Byte vol.9 №11 November 1984

FEATURES
Introduction…………………………………………………………….107
The IBM PC AT by BYTE Staff……………………………………………….108
IBM’s latest offering provides powerful hardware with a split personality.
Ciarcia-s Circuit Cellar: An Ultrasonic Ranging System by Sieve Ciarcia………. 112
Build your own SonarTape to measure distances from I to 35 feet using sound waves
Using a Mouse with Lotus 1-2-3 by lofin Doolittle……………………………124
You can write a driver to adapt a Microsoft mouse for use with this popular interactive software package and other programs
Implementing Cryptographic Algorithms on Microcomputers by Charles Kluepfel………………………………………………………126
The muMath/muSimp package lets you build 200-digit crypotographic keys on an Apple.
Generating and Testing Pseudorandom Numbers by Charles A. Whitney…………….128
When you want to analyze haphazard occurrences, some random-number generators may be more useful than others
Data Abstraction by Cary F. Simons……………………………………….. 130
A BASIC program illustrates abstractton techniques that let you manipulate data structures without concern for the type of data that will populate these structures.
THEME: DATABASES
Introduction…………………………………………………………….135
Database Types by Rich Krajewski………………………………………..137
There’s more than one way to manage information
Text Databases by Ezra Shapiro…………………………………………147
Integrating database and editing functions simplifies the creative process
The DayFlo Architecture by Robert W. Atkins and Walter L. Mazur……………….155
TWo DayFlo designers describe the internal workings of a free-form word-oriented database
Low-Cost On-Line Databases by Matthew Lesko…………………………………167
Using your computer to track down information doesn’t have to be expensive.
The Pick Operating System. Part 1: Information Management by Ricfc Cook and JoAn Brandon…………………………………………….177
This information-oriented operating system has a built-in relational database and multiuser capabilities
Adding a Hard Disk by Roy M. Matney………………………………………..203
An engineer discusses kits, components, and expansions for the IBM PC.
Optical Memory: Data Storage by Laser by Edward S. Rothchild………………….215
The technology continues to develop, and erasable media may soon be available A Database Catalog by George Bond………………………………………….227
This survey of 47 database-management programs may lead you to the system you need
REVIEWS
NTRODUCT1ON……………………………………………………………..243
Reviewers Notebook by Ricft Malfoy…………………………………………245
JYTE s product-review editor comments on XyWrite two BM compatibles, and more
The Fujitsu Micro 16s by Alex Pournelle………………………………………..246
Adanmhilirv k the system’s greatest strength.
The Panasonic Sr. Partner by Rich Malloy……………………………………….254
This IBM PC-compatible portable packs Its own printer. Volkswriter Deluxe by Stevanne Ruth Lehrman…………………………………….263
Lifetree Softwares new package for the IBM PC is a serious word processor that’s easy to use.
HomeWord and Cut & Paste by Keith Carlson………………………………………271
Both these word processors intended for home use. are cheaper and simpler to use than those designed for the office, and both run on the Apple II series.
CLOUT and SALVO by George Bond………………………………………………..279
Two natural-language query programs for the IBM PC attempt to simplify the task of data retrieval.
DataBase vs. Condor and dBASE 11 by Bill Jacobson……………………………….289
Find out how the menu-driven program compares to two command-driven programs.
Review Feedback……………………………………………………………..306
Readers respond to previous reviews.
KERNEL
Introduction………………………………………………………………..315
Computing at Chaos Manor: Minor Problems by Jerry Pournelle………………………317
lerry resolves a difficulty with his CompuPro 8/16 and goes on to report on a wide array of hardware and software.
Chaos Manor Mail…………………………………………………………… 346
ferry’s readers write and he replies. BYTE West Coast FidoNet, Sidekick, Apple, Get OrganizedI, and Handle
by John Markoff and Ezra Shapiro………………………………………………357
Tko California-based editors comment on homebrew electronic mall, some integrated software. and other tidbits
BYTE Japan: Bits and Pieces by William M. Raike…………………………………369
Highlights from the lapanese computing scene Include news on the Hitachi CMOS 68000.
the Brother EP-44, and the Casio FP-6000. BYTE U.K.: POP and SNAP by Dick Pountain……………………………………….381
TWo artificial-intelligence languages offer alternatives to USP and Prolog.
Editorial The Challenge of the Home Computer…………… 6
MICROBYTES……………………9
Letters……………………..14
Fixes and Updates…………….33
Whats New……………….39, 473
Ask BYTE…………………….48
Clubs and Newsletters…………59
Book Reviews………………….65
Event Queue…………………..89
Books Received……………… 468
Unclassified Ads……………..525
BYTEs Ongoing Monitor Box. BOMB Results………………..526
Reader Service……………….527