Table of ContentsIt's a Database, It's an Editor, It's a Language -- It's dBASE II | 56 |
A database management tool and a programming language, dBASE II is groomed for programmers and nonprogrammers alike |
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Bruce H. Hunter |
Using WordStar to Create Mailmerge-Compatible dBASE II Files | 66 |
Overcome the problem of unwanted spaces between words when you create a WordStar document with a dBASE II file |
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Paul W. Heiser |
Banish Gremlins from your Interfaces | 70 |
Learn to use the various CP/M-based software packages in combination as one creative tool |
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Alan Simpson |
Datestamp you dBASE II | 74 |
A technique to pass the date to dBASE from any realtime clock without the irritation of keying in |
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Edward Heyman |
RSX: The Resident System Extension in CP/M Plus | 78 |
The RSX will extend the operating system, implement debuggers, and enable the user to create novel and exciting utilities |
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Ronald G. Fowler |
Ways to Keep You Cool | 86 |
S-100 mainframes that are fully professional inside and out, and designed with an accent on both performance and safety |
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Dave Hardy, Ken Jackson |
CP/M Disk Parameter Tables | 90 |
Because the DPB and DPH specify how data is stored on disk, setting them up involves sensitive decisions about the disk subsystem |
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Richard Rodman |
Display Manager | 96 |
A productivity tool from Digital Research that is ideal for the programmer who intends to write marketable software |
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Alan Simpson |
Deblocking in CP/M 2.2 | 100 |
The mechanics of the blocking/deblocking algorithm, and a guide for hackers who want to implement the BDS at home |
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Richard I. Silverman |
Microsystems Reviews: AUTODEX | 107 |
A front-end, menu-driven utility that will satisfy all your indexing needs |
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Bob Kowitt |
The Versatile Turbo Pascal | 110 |
A complete program development package for both beginners and professionals, at price that's a steal |
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David W. Carroll |
Editor's Page | 9 |
A response to the criticism of the IEEE: A guest editorial |
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Robert G. Stewart |
News and Views | 12 |
P-CP/M in beta test, Large LCD screen introduced, IBM drops Josephson device project, Osborne news, The war of the windows |
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Sol Libes |
The S-100 Bus | 16 |
Diagnostic hardware for front panel-less S-100 machines |
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Dave Hardy |
The CP/M Bus | 22 |
While MS-DOS is approaching the power of UNIX, CP/M is still the same OS familiar to 8080 and Z80 programmers |
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Anthony Skjellum |
The UNIX File | 32 |
"To use UNIX well, you must undestand not only how to use the programs, but also how they fit into the environment" - Kerighan & Pike |
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Ian F. Darwin |
From the Sidelines | 40 |
The battle for the personal computer market |
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Hank Kee |
Letters to the Editor | 50 |
This month... trouble on a static RAM board, a new version of MP/M 8-16, and a special treat for CP/M hackers |
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Software Directory | 116 |
Autocode I, REBOS, Quickcode, dUTIL, Quickscreen, dGRAPH, CPL: Computer Phone Link, W$L: Wall Street Link |
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New Products | 120 |
Z8 Basic 8-channel A/D converter, Trasien overvoltage supresor for home electronics, Klee-Line conditioner, AC line filter and trasient surge supressor, Conditional power strip prevents unexplained data loss, Transient voltage surge suppressor, Surge Sponge protects RS-232 interface, Line-Saver uninterruptible power system |
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