If you were looking for technical coverage of a variety of computers in the 1980s then Byte was the magazine for you. The August 1982 issue of Byte includes:
Features
High-Resolution Sprite-Oriented Color Graphics - Building a custom sprite-based graphics board for use with Logo using the TMS9918A video display processor.
A Beginner's Guide to Logo - Logo was all the rage for a little while in the early 1980s. Some thought it would replace BASIC as a language for beginners and to teach kids to program. However, it seemed to disappear as fast as it appeared. Here is an introduction.
Logo in the Schools - Some results from putting Logo in schools.
Designing Computer-Based Microworlds - Methods for teaching children using computers and Logo.
Why Logo? - How Logo is designed to encourage development of problem-solving skills.
Introducing Logo to Children - Adapting Logo instruction to different learning styles.
Logo - A Cultural Glossary - Definitions and important concepts in Logo.
Logo for the Apple II, the TI-99/4A, and the TRS-80 Color Computer - These different versions of Logo for different machines each suit different audiences.
A General-Purpose I/O Board for the TRS-80 Models I and III - A design for an interface board with 24 lines of discrete input/output.
The Logo Journal, News and Views of the Logo Commmunity - Various articles about logo on physics, music, Turtle graphics, and much more.
User's Column: Semidisk, Software Tools, the BDOS Blues, Power, and LISPs - Semidisk is a ramdrive software/hardware system for CP/M based systems, Software Tools is a book about learning to program, and more.
Reviews
Program Generators - A look at software designed to generate programs for you based on plain language descriptions. These include The Last One and Quic-N-Easi.
The Commodore 8032 Business System - The CBM 8032 was basically another machine in the PET line. The 8032 was intorduced with an improved operating system and two new dual disk drive systems, the 4040 and 8050.
The Heath/Zenith Model 47 Dual Floppy-Disk System - A dual 8-inch floppy drive for the H-47-BA, Z-47-BA, H-8, and Z-89 computers. It would set you back $3k to $4k depending on whether you wated it assembled or not.
Assisted Instructional Developent System - Software for the Apple to that lets teachers create computer assisted lessons.
Editorial: Keeping Our Technological Edge - France's World Computing Center.
Letters - A letter from Commodore about its keyboards plus letters from readers about Unix vs. CP/M, human factors, the Videotex standard, and more.
Technical Forum: Let the MC68701 Program Itself - A look at the MC68701 CPU's ability to self program.
Ask BYTE - Questions answered about homebrew computers, BASIC in ROM, composite video from Commodore PETs, voice recognition with the Zilog Z8, and more.
System Notes: Usig the LOOKUP Function in Visicalc - A tutorial of the LOOKUP function in Visicalc using an income tax example.
