help,Q&A,language,character,MS-DOS,PC-DOS,BIOS,difference S. Ciarcia ASK BYTE Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 541)Language character generator (programs), 2)MS-DOS vs PC-DOS andBIOS structures.
help,Q&A,8088,bug UPDATE - "Bug in Early 8088 Arises Later, Reader and Author......Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 38.....Explain Fix". Bug in old 8088 chips in IBM PCs (and other micros too). [See also, W. Fastie, "Tracing a Bug in the 8088", PC Tech (Sep-Oct 1984), p. 106].
help,Q&A,bug,clock,device driver,INIT BYTE'S BUGS Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 112Readers catch bugs in previous article: D. K. Broadwell, "Real- Time Clocks and PC-DOS 2.0", Byte (Jan v.9 n.1), p. 442. (The bug occurs in the INIT code section).
West Coast Computer Faire,show,S.F. J. Pournelle "The West Coast Faire" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 136Overview of the 1984 West Coast Computer Faire (held in S.F.).
review,Compaq Plus,compatible,portable M. Dahmke SYSTEM REVIEW - "The Compaq Plus" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 247Review of the Compaq Plus portable computer.
review,XENIX,PC-XT,M68000,board,Sritek,VersaCard,MicroCard S. H. Barry and R. Jacobson HARDWARE REVIEW - "XENIX for the IBM PC XT" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 255Review of Sritek's 68000-based multiuser XENIX system for the IBM PC-XT.
review,Turbo Pascal,Borland,insert T. Wadlow SOFTWARE REVIEW - "Turbo Pascal" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 267Review of Turbo Pascal (by Borland Int.) [Also, inserts entitled"Turbo Pascal on CP/M", "A Second Opinion: Comments on Turbo Pas-cal", "Turbo Pascal on the IBM PC", & "A Word About Benchmarks"].
review,Turbo Pascal,Borland,insert,CP/M A. Pierce "Turbo Pascal on CP/M" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 268Insert in "Turbo Pascal" by T. Wadlow, this article is a terse review of Turbo Pascal (by Borland) for CP/M operating systems.
review,Turbo Pascal,Borland,insert M. Bridger "A Second Opinion: Comments on Turbo Pascal" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 269Insert in "Turbo Pascal" by T. Wadlow, this article is a second opinion review of Turbo Pascal (by Borland).
Turbo Pascal,Borland,insert,CP/M,DOS "Turbo Pascal on the IBM PC" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 270Insert in "Turbo Pascal" by T. Wadlow, this article discusses differences between the CP/M system and IBM PC (DOS) versions of Turbo Pascal (by Borland).
Turbo Pascal,Borland,insert,benchmark,speed,CP/M,DOS "A Word About Benchmarks" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 272Insert in "Turbo Pascal" by T. Wadlow, this article discusses benchmark comparison difficulties with special emphasis on Turbo Pascal (by Borland) running under DOS 2.0 and CP/M 2.2.
LISP,review,muLISP,IQLISP,Integral Quality,Soft Warehouse,insert J. Bortz and J. Diamont SOFTWARE REVIEW - "LISP for the IBM Personal Computer" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 281General overview of the LISP language and review of two products:muLISP (by The Soft Warehouse) and IQLISP (by Integral Quality). [Also, insert entitled "Benchmarking IQLISP and muLISP"].
muLISP,IQLISP,insert,speed,benchmark J. Bortz and J. Diamont "Benchmarking IQLISP and muLISP" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 288Insert in "LISP for the IBM Personal Computer" by the authors, this article tests the speed of the two products: muLISP and IQLISP.
PCjr,PC-XT,Portable PC,channel arrangement,network,review A. Pournelle "IBM's `Channel Arrangement'" Byte 84/07 Jul v.9 n.7 380Review of IBM's new product (channel arrangement) to tie the PC, PC-XT, PCjr, and Portable PC together.
help,Q&A,TI,keyboard,graphics,monochrome,memory,project,manage S. Ciarcia ASK BYTE Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 541)TI keyboard for IBM PC?, 2)Monochrome graphics, 3)Memory ad- dressing tutorial, 4)Project- and resource-management programs.
review,Framework,Ashton-Tate,integrated R. Jadrnicek, J. Markoff, and E. Shapiro "Framework" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 120Review of Framework (by Ashton-Tate).
PCjr,review R. Archer, Jr. SYSTEM REVIEW - "The IBM PCjr" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 254Review of the IBM PCjr.
Dr. Logo,IBM,Waterloo,Digital Research,Harvard,review,insert M. Bridger SOFTWARE REVIEW - "Four Logos for the IBM PC" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 287Review of Dr. Logo (Digital Research), IBM Logo, PC Logo (HarvardAssociates), and Waterloo Logo (Waterloo Microsystems). [Also, an insert entitled "Recursion: Therein Lies a Tail"].
Logo,insert,recursive,tutorial "Recursion: Therein Lies a Tail" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 300Insert in "Four Logos for the IBM PC", this article discusses theconcept of recursion: "when a procedure has the command to per- form itself as one of its instructions".
help,Q&A,Tandon,drive,door,do-it-yourself,wood J. Pournelle CHAOS MANOR MAIL Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 334Tandon drive door fixed with a piece of wood (see p.336).
Sanyo MBC-550,compatible,review,insert B. Sudbrink SYSTEM REVIEW - "The Sanyo MBC-550" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 270Review of the Sanyo MBC-550 (IBM PC compatible) computer. [Also, inserts entitled "Sanyo MBC-555/IBM PC Compatibility" and "The Double-Drive MBC-555"].
editorial,IBM P. Lemmons EDITORIAL - "IBM and Its Personal Computers" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 1Editorial on the success of the IBM PC, XT, etc.
IBM PC,PC-XT,PCjr,Portable,XT/370,3270 PC,S9000,summary "IBM Personal Computers at a Glance" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 10Summary page on each of the IBM Personal Computers: PC, PC-XT, PCjr, Portable, XT/370, 3270 PC, and S9000.
IBM,forecast,future,insert,market M. Killen "IBM Forecast: Market Dominance" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 30Because of its follow-up products, the general forecast for IBM is extremely good. [Also, inserts entitled "User Reactions" and "Has IBM Captured the Market?"].
IBM,forecast,future,insert,market,mainframe,Strategic,survey "User Reactions" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 32Insert in "IBM Forecast: Market Dominance" by M. Killen, this is a survey (by Strategic, Inc.) of 170 companies using IBM PCs withmainframes and/or minicomputers.
IBM,forecast,future,insert,market,mainframe,Strategic,survey "Has IBM Captured the Market?" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 37Insert in "IBM Forecast: Market Dominance" by M. Killen, this article looks at the results of a survey made by Strategic, Inc. of 170 companies using both IBM PCs and mainframes.
CMS,VM/PC,operating system,PC-DOS,XT/370,VM/370,REXX,XEDIT,EXEC C. Daney and T. Foth "A Tale of Two Operating Systems" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 42An overview of CMS (introduced with VM/PC) as compared to PC-DOS.Also discussed: REXX, XEDIT, EXEC, and other VM/370 features.
UNIX,operating system,forecast,future R. A. Phraner "The Future of UNIX on the IBM PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 59The UNIX operating system is discussed in terms of its future role on the IBM PC.
review,DesQ,WindowMaster,VisiOn,Windows,Concurrent DOS J. Markoff "Five Window Managers for the IBM PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 65Review of window-management software: DesQ (by Quarterdeck OfficeSystems), WindowMaster (Structured Systems), Windows (Microsoft),VisiOn (VisiCorp), and Concurrent DOS (Digital Research).
review,DR Logo,IBM Logo M. Goldberg "Two Logos for the IBM PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 91Review of DR Logo (by Digital Research) and the IBM Personal Computer Logo.
PROLOG,logical,language,tutorial J. L. Weiner "The Logical Record Keeper: PROLOG on the IBM" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 125Overview of a new logical programming language called PROLOG.
assembly,tutorial,8088 W. J. Claff "An Introduction to PC Assembly Language Programming" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 134Not for the beginner, this article assumes that you have read a primer on assembly language and "are left with unanswered ques- tions" that are (hopefully) answered here.
spreadsheet,graphics,review,business J. Bishop "Technical and Business Graphics on the IBM PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 155Review of spreadsheet & graphics packages: SuperCalc3, GrafTalk, Lotus 1-2-3, DR Graph, ChartMaster, WordStar, Microsoft Word, PFS:Write, MultiMate, FinalWord, and Business Graphics System.
DBM,review,dBASE II,Condor 3,PFS:File,C.I.P.,R:base,KnowledgeMan D. Kruglinski "Update on Six Database Managers" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 187Review of the DBMSs: dBASE II (Ashton-Tate), Condor 3 (Condor Computer), C.I.P. (Concentric Data Systems), KnowledgeMan (Micro Data Base),PFS:File/Report(Software Pub.),R:base 4000 (Microrim).
8087,chip,tutorial,speed,performance S. S. Fried "Evaluating 8087 Performance on the IBM PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 197Technical overview/tutorial on the 8087 math coprocessor chip andoverall performance characteristics.
IBM XT/370,review,insert E. Sabine "The IBM XT/370 Personal Computer" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 210Review of the IBM XT/370 computer. [Also, inserts entitled "XT/370: The Missing Link" and "The Fifth Generation"].
IBM XT/370,insert,VM/370,CMS,forecast,future,operating system P. E. Hoffman and G. M. Hicks "XT/370: The Missing Link" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 212Insert in "The IBM XT/370 Personal Computer" by E. Sabine, this article compares the operating system of the XT/370 with that of VM/370 (mainframe), and takes a look at the future market.
IBM XT/370,insert,fifth generation,CMS,VM/PC,VM/370 D. L. Cohn "The Fifth Generation" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 216Insert in "The IBM XT/370 Personal Computer" by E. Sabine, this article is a general discussion on the term "fifth generation" computers. The XT/370 is discussed in this context.
S9000,review,NMR,scientific,technical,engineering,insert,magnets D. J. States "Number Crunching on IBM's New S9000" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 218Review of the IBM S9000 computer with special applications in thefield of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). [Inserts: "ScientificComputing: The Shortcomings of the Micro" & "Integrating ......"]
scientific,technical,insert,laboratory,engineering "Scientific Computing: The Shortcomings of the Micro" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 220Insert in "Number Crunching on IBM's New S9000" by D. J. States, this article discusses problems using microcomputers for scienti-fic computing.
scientific,technical,insert,laboratory,engineering,interface,data "Integrating the S9000 into a Laboratory Computing System" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 227Insert in "Number Crunching on IBM's New S9000" by D. J. States, this article discusses interfacing the S9000 in order to take and analyze data in the laboratory (with other computers too).
IBM 3270 PC,review,workstation,mainframe,insert L. Augustin "The Mainframe Connection: IBM's 3270 PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 231Review of the IBM 3270 PC, a computer designed to talk directly with mainframes (workstation). [Also, an insert entitled "Pro- gramming Languages for the IBM 3270 PC"].
IBM 3270 PC,workstation,mainframe,insert,languages T. L. Wolf "Programming Languages for the IBM 3270 PC" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 235Insert in "The Mainframe Connection: IBM's 3270 PC", by L. Aug- ustin, this article takes a look at the various languages that are available in the 3270 mainframe-oriented environment.
modem,review,communication,board,insert M. Klein "Modems: The Next Generation" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 238Review of modems: X100 POPCOM (Prentice),Smartmodem 1200B (Hayes)PC:Intellimodem (Bizcomp),ACCESS 1-2-3 (Novation),INFO-MATE 212PC(Cermetek), and ERA 2 (Microcom). [Insert "The Computer-Modem.."]
modem,communication,insert,RS-232C,interface,protocol,glossary "The Computer-Modem Dialogue" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 245Insert in "Modems: The Next Generation" by M. Klein, this articleis a short tutorial on the RS-232C interface (protocol) between computer and modem. A glossary is provided.
file transfer,download,insert,tutorial,mainframe,communication J. Siegel "Moving Between PCs and Mainframes" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 248Tutorial on data transfer between PCs and mainframes. [Also, inserts entitled "Lotus's Symphony Offers Downloading Options" and "A Sampling of Remote Computer Services"].
file transfer,download,insert,communication,Symphony,Lotus,review "Lotus's Symphony Offers Downloading Options" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 250Insert in "Moving Between PCs and Mainframes" by J. Siegel, this article reviews the data transfer (downloading) options availablein the Symphony program (by Lotus Development Corporation).
insert,DBM,remote computer service,information,communication "A Sampling of Remote Computer Services" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 252Insert in "Moving Between PCs and Mainframes" by J. Siegel, this article is a brief outline of "remote computer services". Home- user services (e.g., CompuServe) are not reviewed, however.
compatible,PC-TEST,DOS-TEST,Award Software R. A. Stillman, Jr. "Testing for IBM PC Compatibility" Byte 84/08b Aug v.9 n.9 Spec. 256Two software packages for determining IBM PC compatibility are discussed: PC-TEST (50 programs) and DOS-TEST (40 programs). (by the author's firm, Award Software, Inc.).
floppy disk,evaluation,microphoto,quality,tutorial R. Rodina "Comparing Floppy Disks" Byte 84/09 Sep v.9 n.10 142Electron and optical microphotographs of floppy disk surfaces point to possible reasons for differences in performance between various brands of disks.
floppy disk,data recovery,tutorial,Reed-Solomon code T. Sterling "The Theory of Disk-Error Correction" Byte 84/09 Sep v.9 n.10 145Techniques are presented for "100 percent recovery of data from multiple disk sectors that are otherwise unreadable" (including Reed-Solomon code methods).
floppy disk,tutorial,format,track,sector,field,encode L. E. Thompson "Floppy-Disk Formats" Byte 84/09 Sep v.9 n.10 147Tutorial on tracks, sectors, fields, encoding schemes, plus a look at some of the most popular disk formatting schemes used.
Leading Edge PC,compatible,review J. Mazur SYSTEM REVIEW - "The Leading Edge Personal Computer" Byte 84/09 Sep v.9 n.10 312Review of the Leading Edge Personal Computer (IBM compatible).
Sanyo MBC-550,MBC-555,compatible,insert J. Unger and J. Phillips SYSTEM REVIEW - "Sanyo MBC-555/IBM PC Compatibility" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 276Insert in "The Sanyo MBC-550" by B. Sudbrink, this article dis- cusses the issue of IBM PC compatibility of the MBC-555 (the two drive version of the MBC-550).
review,Sanyo MBC-550,MBC-555,compatible,insert J. D. Droppo Jr. SYSTEM REVIEW - "The Double-Drive MBC-555" Byte 84/08a Aug v.9 n.8 278Insert in "The Sanyo MBC-550" by B. Sudbrink, this article is an independent review of the Sanyo MBC-555 (the two drive version ofthe MBC-550).