FEATURES
FEATURES
An evaluation of three models offers a tantalizing glimpse of where personal computers are going.
[author : Charles D. Weston and George A. Stewart]
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Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar: Build an Infrared Remote Controller
p.101
Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar: Build an Infrared Remote Controller
A custom hand-held transmitter and receiver.
[author : Steve Ciarcia]
p.114
Programming Project: Illinois Functional Programming: A Tutorial
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Programming Project: Illinois Functional Programming: A Tutorial
Construct functional programs with this public domain language.
[author : Arch D. Robison]
p.129
Build Your Own 256K Amiga Expansion RAM
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Build Your Own 256K Amiga Expansion RAM
Save over a hundred dollars by building your own expansion RAM module.
[author : Richard F Retter and Andrew N. Morelli Jr.]
p.135
Programming Insight: Calculating the Area of an Irregular Shape
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Programming Insight: Calculating the Area of an Irregular Shape
A BASIC program for calculating the areas of simple closed curves.
[author : Rene Stolk and George Ettershank]
p.137
Programming Insight: Another Approach to Data Compression
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Programming Insight: Another Approach to Data Compression
Use this set of BASIC programs to explore the Nyquist sampling theorem.
[author : Robert J. Sciamanda]
THEME: Educational Computing
THEME: Educational Computing
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Using Computers for Instruction
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Using Computers for Instruction
A research scientist looks at the results and implications of the Second National Survey of Instructional Uses of School Computers.
[author : Henry Jay Becker]
p.165
The Difference in Higher Education
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The Difference in Higher Education
Profiles of five colleges making good on their promise to provide campuswide access to computers.
[author : Donna Osgood]
p.183
The Quiet Revolution
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The Quiet Revolution
The author takes us inside the electronic university-does it really emulate the traditional classroom?
[author : Brock N. Meeks]
p.193
A Hard Look at Educational Software
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A Hard Look at Educational Software
The state of the art in education hardly reflects the technological advances available.
[author : Adeline Naiman]
p.201
The Potential for Interactive Technology
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The Potential for Interactive Technology
The future for learning and using technology requires vision and facts.
[author : Alfred Bork]
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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Reviewer's Notebook
p.213
Reviewer's Notebook
[author : Jon Edwards]
p.215
The ALR Access 386 and the Compaq Deskpro 386
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The ALR Access 386 and the Compaq Deskpro 386
Two high-performance 80386 machines.
[author : Stanley J. Wszola and Curtis Franklin Jr.]
p.221
Four Portable Computers
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Four Portable Computers
IBM PC-compatible laptops from Toshiba, Zenith, Bondwell, and IBM.
[author : John D. Unger]
An excellent value with just a few problems.
[author : Dave Menconi]
p.239
Four Ink-Jet Printers
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Four Ink-Jet Printers
Offering' s from Diconix, Quadram, Xerox, and Tektronix.
[author : Robert D. Swearengin]
p.247
Microsoft QuickBASIC 2.0
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Microsoft QuickBASIC 2.0
An integrated programming environment with many features.
[author : Dennis Dykstra]
A state-of-the-art statistical package.
[author : Lowell Rosen]
p.256
Public Domain Software for the Amiga
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Public Domain Software for the Amiga
Some of the best public domain programs available.
[author : Warren Block]
Readers respond to previous reviews.
KERNEL
KERNEL
264 Introduction
p.267
Computing at Chaos Manor: A Confederation of Hackers
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Computing at Chaos Manor: A Confederation of Hackers
A detailed description of WordPerfect highlights this month's column.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
p.287
BYTE U.K.: And More Clones
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BYTE U.K.: And More Clones
Dick looks at new computers from Amstrad and Apricot.
[author : Dick Pountain]
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Applications Only: Miscellany
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Applications Only: Miscellany
A gigantic backlog and a guilt complex cause Ezra to consider several products.
[author : Ezra Shapiro]
p.303
According to Webster: Journeys
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According to Webster: Journeys
More on the Apple IIGS and a look at some FORTH products.
[author : Bruce Webster]
p.319
Mathematical Recreations: A Ternary State of Affairs
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Mathematical Recreations: A Ternary State of Affairs
The base-3 number system offers an automatic solution to a classic puzzle
[author : Robert T. Kurosaka]
BEST OF BIX
BEST OF BIX
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IBM PC and Compatibles
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IBM PC and Compatibles
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
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Editorial : The Hidden Peril of Electronic Publishing
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Editorial : The Hidden Peril of Electronic Publishing
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Circuit Cellar Feedback
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Circuit Cellar Feedback
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BOMB and Coming Up in BYTE
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BOMB and Coming Up in BYTE
LISTINGS
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