Byte vol.12 №3 March 1987

FEATURES
Introduction………………………………….82
Product Preview: The Commodore A2000………………………………84
by Gregg Williams, Tom Thompson, and Richard Grehan
The new Amiga features slots and optional PC compatibility.
Product Preview:
Turbo BASIC by George A. Stewart………………………101
Turbo BASIC is Borland International’s answer to Microsoft
BASIC. It offers 8087 compatibility, fast and versatile compilation, recursion, and it’s BASICA-compatible.
Ciarcia’s Circuit Cellar:
Build a Trainable Infrared Master Controller……………113
by Steve Ciarcia
This device can control all your home entertainment equipment.
Programming Insight:
Building a Random-Number Generator……………..127
by Brian Wichmann and David Hill
The authors present a Pascal routine for very-long-cycle randomnumber sequences.
Programming Project:
Installing Memory-Resident Programs with C………129
by Brian Edginton
Use C programs to extend DOS.
THEME: Image Processing
Introduction…………………………………140
Probing Space by Camera by Ken Sheldon………….143
Image processing began as a spin-off from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Digital Image Processing in Art Conservation…….151
by John F. A sinus
Digital image processing enables a research team to peer below the surface of the Mona Lisa and trace the painting’s evolution.
Introduction to Image Processing Algorithms……..169
by Benjamin M. Dawson
The author describes a generic image processing system that you can assemble and use to implement some algorithms.
Low-Cost Image Processing by Charles Me Manis …. 191
You can build an inexpensive but powerful image processing workstation around the Amiga.
PreScript by Ken Sheldon………………………197
This proposed standard would streamline the process of capturing and manipulating image data.
REVIEWS
Introduction…………………………………204
Reviewer’s Notebook by Cathryn Baskin…………..207
A Trio of 8-MHz PC AT Compatibles………………209
by Stan Miastkowski
Three machines that vary in options, software, and price.
AT&T’s Truevision Image Processing System……….215
by Robert Tinney
This system lets you capture, digitize, and manipulate real-time images.