Adam Brooks Webber]

p.249 AMIGA VS. MACINTOSH [author : Adam Brooks Webber]

A comparison of the system calls on two 68000-based machines reveals one as the clear winner.

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

p.258 INTRODUCTION

p.258 INTRODUCTION

p.261 REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Jon Edwards]

p.261 REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK [author : Jon Edwards]

p.263 THE FRANKLIN ACE 2200 [author : Albert S. Woodhull]

p.263 THE FRANKLIN ACE 2200 [author : Albert S. Woodhull]

An inexpensive Apple II clone with integrated disk drives.

p.269 THE LEADING EDGE MODEL D PC [author : Stan Miastkowski]

p.269 THE LEADING EDGE MODEL D PC [author : Stan Miastkowski]

An IBM PC compatible that has lots of standard features.

p.275 THE XEROX 6060 [author : Wayne Rash Jr.]

p.275 THE XEROX 6060 [author : Wayne Rash Jr.]

A speedy machine virtually identical to the AT&T PC 6300.

p.283 THE C. ITOH TRIPRINTER [author : Robert D. Swearengin]

p.283 THE C. ITOH TRIPRINTER [author : Robert D. Swearengin]

A hefty printer that lets you program dozens of functions.

p.287 THE TURNER HALL CARD [author : Jonathan Angel]

p.287 THE TURNER HALL CARD [author : Jonathan Angel]

Simple-to-install memory expansion for IBM PCs and compatibles.

p.293 TURBO PROLOG [author : Namir Clement Shammas]

p.293 TURBO PROLOG [author : Namir Clement Shammas]

An implementation of Prolog for the IBM PC

p.299 SOFTWARE CAROUSEL [author : Mark Haas]

p.299 SOFTWARE CAROUSEL [author : Mark Haas]

A virtual memory manager that enables you to shift between programs instantly.

p.303 PARADOX 1.1 [author : Rusel DeMaria]

p.303 PARADOX 1.1 [author : Rusel DeMaria]

A relational database offering tremendous power.

p.311 WORDPERFECT 4.1 [author : Ricardo Birmele]

p.311 WORDPERFECT 4.1 [author : Ricardo Birmele]

Improvements beyond earlier versions.

p.315 REVIEW FEEDBACK

p.315 REVIEW FEEDBACK

Readers respond to previous reviews.

KERNEL

KERNEL

p.318 INTRODUCTION

p.318 INTRODUCTION

p.321 COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: A Busy Day [author : Jerry Pournelle]

p.321 COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: A Busy Day [author : Jerry Pournelle]

But he was able to finish all he had to do.

p.335 ACCORDING TO WEBSTER: TWO FINE PRODUCTS [author : Bruce Webster]

p.335 ACCORDING TO WEBSTER: TWO FINE PRODUCTS [author : Bruce Webster]

Close-ups on Turbo Prolog and LightspeedC

p.351 BYTE JAPAN: PERSPECTIVES ON HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE [author : William M. Raike]

p.351 BYTE JAPAN: PERSPECTIVES ON HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE [author : William M. Raike]

Bill finds a few interesting products at Tokyo's Microcomputer Show.

p.359 BYTE U.K.: TURBOCHARGING MANDELBROT [author : Dick Pountain]

p.359 BYTE U.K.: TURBOCHARGING MANDELBROT [author : Dick Pountain]

Dick returns to the topic of dynamic load balancing.

p.367 APPLICATIONS ONLY: SING YE MACPRAISES [author : Ezra Shapiro]

p.367 APPLICATIONS ONLY: SING YE MACPRAISES [author : Ezra Shapiro]

Excellent software is converting this Mac skeptic.

BEST OF BIX

BEST OF BIX

p.380 AMIGA

p.380 AMIGA

p.390 ATARI ST

p.390 ATARI ST

p.398 IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES

p.398 IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES

p.404 MACINTOSH

p.404 MACINTOSH

p.409 PASCAL

p.409 PASCAL

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p.6 EDITORIAL: COLLEGE CREDITS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS

p.6 EDITORIAL: COLLEGE CREDITS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS

p.9 MICROBYTES

p.9 MICROBYTES

p.14 LETTERS

p.14 LETTERS

p.31 WHAT'S NEW

p.31 WHAT'S NEW

p.49 EVENTS AND CLUBS

p.49 EVENTS AND CLUBS

p.50 ASK BYTE

p.50 ASK BYTE

p.58 CIRCUIT CELLAR FEEDBACK

p.58 CIRCUIT CELLAR FEEDBACK

p.65 BOOK REVIEWS

p.65 BOOK REVIEWS

p.373 FIXES

p.373 FIXES

p.376 CHAOS MANOR MAIL

p.376 CHAOS MANOR MAIL

p.461 BOMB RESULTS AND NEXT MONTH IN BYTE

p.461 BOMB RESULTS AND NEXT MONTH IN BYTE

p.463 READER SERVICE

p.463 READER SERVICE