Features p.26 The Atari Tutorial, Part 5: Scrolling [author Chris Crawford] Coarse and fine scrolling, both horizontally and vertically, let the display screen become a window for viewing large amounts of data. p.36 A Closer Look at the IBM Personal Computer [author Gregg Williams] The Personal Computer is a versatile microcomputer that can be used in almost any application. p.72 Analog Interfacing In the Real World by [author Steve Ciarcia] Learn how to design and build economical analog interfaces. p.100 MIKBUG and the TRS-80, Part 2: A File Transfer and Debugging Package [author Robert Labenski] Use your TRS-80 as a file-transfer terminal and debugging monitor for a 6800 system. p.132 User's Column: Operating Systems, Languages, Statistics, Pirates, and the Lone Wolf Jerry Pournelle Straight talk on a variety of new products from a hard-to-please computer user. p.160 Build a Joystick A-to-D Converter for the TRS-80 Model I or III, Second In a Series [author William Barden, Jr.] A hardware/software project to make your TRS-80 "sensitive" to the analog world. p.190 Troubleshooting with Electronic Signatures [author Kenneth M. Piggott] A "free-running'" microprocessor can help to fix a malfunctioning computer system. p.216 Memory Expansion for the ZX-80 [author Hilton K. Ernde] Upgrade your Sinclair ZX-80 for under $200 with a 16 K-byte memory-expansion project. p.239 An 8080-Based Remote Appliance Controller [author David C. Staehlin] BSR X-10 strikes again. p.304 Clocked Interrupts for the COSMAC Elf [author Gary H. Price] Hardware and software provide video-display and variable-period interrupts. p.344 COSMAC EPROM Programmer [author Dan Rubis] How to build a low-cost EPROM programmer based on an RCA 1802 microprocessor. p.366 An Apple Talks with the Deaf [author Ned W. Rhodes] With the hardware and software described here. you can pick up the phone and wish a deaf friend a good day. p.397 An Effective Text-Compression Algorithm [author David Cortesi] Reduce the size of text files by identifying common pairs of letters. p.410 Structured Programming In BASIC [author Mark Sobell] An introduction to the principles of structured programming with examples in Cromemco 32 K Structured BASIC. p.420 The GEOSAT Program [author Steve Emmett] How to tell if your location is suitable for a satellite-receiving antenna. Reviews p.123 The RCA VP-3301 Data Terminal [author Tim Daneliuk] p.332 SD Systems' Z80 Starter Kit [author Wayne Angevine] Nucleus p.6 Editorial: Of IBM, Operating Systems, and Rosetta Stones p.14 Letters p.114, 206, 433 Technical Forum: Floppy-Disk Performance; Analyze Audio by Visualizing; Z80 Starting Address. One Jump Further p.118 Education Forum: AC Motor Control: Simple Algorithms and Hardware p.186 Programming Quickies: Thirty More Days to a Faster Input p.234, 324, 436 System Notes: Accidental Reset Protection for the Apple II; Add a Peripheral Interface Adapter to Your Apple II; SOFTIM, A Software Timer p.296 BYTELINES p.387 Books Received p.388 Event Queue p.393 Clubs and Newsletters p.394 Software Received p.404 Ask BYTE p.416 Product Description: CMOS: Memory with a Future. Ideas Behind CompuPro's RAM 17 p.440 What's New? p.494 Unclassified Ads p.495 Reader Service p.496 BOMB, BOMB Results