{"id":33802,"date":"2024-05-26T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=33802"},"modified":"2024-06-05T09:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:14:29","slug":"pc-magazine-july-24th-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2024\/05\/26\/pc-magazine-july-24th-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Magazine (July 24th, 1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPC_Magazine%2F1984-07-24&amp;twg_show=PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33806\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_001-765x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FPC_Magazine%2F1984-07-24&amp;twg_show=PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_001.jpg\">PC Magazine &#8211; July 24th, 1984<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>PC Magazine was among the earliest magazines to cover the IBM PC (and compatibles) exclusively. The July 24th, 1984 features over 380 pages and includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Cover Story<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Getting the Picture with CAD<\/b> &#8211; An article on the move of CAD software to microcomputers. Some of the software looked at here includes AutoCAD 1.4, VersaCAD 3.0, Drawing Processor 1.01, and CADplan 1.35.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Sporty Compatible<\/b> &#8211; A look at a (mostly) PC compatible called the MAD-1. It features an 80186 CPU, 256K RAM, and two 5.25&#8243; 360K floppy drives for $4195 or a version with a hard drive for $6295. It had a unique high-tech look for the time in various shades of grey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The First Integrated Printer<\/b> &#8211; A look at the Envision VectorPrinter 430 which combines letter and draft quality printing, color graphics, and plotting capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jack2 Sprints to the Fore<\/b> &#8211; An integrated software package that combines word processing, graphs and spreadsheet data in one document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Scope for Your Micro<\/b> &#8211; A review of Infoscope, a database management system from Microstuf, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stitching Creative Designs by Pixel<\/b> &#8211; Using Laleida Designs to create needlepoint patterns on the PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Casino Puts Its Chips on the PC<\/b> &#8211; How Resorts International Casino Hotel in Atlantic City is using a combination of minicomputers and PCs to manage gaming operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>On the Road to Africa<\/b> &#8211; One user&#8217;s experience using a PC in the challenging environment of Gaborone, Botswana, Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Project: Database, Part 4<\/b> &#8211; The fourth part in a six part series on database software. This part covers InfosStar, TIM IV, Aladin, R:BASE Series 4000, PC-File &#8216;N Report, ASAP Five, 10 Base, Keep It, and KeyBase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>An Automatic Approach to Networks<\/b> &#8211; Using PFS:ACCESS to automate retrieval of data from remote informational databases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tailoring DOS to Fit<\/b> &#8211; An excerpt from chapters 15 and 16 of the book Running MS-DOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>COBOL with a Personal Touch<\/b> &#8211; A review of Personal COBOL from Micro Focus, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/2024\/05\/26\/pc-magazine-july-24th-1984\/pc_magazine_1984-07-24_008\/\" class=\"attachment wp-att-33805\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008-90x120.jpg 90w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_008.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1>Pro Columns<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>For Crowded Courts: PC Spells Relief<\/b> &#8211; One New York court participates in a pilot project to test how the PC can be used to reduce the paperwork load.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Balancing Act<\/b> &#8211; Using a PC and spreadsheet to determine the appropriate minimum balance for banks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>An Eclectic Program Collection<\/b> &#8211; A review of Science and Engineering Programs for the IBM PC. This is a paperback with a floppy disk that includes various mathematical, engineering and graphics programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Beyond Essentials<\/b> &#8211; A look at features needed for a complete medical management system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Enhancing PC-DOS<\/b> &#8211; Modifying the PC-DOS environment with the &#8220;SET&#8221; command to create custom abbreviations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Looking It Up on Knowledge Index<\/b> &#8211; A review of The Knowledge Index, an online service that provided access to hundreds of computer publications at a rate of $35 + $24\/hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-33804\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=33804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33804\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_009-773x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PC News<\/b> &#8211; A look at COMDEX; Morrow&#8217;s new &#8216;The Pivot&#8217; portable computer; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Year of the Onion<\/b> &#8211; &#8220;Onion&#8221; here is used as an analogy for multi-function software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>It&#8217;s Time for a Change in MIS<\/b> &#8211; How a change is needed generally in MIS departments. I guess they ultimate did change becoming IT departments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Letters to PC<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about macros, Lotus 1-2-3 sales, reducing electromagnetic interference, comparing the PC with a super computer, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>When DOS Is Not Enough<\/b> &#8211; How not all programs that run on DOS will run on all computers that run DOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Brush with Fun<\/b> &#8211; A look at a few games for the PC including Rollo and the Brush Brothers, B-1 Nuclear Bomber, and Computer Football Strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Where to Turn<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of computer reference books including The Reader&#8217;s Guide to Microcomputer Books, The Addison-Wesley Book of IBM Software, 1984 Microprocessor Market Place: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Microcomputer Industry, and Word Processing on the IBM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New on the Market<\/b> &#8211; A brief look at new products including new 3.25&#8243; floppy disk drives with 500K to 1MB capacity, DataTalker II terminal emulator processor, STRATA:G strategic financial planning software, PLOT88 FORTRAN graphics library, Jury Trial II courtroom strategy game, Docuwriter jr word processor for the IBM PCjr, and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>User-to-User<\/b> &#8211; A routine for selectively scrolling a rectangular window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PC Tutor<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about getting an updated 8088 chip, printing graphics screens, graphics on the TRS-80 Model III, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_386-763x1024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_386-763x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33809\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_386-763x1024-1.jpg 763w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_386-763x1024-1-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PC_Magazine_1984-07-24_386-763x1024-1-89x120.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PC Magazine &#8211; July 24th, 1984 PC Magazine was among the earliest magazines to cover the IBM PC (and compatibles) exclusively. The July 24th, 1984 features over 380 pages and includes: Cover Story Getting the Picture with CAD &#8211; An article on the move of CAD software to microcomputers. Some of the software looked at here includes AutoCAD 1.4, VersaCAD 3.0, Drawing Processor 1.01, and CADplan 1.35. Features A Sporty Compatible &#8211; A look at a (mostly) PC compatible called the MAD-1. It features an 80186 CPU, 256K RAM, and two 5.25&#8243; 360K floppy drives for $4195 or a version with a hard drive for $6295. It had a unique high-tech look for the time in various shades of grey. The First Integrated Printer &#8211; A look at the Envision VectorPrinter 430 which combines letter and draft quality printing, color graphics, and plotting capabilities. Jack2 Sprints to the Fore &#8211; An integrated software package that combines word processing, graphs and spreadsheet data in one document. A Scope for Your Micro &#8211; A review of Infoscope, a database management system from Microstuf, Inc. Stitching Creative Designs by Pixel &#8211; Using Laleida Designs to create needlepoint patterns on the PC. 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