Byte Magazine Volume 16 Number 01: 1990 BYTE Award of Excellence

474 Pages·172.2 MB·English

by  byte-magazine-1991-01

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lowa s$ 377/month. low as$ 27 8/month.
33M0B SupeVrG AC oloSry stem 19M0B SupeVrG AC oloSry stem
(SOQX 600) $10,499 (800x600) $7,499
Prilcies itnecdl u4dMeBs o fR AM.* Prilcies itnecdl u4dM eBso fRAM.*
SO1.0 01,9 a0n d6 5M0B harddr ive 801,0 03,3 0a nd6 50MBh arddr ive
configuraaltsaiovo anisl nble. configuraatlisaoovn asi lable.
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33M Hz EISiA4 86. 25M Hz EISAi 486.
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33MHz. 25MH:.
CommercLcicatls Pcl anL.e usfco ars CommercLieaals Pel wtL.e asfeo ars
low a.•$ 307/month. lmu£L '$ 235/nwnth.
10M0B SupeVrG AC oloSry stem 10M0B SupeVrG AC oloSry stem
(80X0 6 00) $8,499 (800x600) $6,499
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801,9 03,30a nd6 5M0B harddr ive 801,9 03,3 0a nd6 5M0B harddr ive
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lowa s $112/month. lowa s$ 79/month.
40MBV GAC oloPrl uSsysre$m2 ,999 40MB VGAC oloPrl uSsy ste$m2 ,099
Prilcies itnecdl uIMd Be so fRAM.* Prilcies itnecdl uIMd Beosf RAM*
801,0 01,9 03,3 0a nd6 5M0B harddr ive 208,0 ,1 0a0n d1 9M0 Bh arddr ive
configuraaltsaiovo anisl able. configuraaltsaiovo anisl able.
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20MH z 386SX. 12.M5H z 286.
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at2 0M Hz. 12.5MHz.
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low a.• $104/month. lowas $59/month.
40MBV GAColoPrl uSsysre$m2 .799 20MBV GAM onochrome
Prilcies itnecdl uIMd eBso fRA M. * System $1,549
801,00 ,1 903,3 0a nd6 50MBh ard Prilcies itnecdl uIMd Beosf RAM.*
dricvoen figuraatlisaoovn asi lable. 208,0 a nd1 00MB harddr ive
configuraaltsaiovo anisl able.
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20M Hz3 86SX. 16M Hz 386SX.
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low as$ 131/nwnth. lotu as$ 112/month.
20MB,IM BRAM.* $3,599 20MB.IM BRAM.* $2,999
40MB harddr icvoen figuraatlisoon s 40MB harddr icvoen figuraaltsioo ns
available. available.
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CONTENTS
1991
January
Volume1 6N,umb er 1
223 Photo-aRleisfmo rT hoswei tThi me
(anRd AM) toS pare
COVER STORY PixarM'asc RenderbMrainn pghso to­
realirsetnidce rtiotn hgMe a c.
TheB YTEA wards 227 A NewA ngloen O S/2a ndW indows
PAGE1 47 WideA nglmea ketsh ve irtual
desktaop ph ysirceaall ity.
editors 228 TwoB umblinDge tectives
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choose
67 andM acSleumtihsts h mea rk.
oft hem ost
230 RevieweNro'tse book
signifpircoadnutc ts Newv ersioofnLs o tuAsg enda
andF oliVoi ewmsa kem uch-needed
frotmh pea syte ar.
improvemtehnatatsd dress
usecro ncerns.
NEW S REVIEW S STATE OF THE ART
19 MICROBYTES 168 PRODUCTF OCUS 236 AI: METAMORPHOSIOSR DEATH?
AMD showist 3s8 6c lonaen,d CachinCagr dSs peeDda taA ccess Introduction
Bellcroersee arcmhaekreas TheB YTEL abe valuaetiegsh t
breakthrionhu oglho graphic cachicnogn troclalredtrsh ahte lp 239 Al'Isd entCirtiys is
memortye chnology. reliheavredd i sdkr ivbeo ttlenecks. CanA Ip rovitdheke i nodf i ntelligent
systetmhsaw ti lmla kea ltlh weo rk,
44 WHAT'SN EW 186 LANR emote-nCtoroSlo ftware: anda ltlh ien trocstpieowno,r thwhile?
EISAa ndS PARCs ystems, along BettTehra nB einTgh ere
witaht rioofm ousseu bstitutes, TheB YTEL abe xamines eight 249 OverturntihneCg a tegoBruyc ket
takteh hea rdwasrpeo tliOgnh t. communicatpiroongsr atmhsal tey to u Categorikznionwgl eidsgo en e
thseo ftwsairdede B,A SEt akes usew orkstatonia oL nAsN via oft hper imawrayy tsh aatnA Is ystem
tot hSeu na,n dE ZCosmowsa tches remoctoen trol. cana cqui"ruen derstanding."
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201 "UltraV"G A Debuotnts h eM icroPaq2 59 TheR ealT-imeE xpert
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