{"id":34254,"date":"2024-08-31T22:17:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T02:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=34254"},"modified":"2024-09-09T14:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T18:52:25","slug":"byte-may-1993","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/byte-may-1993\/","title":{"rendered":"Byte (May 1993)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FByte%2FByte_1993-05&amp;twg_show=Byte_1993-05_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-711x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-768x1106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-1067x1536.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-1422x2048.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001-83x120.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_001.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FByte%2FByte_1993-05&amp;twg_show=Byte_1993-05_001.jpg\">Byte &#8211; May 1993<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Byte was probably the best multi-format computer magazines from the 1970s all the way until the early 1990s. Byte&#8217;s coverage tended to be a little more technical that other mainstream magazines. The May 1993 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Cover Story<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Intel Launches Rocket in a Socket<\/b> &#8211; An introduction to Intel&#8217;s new Pentium processor. At introduction, the fastest Pentium (66 MHz) was about twice as fast as the 486 DX2-66. The first systems would be announced in May but these would be mostly expensive workstation and server class machines. More affordable Pentium systems wouldn&#8217;t really be available until 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>News<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Microbytes<\/b> &#8211; Researchers build first general purpose optical computer, first Mac clones, British company develops 1 GB CDs, plug and play for ISA, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>First Impressions: AutoCAD Draws on Windows<\/b> &#8211; A look at AutoCAD Release 12 which was the first version for Windows (3.1).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Heavy-Hitting Unix for PCs<\/b> &#8211; A first look at Solaris 2.1 for Intel based PCs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NetWare 4.0<\/b> &#8211; A look at the latest version of NetWare which was a network based OS. Windows and Linux server OS variants have since taken over the tasks NetWare used to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Canon&#8217;s NoteJet 486<\/b> &#8211; An interesting 486 based laptop that includes a built-in printer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>HP LaserJet 4Si and HP LaserJet 4Si<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of two network laser printers from HP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PagePlus 2.0<\/b> &#8211; Review of a low cost desktop publishing package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Compel<\/b> &#8211; A review of presentation software with multimedia features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Painter 2.0<\/b> &#8211; An art program for Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What&#8217;s New<\/b> &#8211; The DTR-1, a handheld 486SLC based computer that runs DOS and Windows 3.1 with a pen interface; Tangent and Diamond Technologies releases PCs with both EISA and VLB interfaces; PST-MO128 rewritable magneto-optical drive; two new color scanners; SmartLink V.32bis Fax Modem; VIP-C programming environment for the Mac; Magic 5.0 visual application development system; POET object-oriented database for C++; and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=34257\" class=\"attachment wp-att-34257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-1099x1536.jpg 1099w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-1466x2048.jpg 1466w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008-86x120.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_008.jpg 1546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Oberon: A Glimpse of the Future<\/b> &#8211; A look at an object-oriented operating system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>State of the Art<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Should Encryption Be Regulated<\/b> &#8211; I always thought this was a dumb debate. The answer is obviously no. Otherwise encryption isn&#8217;t very useful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stealth Virus Attacks<\/b> &#8211; A look at new viruses that use stealth to attack network computers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Resource Guide: Virus Protection for Networks<\/b> &#8211; An overview of available anti-virus software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lab Report: Hands-On Testing 126 Printers<\/b> &#8211; A massive survey of dot-matrix, laser, ink-jet, and portable printers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Making the MPC Upgrade<\/b> &#8211; A look at ten different kits to make your PC multimedia compliant as well as complete multimedia systems. Upgrade kits generally included a sound card, CD-ROM drive and sometimes speakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Personable PIMs<\/b> &#8211; An overview of Personal Information Managers. These days, everybody uses Outlook and\/or their phones for these tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Banyan&#8217;s &#8220;StreetTalk for NetWare&#8221;<\/b> &#8211; Software designed to simplify administration of multiserver NetWare networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Windows Video Recorders<\/b> &#8211; A look at video capture cards for windows from AITech, Matrox, Creative Labs and others. These cost between $500 and $1500 and peaked at 320&#215;240 resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tape Backup on the Go<\/b> &#8211; A look at four portable (external) tape backup drives including the Colorado Jumbo Trakker 250, Iomega Tape250, Micro Solutions Backpack, and SDI Model 250P.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.4 for DOS<\/b> &#8211; The latest iteration of this spreadsheet software that was arguably the first killer app for computers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=34256\" class=\"attachment wp-att-34256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-768x1070.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-1102x1536.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-1470x2048.jpg 1470w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009-86x120.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_009.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Hands On<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Under the Hood: Computing on Wheels<\/b> &#8211; A look at the latest computer technology being used in cars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Some Assembly Required: The Power of Inheritance<\/b> &#8211; A tutorial for using multiple inheritance in C++ programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Beyond DOS: Getting a Handle on Windows NT<\/b> &#8211; A look at Microsoft&#8217;s new Windows NT operating system from a developer&#8217;s point of view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Opinions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>User&#8217;s Column: Once More into the Breach<\/b> &#8211; Commentary on protectionism, plus a look at UPSes, Intel OverDrive processor, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stop Bit: Losing the Human Edge<\/b> &#8211; An article on how computers are getting better than humans at games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Letters<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers on topics such as OS\/2, the trend towards GUIs, computer language translation, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-768x1115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-1058x1536.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-1411x2048.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310-83x120.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byte_1993-05_310.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Byte &#8211; May 1993 Byte was probably the best multi-format computer magazines from the 1970s all the way until the early 1990s. Byte&#8217;s coverage tended to be a little more technical that other mainstream magazines. The May 1993 issue includes: Cover Story Intel Launches Rocket in a Socket &#8211; An introduction to Intel&#8217;s new Pentium processor. At introduction, the fastest Pentium (66 MHz) was about twice as fast as the 486 DX2-66. The first systems would be announced in May but these would be mostly expensive workstation and server class machines. More affordable Pentium systems wouldn&#8217;t really be available until 1994. News Microbytes &#8211; Researchers build first general purpose optical computer, first Mac clones, British company develops 1 GB CDs, plug and play for ISA, and more. First Impressions: AutoCAD Draws on Windows &#8211; A look at AutoCAD Release 12 which was the first version for Windows (3.1). A Heavy-Hitting Unix for PCs &#8211; A first look at Solaris 2.1 for Intel based PCs. NetWare 4.0 &#8211; A look at the latest version of NetWare which was a network based OS. Windows and Linux server OS variants have since taken over the tasks NetWare used to do. Canon&#8217;s NoteJet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[72,367,2835,2426,2362],"class_list":["post-34254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","tag-1990s","tag-byte","tag-magazine","tag-pentium","tag-retrocomputing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34254"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34307,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34254\/revisions\/34307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}