Features p.34 The Input/Output Primer, Part 6 : Interrupts, Buffers, Grounds, and Signal Degradation [author Steve Leibson] The conclusion of a six-part series that covers fundamental issues in computer interfacing. p.50 Computers, Fiction, and Poetry [author Kevin McKean] Computer-generated stories and poems shed some light on the complex process known as creativity. p.60 Add Programmable Sound Effects to Your Computer [author Steve Ciarcia] Silicon replaces gunpowder for producing sound effects. p.76 Breaking the Jargon Barrier: Designing Programs for Humanists [author Ned Heite and Lou Heite] Two archaeologists design practical programs in the language their colleagues understand. p.108 Microcomputers in the Study of Politics, Predicting Wars with the Richardson Arms-Race Model [author Philip A. Schrodt] A Pascal program helps predict the outcome of arms races and other two-party conflicts. p.138 Software Tools for Writers [author Wayne Holder] Your computer can take the tedium out of the process of writing and put new life into the final product. p.166 The Historian and the Microcomputer, A Student of the Past Meets the Machine of the Future [author Don Karl Rowney] The microcomputer promises to change the nature of historical research methods and the teaching of history. p.178 Simulating Neighborhood Segregation [author Edwin Dethlefsen and Carlisle Moody] A BASIC program gives surprising insights into some of the forces that hamper integration. p.208 Measuring Attitudes with a PET , A BASIC Program That Finds Out How People Feel [author David R. Heise] This BASIC program gives microcomputer owners sophisticated attitudemeasurement tools once the domain of politicians and big corporations. p.250 Microcomputers in Cultural Anthropology, APL Programs for Qualitative Analysis [author Oswald Werner] Microcomputers on-site help the study of Navajo and other cultures. p.290 User's Column: Ada, MINCE, CP/M Utilities, Overpriced Documentation , and Analiza II [author Jerry Pournelle] An inveterate user of microcomputers expresses firm opinions on hardware, software, and other subjects. p.330 Upward Migration, Part 2 : A Comparison of CP/M-86 and MS-DOS [author Roger Taylor and Phil Lemmons] An end user and a system programmer examine the two operating systems vying for dominance in the 16-bit arena. p.360 Using the Model I/III RS-232C Port [author William Barden Jr.] Some mysteries of the TRS-80 Model I and III RS-232C interface are solved and instructions are given for building a data communications plugboard. p.378 Programming the Critical-Path Method in BASIC [author Steven Zimmerman and Leo M. Conrad] This program helps managers assess the productivity trade-offs of time and money. p.392 Computers for Humanity [author Jerry Pournelle] A firsthand report on the newest products introduced at the Seventh West Coast Computer Faire. Reviews p.54 Scion Color System [author Mark Dahmke] p.284 Mediamix's ETI2 [author Robert Welborn] p.312 Color Computer Disk System [author Colin Stearman] p.408 It All Depends on Your Viewpoint [author Allen D. Moore] p.412 Database Management with Ashton-Tate's dBASE II [author Jack L. Abbott] Nucleus p.6 Editorial: The Briefcase Computer Market Heats Up p.14 Letters p.32 BYTE's Bugs p.402 Book Review: Computer Power and Human Reason p.406 Technical Forum: INS8070 Series Instruction Set Summary p.417 Clubs and Newsletters p.417, 432, 440 BYTE's Bits p.418 Software Received p.420 Ask BYTE p.422 Event Queue p.426 BYTELINES p.431 Books Received p.434 Desk-Top Wonders. Draw Poker for the TI-59 p.441, 452 Programming Quickies: Generate Huffman Codes; Idiot-proof Input in Pascal p.442, 448 System Notes. Tuning Up the 1802; Double Your TRS-80's Graphics Resolution p.454 What's New? p.509 Unclassified Ads p.510 BOMB, BOMB Results p.511 Reader Service