PRODUCTS IN PERSPECTIVE
PRODUCTS IN PERSPECTIVE
MegaMate, the little drive that could
MKS Make and MKS Lex and Yacc, Unix tools for DOS
Wordbench, a writer's word processor
DataSentry, inexpensive data security
Language Systems FORTRAN, for the Mac forces
Sourcer, a machine code disassembler
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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Paradox 3: Neither Enigma nor Riddle [author : Stan Miastkowski and Nick Baran]
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Paradox 3: Neither Enigma nor Riddle [author : Stan Miastkowski and Nick Baran]
Borland's DBMS is serious competition for dBASE IV.
p.113
Cover Story: The Mac SE Takes Off [author : Nick Baran]
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Cover Story: The Mac SE Takes Off [author : Nick Baran]
The newest version of the Mac SE runs rings around its predecessor
EXPERT ADVICE
EXPERT ADVICE
p.121
Computing at Chaos Manor: Ready Line Overload [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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Computing at Chaos Manor: Ready Line Overload [author : Jerry Pournelle]
Jerry's COMDEX report and more.
p.139
Applications Plus: New Friends and Old [author : Ezra Shapiro]
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Applications Plus: New Friends and Old [author : Ezra Shapiro]
Ezra's friends are Framework III, the Canon Cat, and The Perfect Career.
p.145
Down to Business: Getting into Bigger LANs [author : Wayne Rash Jr.]
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Down to Business: Getting into Bigger LANs [author : Wayne Rash Jr.]
As your office grows, a traditional central server LAN becomes the obvious choice.
p.151
Macinations: Hey Apple, I Need a Laptop [author : Don Crabb]
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Macinations: Hey Apple, I Need a Laptop [author : Don Crabb]
The time has come for a portable Mac that doesn't strain arms or credit lines.
p.157
OS/2 Notebook: Electing the PM [author : Mark Minasi]
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OS/2 Notebook: Electing the PM [author : Mark Minasi]
An inexpensive OS/2 workstation that runs Presentation Manager.
p.163
COM1: The ABCs of X-, Y-, and ZMODEM [author : Brock N. Meeks]
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COM1: The ABCs of X-, Y-, and ZMODEM [author : Brock N. Meeks]
XMODEM has spawned a host of file-transfer protocols, and each has its merits.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
p.170
Product Focus: Smoothing Out C [author : Steve Apiki and Jon Udell]
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Product Focus: Smoothing Out C [author : Steve Apiki and Jon Udell]
Optimizing C compilers combine speed, high-level convenience and low-level power.
p.189
A Pair of Sophisticated Laptops [author : John Unger]
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A Pair of Sophisticated Laptops [author : John Unger]
The Zenith SupersPort 286 and Mitsubishi MP-286L have desktop computing power and convenient laptop size.
p.197
A PS/2 in Channel Only [author : Mark L. Van Name]
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A PS/2 in Channel Only [author : Mark L. Van Name]
The Tandy 5000 MC combines PS/2 compatibility with traditional PC features.
p.205
Three Assemblers for MS-DOS [author : Michael Blaszczak]
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Three Assemblers for MS-DOS [author : Michael Blaszczak]
Borland's TASM and OPTASM challenge the long-dominant MASM.
p.211
Full Impact [author : Diana Gabaldon]
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Full Impact [author : Diana Gabaldon]
Ashton-Tate's spreadsheet for the Mac features presentation graphics.
p.217
dBASE IV Arrives [author : Malcolm Rubel]
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dBASE IV Arrives [author : Malcolm Rubel]
An improvement over dBASE III Plus in functionality, power, and ease of use.
IN DEPTH
IN DEPTH
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Introduction: Personal Workstations
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Introduction: Personal Workstations
p.229
Two Worlds Converge [author : Nick Baran]
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Two Worlds Converge [author : Nick Baran]
The personal workstation: what you get when you cross a user-friendly workstation with a powerful personal computer.
p.235
The Current Crop [author : Bill Nicholls]
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The Current Crop [author : Bill Nicholls]
Depending on where you start and what you spend, you can turn your personal computer into a workstation.
p.245
Worth the RISC [author : Trevor Marshall and Jane Morrill Tazelaar]
p.245
Worth the RISC [author : Trevor Marshall and Jane Morrill Tazelaar]
The RISC chips now on the market deliver powerful performance at low cost.
p.251
How Fast Is Fast? [author : Bill Kindel]
p.251
How Fast Is Fast? [author : Bill Kindel]
The best way to predict how well a system will perform is to test it yourself.
p.255
Art + 2 Years = Science [author : Phillip Robinson]
p.255
Art + 2 Years = Science [author : Phillip Robinson]
Surveying the state of the art in personal-work station graphics.
p.265
Networking with Unix
p.265
Networking with Unix
Greg Comeau
NFS and RFS are feasible choices for creating a shared Unix workstation environment.
p.270
The Players A guide to the companies offering personal-workstation products.
p.270
The Players A guide to the companies offering personal-workstation products.
FEATURES
FEATURES
p.274
Digital Paper [author : Dick Pountain]
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Digital Paper [author : Dick Pountain]
A new breed of write-once optical media that can store up to a gigabyte on floppy disk-size cartridges.
p.283
Turbo Pascal Windowing System [author : Charles J. Butler]
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Turbo Pascal Windowing System [author : Charles J. Butler]
TWindows lets you add windows to all your Turbo Pascal programs.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
p.293
Under the Hood: Hard Disk Interfaces [author : Brett Glass]
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Under the Hood: Hard Disk Interfaces [author : Brett Glass]
The interface you pick can dramatically affect your system's performance.
p.301
Some Assembly Required: Trees 'n Keys, Part 2 [author : Rick Grehan]
p.301
Some Assembly Required: Trees 'n Keys, Part 2 [author : Rick Grehan]
Continuing last month's look at keyed file systems, Rick takes a closer look at the data file.
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
p.6
Editorial: The End of Application Software?
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Editorial: The End of Application Software?
READER SERVICE
READER SERVICE
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Editorial Index by Company
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Editorial Index by Company
p.348
Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
p.348
Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
p.350
Index to Advertisers by Product Category
p.350
Index to Advertisers by Product Category
Inquiry Reply Cards: after 352
Inquiry Reply Cards: after 352
PROGRAM LISTINGS
PROGRAM LISTINGS
From BIX: see 298
From BIX: see 298
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