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Inside BYTE : BYTE Topic Index
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Inside BYTE : BYTE Topic Index
COVER STORY
COVER STORY
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Start the Presses [theme : FEATURE]
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Start the Presses [theme : FEATURE]
NEWS
NEWS
HP, DEC, and Sun unveil new high powered workstations.
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Comdex: Bigger Than Ever [theme : REPORT FROM LAS VEGAS] [author : Rich Malloy]
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Comdex: Bigger Than Ever [theme : REPORT FROM LAS VEGAS] [author : Rich Malloy]
Pick ing the best products at the show was even harder than usual.
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Computers Italian Style [theme : REPORT FROM ITALY] [author : Andy Redfern]
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Computers Italian Style [theme : REPORT FROM ITALY] [author : Andy Redfern]
The Italians love stylish computers but crave innovation from abroad.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Lotus Improv for Windows [author : Kenneth M. Sheldon]
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Lotus Improv for Windows [author : Kenneth M. Sheldon]
A radical application comes to Windows.
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FoxPro 2.5, the cross-platform strategy begins to pay off
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FoxPro 2.5, the cross-platform strategy begins to pay off
VideoSpigot for Windows, SuperMatch's video-capture board
Falcon030, Atari's PC with a DSP
QMS 1725 Print System, the latest 17-ppm screamer
Freelance Graphics for Windows 2.0, prepare presentations painlessly
TyIN 2000, a packed adapter card
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows, an impressive upgrade
Tektronix offers printers for workgroups, SunConnect extends LANs to global networks, and more.
FEATURES
FEATURES
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Start the Presses [author : Jon Udell]
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Start the Presses [author : Jon Udell]
CD-ROM publishing comes to the desktop.
AFFORDABLE CD-R DRIVES [author : Jon Udell and Howard Eglowstein]
AFFORDABLE CD-R DRIVES [author : Jon Udell and Howard Eglowstein]
BUYING A CD-ROM DRIVE [author : Tom Halfhill]
BUYING A CD-ROM DRIVE [author : Tom Halfhill]
THE NEW BREED OF CD PLAYERS [author : Ed Perratore]
THE NEW BREED OF CD PLAYERS [author : Ed Perratore]
OPTICAL FLAVORS [author : Andy Reinhardt]
OPTICAL FLAVORS [author : Andy Reinhardt]
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Is ITV Here to Stay? [author : Carry Lu]
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Is ITV Here to Stay? [author : Carry Lu]
Interactive TV's survival and prosperity are in question.
STATE OF THE ART [theme : WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS]
STATE OF THE ART [theme : WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS]
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Overview: Wireless Mobile Communications [author : John P. Mello Jr. and Peter Wayner]
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Overview: Wireless Mobile Communications [author : John P. Mello Jr. and Peter Wayner]
The ability to communicate anytime, from anywhere, is almost here.
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Stretching the Ether [author : Peter Wayner]
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Stretching the Ether [author : Peter Wayner]
Technology expands the wireless spectrum.
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Communications Get Personal [author : Bob Ryan]
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Communications Get Personal [author : Bob Ryan]
AT&T's Hobbit powers a new generation of personal communications devices.
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Resource Guide: Plugging into Wireless
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Resource Guide: Plugging into Wireless
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
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Network Fax on Tap [theme : SOLUTIONS FOCUS] [author : Raymond GA Côté, Steve Apiki, and Stan Wszola]
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Network Fax on Tap [theme : SOLUTIONS FOCUS] [author : Raymond GA Côté, Steve Apiki, and Stan Wszola]
The BYTE Lab peers into 11 fax servers for PC , Mac , and Unix network s.
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New Tricks for Slow Macs [author : Rick Grehan]
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New Tricks for Slow Macs [author : Rick Grehan]
The BYTE Lab tests 17 Mac accelerator boards.
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The Second Premiere [author : Tom Yager]
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The Second Premiere [author : Tom Yager]
Premiere 2.0 for the Mac offers QuickTime movie editing at its best.
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A BASIC Breakthrough [author : Tom Yager]
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A BASIC Breakthrough [author : Tom Yager]
Visual Basic for DOS makes powerful programs easy to write.
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Forging a Business Tool: Three Fax Software Packages for Windows [author : Stan Miastkowski]
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Forging a Business Tool: Three Fax Software Packages for Windows [author : Stan Miastkowski]
Three next-generation fax software packages bring new abilities to communications.
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Complete Communications for Small Businesses [author : Stanford Diehl]
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Complete Communications for Small Businesses [author : Stanford Diehl]
A new fax and voice-mail card from Prometheus takes on the upgraded Complete Communicator.
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Stacking Up TCP/IP for Windows [author : Barry Nance]
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Stacking Up TCP/IP for Windows [author : Barry Nance]
Linking Windows clients with Unix hosts via TCP/IP stacks from Beame & Whiteside, Frontier Technologies, and NetManage.
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Correspondence That Looks Good Globally [author : Birrell Walsh]
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Correspondence That Looks Good Globally [author : Birrell Walsh]
Multi-Lingual Scholar, a word processor for the global market.
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Reviewer's Notebook: Retooling a Classic [author : Tom Thompson]
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Reviewer's Notebook: Retooling a Classic [author : Tom Thompson]
The BYTE Lab updates its Macintosh benchmarks.
HANDS ON
HANDS ON
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The Mac Goes to the Movies [theme : UNDER THE HOOD] [author : Andrew W. Davis and Joe Burke]
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The Mac Goes to the Movies [theme : UNDER THE HOOD] [author : Andrew W. Davis and Joe Burke]
A detailed look at Apple's QuickTime architecture.
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Handling Input Events Using C++ [theme : SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED] [author : Randall A. Nagy]
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Handling Input Events Using C++ [theme : SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED] [author : Randall A. Nagy]
Use the Event class to handle keyboard and mouse input across platforms.
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A Small Browser with Everything [theme : SOFTWARE CORNER] [author : Barry Nance, Tom Thompson, and Ben Smith]
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A Small Browser with Everything [theme : SOFTWARE CORNER] [author : Barry Nance, Tom Thompson, and Ben Smith]
A powerful DOS browser, a faster Finder, and Perl-based recursive grep.
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A New OS/2 [theme : BEYOND DOS] [author : Mark J. Minasi]
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A New OS/2 [theme : BEYOND DOS] [author : Mark J. Minasi]
IBM's ServicePak and the Professional Developer's Kit CD-ROM are dissected.
Adobe Type Manager conflicts, the Next as document manager , and more.
OPINIONS
OPINIONS
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LAN Wars [theme : USER'S COLUMN] [author : Jerry Pournelle]
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LAN Wars [theme : USER'S COLUMN] [author : Jerry Pournelle]
Windows for Workgroups battles LANtastic for domination at Chaos Manor.
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BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS: Again the Swinging Gates [author : Hugh Kenner, Dick Pountain, Jon Udell, and Raymond GA Côté]
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BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS: Again the Swinging Gates [author : Hugh Kenner, Dick Pountain, Jon Udell, and Raymond GA Côté]
Another look at Microsoft's leader, a controversial Windows book, how to program in Oberon, and more.
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STOP BIT: Software Gluttony [author : Andy Nicholson]
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STOP BIT: Software Gluttony [author : Andy Nicholson]
It's time for programmers to rein in today's bloated, resourcehogging applications.
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EDITORIAL CD-ROM: Now Is the Time [author : Dennis Allen]
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EDITORIAL CD-ROM: Now Is the Time [author : Dennis Allen]
Operating-system trends, OS/2 at a cross roads, digital photography, the ultimate workstation, and other issues.
READER SERVICE
READER SERVICE
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Editorial Index by Company
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Editorial Index by Company
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Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
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Alphabetical Index to Advertisers
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Index to Advertisers by Product Category
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Index to Advertisers by Product Category
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