COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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FEATURE Make the Right CPU Move
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FEATURE Make the Right CPU Move
NEWS
NEWS
SPARC-compatible workstations, priced similarly to high-end PCs, are expected by early 1993.
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REPORT FROM ISRAEL Coming In from the Cold [author : Andy Redfern]
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REPORT FROM ISRAEL Coming In from the Cold [author : Andy Redfern]
As Mideast tensions wane, Israel can sell its wares more openly.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS New Macs for the Desktop and Road [author : Tom Thompson]
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS New Macs for the Desktop and Road [author : Tom Thompson]
Apple is updating computers and introducing new ones as rapidly as possible.
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Microsoft's Windows Database [author : Jon Udell]
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Microsoft's Windows Database [author : Jon Udell]
Microsoft Access, the happy union of SQL and Visual Basic.
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Apricot XEN-LS II, is value-added worth it?
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Apricot XEN-LS II, is value-added worth it?
Video for Windows, coming soon to a PC near you
Convertible, pen computing without compromises
R4000 upgrade, a leap in power for SGI's Iris Indigo
Gateway 2000 4DX2-66V and Hyundai 466D2, low-cost DX2 local-bus systems
HP Vectra 486/33N, a low-cost system from an upscale vendor
Watch TV on the 486SX/25 Multimedia Computer System: centrally manage electrical power to local or remote LAN components with LanSafe II and more.
FEATURES
FEATURES
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Make the Right CPU Move [author : Andy Redfern]
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Make the Right CPU Move [author : Andy Redfern]
New CPUs confuse PC buying decisions.
LAB TESTS: DOES BRAND MATIER? [author : Raymond GA Côté]
LAB TESTS: DOES BRAND MATIER? [author : Raymond GA Côté]
OTHER PLAYERS FIND NICHES [author : Andy Redfern, Dave Andrews, Andy Reinhardt, and Tont Halfhill]
OTHER PLAYERS FIND NICHES [author : Andy Redfern, Dave Andrews, Andy Reinhardt, and Tont Halfhill]
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TrueType A to Z [author : Greg Loveria]
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TrueType A to Z [author : Greg Loveria]
Why TrueType is a key part of Windows 3.1.
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Lower the Voltage, Raise the Power [author : Jeffrey a Shepard]
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Lower the Voltage, Raise the Power [author : Jeffrey a Shepard]
STATE OF THE ART OBJECTS FOR END USERS
STATE OF THE ART OBJECTS FOR END USERS
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Overview: Objects for End Users [author : Cary Lu]
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Overview: Objects for End Users [author : Cary Lu]
Document-oriented computing is the logical culmination of the object-oriented revolution.
WHAT'S IN AN OBJECT? [author : Mark Clarkson]
WHAT'S IN AN OBJECT? [author : Mark Clarkson]
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Brave New Desktop [author : Peter Wayner]
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Brave New Desktop [author : Peter Wayner]
Object technologies will let you shape your computing environment.
OBJECTS AND PENPOINT [author : Mark Clarkson]
OBJECTS AND PENPOINT [author : Mark Clarkson]
OBJECT-ORIENTED CASE [author : Daniel W. Rasmus]
OBJECT-ORIENTED CASE [author : Daniel W. Rasmus]
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Relating to Objects [author : Daniel W. Rasmus]
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Relating to Objects [author : Daniel W. Rasmus]
Object technology finds a place in database management.
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Objects of Substance [author : Sergiu S. Simnel and Ivan Godard]
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Objects of Substance [author : Sergiu S. Simnel and Ivan Godard]
Object storage is a natural for persistent-data servers.
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Resource Guide: Object-Oriented Database Managers
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Resource Guide: Object-Oriented Database Managers
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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SOLUTIONS FOCUS Grab Your Audience with Audio [author : Tom Yager and Rick Grehan]
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SOLUTIONS FOCUS Grab Your Audience with Audio [author : Tom Yager and Rick Grehan]
With current sound boards, sequencers, and editors, you don't have to be a recording engineer to add audio to your presentations.
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Windows BASICS [author : Mike Wiggins]
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Windows BASICS [author : Mike Wiggins]
Three Windows BASIC programs square off.
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Clocking the Fastest PCs on the Planet [author : Steve Apiki]
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Clocking the Fastest PCs on the Planet [author : Steve Apiki]
Performance comparison of 66-MHz DX2 systems from Compaq, Dell, ALR, and NEC.
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A New LaserJet, a New Standard [author : Shelley Cryan]
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A New LaserJet, a New Standard [author : Shelley Cryan]
Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet 4M should shake up the printer market.
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TypeReader Takes OCR Toward Better Recognition [author : D. Barker]
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TypeReader Takes OCR Toward Better Recognition [author : D. Barker]
ExperVision's TypeReader OCR software is a step toward better recognition.
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The Phaser II SD Prints Dazzling Dyes [author : Tom Thompson]
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The Phaser II SD Prints Dazzling Dyes [author : Tom Thompson]
Tektronix's new dye-sublimation printer costs under $10,000.
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Stepping Up to XVT 3.0 [author : Raymond GA Côté]
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Stepping Up to XVT 3.0 [author : Raymond GA Côté]
The latest XVT marks interface library improvements and new development tools.
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The Windows File Shuffle [author : Stanford Diehl and Dana Hudes]
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The Windows File Shuffle [author : Stanford Diehl and Dana Hudes]
File conversion under Windows solves the complex problem of divergent graphics formats.
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Reviewer's Notebook: A Real-World Notebook Battery Test [author : Howard Eglowstein]
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Reviewer's Notebook: A Real-World Notebook Battery Test [author : Howard Eglowstein]
Notebook battery-life testing.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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UNDER THE HOOD The PCMCIA Redefines Portability [author : Roger C. Alford]
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UNDER THE HOOD The PCMCIA Redefines Portability [author : Roger C. Alford]
The PCMCIA 2.0 PC card standard opens a new world for subnotebook and hand-held computers.
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Writing a Windows DLL [author : Randall A. Nagy]
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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Writing a Windows DLL [author : Randall A. Nagy]
Here's a simple DLL-based debugging aid for Windows.
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SOFTWARE CORNER Audit Your LAN [author : Barry Nance, Torn Thompson. and Ben Smith]
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SOFTWARE CORNER Audit Your LAN [author : Barry Nance, Torn Thompson. and Ben Smith]
Easy LAN inventory, a crash disk for System 7.0. and face-saving Unix utilities.
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BEYOND DOS Object-Oriented DLLs [author : Gen Kiyooka]
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BEYOND DOS Object-Oriented DLLs [author : Gen Kiyooka]
Build reusable objects with Windows DLLs.
The BYTE Lab responds on clock inconsistencies, loopback plug pin-outs, and other issues.
OPINIONS
OPINIONS
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USER'S COLUMN A Computer in the Hand [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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USER'S COLUMN A Computer in the Hand [author : Jerry Pournelle]
Palmtops, PCMCIA, virus newsletters, and the BBS scene.
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BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS Photographic Lies [author : Hugh Kenner, Tom Yager, Tom Thompson, Jon Udell, and Stanford Diehl]
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BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS Photographic Lies [author : Hugh Kenner, Tom Yager, Tom Thompson, Jon Udell, and Stanford Diehl]
The search for visual truth, design tips, TCP/IP explainer, the times of physicist Richard Feynman, and more.
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STOP BIT Technology and the New World Order [author : James Burke]
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STOP BIT Technology and the New World Order [author : James Burke]
Advancing technology is creating a new, more complex social order.
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EDITORIAL Testing and CPUs [author : Dennis Allen]
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EDITORIAL Testing and CPUs [author : Dennis Allen]
Unix lives!
READER SERVICE
READER SERVICE
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Editonal index by Company
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Editonal index by Company
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Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
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Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
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Indet to Advertisers by Product Category
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Indet to Advertisers by Product Category
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