                     PC ARTICLES INDEX (PART A) VOLUME III
                                  ISSUES 1-5 

 ARTICLE TITLE                    DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE              V IS PAG 
 
 Putting Conscience Into          Guest Editorial: Users must learn   3  1  99 
 Computing                        to control computer crime.          
 Two Faces of PCjr.               PCjr.: a look at both business and  3  1 109 
                                  home applications.                  
 Meet the New Members             PCjr., XT/370, 3270-PC.             3  1 126 
 Screening the PCjr's             Color capabilities of the jr.       3  1 128 
 Color,Video,& Memory Options     
 Cartridge Magic: PCjr's New      Video capacity of the jr.           3  1 133 
 Memory                           
 Sound Abilities of PCjr.         Sound capabilities of the jr.       3  1 137 
 Games for the PCjr.              Game capabilities of the jr.        3  1 142 
 The Mainframe Marketplace: The   XT/370 and 3270 PC.                 3  1 146 
 XT/370 and 3270 PC               
 The XT/370: A Technical Overview Memory, XT/370 virtual memory       3  1 151 
                                  reviewed.                           
 Computer Scan: No Place to Hide  Privacy: Are computers endangering  3  1 162 
                                  it?                                 
 Friend and Foe: Computers in     Privacy: Are computers endangering  3  1 172 
 1984                             it?                                 
 PC Piracy: Growing By Leaps and  Piracy: IBM lookalikes produced in  3  1 184 
 Boundaries                       the orient.                         
 For the Handicapped: Toggling    Handicapped users: Handicap.COM     3  1 198 
 Shift Keys                       gives greater accesss to disabled   
                                  PC users.                           
 An End to Mailing List Madness   Mailing list managers: 3 software   3  1 209 
                                  packages reviewed.                  
 A PC in the Type Shop: Better    Typesetting: PC used to produce     3  1 214 
 than Dedicated                   software manuals.                   
 Doing Business with BASIC        Business BASIC.                     3  1 241 
 IBM PC Rocks and Rolls           Management: Rock and roll tour      3  1 252 
                                  manager keeps track of clients with 
                                  PC.                                 
 The PC Analyzes the Wind         Windmill site potential determined. 3  1 260 
 Adding it Up with Statpac        Statistical analysis: Statpac       3  1 271 
                                  reviewed.                           
 Inside the IBM Museum            IBM museum in New York City.        3  1 285 
 A VisiCalc Start-Up Planner      Executive VisiCalc for the IBM PC.  3  1 289 
 Fancy Printing with Fancy Font   Fancy Font turns Epson printer into 3  1 299 
                                  advanced dot matrix printer.        
 Financial Services You Can Bank  Banking: Two on-line services.      3  1 310 
 On                               
 Software with Manual Appeal      Documentation: Attractive/effective 3  1 329 
                                  documentation sells software.       
 The Hidden Talents of MailMerge  MailMerge: lesser known features.   3  1 353 
 Software Family Dynamics         Operating procedures, shared: pfs   3  1 363 
                                  and other software families.        
 It's Not Easy Being Green        Games: One Hundred and One          3  1 391 
                                  Monochrome Mazes.                   
 Living and Communicating with    Philosophical essays. Handbook on   3  1 399 
 Computers                        communications sources.             
 The Researcher's Assistant       Documented reports made easier with 3  1 409 
                                  Pro/Tem software.                   
 Engineering Software Exchange    Newsletter for engineers helps them 3  1 413 
                                  sort through software.              
 Stepping Up to Draft-Aide        Graphics: Draft-Aide for learner to 3  1 421 
                                  professional.                       
 The Doctor's Experience          E-Book computerizes patients'       3  1 427 
                                  records.                            
 Maxi-Value from a Mini Ledger    Mini-Ledger accounting program for  3  1 433 
                                  small businesses.                   
 Grandfather FORTRAN              FORTRAN still holding its own.      3  1 521 
 The Source for Magazines         Magazines available through The     3  1 525 
                                  Source.                             
 Stopping the Mask Pirates        Legal protection of integrated      3  1 531 
                                  circuit chips.                      
 Coming of Age Together           Competitors: PC manufacturers must  3  2  99 
                                  play catch-up.                      
 Subdirectories in DOS 2.0        Subdirectories: obstacles that      3  2 111 
                                  prevent DOS 2.0 from treating them  
                                  as files.                           
 The ABC's of dBASE II            How DBase II works.                 3  2 114 
 Advanced dBase II Programming    DBase II's strengths and            3  2 125 
 Tips                             weaknesses.                         
 From Basement to Boardroom       Author of DBASE II traces its       3  2 131 
                                  development.                        
 The Many Faces of dBASE II       Applications of DBASE II are wide   3  2 136 
                                  and varied.                         
 A New Breed of Applications      Champion and dNames programs that   3  2 142 
                                  use DBASE II's language.            
 Three Easy Add-Ons for dBASE II  Menus: Autocode 1, dBASE WINDOW and 3  2 147 
                                  QUICKCODE for DBASE II.             
 Spending the Weekend with Friday Friday: file handling system.       3  2 159 
 Extenders: Pushing dBASE II to   Extenders: programs that extend     3  2 167 
 the Limit                        math and graphics power of DBASE    
                                  II.                                 
 Judging the Guides: Here Come    Tutorials: how to find the right    3  2 171 
 dBASics                          DBASE II training for you.          
 The Wizardry of Ashton-Tate      History of DBASE II: George Tate's  3  2 178 
                                  story.                              
 Three Days with dBASE II         Programming: Adam Green's DBASE II  3  2 185 
                                  programming marathon.               
 Advice from the Master on        Tutorials: Adam Green shows how to  3  2 189 
 Learning dBASE II                find a class that's right for you.  
 NBI: A Taste of the Dedicated    NBI, document-oriented software.    3  2 197 
 Computer-Assisted Instruction:   PILOT, software for preparing       3  2 212 
 Pilot                            computerized instructional          
                                  material.                           
 Making Dough with the PC         Bakery's operations computerized.   3  2 228 
 Removable Hard-Disk Drives: A    Hard disk drives: review of two     3  2 233 
 Workable Alternative             removable hard disk drives.         
 Faster than a Speeding Cursor    Mice, digital: LogiMouse reviewed.  3  2 243 
 Key                              
 To CP/M and Back                 Xeno-Copy and Systram for making    3  2 246 
                                  disks compatible with PC-DOS and    
                                  CP/M.                               
 PC Comes to the Newsroom         TV newsroom computerizes news       3  2 253 
                                  transmissions.                      
 Too Much Pressure on PCjr?       Negative press reactions to         3  2 261 
                                  jr.--was too much expected?         
 Major and Minor Fun              Games: Mister Miner, Insecticide,   3  2 265 
                                  Tick-a-Tack.                        
 Buying a Business Computer       Business computer purchases, two    3  2 273 
                                  books reviewed.                     
 Word Processing Personalities    Word Processing Programs: selecting 3  2 281 
                                  one according to your specific      
                                  need.                               
 Reading at the Speed of Chips    Speed reading course for PC users.  3  2 289 
 Legal Aid: The Attorney's PC     Increased use of PCs in law         3  2 297 
                                  offices.                            
 PC-File for Physicians           PC-FILE: using this doctor's        3  2 301 
                                  database manager.                   
 Crunching Numbers on a PC        SPSS and SAS for the PC.            3  2 307 
 FORTRAN: Not Just for Scientists FORTRAN: writing quick programs in  3  2 397 
                                  an efficient, powerful language.    
 Extending the Reach of Your PC   Modems: connecting instructions for 3  2 401 
                                  the novice.                         
 Putting a Stamp on your Software Trademarks: how to select them.     3  2 407 
 A View from the Ivory Tower      Guest Editorial: Professor recounts 3  3  99 
                                  his experience as a computer        
                                  novice.                             
 Mainframe Migration and More     Realia COBOL and WordProof          3  3 109 
                                  reviewed.                           
 Apple Charts the Course for IBM  Apple vs. IBM: Apple's original     3  3 122 
                                  success formula and how IBM         
                                  borrrowed it.                       
 PC and Apple: How the Chips      Apple IIe and IBM PCs compared.     3  3 130 
 Stack Up                         
 Student Aid from IBM and Apple   Apple and IBM compete for the       3  3 134 
                                  educational market.                 
 From Apple to IBM and Back Again Compatibility: The Apple-IBM        3  3 140 
                                  Connection enables communication    
                                  between computers.                  
 The Apple of your IBM            Compatibility: Quadlink lets IBM PC 3  3 147 
                                  run Apple software.                 
 Is IBM the Worm in Apple's       Apple faces competition from the    3  3 152 
 Future?                          IBM giant.                          
 Merging Medicine with the Micro  Hospitals switch from mainframes to 3  3 157 
                                  micros.                             
 Putting a Ph.D. in your PC       Artificial Intel.Software-          3  3 167 
                                  Expert-Ease creates problem-solving 
                                  programs.                           
 Something's Happening in Silicon Scotland-based automated IBM        3  3 177 
 Glen                             warehouse.                          
 Getting a Taste of the           PIE:Writer word processing system   3  3 183 
 PIE:Writer                       reviewed.                           
 Word Processing on the Honor     PC-Write, software with a unique    3  3 189 
 System                           marketing strategy.                 
 The Unfinished Word              Microsoft's Word reviewed.          3  3 192 
 Phosphor Green Tinges the Silver Scriptor script formatting software 3  3 210 
 Screen                           for screenwriters.                  
 The Selectric Connection         Transforming an IBM selectric       3  3 219 
                                  typewriter into a printer.          
 A Member of the Ink-Jet Set      Radio Shack's CGP-220 ink-jet       3  3 226 
                                  printer reviewed.                   
 Tracing PC Machine-Level         Trace 86 debugging software that    3  3 233 
 Operations                       shows how a PC runs programs.       
 A Switch-Hitting Portable        Chameleon portable reviewed.        3  3 243 
 The PC Flies High with Airborne  Airborne uses PCs to track their    3  3 249 
                                  customers' packages.                
 The Airborne Journey of a        Airborne package route traced by    3  3 252 
 Package                          PCs.                                
 Transmitting Messages with MCI   MCI--receiving and transmitting     3  3 261 
                                  mail via computer.                  
 Assembly Language: More Basic    Language: Assembly Language book    3  3 265 
 Than BASIC                       reviewed.                           
 Tell It To The Landlord          Landlord software package helps run 3  3 265 
                                  buildings.                          
 A Taxing Question: Exemptions    User group wins tax exempt status.  3  3 295 
 for User Groups                  
 The FileCommand Mystery          FileCommand complex utility program 3  3 305 
                                  reviewed.                           
 A Secret Inside the ROM          PCjr. keyboard.                     3  3 323 
 Mental Gymnastics in the PC      Games: Shultz's Treasure, Match     3  3 333 
                                  Wits.                               
 Lost in the PC Jungle            Reference encyclopedia reviewed.    3  3 341 
 An Automated Way with Words      Word processing benefits for the    3  3 349 
                                  professional writer.                
 Dentistry Made Painless          Dentistry--accounting & patient     3  3 353 
                                  management software system.         
 Starting on the Right Foot       Before-you-buy advice for lawyers.  3  3 361 
 Computer Kids at College         Teaching children to use computers. 3  3 367 
 The New Computer Curators        Storing data in museums with a PC.  3  3 373 
 Meet the New APL                 APL: an efficient language with PC  3  3 463 
                                  applications.                       
 Signing on to a SIG              SIG (Special Interest Group)        3  3 467 
                                  CompuServe's bulletin board.(Part   
                                  1)                                  
 Taking Care of Your Trademark    Trademark--how to properly register 3  3 473 
                                  and maintain your software program  
                                  trademark                           
 The IBM PC Phenomenon            Guest Editorial: what are           3  4  97 
                                  subdirectories?                     
 The PC Goes for the Gold         Olympics: IBM PCs organize the 1984 3  4 120 
                                  Los Angeles Games.                  
 Jim Fixx Runs a Program          Running expert, Jim Fixx (The       3  4 126 
                                  Complete Book of Running) uses PC   
                                  to write.                           
 Programs for a Healthy Practice  Diet & exercise analysis software   3  4 130 
                                  for the health-care professional.   
 Multiplan Made Easier?           Microsoft Budget software that      3  4 137 
                                  designs financial worksheets for    
                                  Multiplan.                          
 Pretty Pixels                    ExecuVision software helps          3  4 143 
                                  executives produce quality          
                                  graphics.                           
 Wising Up with KnowledgeMan      KnowledgeMan software combines      3  4 147 
                                  database management & spreadsheet   
                                  capabilities.                       
 Getting Set for Real Time        Installing a real time clock that   3  4 157 
                                  tells the time & date when you      
                                  bring up DOS.                       
 PCs Polish a PR Firm's Image     Public Relations--how a PR firm     3  4 164 
                                  uses PCs to maximize efficiency.    
 Cap that if you Can              Marketing--how a company that       3  4 171 
                                  markets PC-compatible hardware      
                                  excelled.                           
 Menus for Printer Magic          Set-FX software for Epson Printers  3  4 176 
                                  make different type styles          
                                  possible.                           
 The Sound of Music               Music-how to program your computer  3  4 179 
                                  to play music.                      
 Computers on the Campaign Trail  How PCs are used in politicking.    3  4 192 
 The PC Runs for President        Democratic Presidential candidates  3  4 195 
                                  have microcoputerized their         
                                  campaigns.                          
 Solon: The Political Machine     Solon--expensive hardware and       3  4 197 
                                  software package for politicians.   
 A Victory for Campaign Manager   Campaign Manager review.            3  4 201 
 Computers in the Public Interest Public Interest Groups use PCs to   3  4 209 
                                  bring their stories to the people.  
 An Illustrated History of the    Computer Chips--shown through a     3  4 212 
 Chip                             series of amazing photographs.      
 PC Passion and other Romances    Romance and mystery writers use     3  4 230 
                                  PCs.                                
 Analyzing Property Investments   Real Estate Investment Package      3  4 235 
                                  helps analyze property investments. 
 Sizing Up the Professional       Texas Instruments Professional      3  4 240 
                                  Computer reviewed.                  
 Game Menus: A Fix for Word       Word Games: MasterType, Quotrix,    3  4 246 
 Junkies                          Infosoft, Crypto Cube, Jabbertalky. 
 Monitors: A Look Behind the      Monitors--the mechanics of how the  3  4 253 
 Screen                           images are produced.                
 It's 10 pm: Do you Know Where    Security--software for keeping your 3  4 259 
 your Data Are?                   data safe.                          
 What's Next from IBM?            Speculation about a hypothetical    3  4 265 
                                  new IBM product.                    
 The Tiao of Killing  Aliens      Games: Czorian Seige, Tiao Ch'i.    3  4 269 
 Getting your Feet Wet            Introduction for beginners to PC    3  4 275 
                                  and BASIC.                          
 A Tool for a Technical Writer    Technical writer's overview in      3  4 283 
                                  building the right computer system. 
 Rx for a Medical Malaise         Medical software for staying        3  4 289 
                                  current with medical literature.    
 Constructive Computing           Construction industry--overview of  3  4 293 
                                  PC applications.                    
 PC Buyer's Guide for Lawyers     Financial side of a lawyer's PC     3  4 297 
                                  purchase.                           
 Making the PC Teacher's Pet      CLAS--software that helps teachers  3  4 303 
                                  create flexibly formatted lessons.  
 APL Does the Job                 APL: offers easy solutions to       3  4 397 
                                  programming problems.               
 Online with a Special Interest   SIG (Special Interest Group)        3  4 401 
                                  CompuServe's bulletin board. (Part  
                                  2)                                  
 Keying In to Computer Crime      Crime: from software piracy to      3  4 407 
                                  illegal computer use.                       
 Phantom Ruling from the IRS      Guest Editorial--User groups        3  5  99 
                                  struggle with IRS for tax exempt    
                                  status.                             
 Unearthing the PCjr's Secrets    PCjr.--some insights.               3  5 111 
 Getting your C-Legs              Language--C Language overview of    3  5 118 
                                  its history and structure.          
 The MWC-86 C Compiler            Language compiler--Mark Williams    3  5 124 
                                  Co. C Compiler.                     
 The Whitesmiths C Native         Language compiler--Whitesmith's C   3  5 130 
 Compiler                         Compiler review.                    
 New Improved Lattice C           Language--advantages and            3  5 138 
                                  disadvantages of using C Language.  
 C into the Future                Language compiler--Lattice C        3  5 142 
                                  Compiler review.                    
 PC Program Editors: The Next     Program Editors--software that      3  5 148 
 Generation                       assists you in writing and editing  
                                  programs.                           
 Packet Switching puts you in     Packet switching enables many       3  5 161 
 Touch                            computers to communicate            
                                  simultaneously.                     
 PC's Powerful Cousin: The IBM    IBM CS9000-micro that               3  5 170 
 CS9000                           simultaneously monitors & controls  
                                  data from many sources.             
 The Decision Makers              Decision &                          3  5 177 
                                  Decision-Analyst--software for      
                                  making decisions with multiple      
                                  factors                             
 Assembly Language: The Nature of Language--Assembly Language.        3  5 185 
 DOS                              
 PC-Powered Manufacturing Systems Manufacturing systems (MAX)         3  5 212 
                                  software for tracking through       
                                  manufacturing process.              
 Office Writing: Word Processing  Office writing-OfficeWriter &       3  5 221 
 for Business                     FormWriter word processing for      
                                  business.                           
 A Gallery of Computer Art        Art: hardware and software to       3  5 234 
                                  produce computer art.               
 An Illustrated History of the    Computer Chips--shown through a     3  5 246 
 Chip, Part 2.                    series of amazing photographs.      
 When one PC is not Enough        Expansion: PC GT-circuit board that 3  5 253 
                                  converts PC into a multiuser        
                                  system.                             
 Taking the  PC to The Cleaners   Cleaners--dry cleaners and          3  5 262 
                                  laundries use PCs.                  
 MIT goes on the 5-year Plan      MIT integrates computers into their 3  5 269 
                                  curriculum.                         
 Beating the System               Slot-Saver Kit--software to         3  5 283 
                                  piggyback circuit board into each   
                                  expansion board.                    
 Checking Inns with the PC        Hotels--how Ramada Inn uses PCs.    3  5 288 
 Waking up to Computer Education  Wake County schools commit          3  5 301 
                                  themselves to computer education.   
 Exploring a Nonmanual            Training: IBM's introductory        3  5 311 
 Alternative                      program for new owners of PCs and   
                                  XTs.                                
 Greek and Egyptian Adventures    Games: Infidel, Ulysses, The Golden 3  5 335 
                                  Fleece.                             
 Help for Experts and Novices     DBASE II book reviewed.             3  5 343 
 Getting Organized on your PC     Organizing writing--pros and cons   3  5 351 
                                  of using word processing and        
                                  databases.                          
 Exploring Electronic Estimating  Contractors--estimating engineering 3  5 355 
                                  contracts using PCs.                
 MUMPS Fever                      MUMPS programming language for      3  5 363 
                                  medical and other applications.     
 Two Boards in One                Graphics/Color adapter boards-MAI & 3  5 369 
                                  Halo.                               
 Educating the Individual         Teaching method that treats each    3  5 375 
                                  computer student as an individual.  
 MUMPS: A Cure for Swollen        MUMPS programming language          3  5 467 
 Programs                         overview.                           
 Going by the Board               Bulletin Board Systems (BBS).       3  5 471 
 Software Licensing Questions     Software that is licensed to be     3  5 477 
                                  used, but not owned.                
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