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601033Tandy's 1000EX, 3000HL: DOS for Home, Business Pepper FL: Tandy 1000EX & 3000HL computers: well-priced compatibles from Radio Shack.
601033Sony's Multiscan Monitor Challenges NEC MultiSynch Stafford FL: Multiscan monitor from Sony: high resolution monitor reviewed.
601036MathCAD Solves Equations On Free-form Scratch Pad Sklaver FL: MathCAD: equation editor/electronic scratch pad for the engineer reviewed.
601038Words & Figures Puts 1-2-3 Inside a Text Editor Barr FL: Words & Figures: incorporates a 1-2-3 clone & word processor.
601038R&R:A Shortcut to Creating dBASE Reports Hart FL: R&R Relational Report Writer: flexible dBASE report generator.
601043Super PC-Kwik Gives Lightning a Good Run for Money Davis FL: Super PC-Kwik program speeds file accessing time by caching memory.
601046Tops Links Mac & PC Files Marks FL: Tops:low-cost LAN lets PCs & Macs share files/PhoneNet protocol adapter.
601048Hotshot Annotates Text-Only Screens Sagman FL: Hotshot: RAM-resident screen annotating program reviewed.
601048Freeform: Simple CGA Graphics Sagman FL: Freeform: paint program let you draw on-screen with a mouse & paint 3D.
601048ColorMagic Dresses Up EGA Screens Pepper FL: ColorMagic utility program gives you total control of EGA colors.
601054Quicksilver Does DBASE Applications Compiling Hart FL: Quicksilver: competent dBASE III Plus-compatible compiler reviewed.
601054ForComment Tracks Text Revisions Johnston FL: ForComment: a document-review utility for reviewing group wp projects.
601067Mainframes--Here to Stay Dvorak Micro/mainframe myths: imagainary conflict between micro & mainframe people.
601075The Software Revolution (Part 1) Norton Significant developments in the computer industry (like HAL & programming aids
601085Desktop Publishing:Myths and Realities Seymour Desktop publishing: the problems & promise of this newly emerging field.
601091Whatever Happened to Ergonomics? Manes Ergonomics: user confort, once a hot topic has become a dead issue.
601107The Power Desk Alsop Tongue-in-cheek proposal about building a desk & computer combination.
601115The Best of 1986 (And Some of the Worst) New PC products of 1986: the best & worst (Editor's Choice).
601152Abort, Retry, Ignore Howard Bugs, bombs & backward moves of 1986: PC Magazine looks at industry mistakes.
601155The AT Clone from IBM Rosch IBM PC-XT Model 286: can out-perform an AT but has slow hard disk & high price
601165Stretching the Standard: Seven New EGA Boards Petzold Enhanced graphics adapter boards: 7 new EGA boards reviewed.
601189CAD at Any Price Hart CAD(computer-aided design)packages:AutoSketch,EasyCAD,CADWrite & MicroCadam re
601217Drawing a Bead on Bernoulli Rosch Cartridge-based hard disk systems act as both mass storage & backup devices.
601227Making Connections:The IBM Token-Ring Network Derfler IBM Token-Ring Network:could be industry standard but lacks diagnostic tools.
601243Multidimensional Spreadsheets:Giving Depth to Data Bryan 3D spreadsheets give a deeper dimension to spreadsheet data analysis.
601259MSR:A New Approach to Software Support Krasnoff MSR:hot-line software support brings technical help close at hand.
601275Electronic Thesauri:4 Ways to Find Perfect Word Raskin Thesaurus: find synonyms fast & easy with 4 electronic thesauri.
601285PC Lab Notes:A Quick Look at QuickBASIC Winer QuickBASIC: new functions & features of Microsoft's QuickBASIC 2.0 examined.
601295Files Fly with DIREX Holzner DIREX: utility for speeding up your file copying, deleting & protecting chores
602033NEC MultiSpeed: Speedy, Feature-Packed Laptop Somerson FL: NEC MultiSpeed laptop: superb portable enters market.
602033386 Assembler & C Compiler Break 64K Segment Limit Petzold FL:386/ASM 80386 assembler rev'd. & High C Compiler 386:80386 C compiler rev'd
602036GammaFax Links Dedicated Fax Machines with PCs Derfler FL:GammaFax board enables PC-to-Fax machine communication.
602038New Drives for Downsized Disks Rosch FL:Maynard Model 80310 & Toshiba Model ND-354A: 3 1/2" floppy disk drives rev'
602038Electric Pencil PC:A $50 Text Editor Johnston FL:Electric Pencil PC: easy-to-use professional word processor reviewed.
602043ITT XTRA/286 ATW:10-MHz AT Compatible with EGA Rosch FL:XTRA/286 ATW: a high-performance AT compatible reviewed.
602046Map Software:To Live and Drive in L.A. Matzkin FL:Streets on a Disk: gives travel directions,time & distance for L.A. only.
602046dBASE on Video: A Basic Primer Jones FL:dBASE III Plus Learning System video tutorial reviewed.
602046PC Mouse Bus Plus: A Port Saver Machrone FL:Mice, PC Mouse Bus Plus: new PC mouse with 1/2 length card.
602048WordPerfect 4.2 Improves Jones FL:WordPerfect 4.2: latest version of feature-packed, professional quality wp.
602048Communications Classic in the Making:ProComm 2.4.2 Venditto FL:ProComm,Ver.2.4.2:low-cost telecommunications package competes w/PC-Talk II
602052Victor Champion: Well-Built Bargain Stafford FL:Victor Champion--a well-built PC with many features and a low price.
602052Tandy 1000SX:A Slight Improvement Stafford FL:Tandy 1000SX compatible rev'd.--just a tad faster than the Tandy 1000.
602067High-Tech PR:A New Animal Dvorak PR firms shun the press and pursue research company analysts to promote produc
602075The Software Revolution (Part 2) Norton Signif. developments in computer industry(like improved programming languages)
602083Two Keys to the PC Graphics Explosion Seymour Products that quietly become industry standards (NEC's MultiSync color monitor
602091Spreading Doom Manes Tongue-in-cheek look at how spreadsheet technology can affect business.
602101The Perfect Portable Alsop Laptops:opinion that the perfect laptop meets size, weight & price criteria.
602109Database Power Puts on an Easy Interface Poor Database managers:powerful & easy-to-use--dBASE III+, R:base System V & DataEa
602119File Managers Gets a Face-lift Desposito File managers getting easier & powerful:Q&A, Powerbase & PFS:Profession File.
602135SuperCalc4:A Great Contender Brown SuperCalc4--latest version adds features to make it a serious 1-2-3 contender.
602153Clarion:Fourth-Generation Programming Aarons Clarion:a significant new programming language geared towards the programmer.
602164Awards for Technical Excellence Alsop PC Magazine's 3rd annual awards for techn. excellence in sftwr/hrdwr developme
602193Competing at the Top: High Performance ATs Rosch PC AT alternatives:4 AT compatibles from companies with reputations for qualit
602207A Pocketful of Mice Wiswell Mice: 7 new mice, 4 with three-button design, reviewed.
602225Making Connections:Tallgrass's LanCourier Derfler Tallgrass Technologies LanCourier TG-800 with VINES networking software review
602237AT Multifunction Boards:Put More Memory to Work Rosch Multifunction boards for the PC AT expand memory: 6 boards reviewed.
602251PC Lab Notes:Making DIR Do Double Duty Mefford DIR made powerful:utility for comparing 2 directory listings simultaneously.
602273A Command You Can Count On Mefford PARSE.COM utility counts characters, words and sentences in ASCII text files.
603033EGA Wonder:One-Card Solution for Graphics? Rosch FL:EGA Wonder:a video adapter that lets you use any monitor w/any video standa
603033Manuscript Whips Large Documents into Shape Machrone FL: Manuscript from Lotus:word processor for the well-structured document.
603034Managing Your Money:Best Personal Financial Tool Amsden FL: Andrew Tobias' Managing Your Money Ver.3.0:personal financial mgmt. sftwr.
603036CCI ST/386:Mail-Order Prices for 32-Bit Computing Desposito FL:CCI ST/386 PC:an 80386-based computer at a comparably low price.
603036A*Star II: 12-MHz Speed for $2,690 Desposito FL:A*Star II PC:receives good marks for engineering & performance.
603038PC-Sprint:$100 PC and XT Racing Kit Jones FL:PC-Sprint:a no-slot accelerator board that boosts PC & PC XT speed.
603043Iprint Adds Graphics Tricks to Laser Printer Hart FL:Iprint:graphics software utility for the laser printer reviewed.
603043ImageMaker Film Recorder for PC Text Slides Rosch FL:ImageMaker:novel film recorder uses daisy wheel to produce text slides.
603046Corefast:Easy File Backup with Error Check Rosch FL:Corefast:high-speed, menu & command driven backup system reviewed.
603046First Hayes-Compatible Modem for PC Convertible Pepper FL:EasyTalk 1200:Hayes-compatible internal modem for the IBM PC Convertible.
603048Cruise Control: Speed at Hand Machrone FL:Cruise Control: well-thought-out keyboard accelerator reviewed.
603048Star Trek Game: Frustrated in Space Jones FL:Star Trek, The Promethean Prophecy:a text-based game with little AI.
603048MoneyMate:For the Game of Life Amsden FL:MoneyMate:personal financial management software reviewed.
603052Quickcode Plus Generates Versatile dBASE Programs Hart FL:Quickcode Plus:excellent dBASE program generator reviewed.
603052Pdisk:A Grab Bag of Hard Disk Utilities Davis FL:Pdisk:a collection of basic DOS utilities that are missing from DOS.
603067The IBM PC II:Fiasco in Wonderland Dvorak Marketing mistakes by IBM in releasing PC-XT Model 286.
603075Industrial-Strength Programming Norton Programming languages: the difficulty faced in switching from BASIC to C.
603085Manuscript:Something Old, Something New Seymour Manuscript from Lotus: merges word processing with text editing & formatting.
603091The Demonstration Manes Misadventures of an educational presentation to high school students.
603103Back to the Stone Age Alsop Technical developments that confuse the consumer & render good programs useles
603110Desktop Publishing Without Hype Alsop Desktop publishing: the promise & pitfalls of this burgeoning industry.
603119Muscling In on the Mac:PC-Based Page Composition Burns Desktop publishing: 5 new under $1000 page composition parograms reviewed.
603159Stacking Up to the Mac Burns Desktop publishing:sample newletter produced with each of 5 page compostion pk
603174Bestinfo's Superpage II:Beyond Desktop Publishing Burns Superpage II:$7000 heavy-duty typesetting tool--desktop publishing of the futu
603181Putting Text and Graphics in Their Place Rosenthal Desktop publishing: page description languages--a look at state of the art PDL
603195Sliding in Memory: 14 Hard Disk Cards Rosch Hard disk cards: 14 memory-expanding cards reviewed.
603223Making Connections: Fox Research's 10-NET Derfler Fox Research's 10-NET: this all-inclusive network package reviewed.
603241AT Alternatives:Extra Features and Cheaper, Too Desposito PC AT alternatives: 9 low-cost AT compatibles tested and reviewed.
603267Stalking the Low-End Integrated Solution Raskin Integrated packages for under $200: four low-cost and easy to learn pkgs. rev'
603299Adding Power to Batch Programs Prosise CHECK.COM utility tests parameters of batch files for intelligent branching.
603323Playing the Dating Game Prosise TIMEKEY utility inserts date & time-stamps into spreadsheets, text files, etc.
604033Move Over SideKick, $85 Lotus Metro Does It All Machrone FL:Metro from Lotus Devel. Corp. vies for memory-resident disk mngmt. market.
604033TurboTax Simplifies Tax Season Meadows FL:TurboTax, Ver.4.0:still among the best, easiest indiv. tax prep. software.
604035Cheetah Plugs In 386 Processing for $495 Rosch FL:Adapter/386 circuit board allows 80386 compatibility and multitasking.
604036Olympia's $649 NP136: A Competent Performer Matzkin FL:Olympia NP136 dot matrix printer--steady, fast performer.
604036Panasonic 9-Pin Printers Are a Dot Matrix Bargain Matzkin FL:Panasonic KX-P1080i & KX-P1091i printers:outstanding quality for the price.
604043turboMagic Manages the Interface for Turbo Pascal Rubenking FL:turboMagic--code generator for Turbo Pascal reviewed.
604043ComcoModem 2400PC:Best bps/Dollar Ratio Stone FL:ComcoModem offers low price, high performance 2,400bps modem.
604046Squish Puts a Squeeze on Files Davis FL:Squish--RAM-resident utility that compresses data files before they're stor
604046Inset Integrates Any Graphics Screen Krasnoff FL:Inset-produces professional-looking hard-copy text/graphics combinations.
604048Whoops! Catches Typos, Has Thesaurus Miller FL:Whoops!--spelling checker and thesaurus reviewed.
604048Silencer Offers Cool, Quiet Power Mendelson FL:Silencer 150-replacement power supply & fan adds amble wattage &cooling pow
604048PC Paintbrush Expands Drawing Area Kunkel FL:PC Paintbrush Plus introduces larger virtual page.
604052Surprise! Boosts PC, XT Processor Speed Jones FL:Surprise!-an easy-to-install, no-slot accelerator board.
604054Polaroid Palette Mertis a Plus Rosch FL:Polaroid Palette Plus image recorder makes photos/graphics from the screen.
604054OfficeWriter's Enhancements for the Printed Page Miller FL:OfficeWriter,Ver.5.0:adds enhancements including some desktop publ. feature
604065Space Aliens Running Major Software Firms Dvorak Tongue-in-cheek report of abduction by software-selling aliens.
604075The Software Revolution (Part 3) Norton Debugging advances:software debugging tools, like Microsoft's CodeView,examine
604083Where are the Other Lotuses? Seymour Absence of dominance in database mgmt.,graphics,word proces.categories examine
604093The Oven of the Half-Baked Idea Manes Simulations: Steven Job's next step in computer simulations examined.
604103An Eggciting Way to Buy Software Alsop Egghead Discount Software stores' winning formula for retail success.
604109And Here Comes HAL Petzold HAL: Lotus's revolutionary english language 1-2-3 interface reviewed.
604127Word Processors:More Power for the Money Raskin Word processing programs: 18 low-cost packages reviewed.
604175DOS Shells Get Smarter Puglia DOS shells: DOS-enhancing utilities make file tracking & manipulation easier.
604223The In-Between Machines:80286-Based XT Compatibles Rosch PC-XT compatibles: four 80286-based XTs reviewed.
604241For Your Ears Only:PC Security Modems Marks Modems to protect your data:Cermetek Security Modem &Anderson Jacobson 2412-AD
604253Making Connections: Orchid Technology's PCnet Derfler Orchid Technology's PCnet--local area network reviewed.
604265Epson Does It Again Rosch Epson Equity III Plus: worthy PC AT alternatives reviewed.
604277PC Lab Notes:Digging Deeper into DOS(Part 1) Winer DOS tutorial of less familiar commands & options:increase your DOS productivit
604287A Very Savvy Search Utility Mefford SEARCH.COM utility: combines file search & string search functions.
605033EasyTax Turns 1-2-3 into A Federal Tax Preparer Meadows FL:EasyTax--templates of tax forms run under 1-2-3 to do 1040 and other forms.
605033Borland Builds Speed, Power into Turbo Basic Winer FL:Turbo Basic--outstanding BASIC compiler from Borland reviewed.
605035The Tax Advantage:Seasonal Relief Miller FL:The Tax Advantage--simple tax preparation software for 1986 1040s & others.
605036Celebrity:Lots of Value In $90 Word Processor Jones FL:Celebrity--word processor for personal use includes smart integrated featur
605038Dac-Easy Base Sets New Low-Cost DBMS Standard Benderavage FL:Dac-Easy--ease to use database manager that emulates dBASE III.
605038Hotline:Phone as a Power Tool Matzkin FL:Hotline--memory-resident telecommunications package reviewed.
605043Sharp Packs the Element of Success into Portable Venditto FL:Sharp PC-7100--a 20.6 lb. well-made portable reviewed.
605046Clipper Adds Support for EMS, DOS 3.1--Networks Hart FL:Clipper--Autumn '86 release dBASE compiler reviewed.
605046MatchPoint-PC Reads,Writes to CP/M & Apple II Disk Marks FL:MatchPoint board allows PC to read & write CP/M & Apple formats.
605048Learning DOS:A Lively Tutorial Miller FL:Learning DOS form MicroSoft Corp.--teaches concepts & commands.
605048Chessmaster:Challenge the Champ Jones FL:Chessmaster 2000--12 levels of chess playing challenge.
605048Forms On-File:Over 100 Templates Jones FL:Forms-On-File--100 ready-to-print business forms & self-designed forms.
605052Spreadsheet Dectective Keeps Tabs on Cells,Errors Taylor FL:Spreadsheet Detective debugs 1-2-3 or SuperCalc worksheets.
605052PCED 1.01a:A DOS Essential Mendelson FL:PCED--smart DOS command editor for new to advanced users.
605067The Key to Software Success Dvorak Tongue-in-cheek examination of Version or Release numbering.
605075Exploring Floating Point Norton Floating point arithmetic: as used in programming and spreadsheets.
605085Making the Work Group Work Seymour Work group productivity software:revolutionary pkgs. like For Comment examined
605091The 386 in Fantasyland Manes 386-based machines: why they won't initiate a computer revolution.
605107A Hot, New Acronym: KLANSS Alsop Networks' benefits & user-ease being overlooked in favor of techn.specificatio
605113Charting A Course Through Graphics Software Goldberg Graphics software:business graphics packages--intro to the market & terminolog
605119Graphics Software on Display Goldberg Graphics software: 44 business graphics packages grouped by price and reviewed
605247Animating Your Business Graphics Rosch Presentation graphics packages: 5 packages for creating animated sequences.
605273Specialized Graphics Software Hart Specialized graphics packages for organizational, Gantt, flow, & text charts.
605289Producing Quality Output:When Only Best Will Do Raskin Slides: producing quality 35mm slides from your graphic software output.
605293Three New Film Recorders Rosch Slides: 3 film recorders for turning graphics into quality slides.
605311The Service Bureau Option Raskin Slides:Service Bureaus for graphics slide production.
605331PC Lab Notes:Digging Deeper into DOS, Part 2 Winer DOS tutorial: using ANSI.SYS, advanced uses of DOS environment & 3.2's XCOPY.
605349Instant ASCII at Your Service Prosise ASC.COM utility: a pop-up ASCII table.
606033RapidFile Manages Data,Extra Help for Form Letters Desposito FL:RapidFile from Ashton-Tate--file manager/memo writer reviewed.
606033Commodore Goes Upscale: The First DOS PC Arrives Rosch FL:Commodore PC10-1 & PC10-2:two IBM-compatible PCs from Commodore reviewed.
606034IBM Brings the Convertible Closer to the Lap Pack Matzkin FL:PC Convertible improvements: IBM adds 640k, more readable screen.
606036Mace Utility 4.0:Best Data Recovery Gets Better Mendelson FL:Mace Utility Ver.4.0--flexible, powerful utility restores damaged disks/fil
606038SemiDisk Plugs Nonvolatile RAM into Expansion Slot Johnston FL:4951 SemiDisk--nonvolatile RAM-disk on expansion card speeds RAM disk acces
606043Best Bargain in Scanners:$269 200-dpi PixiScanner Stanton FL:PixiScanner--low cost, high quality 200-dot-per-inch scanner reviewed.
606046PicturePower Merges Video Images with dBASE III+ Jones FL:PicturePower--integrates video camera images with dBASE III+ compatible fil
606048GEM Draw Plus:Easy Color Graphics Barr FL:GEM Draw Plus--easy-to-use drawing package uses icon-interface.
606048NewsMaster Dresses Up Newsletters Matzkin FL:NewsMaster--modest desktop publishing package for simple newsletters.
606048How to Enhance Your PC, XT Keyboard Gavan FL:Turbo-101 Enhanced Keyboard--patterned after IBM's enhanced keyboard.
606050Telewriter:An On-line Editor Johnston FL:Telewriter II--imports on-line files into word processing environment.
606050True BASIC Speeds Execution,Uses Total DOS Memory Winer FL:True BASIC,Ver.2--adds features, speeds execution.
606065Three Keys to Good Service Dvorak Service: providing real backup service vs. faking service-orientation.
606075More Floating-Point Formats Norton Floating point arithmetic:tricks used to increase calculation accuracy.
606085Whither Lotus? Seymour Lotus Development Corp. positions itself favorably with new products & strateg
606091The Lost Chaplin Archive Manes Tongue-in-cheek look at Little Tramp shorts that allegory IBM past mistakes.
606101Who Buys PC Products for Companies? Alsop Brand specifiers,the corporate gurus who make purchasing decisions vs. end use
606107Behind the Screens:EGA and Multiscan Monitors Wiswell Enhanced Graphics Adapters:10 EGAs and 8 multiscan monitors reviewed.
606147Taking Back the Desk Rosch Downsized PCs--1/3 smaller than average systems,9 trim PCs & AT compatibles re
606185Emulating Expanded Memory:5 Software Alternatives Petzold Expanded memory emulation pkgs.:5 software alternatives to expanded memory boa
606203Special Delivery:Mailing List Managers Brown Mailing list managers:24 programs reviewed vary widely in price & capabilities
606249Computing at a Distance Stone Remote computing:programs bring distant PCs together for simultaneouscocomputi
606265Making Connections:Invisible Network Derfler Invisible Network from Invisible Software uses system compatibility as an asse
606277Editing by Committee Raskin ForComment:software pkg. lets several editors annotate & revise same manuscrip
606287PC Lab Notes:A User's Guide to the DOS Environment Shaw DOS environment:DOS's lesser known commands and how to get the most out of the
606295Preventing Copy Disasters Mefford COPYSAFE utility warns you when you're writing over an existing same-named fil
607033HP Laserjet Series II:Lower Price,Good Performance Machrone FL:Hewlett-Packard HP Laserjet Series II printer reviewed.
607033The Compaq Portable III:20 Pounds of AT Power Machrone FL:Compaq Portable III:80286-based machine runs at 12MHz,packs fast hard disk.
607034Toshiba's Laptop Gets a Supertwist LCD Screen Howard FL:Toshiba T1100 Plus laptop PC reviewed.
607035Lotus Express Manages E-Mail Howard FL:Lotus Express-makes MCI mail traffic run smoothly & easily.
607036Measure Routes Sampling Data Into WK1 or ASCII Rosch FL:Measure program runs with 1-2-3 to process sampling & other scientific data
607038Amstrand Imports a Series of Speedy,Innovative PCs Davis FL:Amstrad PC1512--low-priced Korean-built PC clone enters American market.
607043Htest/Hformat Diagnostics Mendelson FL:Htest/Hformat-format program speeds up or jump-starts faulty hard disks.
6070431-2-3 Add-In from Efin Solves Problems in Reverse Taylor FL:Goal Solutions--a 1-2-3 add-in that works backwards for what-if solutions.
607046Flawed JumpStart: Going Nowhere Fast Miller FL:JumpStart--non-memory resident desktop utilities pkg. comes up short.
607046The $99 Economouse: Aptly Named Jones FL:Mice, Economouse--a low priced mouse with some deficiencies.
607046Detailed Handbook of BASIC Fills a Gap Winer FL:Handbook of BASIC for the IBM PC by David Schneider reviewed.
607048Rodime Goes Public with Top-Quality 45-Meg Disk Jones FL:R-Card 45:high-speed 45-Mbyte hard disk on a card for PCs,XTs,ATs&compatibl
607051Turbo Pascal Toolbox Teaches Numeric Routes Davis FL:Turbo Pascal Numerical Methods Toolbox:writing programs that analyze number
607051Flash-Up Windows Simplifies Custom-Made Interfaces Hart FL:Flash-Up Windows:lets you create cumtomized pop-up menus & help windows.
607075Too Many Columns, Too Little Time Dvorak Topics of interest in the computer industry:offered up to the would-be columni
607083Wrestling with the Laserjet Plus Norton Hewlett-Packard's Laserjet printer:mishaps & successes encountered in using it
607093The Agony and the Ecstacy of Soft Fonts Seymour Laser printers: the pros & cons of laserjet printers' downloadable fonts.
607099The Electric Foot Manes Computerize running shoe:an actual product that carries computerization too fa
607111Pet Peeves Alsop William Lohse, PC Magazine's publisher, discusses our readers as decision-make
607119High-Speed ATs:Life in the Fast Lane Poor High speed PC AT compatibles:Four 12- & 16-MHz PC AT clones reviewed.
607136The Scientific PC Seymour Scientific & technical market:new software & accelerators move PC into the lab
607143Manuscript:A Technical Writer's Tool Kit Raskin Manuscript:word processor from Lotus Development Corp. for the technical write
607155Software for Problem Solving Bush Problem solving software:7 pkgs. help scientists analyze data & studymath mode
607181Faster Calculations with Numeric Processors Davis Speeding up calculations with accelerators,array processors &card-based produc
607188Clocking the 80287 at High Speed Davis 80287 accelerators:speed up the PC's numbers crunching capabilities.
607194Numeric Muscle for the PC Davis Array processors:perform a limited set of calculations on enormous amts. of da
607208Changing the Rules of the Game Davis Non-Intel-Compatible(NIC)cards:speed up floating point & scientific calculatio
607221WordPerfect Made Easy Howard WordPerfect--overview of this successful word processing program.
607222Seventeen Ways to Learn WordPerfect Rosenbaum WordPerfect learning aids: books, tapes & disk tutorials reviewed.
607232Eight Ways to Improve WordPerfect McClure WordPerfect macros:learning the basics plus 8 convenient, time-saving macros.
607251Making Connections:3Com's Ethernet & Token-Ring Derfler Ethernet & Token-Ring networks--excellent performance, features & flexiblity.
607273NetWare Utilities Fill the Duty Roster Marks Netware:3rd party specialized utilities improve printer-sharing & security.
607295PC Lab Notes:Expanding the DOS Environment Shaw DOS environment:how applications programs access in the DOS environment.
607313Instant Access to Directories Prosise XDIR.COM:pop-up directory listing from within a running applications program.
608033Intel's Inboard 386 Blazes An Upgrade Path for ATs Rosch FL:Intel Inboard 386 expansion board:turns PC AT into 80386-based powerhouse.
608033WordStar 4.0:Face-lift Adds Speed, Keeps Logic Porter FL:WordStar Professional 4.0: revised version adds improvements.
608035StarFixer Makes WordStar Manageable Porter FL:StarFixer--customizes changes for WordStar's insufficiencies.
608036Halo DPE:As a Page Design Tool It's a Drawing Aid Stanton FL:Halo DPE merges text & graphics on same page-heavy on graphics,light on tex
608036Mix C Works' Tools Is Good Choice for the Novice Smith FL:Mix C Works-compiler,linker,editor,debugger for new C language programmers.
608038Bookmark Saves Snapshots of RAM & Video Memory Rosch FL:Bookmark-copies contents of RAM to disk to avoid data loss.
608038Princeton LS300:Easy Scanning, Strong on Zoom Stanton FL:Princeton LS300 Scanner--desktop scanner system reviewed.
608043Envelope Please Picks Up Addresses Matzkin FL:The Envelope Please--picks up address from correspondence & prints envelope
608043Assembler Book Teaches by Example Winer FL:Peter Norton's Assembly Language Book for the IBM PC reviewed.
608043Pizazz Puts New Life in PrtSc Key Matzkin FL:Pizazz-memory-resident print utility expands print options.
608046Xerox's Spelling Checker Uses No RAM or Slot Jones FL:PC Type Write spelling checker in a box, works with all software.
608046Turbofonts Generates Over 1000 Special Characters Mendelson FL:Turbofont 1.2 prints non-IBM characters:foreign letters & scientific symbol
608048Oversize Monitors Display EGA Graphics Jones FL:Aydin Patriot Enhancer & EG-19 Enhanced Graphics Display monitors reviewed.
608051Smoother Than 1-2-3, Silk Has Text Search Taylor FL:Silk--spreadsheet with extremely good interactive help.
608065Sue You, Sue Me Dvorak Lotus look and feel suit against user interface clones examined.
608075Where E-Mail Systems Fall Short Seymour Failings of e-mail 3rd party telecommunications service-i.e.lack of text edito
608089The Death of Programming? Manes Applications generators threaten but will not do away with programming.
6080971-2-3 and Me Alsop Alsop traces his rocky relationship with Lotus 1-2-3.
608104Security Strategies:Hardware Protection for PCs Aarons Security:hardware security products for safeguarding your PC & its data.
608123Laser Printer Technology:For Under $3000 Dickinson Laser printers:5 low-cost printers challenge Hewlett-Packard's market share.
608147Sheet Feeders Multiply Your Printing Options Wiswell Sheet feeders:multiple-bin sheet feeders give longer printer runs,do envelopes
608161Pluses for Your HP Laserjet O'Brien Hewlett-Packard laserjet hardware & software aids:get the most from HP printer
608175Sharing Your Laser's Power Rosch Printer-sharing:9 automatic devices for sharing expensive hard-copy hardware.
608209Making Connections:13 LANs in Perspective Derfler Overview & comparison of 13 LANs reviewed so far in the network series.
60824110-MHz Computers:High Speed, Low Risk Rosch 10-MHz computers:6 PCs reviewed that boast full PC AT compatibility.
608263Better Tools for Backup Rosch Backup:products that make backup drudgery fast, reliable and easy.
608281PC Lab Notes:A System Board Analyzer Mefford STATUS.COM utility lets you view PC & XT configuration settings on screen.
608297A DOS Music Generator Mefford PLAY.COM utility lets you make music with your PC without entering BASIC.
608317Connectivity Clinic Derfler Networks:tips for restoring response time & clearing up long-distance phone li
609033BASIC Wars Heat Up; Microsoft Strikes Back Winer FL:QuickBASIC,Rel.3.0--Microsoft adds new enhancements.
6090334Word Brings Word Processing Inside Lotus 1-2-3 Venditto FL:4Word--word processing add-in for Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets.
609036Dragnet Utility Searches Files,Retrieves Data Stone FL:Dragnet--research utility that searches for text strings.
609036VOPT Puts Files In Order Fast Hart FL:VOPT--fast, easy disk optimizer prg. reorganizes fragmented files on disk.
609038Emerald Tape Backup:Speedy Hrdwr/Lackluster Sftwr Jones FL:Emerald DOS-2010 Cassette Tape Backup--internal tape backup unit.
609038GSI Pascal Debugs Turbo Code Davis FL:GSI Pascal--well-conceived,windowing debugger compatible with Turbo Pascal.
609043AutoSwitch EGA 480 Adapts to Any Monitor Rosch FL:AutoSwitch EGA 480 Card--multimode EGA card reviewed.
609043Bas2Pas:Converts BASIC into Pascal Davis FL:Bas2Pas:menu-driven conversion program transforms BASIC code to Pascal.
609046$169 dBXL Matches dBASE on Functions, Adds Windows Hart FL:dBXL--an inexpensive database manager that's highly compatible with dBase I
609048GRiD Packs Power into Sleek, New 9.3 Pound Laptop Georgas FL:GRiDlite:lightweight,single-floppy laptop computer reviewed.
609051Need Help Screens? Call Rescue Miller FL:Polaris Rescue--create your own pop-up help screens for any application.
609051Unit*Assistant Has the Right Measure Barnett FL:Unit*Assistant:RAM-resident utility converts measurements to different unit
609051Jot! Simplifies Text-Only Macros Gavan FL:Jot!:memory-resident utility defines macros for frequently used words/phras
609065Of Mice and Men Dvorak Mice, why there is a mouse in computing's future.
609075An End to Doc-Bashing Seymour Documentation for software: what makes for good, clear software documentation.
609083Crossed Wires Manes Tongue-in-cheek examination of equipment complaints and consumer conplacency.
609091Real Expanded Memory Alsop Memory--new solutions on the horizon for expanded memory.
609098Plugging into PC Communications Communications overview: modems, software & services.
609100The Modern Modem:Bridge to the On-Line World Rosch Modems: 87 modems benchmark tested and reviewed.
609237Tapping into On-line Knowledge On-line services overview: what kinds of services are available.
609238On-line Databases:Dialing for Data Badgett On-line databases:12 of the best known telecommunications databases reviewed.
609263Search Software:Directory Assistance Badgett On-line search software--search programs minimize expensive on-line time.
609275Wired to the World E-mail options overview: MCI, EasyLink & now AT&T Mail.
609276Public E-Mail:Person-to-Person Krasnoff MCI Mail & EasyLink compared to new electronic mail challenger, AT&T Mail.
609295Corporate E-Mail:The Electronic Mailroom Krasnoff Electronic mail services designed exclusively for the business environment.
609305Background Communications:Invisible E-Mail Stone Communications programs (5) that allow you to remain in your current applicati
609331PC Lab Notes:Turbocharging BASIC (Part 1) Winer TurboBASIC from Borland soups up an already great programming language.
609343DRAWing Made Easy Mefford DRAW.COM utility: lets you draw without entering BASIC.
609377Connectivity Clinic Derfler Networks:bridges between networks, benchmark tests & high-speed clone servers.
610033IBM Builds New Plateau With Personal System/2 Machrone FL:Personal System/2--new generation of IBM computers introduced.
610033OS/2:Multitasking DOS Slated for '88 Petzold FL:OS/2 multitasking operating system from MicroSoft planned for '88 release.
610034PS/2 Model 50: Nearly State-of-the-Art 286 PC Petzold FL:Personal System/2 Model 50--powerful 80286-based IBM machine reviewed.
610043IBM Goes Analog:New Video Standards Show off Color Petzold FL:PS/2 built-in video adapters from IBM set new color graphics standards.
610044IBM's Bargain Model 30:New PC with Old Bus Venditto FL:PS/2 Model 30--lowest priced of the new IBM series reviewed.
610048Personal System/2 Gives Life to a Smarter DOS Somerson FL:PC-DOS 3.3--IBM's latest upgrade of DOS offers more flexibility.
610091Origins of the Word "Nerd" Dvorak Origin of the term, computer nerd, examined.
610099The Curse of Thamus Seymour Can dependence on computers diminish our reliance on our own intelligence?
610107No More Ducks! No More Pies! Manes Tongue-in-cheek critique of presentations delivered via overhead projector.
610115Why IBM is Getting Bashed Alsop IBM: what IBM doesn't understand about changes in the computer consumer.
610125Equipping Your Network:The LANstation Alternative Derfler LANstation systems: 6 diskless networking workstations reviewed.
610154Taking the Stand:The Look-and-Feel Issue Examined Machrone Look and Feel issue: Lotus 1-2-3 lawsuit against clone makers examined.
610157The Copyright Law on Trial Rosch Copyright laws as they apply to the Lotus Look and Feel lawsuit issue.
610166Roots:The Evolution of Innovation Machrone Genealogy of important computer products traced.
610174Who Owns the Standards? Seymour Standards: what constitutes industry standards and can companies own them?
610180Who'll Think of Suing What Next? Manes Tongue-in-cheek examination of the Lotus Look and Feel lawsuit issue.
610186You Be the Judge Taylor Facts of how closely clones imitate Lotus in Look and Feel lawsuit issue.
610199Major Word Processors Get Better Adrian Enhanced latest versions of 7 popular word processing programs reviewed.
610235Four-Figure Video Petzold Video boards with resolution of 1,000 pixels or more:10 boards & displays rev'
610277NewViews:A New Paradigm for Accounting Software Dauphinais Price Waterhouse Report:NewViews-unorthodox but flexible accounting software.
610287Technical Support as Handy as Your Bookshelf Krasnoff Training:book reviews of 19 of the best books on personal computing (by subjec
610313PC Lab Notes:Designing Menus a la 1-2-3 Hummel MAKEBAR.COM (w/SLASHBAR utility) adds a Lotus-like control menu to your progra
610339Looking Just Like 1-2-3 Hummel SLASHBAR (w/MAKEBAR.COM) pops-up Lotus-like control menu for your programs.
611033Handscan Reads Text Line by Line into Applications Stanton FL:Handscan--a well-designed, hand-held scanner reviewed.
611033IBM Model 60:Towering Expandable Powerhouse Rosch FL:IBM Personal System/2 Model 60 examined and reviewed.
611035The Personal System/2: How Much of a Bargain? Howard FL:IBM's PS/2--price comparison of these, former IBM and competitive machines.
611036JDL-850 EWS:A 24-Pin Printer Doubles as a Plotter Hart FL:JDL-850 EWS printer/plotter:high-quality printer also emulates HP plotter.
611036LaserPlotter Emulates HP Plotters on Laser Printer Bryan FL:LaserPlotter utility enables HP Laserjet printer to act as HP 2-pen plotter
611043New Proprinter Doesn't Mess Up a Good Thing Matzkin FL:IBM Proprinter II--adds improved features to an already high-quality printe
611043Newbury OSP-3 Chugs Steadily On, Stylishly Matzkin FL:Newbury Data Office Systems Printer-3:well-designed printer reviewed.
611046Actor Gives Microsoft Windows Programmers a Choice Smith FL:Actor--programming environment for developing Microsoft Windows application
611046HC40 Hard Disk: One of the Fastest Rosch FL:Core HC40--a 40-megabyte high-speed hard disk system reviewed.
611048R:base Graphics Strikes a Balance Betw. Ease,Power Jones FL:R:base Graphics--powerful, easily learned busn.graphics pkg. for R:base use
611048ZyIndex 2.2: A Word Cruncher's Dream Stone FL:ZyIndex file indexing and retrieval program reviewed.
611059Lotus Puts the World in Your Graphics Miller FL:Freelance Maps integrates maps into presentation created by Freelance Plus.
611059Two Clocks That Don't Take Up Slots Matzkin FL:dCLOCK II & SideClock--two clocks which don't take up expansion slots.
611059QuickPak: A Grab Bag of BASIC Tricks Jones FL:QuickPak--offers BASIC subprograms & routines you can use in your programs.
611073The Substance of Image Dvorak MacIntoshes' image is slick, while IBM suffers a dowdy image.
611083Incremental vs. Generational Change Seymour Evolutionary vs. revolutionary improvements: when consumers are owed upgrades.
611091Hypertext:A Breath of Air Freshener Manes Hypertext:the pitfalls of this information-linking system examined.
611099Motherboards and Apple Pie Alsop Product innovations which lead to obsolescence--a plee for upgrade possibiliti
611109Technical Knockouts:Why Everyone Needs a Hard Disk Rosch Hard disk basics & overview:how hard disks enhance productivity.
611117Hard Disk Heavyweights Rosch Hard disks which hold 100 megabytes or more: 7 disk drives reviewed.
611145Cut-rate Contenders Bican Hard disks at low prices--6 drives sold mainly through mail-order reviewed.
611167System Integrators:Hard Disks with All the Extras Rowinsky Hard disks sold through system intergrators: extra support and service.
611179Cartridge Systems from Iomega and Kodak Rosch Half-height cartridge systems: combine advantages of floppy & hard disk drives
611199How to Handle Your Hard Disk Somerson Hard disks: setting up & organizing your hard disk for maximum efficiency.
611233Big Draws:The New Large-Format Plotters Hart Plotters:large-size D & E plotters reviewed.
611271Windows Shopping:Applications for the Environment Petzold Microsoft Windows: 8 programs that run under the Windows operating environment
611317Making Connections:Clustered CPU Systems Derfler Clustered CPU Networking Systems rev'd.:for modest networking needs.
611345Commodore Comes Home Rosch Commodore PC10 compatible computers rev'd:competively-priced PCs from a big na
611361PC Lab Notes: Turbocharging BASIC (Part 2) Winer TurboBASIC compiler: new commands and recursive functions examined.
611377Clean Out Clones the Easy Way Mefford REPEATS utility identifies duplicate files and same-named outdated versions.
611401Connectivity Clinic Derfler Network security/finding a network administrator/faraway printer connections.
612027PC Advisor Gus Venditto VP: Help in adding EGA and EMS when nearly all the slots aregone, in printing
612033Zenith and NEC Set Higher Standards for Laptop PCs Paul Somerson FL: Zenith Data Systems and NEC Have just redefined the highend of the laptop
612036$249 WordPrfct. Executive Condenses Sev. Applctns. for Trav.Mitt Jones FL: A low-cost grab bag of integrated features for those whoneed power on the
612038Optimal Solutions Add-in Brings Linear Programming to 1-2-3 Jared Taylor FL: A 1-2-3 add-in that does linear programming with spreadsheet data.
612043Noble 386: A 45-Pound, 32-Bit Portable PC at a Bargain PriceHoward Marks FL: The Noble 386 Portable from PC Discount is arguably the world's fastest po
612046Buddy System Turns a Regular PC into Resource-Sharing Host Frank J. Derfler, JrFL: The PC Buddy System from Kano Group Industries, lets youtap the power of o
612048Disk Technician Promises New Life for Faulty Hard Disks Mitt Jones FL: Prime Solution's Disk Technician is a new approach to hard-disk care that
612051On-screen Help for DOS at Two Levels Edward Mendelson FL: A few keystrokes can bring you DOS Help! or TECH Help!, both from Flambeau
612059What Happened To Office Automation? Bill Machrone VP: Office automation once held forth the promise of the paperless office, vid
612065IBM's New Shills: A Disaster Waiting To Happen John C. Dvorak -0-
612075Desktop Presentations Take Off Jim Seymour VP: Picking an application that can rank with the Big Five is a tricky busine
612083CD-ROM CHICKENS and CD-ROM EGGS Stephen Manes VP: CD-ROM: Conflicting standards still prevent CDs from living up to their fu
612091Revolution Or Evolution? Stewart Alsop VP: It took guts for IBM to design a new bus for the Personal System/2. The im
612101Backup Choices From Tapes to Disks to WORMS Winn L. Rosch CS: The best backup system is the one that you'll use routinely to safeguard y
612111DC2000 Systems: Pocket Size Backup Winn L. Rosch CS: These DC2000-based tape drives are the first systems to use the pocket-siz
612135WORMs for Mass Storage Winn L. Rosch CS: Their ruggedness and reliability make WORM (write-once, read mostly) drive
612169Word Processing Translation Software Barbara Krasnoff FE: Text conversion programs such as PC-switch, R-Doc/X, Software Bridge, Word
612193Computers: Compaq's Deskpro 286, The 12-MHz Champ. Bill Howard FE: The latest entrant in the world of 12-MHz machines movesonce-risky high-sp
612203Making Connections: Zero-Slot LANs. Frank J. Derfler, JrFE: Making Connections: Low cost and ease of installation make zero-slot LANs
612235Power Tools: Utilities for Turbo Pascal Stephen Randy Davis FE: The popularity of Borland's Turbo Pascal is evidenced bythe support indust
612255PCs and Fax Get it Together. Winn L. Rosch FE: Today's technology is enabling PCs to become fax stations equipped to crea
612281The Best of the Best Utilities Bill Howard FE: Looking for ways to get the most out of your PC? Our editors and frequent
612311PC LAB NOTES: Get the Full EGA Color Spectrum Robert L. Hummel PC LAB NOTES: SPECTRUM.COM lets your applications run in any 16 of the EGA's 6
612331PROGRAMMING UTILITIES/Your Everyday Reminder Michael J. Mefford Programming Utilities: REMINDER.COM, a memory-resident utility, alerts you to
612351Spreadsheet Clinic:Cancel/Replace Option Jared Taylor Padding out cells to column with; macros that save files andanswer the cancel/
612355CONNECTIVITY CLINIC: Expanding Networks Frank J. Derfler, JrExpanding networks beyond their limits; sharing an Apple Laser Writer among PC
612363POWER USER: SuperKey Craig L. Stark SuperKey Macro editor bug; naming WordPerfect macros; expanding dBASE's help f
612371USER-TO-USER: Deletion utilities Paul Somerson Two Techniques for fast, brute-force mass deletions, and an intelligent, flexi
612383PC TUTOR: Programming for 8087 Math Coprocessor Charles Petzold Programming for 8087 math coprocessor; batch files that bootup.
612533InColor Card:Better-Than-EGA Resol. With Hercules Drivers Winn L. Rosch FL:Hercules Computer Technology's new InColor Card Brings compatibility with H
612538U.S. Robotics Courier HST:Top Price/Perform Ratio 9,600 bps M. David Stone FL: Excellent price/performance ratio in a 9,600-bps Hayes- compatible mode. P
612546CompareRite Keeps Track of Revisions to Text Files Joseph R. Polidoro FL: JURISoft's CompaRite, a facile text-comparer that works with nine major wo
612551R:Bridge Opens Link to R:base Files Neil J. Rubenking FL: R:Bridge System V, from Synchronicity Research, gives full access to any R
612651XT and AT Installation Made into Video Ellen R.S. Bush FL: PC Star Productions' PC TechVideo is a movie that tells a story.
613033Kurzweil Desktop Scanner OCR Breaks New Ground Tom Stanton FL: Kurzweil Discover System: A desktop OCR that can recognize true typeset ch
613034Borland's $99 Eureka-a Fast, Free-form Equation Solver Stephen Randy Davis FL: Eureka, a fast flexible problem solver that uses the familiar Borland inte
613035Zenith Debuts Small Desktop PC Geared for Use at Home,SchoolRobert Hummel FL: Zenith eaZy pc, a small quiet desktop PC-compatible offering 31/2 inch flo
613038Plus Doubles the HardCard's Capacity, Betters Performance Winn L. Rosch FL: Plus Development Hardcard 40, a single-slot, high performance 40-megabyte
613043Nota Bene:Grade A Technical, Scholarly Document Processor Edward Mendelson FL: Nota Bene, Version 2.0, a uniquely flexible word processor and textbase pr
613046Glyphix:Low-Cost Satisfaction For Serious Font Fantasies Edward Mendelson FL: Glyphix creates different sizes and styles of fonts in asingle typeface fa
613048Atlas*Graphics:Powerful Map Maker Given Simpler Structure Catherine D. Miller FL: Atlas Graphics, one of the most powerful interpretative mapping programs o
613049Magna Charter Keeps Graphics Simple Barbara Krasnoff FL:Magna Charter Version 1.60, Business graphics program that may be useful fo
613059Finish The Job, IBM Bill Machrone VP:The Personal System/2s are among us. The line has some remarkable features
613065The Real Cost Of The Personal System/2 John C. Dvorak -0-
613075Computers In Our Homes Jim Seymour VP:Most talk about home process control is far off the mark.What's needed is s
613089PS/2 Top Ten Lists Stephen Manes VP: Top Ten Advantages of the Personal System/2.
613097What's A Power User To Do? Stewart Alsop VP:The best things in life don't come easy or cheap. Choosing a top-of-the-lin
613107IBM's Bold New Move Jim Seymour CS: The Personal System/2 Series, IBM's new generation. Readhands-on reviews o
613153Bus Stop Bill Machrone IBM's Micro Channel Architecture is pointing the way to the future.
613157Smooth Operator Charles Petzold CS: Operating System/2 will deliver true multitasking.
613175DOS Lives Paul Somerson CS: Despite the advances of OS/2, there's still a lot of life left in good old
613189Road Warriors: 11 Laptops Battle it Out Bill Howard FE: With laptops PCs, everything is a trade-off. Can anyonestrike a successfu
613249Word Processing: A Way With Words Rubin Rabinovitz FE: Word Processing, A good online thesaurus should have speed, simplicity, an
613269Printers: Laser Tag Alfred Poor FE: Laser Printer prices continue to plunge. What do you getfor the dollars? F
613289Software: Beyond Number Crunching Tom Badgett FE: A new collection of add-in programs for 1-2-3 has given the program better
613321ADD-IN BOARDS: Two-Way Stretch Winn L. Rosch FE: A winning combination: EGA capability and a 286 turbo boost on one expansi
613331Utilities: dBASE Power Tools Glenn Hart FE: Compilers and interpreters like dBXL, Quicksilver, FoxBASE Plus, and Clipp
613347Hardware: On with the Show Winn L. Rosch FE: Two LCD screens can project your PC graphics presentations on the wall wit
613355Connectivity:Making Connections: Data PBXs Frank J. Derfler, JrFE:Data PBXs, One of these three private branch exchanges may be low-cost solu
613377Communications:The Technology of Transfer Howard Marks FE: 31/2" floppy disks for the future. When you finally buy a laptop or an IBM
613411PC LAB Notes:Mouse Software See How They Run Jeff Prosise Programming the mouse driver, and a utility to put the squeak in your applicat
613433Programming Utilities:Your Pop-up Stenographer Steve Holzner PAD saves five pages of your jottings while you use other programs. PAD.COM
613449Spreadsheet Clinic:The Fast Track to 1-2-3 Jared Taylor Loading Release 1A with speed and ease; 1-2-3 and Symphony problems with @if;
613455Connectivity Clinic: Remote Control Workstations Frank J. Derfler, JrRemote Control Workstations; wave-of-the-future communications; implicit and e
613461Turbo Power User:Implementing Newton's Method for Deter.RootNeil J. Rubenking Finding any root when it's not hip to be square.
613471User-To-User:To Pipe Or Not To Pipe Paul Somerson Techniques for detecting displays, fixing diskettes, faster file scanning, mor
613479PC Tutor:Redefining the enhanced keyboard. Charles Petzold Handling extended keycodes in ANSI.SYS; pouring new DOS into old 1-2-3 System
613548After Hours: Games Rusel De Maria AH: Computer Scrabble spells the way to a tough game.
613549After Hours: Games Mitt Jones AH: Laptop Chess: A worthy opponent.
613550After Hours: Sports Gus Venditto AH: Runningware: A training partner for the serious competitor.
613552After Hours: Fine Dining John C. Dvorak AH: Anthony Dias Blue Wines on Disk: Wine selector needs more time.
613633Multimate Gets Major Overhaul yet Retains Logical Structure Rebecca Bridges FL: Multimate Advantage II, A major upgrade to one of the most popular word pr
613646PC-Talk4 Adds Macros, DOS Shell, Abandons Shareware Peggy Gavan FL: PC-Talk4, a commercial version of the popular communications software with
613651How to Be a Better Writer, Part 2.1 Jonathan Matzkin FL: RightWriter analyzes documents created by word processors.
613751Recovering Damaged dBASE Files Mitt Jones FL:Salvaging Damaged dBASE files: Salvage a file's remainingdata--even when dB
614036Write-in:Powerful 1-2-3 Word Processor Links Graphics, Text Christopher Barr FL:Write-in is the most powerful of the 1-2-3 add-ins so far:a full featured w
614037At Last, Crosstalk Mark 4 Arrives:Worth Waiting for Howard Marks FL:Crosstalk Mark 4, a very flexible and powerful communications package that
614038$299 WordCruncher:The Best Document Analysis Tool Around Edward Mendelson FL:Wordcruncher, Version 4.1: Generates fast index and concordance from large
614039$50 Qmodem SST Adds More Script Lang. Muscle, Term. Emulat Jack P. Sperling FL: Qmodem SST: A powerful, fast, and inexpensive communications program.
614042DeBugger Can Set up to Ten Types of Breakpoints Stephen Randy Davis FL: Periscope, Version 3.0: A powerful debugger, available in software only or
614046Complete Source Code Debugger Attaches Itself to Turbo PasclStephen Randy Davis FL: Turbosmith, version 1.1e: a full-featured source code debugger that attach
614048Newcomer FastCAD Puts Speed, Precision in High-End Design Dr. Joel N. Orr FL: FastCAD is fast, powerful design program with an accessible structure.
614049A86:A $50 Macro Assembler Stephen Randy Davis FL: A86, Version 3.03, a very fast shareware macro assembler.
614051See More: A 1-2-3 Screen Scruncher Gus Venditto FL:See More for 1-2-3, is the program that removes the burden of navigating ar
614059Thinking About The PS/2 Bill Machrone VP:Despite all the hoopla, IBM isn't blowing anything past our readers. A surv
614065Sad Cures For User Idiocy John C. Dvorak -0-
614075Retro Computing Jim Seymour VP:New technologies have a way of changing our perspective on the value of a p
614083The Laptop Tapes Stephen Manes VP:The U.S. decision to slap a tariff on laptops mystified many observers. Why
614095Supplementing the Keyboard:Point-and-Shoot Devices Bill Howard Alternate input devices are the answer for a growing number of users who want
614099Keyboards Beyond the Ordinary Alfred Poor CS:The demands of harsh enviroments and the productivity advantage of integrat
614105Light Pens for On-screen Drawing Philip F.H. Rose CS:Light Pens are inexpensive devices for drawing or poin-and-shoot applicatio
614117Mice for Mainstream Applications C. Barr / B. Howard CS:Mice are the pointing devices of choice among PC users. If desktop publish
614159Tablets for Precision Graphics G. Kunkel / A. Poor CS: Tablets recreate the familiar drafting table for CAD andcomputer graphics
614183Touch-screens for Intuitive Input M. David Stone CS:Touch-screens let you use the most intuitive of all pointing devices--your
614199Trackballs:Stationary Mice Alfred Poor CS: A trackball can give you the precise movement and cursorcontrol of a mouse
614205TSR Desktop Organizers:More Features, Fewer Conflicts Merv Adrian FE:The 14 RAM-resident desktop organizers reviewed here are far more sophistic
614255ADD-IN BOARDS:Taking Your AT's Memory to the Maximum Frank Bican FE:The 11 multifunction boards give you the extra memory, ports, and other fea
614297NEC APC IVs:Copycat Engineering at Its Best Winn L. Rosch FE:NEC's new AT compatibles--the APC IV PowerMates 1 and 2--try to slice off t
614307Making Connections: Voice-and-Data PBX Systems Frank J. Derfler, JrFE:Turn your telephone wires into a complete connectivity solution by hooking
614341Database Management/Picture Databases:Coming into Focus Robin Raskin FE:These six systems--from Calco Digital Systems, Chorus Data Systems, Core An
614381Back From the Brink:File Recovery Software Winn L. Rosch FE:The norton utilities stands up to nine programs that challange its preemine
614419PC Lab Notes:Popping Out Your Pop-ups Jeff Prosise PR:INSTALL, REMOVE, and PCMAP let you sling TSRs in and out of RAM without reb
614437Programming Utilities:Doing What DIR Doesn't Michael J. Mefford PR:DR.COM lets you sort files by extension, size, date, time, and DOS order--a
614461Spreadsheet Clinic:ASCII Jared Taylor PR:Putting extended ASCII characters in a worksheet, deleting unwanted ranges,
614467Connectivity Clinic:SRVCLOCK and NETCLOCK Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:Two free programs, SRVCLOCK and NETCLOCK, transfer time and date informatio
614473Power User: -0- 614473PR:Setting multiple relations in dBASE III; preventing editing with BROWSE and
614483User-To-User:Blanking your screen and filling it with color Paul Somerson PR:Create a couple of utilities that set colors and clear 43-line EGA screens;
614493PC Tutor Charles Petzold PR:The nitty gritty of Boolean logic at the bit-for-bit level.
614564After Hours: Education Peggy Gavan AH:A-Plus, is an integrated educational software designed tohelp kids with hom
614565After Hours:Games Rusel De Maria AH:Grand Slam Bridge, from electronic Arts, knows a billion possible hands.
614566After Hours:Personal Finance Edward Mendelson AH:Peterson's Financial Aid Service: This $195 program estimates the amount of
614568After Hours:Education:Rabbit Series From The Learning Co. Bill Machrone AH:Reader Rabbit and Writer Rabbit, two popular elementary education programs,
614569After Hours:Self Enrichment:$49.95 Smart Eyes Donald P. Willmott AH:Smart Eyes teaches improved reading speed and comprehension.
614646EXE2COM:A Free Replacement for IBM's Suddenly Expens.EXE2BINEdward Mendelson FL: EXE2COM.EXE: A public-domain improvement on EXE2BIN.
614651Grid Aids Printers in Filling Out Forms Catherine D. Miller FL:Print Position Aid, a simple tool that determines print locations, has the
614751dBASE on Video:A Beginner's Tale Robert Barnett FL: Learn-PC Video Systems' dBASE III Plus: Beginning and Intermediate Skills,
615027PC Advisor Mitt Jones VP: Help in typing directly to a printer, clearing off valuable desk space, le
615033Tandy Blitz Broadens Line with 386, Laptop, Laser Nora Georgas FL:It didn't take any particular powers of clairvoyance to predict that one da
615034IBM's PS/2 Model 80 Delivers 16-MHz 386 Speed for $6995 Gus Venditto FL:IBM's fast-running cream of the PS/2 crop is a model of excellent engineeri
615036RAM-Based IRMA2 Simplifies Customization of 3270 Links Merv Adrian FL:Digital Communications has at last introduced the second genertion--IRMA2.
615039LinkMaster 2.0: An On-line Lending Library Edward Mendelson FL:LinkMaster an access to an on-line network that rents applications programs
615043Small-Business Acctng:Choices for CPAs & Civilians Mike Falkner FL:In-House Accountant and Entry One, accounting packages for small-business b
615046The 8088 PC Lives:CompuAdd, Vendex offer the Basic System Johnathan Matzkin FL:New Machines from CompuAdd Corp. and Vendex Pacific provide value and perfo
615048Windows Graph:Presentation Graphics That Rank With the Best Bill Howard FL:Windows Graph, a superior, windows-based presentation graphics program on p
615051How to Become a Pamphleteer for $15 Edward Mendelson FL:Martin Beattie's Pamphlet does one thing and does it well
615053Reader Helps You Get a Quick Read Edward Mendelson FL:Reader, designed to make reading text files easier.
615059Look-And-Feel Follow-Up Bill Machrone VP:Hell hath no fury like the wrath of a buying public scorned. Just as Genera
615065The BS/2 Operating System--Scandal In Istancia S.S.R. John C. Dvorak -0-
615075Software Sells Hardware Jim Seymour VP:Old truisms never die. They just keep coming back to haunt those who didn't
615083The Trade Show:Grab For Cash Stephen Manes -0-
615090Automating Your Books, Analyzing Your Options Jim Seymour CS:Our special issue on business management software examines nearly 70 produc
615099Making Every Number Count G. W. Dauphinais CS. PC Labs reviews 59 accounting systems.
615107Economy-Class Auditors Timothy J. Lee CS: 17 low-end accounting packages reviewed for small business.
615151Tailor-made Ledgers G. W. Dauphinais CS:Reviews of five accounting systems that can be customizedwith the dBASE pro
615165High-Priced Bookkeepers G. W. Dauphinais CS: Get the lowdown on 37 feature rich high-end accounting software packages.
615274Accounting System Profiles G. W. Dauphinais CS: A special 21-page section that takes an extensive look at the details of e
615311Searching for Solutions Jared Taylor CS: A reviews of ten decision support programs that help yousort through the v
615357PC LAB Notes:Expanding DOS at the Touch of a Finger Jeff Prosise PR:DOSKEY stacks and edits commands, creates keyboard macros, and adds durable
615385Programming Utilities:Adding Notes to Directories Michael J. Mefford PR:DIRNOTES clears space in your directory listings.
615405Spreadsheet Clinic:Disinheriting your ERRs Jared Taylor PR:Disinheriting your ERRs; DOS commands in Symphony; range name rechristening
615413Connectivity Clinic: Mini Netware Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:Mini NetWare at a mini cost; sync and async auto-dialing modems; the cold w
615421Turbo Power User:How Turbo impostors can save your programs Neil J. Rubenking PR:How Turbo impostors can save your programs; saying yes atthe command line;
615433User-To-User Paul Somerson PR:Printer driver mass production; commanding multiple arguments; a way to def
615445PC Tutor:The zero-byte file mystery Charles Petzold PR:The zero-byte file mystery; detecting ANSI.SYS; unreelinga hard disk direct
615512After Hours: Sports Joe Desposito AH:Looking for an angle on sports; The Baseball Line Commander and the NFL Tru
615514After Hours:Fine Dining Peggy Gavan AH:Dinner at Eight: The latest food fashions, soup to nuts.
615515After Hours:Games Michael W. Muchmore AH:Bureaucracy, more grief for the frustrated.
615516After Hours:Personal Finance Winn L. Rosch AH: WillWriter, some basic help for putting your affairs in order.
616027PC Advisor Mitt Jones VP: Help in using extended memory for a disk cache, in deciding whether to pur
616033PS/2 Model 25 Looks Like a Mac, Runs Lika a Model 30 Gus Venditto FL:IBM Personal System/2 Model 25, a well-crafted, fast computer for places wh
616034Borland Int'l. Puts C in Turbo Mode for Fast Compiling Stephen Randy Davis FL:Turbo C is an extremely fast, one-pass compiler that implements the propose
616035First PS/2 Tape Backup Drives Arrive from Mountain, Maynard Mitt Jones FL:Mountain Computer and Maynard Electronic, two topnotch tape drive manufactu
616036Hand-held Scanner Reads Typeset Text Howard Marks FL:TransImage 1000 is the first hand-held OCR scanner to read typeset text.
616038First Add-in RAM Board for the PS/2s Ships:2 Megs for $995 Winn L. Rosch FL:Orchid Technology's RamQuest 50/60 is the first add-in RAM board for PS/2's
616043Paradox Upgrade on a Network Allows Smooth Record Sharing Greg Campbell FL:Paradox, A powerful relational database.
616046Tracker Database Lets You Mix, Match Fields Within Its RecorEllen R. S. Bush FL:Tracker, a versatile data management tool
616048$395 Act! Organizes Contacts, Expenses; Great for Travelers Ellen R.S. Bush FL: Act!, an integrated database, word processor, and desktop organizer progra
616056FormTool 2.01 Crafts Customized Forms Mitt Jones FL:FormTool gives you several ways to draw forms.
616057Putting Your WordPerfect On a Leash Edward Mendelson FL:MousePerfect, a mouse driver that tricks WordPerfect into thinking it was d
616065Never Say Never Bill Machrone VP: The Computer Industry is changing rapidly. The needs of users are in const
616071It Works, or Else! John C. Dvorak VP:Why should users be stuck paying for software that doesn't work on their sy
616077What Qualifies As Great Software? Jim Seymour VP: Picking winners from the raft of software introduced each year forces us t
616085Disimprovement: One Step Forward, One Stumble Back. Stephen Manes VP:Be the favorite maxim of hardware and software designers?Did you survive yo
616091Heavy Metal---386s Weigh In Win L. Rosch CS: PC Labs evaluates 12 of the best and brightest 386 Machines.
616153Project Management Master Plan: Project Management Software Henry Fersko-Weiss FE: 13 project managers with full-scale scheduling, reporting, and graphing fe
616211Laptop Add-Ons:Laptop Add-ons for Desktop Power Bill Howard FE:Compact modems, printers, and hard disks can turn your laptop computer into
616214Laptop Add-Ons:Minimodems for Easy Riders Howard Marks FE:A portable computer with a modem. Tiny internal and external modems from To
616226Laptop Add-Ons:Portable Printers:Two for Road B.G. Waldman FE:Small and light, printers from Axonix and Diconix let youleave a paper trai
616240Laptop Add-Ons:10 Megs Never Felt Lighter Nora Georgas FE:Tiny lightweight disks from Axonix and Premier Technologies are two ways to
616247Utilities:RAM-Resident Macros for the Virtuoso Keyboard Frank Bican FE:SuperKey, SmartKey, and Keyworks get face-lifts, and a bunch of slick produ
616275Utilities:Having It All--DOS Shells with Macros Walt Rowinsky FE:Five DOS Shells with macro features can help.
616293Connectivity:Making Connections:DEC Meets DOS Frank J. Derfler, JrFE:DEC helps bridge the gap between minis and the DOS world with PC-compatible
616308Connectivity:Multiplex for PC-to-Host Synergy Frank J. Derfler, JrFE:A new program from Network Innovations Corp. lets you grab DBMS data from h
616317Utilities:Rx for Slipped Disks Winn L. Rosch FE:Here are 14 utilities to monitor disks and diagnose problems.
616339PC Lab Notes: More Characters from Your Keyboard Jeff Prosise PR:KBX gives you two new Shift keys that let you enter 110 of the extended-ASC
616357Utilities:A Directorywide File Manager Michael J. Mefford PR: RN takes the pulse of your directory structure and attends to operations s
616379Enviroments Welcome to the Post-DOS World Charles Petzold PR:DOS is dead; long live OS/2.
616385Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor PR:Undocumented functions in Framework II.
616389User-To-User Paul Somerson PR: Extending DEBUG to display extended ASCIIs, discouragingpeople from erasin
616395Power User Neil J. Rubenking PR:Word Perfect Tips, including a transposition macro, a continuous scrolling
616407Languages Robert L. Hummel PR: Powerful tips, techniques, and shortcuts for the new generation of Pascal,
616413PC Tutor Robert L. Hummel PR:Peeking past the end-of-file, changing tabs into spaces that won't shrink o
616417Connectivity Clinic Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:Behind the scenes at the PC-IRS, old mini programs on newlocal area network
616476After Hours:Education, Ticket to Paris Gus Venditto AH:Ticket to Paris is a simulation that tests your knowledgeof French language
616477After Hours: Games:Cribbage Master Catherine D. Miller AH:Cribbage Master is a two-player card game.
616478After Hours:Games Mitt Jones AH:Top Guns, 4 Joysticks on the Job.
616479After Hours: Education:Mentor Neil J. Rubenking AH: Mentor, sharpening your IQ.
616480After Hours:Self Enrichment: The Marriage Counselor Bill Machrone AH: The Marriage Counselor, software for rough spot.
616481After Hours:Games: Professional Blackjack Robert Barnett AH:Professional Blackjack, Counting to Win.
616482After Hours: Personal Finance:Quicken Bill Howard AH: Quicken, the Checkbook Manager, does one thing and does it well.
617027PC Advisor:Cracking BASIC's limit. Mitt Jones VP:Cracking BASIC's limit, printing spreadsheet graphics sideways, setting up
617032V-Series Raises the Hayes Standard Up to 9,600 bps Howard Marks FL:Hayes has introduced its new V-series of 2,400 and 9,600-bps modems.
617033HP's PaintJet Prints Seven NLQ Colors and 330 Low-Res ShadesMitt Jones FL:HP's newest innovation gives you 330 preprogrammed graphics colors and seve
617034First VGA Board for XTs, ATs:Pretty Colors and Rough Edges Mitt Jones FL:A BIOS-level compatible VGA board for XTs, ATs PS/2 Model 30s, and compaibl
617035New Spcs for LIM Expan/Mem Allow TSR Progrm to Run Above BrdGus Venditto FL:Lotus, Intel, and Microsoft unveiled enhancements to the expanded memory sp
617037PFS:First Publisher: $99 Page Design Jonathan Matzkin FL:PFS:First Publisher, an inexpensive desktop publishing system for small job
617039R:Tools:Don't Use R:base Without It Neil J. Rubenking FL:Microrim's R:Tools a set of unique tools for R:base programmers.
617042MemoryMate Notepad Indexes Each Word Jared Taylor FL:MemoryMate, a fast RAM-resident or standalone, free-form note taker that le
617043Triad Plus Locks Out Intruders and Keeps Audit Trail Donald B. Trivette FL:Triad Plus, a comprehensive security system to control hardware access and
617046XyWrite III+:A Fast Speller Added to Reigning W/P Speed KingEdward Mendelson FL:XyWrite III Plus, the latest upgrade from XyQuest, a new spelling checker,
617047How to Make Over the XyWrite Screen Edward Mendelson -0-
617048$79 PageMaker Templates:A Head Start in Newsletter Design Diane Burns FL:A supply of 21 newsletter templates for use with Aldus's PageMaker; this is
617049PageMaker on Video Is Slow Learning Dean Hannotte FL:Aldus Pagemaker on the IBM PC, a somewhat slow but instructive introduction
617065What's Wrong with Lasers Bill Machrone VP:Everyone had decided that laser printers were practically perfect in every
617071Seven Lessons IBM Learned From The PCJR. John C. Dvorak VP:The PCjr II, alias the PS/2 Model 25, demonstrates that you can teach an ol
617077Why Do Computer People Always Talk So Funny? Jim Seymour -0-
617085The 18-Month Wait Stephen Manes VP:How long will it take till IBM will sell you the machine you really want?
617092PC Desktop Publishing Comes of Age Diane Burns CS: GEM Desktop Publisher, The Office Publisher, PageMaker for the PC, and Ve
617137Gaining on the Mac Diane Burns CS: How do the latest PC desktop publishing packages measure up to the high st
617159Desktop Publishing:If the Term Fits Diane Burns CS:The interest in the desktop publishing market has prompted legions of vendo
617173What's Wrong with This Page? Diane Burns CS:You don't have to be a graphic artist to use desktop publishing software ef
617179Desktop Publishing:Outfitting Your Systems Diane Burns CS:Once you've selected a page composition package, you'll have to make a heft
617185Graphics: Scanners Take Off Tom Stanton FE:We review 32 products that include traditional scanners and OCRs, add-on sc
617325Computers:286 AT Compatibles: Keeping Pace with the 386 Alfred Poor FE: Here are reviews of seven high performance machines, from ARC, FiveStar, I
617349Wrd Process:Clonkers & Coolitude:Spelling Checker get betterEdward Mendelson FE:Spelling Checker programs make useful proofreading and style-checking aids.
617389PC Lab Notes:Fast Screen Writing in BASIC, Part 1 Ethan Winer -0-
617401Utilities:Desktop Filing and Dialing Jeff Prosise PR:CARDFILE
617441Enviroments:OS/2 and 80286 Protected Mode Charles Petzold PR:Protected Mode may be neglected mode to users who want to run their old pro
617451Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor PR:Making a loadable filename from a directory listing, a SuperCalc search for
617459User-To-User:WYSIWYG Paul Somerson PR:WYSIWYG underlines for too-colorful EGAs, and SETting the date and time wit
617469Power User Craig L. Stark PR:Record-by-record handling of WordPerfect merge files, enviromental testing
617479Languages:QuickBASIC Robert L. Hummel PR:A QuickBASIC subprogram that copies files without using DOS shells, a real-
617487PC Tutor Robert L. Hummel PR:Repairing blanks in filenames and subdirectory names, dilemmas in copying f
617495Connectivity Clinic Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:Recons and fragmented files and what they do to network speed, putting Symp
617560After Hours:Art & Leisure Gus Venditto AH:Video Wizard: For the Home Taping Club
617562After Hours:Reference Gus Venditto AH:Terminator:A Global Perspective for $39.95
617564After Hours:Games Jared Taylor AH:How to Run for President with a Fund of Only $24.95
617566After Hours:Education Edward Mendelson AH:Preparing for B-School without Books: The Official GMAT Review
617572After Hours:Personal Growth Jennifer Zaino AH:The Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader:Absorb More in Less Time
617574After Hours:Travel Jonathan Matzkin AH:Highways and Byways:How to Get There From Here
617582After Hours:Reference Catherine D. Miller AH:A Database That Can Save a Trip to the Vet
617660After Hours:Art & Leisure Michael Cohn AH:Your Personal Poet:The Friendly Ghostwriter
617760After Hours:On-Line Services Catherine D. Miller AH:Call on GEnie for Some Nighttime Magic
618027PC Advisor Mitt Jones VP:Help in choosing typing-tutorial software, in playing games on a fast AT, a
618032Toshiba's 6.4-Pound T1000 Is the Lightest Laptop Yet Howard Marks FL:A well-made, lightweight, low-cost, PC Compatible laptop computer.
618033Microsoft Crams a Bookshelf of Reference Works on CD-ROM Paul Somerson FL:The CD reader's too expensive, and it drags its foot a bit, but serious wri
618034Vista Opens New Spectrum of 16 Million Colors at 1K Resol. Gerard Kunkel FL:Super-hi-res graphics adapter with TI32-bit graphics coprocessor and 4K byt
61803632-Bit Life for PCs and XTs: Winn L. Rosch FL:A replacement system board that upgrades PCs and XTs to 80386 features.
618038Informix Plugs a Vast Relational Database Manager into 1-2-3Joe Benderavage FL:Here's the vast database capacity that 1-2-3 has lacked.
618039Spreadsheets in the Field: $99 Liberty Compiles 1-2-3 ModelsJared Taylor FL:Liberty turns a spreadsheet model into a standalone program that can run al
618043Commun.:Boyan Builds in Shortcuts, Freeway Presents RdblocksEdward Mendelson FL:Two communications programs turned up recently at PC Magazine, and they arr
618045VS Tool Kit Has Painless Font Control Edward Mendelson FL:VS Tool Kit protects your aching forehead by automating the details of fon
618046IndexAid Eases Your Indexing Chores Catherine D. Miller FL:IndexAid takes some of the tedium out of index preparation. And it produces
618047How to Take Software for a Test Drive Gus Venditto FL:pSee is a software sampler for people who don't spend hours in showrooms te
618048$350 Boeing Graph Brings EGA Color to 3-D Perspective ChartsMitt Jones FL:A power-packed 3-D graphics package that is fairly easy to use and produces
618049Turbo Solutions:Magic from a Master Catherine D. Miller FL:Well-written book by an authority on Turbo Pascal does a great job of cover
618056Drafix Adds Spline Curves and Text Editing Dr. Joel N. Orr FL:Drafix I Plus, good combination of power and ease of use; addition of drawi
618057Baker's Doz. Has Sprdsht,Byte Editr&Calendar/but/no/kit/sinkEdward Mendelson FL: Baker's Dozen, Version 1.0, a varied set of plain looking but powerful uti
618065Comming To Terms With OS/2 Bill Machrone VP:Fear anger, doubt, distrust. To hear some folks tell it, OS/2 is the worst
618071The Revolution Is In The Front John C. Dvorak VP:PC users are lazy, unimaginative, and short-sighted. If you don't think so,
618077Progress In Interface Design Jim Seymour VP:Major improvements in software intefaces are few and far between. Unfortuna
618085OS/2 Software:The Quick And The Dirty Stephen Manes VP:What hot new software might make you empty your bank account, reformat your
618094Challenging 1-2-3 on Price and Power Jared Taylor CS:PC Labs tests 11 spreadsheets head-to head against 1-2-3......
618141Analyzing Data from All the Angles William Steward CS:PC Mag. puts three Multidimensional spreadsheets through their paces.
618154A 1-2-3 Wish List Bill Howard CS: Three PC Magazine editors, Lotus mavens all, tell what they would like to
618161Computers:On the Road Again:Three New Laptops join the Race Bill Howard FE:Tandy and Datavue have new machines for the crowded laptop market, and IBM
618175Database Mgmt:Searching Through Files with Database SoftwareTom Badgett FE:Free-form text databases and text search-and retrieval programs may be just
618229Connectivity:Making Connections:AT&T's 3B2/600 and StarLAN Frank J. Derfler, JrFE:AT&T's 3B2/600 minicomputer that can act as a server both for asynchronous
618243Add-In Boards:The Turbo Board Shortcut to 386 Power Howard Marks FE:386 turbo boards open up one route into that fast lane.
618261Voice Recognition:Understanding the Master's Voice Winn L. Rosch FE:The latest voice-recognition systems feature vocabularies of up to 1,000 wo
618311Word Processing:A New Page for MultiMate? Marvin Bryan FE:In MultiMate Advantage II, Ashton-Tate has released a major update of its f
618319Backup Sfwr:Corp. & Indiv. Sfwr strategies for File Backup Vincent Puglia FE:Software that helps you back up files to floppy disks is an insurance polic
618345Help File:IBM ASCII Chart -0- 618345-0-
618349PC Lab Notes:Fast Screen Writing in BASIC, Part 2 Ethan Winer Don't think that BASIC, QuickBASIC, and Turbo Basic don't do windows. Using as
618359Utilities:What Print Screen Should Have Been Tom Kihlken PR:SNIPPER lets you capture any portion of a screen and send it to a printer o
618375Enviroments:Understanding OS/2 Function Calls Charles Petzold PR:OS/2's function calls will give high level languages access to the operatin
618381Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor PR:Why @if and @sum won't add up the right way; an easy underscore; serving up
618385User-To-User: Paul Somerson PR:A TYPE command that jumps over hurdles and displays hidden messages; batch
618391Power User Craig L. Stark PR:Gaining full power over remote Crosstalk systems;taking tex from WordPerfec
618399Languages Robert L. Hummel PR:Getting BASIC words to take the wrap; a program that reports the stack regi
618403PC Tutor Robert L. Hummel PR:Overlying facts about overlay files; programs that provide intelligence on
618409Connectivity Clinic Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:The FCC's proposed $5 hike on information service calls; speeding up slow,
618470After Hours:Fine Dining Edward Mendelson AH:New York Restaurants Categorized and Critiqued.
618471After Hours:Games Gus Venditto AH:Plywood Planner: Work Saver for Weekend Carpenters
618472After Hours:Games Neil Rubenking AH:Cheap Thrills with Leisure Suit Larry.
618473After Hours:Genealogy Greg Pastrick AH:Charting a Family's Progress
618474After Hours:Personal Growth Mitt Jones AH:Exercises at the Keyboard:Typing programs that mix work with games.
618476After Hours:Personal Finance Donald B. Trivette AH:The American Investor: Playing the market, without the risk.
619027PC Advisor:VCR Mitt Jones VP:Backing up your hard disk with a VCR, and recovering data from an overwritt
619032Excel:Microsoft's Second Generation Spreadsheet Jared Taylor FL:Excel, a powerful, full featured, graphics-interface spreadsheet.
619033Compaq's 20-MHz Deskpro 386:The First Desktop Rocket Ship Bill Machrone FL:Compaq Deskpro 386/20, the fastest desktop PC you can buy, with outstanding
619036More PS/2 RAM from AST and Quadram Mitt Jones FL:Two multifunction boards for the PS/2 models 50 and 60 from Quadram Corp.,
619038Word 4.0 Links to Spreadsheets, Produces Style Sheets John Dickinson FL:Microsoft Word, Version 4.0, brings power users a gaggle of new features wh
619042$50 Dac Easy Word II:Powerful and Erratic Edward Mendelson FL:Dac Easy Word II: A powerful word processor and mail-merge/database package
619043Sharp's $1,295 Laptop Runs the 80188 Gus Venditto FL:Sharp PC-4501, ten-pound laptop with supertwist LCD and good keyboard, buil
619045Fast Forward Caches Reads and Writes Stephen Randy Davis FL:Fast Forward, brings a refreshing simplicity to the management of a cache,
619046Zoo Keeper:A Whip for Unruly Disks Mitt Jones FL:Zoo Keep is a file finder that occupies 32K bytes of RAM.
619047Distance Yourself from Your Computer Catherine D. Miller FL:The Extender puts room between your system unit and your monitor and keyboa
619048Zenith FlatScreen Monitor:Fully Saturatd Color Without GlareRobert L. Hummel FL:Zenith ZCM-1490, offers the most brilliant image a vailable on a PC today.
619056Show Partner F/X:Total Control Over Your Screen PresentationGus Venditto FL:Show Partner F/X, a powerful tool for customizing on-screen presentations.
619057dBASE Tips:Lots of Ideas, Little Insight William A. Taylor FL:dBASE III Plus-Tips, Tricks, and Traps helps you increase your efficiency i
619065Less Choice, More Freedom Bill Machrone In the year of the strategic alliance, tactics count more than ever. AST's su
619071Marketing, Marketing, Marketing John C. Dvorak Software companies can learn some marketing tricks from other businesses that
619077Better User Interfaces Jim Seymour Have you ever been frustrated with the devices you use to get in touch with yo
619085The Upgrade Road: Curves Ahead! Stephen Manes VP:The imminent arrival of OS/2 brings new pitfalls and mysteries to the black
619092The 4th Annual All-Printer Review Bill Howard CS:Laser and 24-pin dot matrix printers share the limelight as 106 machines me
619152Lasers:A New Standard A.Poor/P.Rose/C.Day CS:In only 3 years, laser printers have changed the way we think about desktop
619246Dot Matrix:The Jack-of-All Printers B.Howard/E.Hortz CS:Known for their durability and dependability, 9-and 24-pin dot matrix print
619378A Farewell to Daisy Wheels M.D. Stone CS:From the fast-narrowing field of daisy wheel printers, PC Labs reviews five
619393Beyond Letter Quality Dara Pearlman CS:PC Magazine examines 16 soft-font packages that can transform mere letter q
619420Index to Printer Reviews -0- 619420CS:Out of the 393 printers PC Labs has tested over the past 4 years, 260 are s
619433Help File:DOS 3.3 Commands -0- 619433A handy pull-out reference card.
619435PC Lab Notes:Internal Error Handling in PC-DOS Robert L. Hummel PR:DOS's Critical Error Handler doesn't give you many options or much help in
619463Utilities:Getting Control of Your Cursor Jeff Prosise CTYPE Sculpts your cursor's shape the way you like it-fat or skinny, tall or s
619483Envirements:OS/2 Kernel Programming Charles Petzold The Kernel is the OS/2 component common to all OS/2 systems. In this issue I'l
619495Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor Spreadsheet Clinic:A timely message from a busy PC; a DOS reminder that 1-2-3
619501User-To-User:Disabling Ctrl-Alt-Del Paul Somerson Disabling Ctrl-Alt-Del so there will be no escape; byte, sector, and cluster r
619509Power User:Loading Microsoft Word. Craig L. Stark Loading Microsoft Word while you tell it where to go; separate macro libraries
619519Languages Robert L. Hummel PR:Turbo Pascal I/O Redirection demo; a stuffer for the keyboard buffer that e
619527PC Tutor Robert L. Hummel A utility that alerts you when your disk is being accessed; a program that sub
619537Connectivity Clinic:CUT and DFT modes. Frank J. Derfler,Jr.Communicating in CUT and DFT modes; networking suggestions for a two-station L
619606After Hours:Games Edward Mendelson AH: Tyler, a word game that lets you change the rules.
619607After Hours:Personal Growth Gus Venditto AH:Career Navigator:Charting a new course in mid-career.
619608After Hours:Languages Peggy Gavan AH:Foreign-Language Tutors that battle weak vocabularies.
619610After Hours:Games Catherine D. Miller AH:Follow Carmen Sandiego around the world without leaving town.
619611After Hours:Personal Finance Edward Mendelson AH:A down-home database for a household inventory.
619612After Hours:Personal Growth Merv Adrian AH:Business Advantage, fun with sombody else's bottom line.
620027PC Advisor Mitt Jones VP:Help in choosing a Turbo Pascal debugger, in finding a RAM-resident cut-and
620032Lotus Quickens, Smartens 1-2-3 with Two Free Add-ins Gus Venditto FL:Two 1-2-3 add-ins distributed on one disk.
620033Quartz DBMS Under Windows Captures Mac's Look and Feel Mike Falkner FL:A sophisticated database that brings the ease of the Macintosh to the PC un
620035Hot Line Rings Again: Adds Over 8,000 Numbers, Eases UpdatesDonald Trivette FL:Version 2.0 of Hot Line, the popular electronic phone book and automatic di
620036MASM 5 a Must for Assembly Programming Robert L. Hummel FL:MASM 5.0 is a must-buy for high-level and assembly language programmers.
620037GNU's Cartridges for LaserJet:An Easier Way to Change Fonts Edward Mendelson FL:GNU Font Cartridges, all the variety of soft fonts without the inconvenienc
620038The First Truly Portable Hard Disk Arrives Mitt Jones FL:A durable portable hard disk that can be moved easily from machine to machi
620039OfficeWriter Express Has Two for the Road Catherine D. Miller FL:OfficeWriter Express, an integrated word processing and communications pack
620042Faster FoxBASE Allows Custom Functions Glenn A. Hart FL:Superb high-speed dBASE-compatible pseudocompiler provides excellent perfor
620043Insider's Guide Gets It Wrong Barry Simon FL:Insides Guide, the idea of one book that introduces you to hardware, softwa
620046Decision Pad Makes Choosing Easier By Stacking Spreadsheet..William Taylor FL:An excellent decision-support program that combines the best features of it
620048Q&A Write Shows There Is Room for Another Word Processor....Donald Trivette FL:A&A Write, a comprehensive, easy-to-learn, fun-to-use word processing progr
620049Green Screens Can Show CGA Graphics Johnathan Matzkin FL:Athena BIOS & Mode-MGA, two new products let amber and green monochrome scr
620055Portfolio Makes Clip Art Affordable Gus Venditto FL:Windows Portfolio, provides you with low-cost access to a series of librari
620056The 3-D FastTRAP Points with Precision Gerard Kunkel FL:The FastTRAP, from Microspeed is the latest in pointing evices.
620057Boston Doc:An Additional Level of Help Peggy Gavan FL:Boston Doc, a complete online reference guide to 1-2-3.
620065Speaking Your Language Bill Machrone VP:In the face of the best applications programs in the history of computing,
620071ET TU, OS/2? John C. Dvorak VP:Dvorak comes not to praise OS/2 but to bury it. To like or not to like: tha
620092Mac the Knife:Apple Cuts In on IBM -0- 620092CS:Apple strikes to meet the PS/2 Model 80 challenge and take a healthy slice
620094Double Standard John C. Dvorak CS:For years, IBM and Apple have competed for the hearts and minds of business
620103The Best of Both Worlds Jim Seymour CS:It used to be an easy choice:IBM for work, Mac for home. Things aren't so s
620133No More Missing Links:Apple/IBM Networking Frank J. Derfler, JrCS:New hardware and software products let Macs and PCs communicate on their ow
620142Doubling Up: AST Puts DOS on the MAC Bill O'Brien CS:A simple, plug-in addition to the Macintosh, AST's Mac286 board gives you 8
620145MONITORS Screen Gems Frank Bican FE:Big, bright displays from Moniterm, Sigma Designs, Taxan, Thomson, and Wyse
620169Taskmasters: Real 386 Operating Enviroments Winn L. Rosch FE:Operating systems who? Enviroments from DRI, The Software Link, and Quarter
620195Coping with Copy Protection Henry Fersko-Weiss FE:Copy protection lingers on, Six ways to beat it.
620225Caching In on Memory Management Winn L. Rosch FE:Clever caching from IBM, Compaq, Software Masters, and others.
620249Making Connections:Integrated Multifunction Programs For LANFrank J. Derfler, jrFE:Enable, Open Access II, and Smart try networking.
620293The Big Easy:Samna Word IV Rubin Rabinovitz FE:Macros for Savvy word processing....
620331Optimizing Turbo Pascal:A Printer Neil J. Rubenking PR:Your Turbo Pascal programs may look as lean and lighting-quick as they're g
620349A Colorfast Screen and Stable Cursor Jeff Prosise PR:STICK fights off all efforts by other programs to change the cursor shape a
620371OS/2 Program Entry Conditions Charles Petzold PR:Different segments tell OS/2 programs what they need to know when they begi
620377Power Programming Ray Duncan PR:A new column about the basics and complexities of C and assemply language,
620381Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor PR:Amnesiac password protection; a display inside the mode indicator of your p
620385User-To-User Paul Somerson PR:Spelling out the ABCs of all your PC drives; batch files that run programs
620393Power User Craig L. Stark PR:A Clipper function that tests user input; getting all subtotals for a dBASE
620405Languages Robert L. Hummel PR:Turbo Pascal opens files with attributes; QuickBASIC's call to find the dis
620411PC Tutor Robert L. Hummel PR:Painless DOS upgrades to hard disks; PrtSc disabling; bad news about bytes
620415Connectivity Clinic Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:LAN access to COMMAND.COM; cold water pipe grounding and very hot fires; in
620476After Hours:Art & Leisure:PC-Life Jonathan Matzkin AH:PC-Life: A Vision of the Future
620478After Hours:Games Mitt Jones AH:Manuevering Against General Robert E. Lee
620479After Hours:Reference Gus Venditto AH:Bending Elbows with Mr. Boston
620482After Hours:Personal Finance Donald Trivette AH:Taking Stock of the Top Three Portfolio Managers:Managing your money, Dolla
621027PC Advisor Mitt Jones VP:Selecting a print spooler, finding products for the PCjr, and using the Dvo
621032Quattro:More than 1-2-3 At Less than Half the Cost Mike Falkner FL:Borland International has released Quatro, the Turbo 1-2-3 of its ever grow
621033QB 4.0 Compiles as you Work, Understands Other Languages Ethan Winer FL:With QuickBASIC 4.0, Microsoft Corp. has added a wealth of important new fe
621036Taste of Things to Come:$844 Awesome I/O Brd Bst H/D TransfrWinn L. Rosch FL:A hardware-based buffer and hard disk optimizer that works in conjunction w
621038Rodime's Double Play Disk Puts Fast Drive in PS/2 Mdl. 50...Mitt Jones FL:Double Play, manufactured by Rodime, presents itself as the first high-spee
621043Bitstream's Roll-Your-Own Fonts Increase Your Printng OptionEdward Mendelson -0-
621045Soft Font Manager Adds Human Touch Edward Mendelson -0-
621046How to Dial Up the Yellow Page Service Catherine D. Miller -0-
621047Looking It Up in Funk and Wagnall's Peggy Gavan FL:Funk and Wagnall's Standard Desk Dicitionary and The Concise Dictionary of
621048Deja! Pokes into dBASE Files While you are working in 1-2-3 Donald B. Trivette -0-
621056Norton Scores Again with $100 Pop-Up Guides for Programmers Stephen Randy Davis -0-
621057$99 Beyond BAT Extends DOS Commands Merv Adrian -0-
621065Getting Personal Bill Machrone VP:The machine we so glibly call a PC is the biggest aid to productivity the w
621071CD-ROM NOW! John C. Dvorak VP:Surprise! Seymour and Dvorak agree on something. Not completely, of course.
621077CD-ROMS: Who's Been Sleeping? Jim Seymour VP:Just when we were ready to give up on compact disks as a practical medium f
621085Confusion'88: You're Not Alone Stephen Manes VP:Industry bigwigs seen to congregate in balmy climes every other week. Now,
621093GRAPHICS:Upwardly Mobile CADD Joel N. Orr FE:How well do CADD packages costing less than $500 measure up to the current
621205The No-Sweat Way to Pump Up Your PC:Hard Disk Cards Winn L. Rosch CS:The latest products feature improved performance and increased capacity as
621241The No-Sweat Way to Pump Up Your PC:Mail-Order Hard Disks Walt Rowinsky CS:Shopping for hard disk cards by mail can save you time and money, if you fo
621289Word Processing:The Latest Word Edward Mendelson FE:The latest release of Microsoft Word Version 4.0, has finally acquired all
621303Making Connections:Two E-Mail Systems for LANs Frank J. Derfler FE:All e-mail systems will help you put an end to the time-wasting game of tel
621321Computers:Packaged Computers for No-Pain Computing Richard Aarons FE:First-time PC users, small business owners, and students may find that one
621343Price Waterhouse:South Ware Takes the Future into Account G. W. Dauphinais FE:The SouthWare Business Series, a flexible, integrated accounting package th
621353Database Management:dBASE Report Writers, A Better Way Glenn A. Hart FE:The ten products from third-party software vendors can bring the power and
621379PC Lab Notes:Creating and Using Program Libraries Mark Novisoff PR:Using a library to store routines that your programs share in common will s
621391Helf File:DOS 3.3 Commands -0- 621391-0-
621397Utilities:The Complete Copy Utility Michael J. Mefford PR:CO will copy, move, or delete all the files you tag in its directory displa
621435Enviroments:Upward Compatibility Through FAPI Charles Petzold PR:Not ready to desert DOS yet. OS/2 makes provision for upwrd and backard com
621447Power Programming:Building on a Sound Structure Ray Duncan FE:Careful structuring of assembly language programs and naming of variables h
621461Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor PR:Adding helpful warnings to dangerous macros; cross-multiplying Framework ra
621467User-To-User Paul Somerson PR:DOS batch file utilities that add pizzazz to your text displays; software g
621477Power User Craig L. Stark PR:Calamitous error-trapping failures in dBASE III Plus; listing a dBASE file'
621485Languages Robert L. Hummel PR:A banner building BASIC program; QuickBASIC library tips; a Turbo Pascal pr
621491PC Tutor Robert L. Hummel PR:How old 8088 defects can stack up against you; printer ports and addresses;
621499Connectivity Clinic Frank J. Derfler Jr.PR:Making a network server do time consuming compiling chores while you and yo
621572After Hours:Fine Dining Donald Trivette AH:A Recipe File that Gives you a Head Start
621573After Hours:Education Catherine D. Miller AH:Studymate Can help you Pass the Test
621574After Hours:Hobbies Winn L. Rosch AH:The Wrong Way to Build a Home Computer
621575After Hours:Languages Peggy Gavan AH:Learn the local customs before you travel.
621576After Hours:Genealogy Donald Trivette AH:How to make sense out of your family for $35
621577After Hours:Games Paul V. Olowacz AH: Go: Territorial battles as recreation.
621578After Hours:Personal Finance Donald Trivette AH: Picking the Best Mutual Funds with Up-to-date facts from the source.
622027PC Advisor Mitt Jones VP:Help in printing high-order characters in 1-2-3, in adding memory to PS/2s,
622032Windows/386 Juggles DOS Tasks in Every Bit of RAM Winn L. Rosch FL:Made for each other-that's the best description of the relationship of Micr
622033Princeton Ultrasync:Full VGA Scanning plus Digital Modes Mitt Jones FL:Princeton Ultrasync, the first digital/analog multiscanning monitor designe
622035IBM VGA Adapter Card:256K Video RAM, 17 Display Modes Winn L. Rosch FL:IBM PS/2 Display Adapter, is the only display adapter for PCs that has comp
622036PFS:First Choice 2 Adds Mouse Support, Graphing, Thesaurus Christopher Barr FL:PFS:First Choice, Version 2, a good and easy beginner's package gets even b
622037Smartcom III:Is it Too Little, Too Late? Howard Marks FL:Smartcom III, a sophisticated communications package from the leading modem
622038Inside Track II:A Streamlined Information Manager for $100 Donald B. Trivette FL:Information-tracking software is the newest twist in database management.
622039ABC Word Util.Has All the Making of aGood Mem-Res DictionaryJared Taylor FL:ABC Word, an on-line dictionary and thesaurus that can run either as an app
622042AT Last:A Debugger for dBASE Peter Loshin FL:dBUG III, a valuable aid for serious dBASE programmers.
622043Boosting Your EGA Resolution Without Busting Your Budget Mitt Jones FL:Photon Maxer
622045Dial Dun's Database for Corporate Data Donald B. Trivette -0-
622046Bringing EMS 3.2 to Any Memory Board Edward Mendelson -0-
622047RAM Lord Manages TSR Programs in EMS Memory Edward Mendelson -0-
622048Expert Systems Now Simplified:$495 PC Easy Manages Details William Taylor FL:Personal Consultant Easy, an excellent expert system shell that lets you wr
622056AutoShade Brings Modeling to AutoCAD Joel N. Orr FL:Autodesk's AutoShade and AutoCAD, the two D's in CADD stand for design and
622065Waging Workstation Warfare Bill Machrone VP:Will the PC ever be a workstation? Some say yes, others disagree. Still oth
622071Spreadsheets? Just Say No! John C. Dvorak VP:In this reading from the Gospel According to John, we hear of the dangers o
622077Software Packaging Jim Seymour VP:It's not only what's inside the package that counts. Software publishers ne
622085Ho, Ho, Etc.:Santa's Down Stephen Manes VP:Economy measures, network woes, and look-and-feel lawsuits have Santa mutte
622093Power Behind a Friendly Face Carol Ellison CS:Robust new applications are proving Microsoft Windows to be a serious devel
622103A New Face for Spreadsheets Jared Taylor CS:The top-selling spreadsheet on the Macintosh, Microsoft Excel, comes to the
622113Crossing the Great Divide Mike Falkner CS:The database we knew as Omnis on the Macintosh comes to the DOS world, thro
622121Opening Up Windows Graph Bill Howard CS:Windows Graph represents the presentation graphics component of the Windows
622131COMPUTERS:Power Lines: 9 New 386s Winn L. Rosch FE:Here are the latest high-end 386-based machines from ARC, CAE/SAR, Computer
622185Utilities:Scratch Pads and Annotators:TSR Notes to Yourself Jonathan Matzkin FE:Six TSRs that specialize as note-takers pick up where SideKick left off.
622201Add-In Boards:EGA Plus Cards:VGA Res for EGA Monitors Glenn A. Hart FE:These 16 boards plug in to provide VGA style 640 by 480 resolution on your
622249Connectivity:Making Connections:LAN Analyzers Frank J. Derfler,Jr FE:When your LAN needs an Rx, these four analyzers can help you find the sourc
622279Spreadsheet Analysis:1-2-3 by Any Other Name Jared Taylor FE:Spreadsheet compilers @Liberty and The Baler let your worksheet models run
622285HARDWARE:Pen Pusher:Plotters Go to Work Glenn A. Hart FE:Large plotters continue to serve the CAD market, and small ones are handy d
622315Productivity:Selling Well:The Power of Telemarketing SoftwreHenry Fersko-Weiss FE:These five databases can help you track call lists and client history.
622329PC Lab Notes:Putting Old Programs in New Bottles Chris DeVoney PR:Some older programs act as if they never heard of subdirectories or hard di
622341Utilities:Capturing Your Printer Output Tom Kihlken PR:PRN2FILE snatches a copy of the printer output from programs and PrtSc and
622357Enviroments:Exploring the OS/2 Video Interface Charles Petzold PR:Even though OS/2's VIO functions shun direct access to the video hardware,
622365Power Programming:Parsing Routines in C and Assembler Ray Duncan PR:MASM and C routines for processing a command line that will work time and a
622371Spreadsheet Clinic Jared Taylor PR:New ways to look at range names; compact formulas that say a lot more; acce
622375User-To-User:RFD.COM, RFD.ASM Paul Somerson PR:With a single command, you can obliterate a subdirectory and its files...
622381Power User Craig L. Stark PR:Stripping and streamlining dBASE code; Microsoft Word envelope printing; Ke
622387Languages:BASIC Etch A sketch program Robert L. Hummel PR:A Turbo Pascal program that gets a handle on 255 open files; a BASIC progra
622391PC Tutor:TSR Robert L. Hummel PR:A disk head parking attendant; prying out TSRs from memory; the Smurf that
622397Connectivity Clinic Frank J. Derfler, JrPR:Guarding your phone lines from taxi driver intrusions; moving data from a S
622454After Hours:Art & Leisure Jonathan Matzkin AH:'Twas the Night Before Christmas And a Warm EGA Glow Filled the Room....
622455After Hours:Hobbies Gus Venditto AH:Holiday Art Without Scissors and Glue.
622458After Hours:Games Geoff Daw AH:Simulating the Joys of Flight:Four ways to feel like you're in the Air.
622460After Hours:Games John C. Dvorak AH:Marble Madness, a stocking stuffer that may keep the kids at home.