Byte vol.10 №5 May 1985

FEATURES
Introduction………………………………………………………..96
The AT&T UNIX PC by Gregg Williams…………………………………….98
AT&T integrates computer and telephone and civilizes UNIX for under $6000.
Ciarcias Circuit Cellar: Build the Home Run Control System. Part 2: The Hardware by Sieve Ciarcia…………………………………108
Steve gets into the nuts and bolts of his new control system.
Set Extensions with Apple Pascal by Alfred L. Schumer…………………..128
Expand your set capabilities with the SuperSets program.
Build a Talking Clock Speech Synthesizer by Ernest H. Piette…………….143
Have your Commodore 64. VIC-20, or TRS-80 audibly announce the time.
Smalltalk Comes to the Microcomputer World by Bruce Webster……………..151
Three articles focus on this object-oriented language.
Methods: A Preliminary Look by Bruce Webster and Tom Yonkman…………….152
Methods attempts to recreate the Smalltalk development environment on the IBM PC and compatibles
Smalltalk-PC by Christopher Made……………………………………..155
You can run Smalltalk on such systems as the Apple II and the IBM PC.
The Smalltalk Programming Language by Jim Anderson and Barry Fishman……..160
This article presents a brief introduction to object-oriented programming.
THEMES
Introduction……………………………………………………….168
Multiprocessing: An Overview by Rich Krajewski…………………………171
One word covers a variety of techniques for increasing computing speed.
Extending Microprocessor Architectures Gary D. Beals………………185
Extended-processing units can significantly broaden instruction sets.
Applying Data Flow in the Real World by William Gerhard Paseman………….201
This model for parallel processing is finding its way into commercial applications.
The Transputer by Paul Walker………………………………………..219
A small computer can serve as a building block for parallel processing. Data-Movement Primitives by I. Eric Roskos and Ching-Dong Hsieh………….239
The authors describe a low-cost, innovative technique for sharing memory.
REVIEWS
Introduction……………………………………………………….256
Reviewer s Notebook by Glenn Hartwig………………………………….259
The Compaq Deskpro by lerry Grady…………………………………….260
Four models offer “99.9 percent” IBM PC compatibility.
IBM PC AT by Alan Finger…………………………………………… 270
This PC is geared toward business applications.
True BASIC by G. Micfiod Vose………………………………………..279
BASIC’s originators try to bring structure to the realm of “spaghetti code.”
The GTX-100 Modem by Marl? Haas……………………………..291
Security functions are built into this smart device. Review Feedback……………………………………………299
Readers respond to previous reviews.
KERNEL
Introduction………………………………………………………….305
Computing at Chaos Manor: In Search of the Perfect Product by lerry Pournelle…………………………………………………….307
Chaos Manor awards are handed out. and Jerry discusses a new type of micro.
Chaos Manor Mail conducted by lerry Pournelle…………………………….347
Jerry’s readers write, and he replies.
BYTE Japan: Megabits and Gigaflops by William M. Raike…………………….355
This month Bill looks at IBM Japan’s 1-megabit RAM chips and new personal computers from NEC and Fujitsu.
BYTE West Coast: Homebrew Chips by JoAm Markoff. Phillip Robinson, and Donna Osgood……………………….363
Our West Coast editors describe MOSIS and much more.
BYTE U.K.: Parallel Processing by Dick Pountain…………………………..385
From London. Dick introduces a machine called ALICE that uses parallel processors and executes a higher-order applicative language called Hope.
Computers and Law: The Sale of Computer Products by Robert Greene Sterne and Perry J. Saidman …………………………….399
TWo attorneys look at the legal aspects of buying and selling computers.
Mathematical Recreations: An Exercise in BASIC Bitwise Logic Operation by Robert T. Kurosaka………………………………………………….417
The ancient game of Nim helps teach the use of logical operators.
Circuit Cellar Feedback conducted by Steve Ciarcia………………………..424
Steve answers project-related queries from readers. —————– i
Programming Insight: 0.8660254 = \’3I2 by Dan Sandberg…………………….429
This program lets you easily find the fractional equivalent of a decimal
Programming Insight: Computing Pi by David J. Crawford…………………… 433
Approximate the decimal value of irrational numbers
Editorial: BYTE’s Reader Poll…..6
Microbytes……………………9
Letters …………………… 14
Fixes and Updates…………….33
Whats New………………..39. 464
ASK BYTE . ………………….48
Clubs & Newsletters…………..58
Book Reviews………………….65
Event Queue…………………..83
Books Received……………….442
Unclassified Ads…………….525
BYTE’s Ongoing Monitor Box. BOMB Results……………….526
Reader Service………………527