Features p.48 The Videodisc Interfacing Primer [author Rod Daynes] Learn how to develop interactive videodisc programs. p.56 Interactive Videodisc Design and Production Wicat Systems presents a systematic approach to the design, development. and production of an interactive videodisc system. p.60 Build an Interactive-Videodisc Controller [author Steve Ciarcia] You can use your personal computer to control a Pioneer VP-1000 laser-optical videodisc player through its remote-control circuitry. p.78 Videodiscs In Education, Integrating the Computer and Communication Technologies [author Isaac I. Bejar] Educators are discovering ways to use videodiscs as an aid to learning. p.108 Interactive Training In Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [author David Hon] Computer and videodisc technologies are combined to provide instruction in lifesaving techniques. p.142 Videodiscs and Optical Data Storage [author Dick Moberg and Ira M. Laefsky] We may soon be measuring mass storage in gigabytes. p.182 On the Way to Standard BASIC [author Thomas E. Kurtz] A survey of what's in the proposed ANSI standard and why it's there. p.242 The Input/Output Primer, Part 5: Character Codes [author Steve Leibson] Character codes turn computer data into messages that people can understand. p.260 A General-Purpose I/O Board for the Color Computer [author William Barden Jr.] You can build this interface for less than $25 and plug it into the ROM cartridge slot. p.286 User's Column: Terminal Madness, The Word, Grammatik, and Then Some [author Jerry Pournelle] The critic reviews some new computer terminals, word-processing software, compilers, and M-drive. p.302 The Atari Tutorial, Part 10: Human Engineering [author Chris Crawford] The interaction between the computer and the person using it is the most important and the most often neglected aspect of commercial software. p.321 Upward Migration, Part 1: Translators [author Roger Taylor and Phil Lemmons] Using translation programs to move CP/M-80 programs to CP/M and MS-DOS. p.410 TAFT: Terminal Apple with File Transfer [author Tom Gabriele] Low-cost telecommunication capability for the Apple II. p.452 Maintenance Alternatives for Personal Computers [author Lewis A , Whitaker] Repair service options to consider before you buy a computer and preventive maintenance steps to perform once you've made the purchase. p.468 Omnl Aviation Navigation System [author Richard Campbell] Simulate aircraft instrument navigation using simple trigonometry. Reviews p.162 BYTE's Arcade: Armored Patrol Pete Callamaras The Eliminator: Mayhem in Space, TRS-80 Style [author Silas Pike] Galactic Chase [author Stan Wszola] p.220 App-L-ISP [author Jeff Bonar and Steve Levitan] p.235 Tawala's Last Redoubt [author Hartley G. Lesser] p.348 The Osborne I [author Mark Dahmke] p.364 Applescope Stores Dual Traces [author Gregory MacNicol] p.376 NEWDOS/80 Version 2.0 [author Mahlon G. Kelly] p.488 Micro-Decision Support System/Finance (DSS/F) [author Robert Moskowitz] Nucleus p.6 Editorial: West Coast Computer Faire Report p.26 Letters p.232, 493 Technical Forum: Find That Disk; Conditionals in LISP p.237, 497 Programming Ouickies: A Word-Counting Utility for Writers; Listing the Disk Directory in CP/M-based Pascal p.402 Book Review: Beneath the Apple DOS p.404, 460 System Notes: Adapting "Harvesting the Sun's Energy" for the Commodore PET; Text-Handling Routines in Extended BASIC p.434 Ask BYTE p.440 BYTELINES p.479 Clubs and Newsletters p.480, 510 Books Received p.480 BYTE's Bugs p.482 Event Oueue p.487 Software Received p.502 What's New? p.558 Unclassified Ads p.558 BOMB, BOMB Results p.559 Reader Service