PC World (September 1986)

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_{Cover of the September 1986 issue of PC World}

If you had an IBM PC or compatible in the 1980s or 1990s, PC World was probably the magazine you wanted. It was certainly one of the most popular and perhaps the best all around PC magazine. The September 1986 issue includes:

Close-Up

Programmers at Work - An interview with some of the best programmers of the time including Gary Kildall, C. Wayne Ratliff, Bob Frankston, and Robert Carr.

Application Development

Smarter Than the Sum of Its Parts - A look at Smart System from Innovative Software. a database management system.

Fast and BASIC - Programming techniques to make your BASIC programs faster.

Communications

Remote Quadrille - A comparison of remote communications packages including Remote, pcANYWHERE, Carbon Copy, and CloseUp.

_{Table of Contents from the September 1986 issue of PC World}

Network Management - A guide to network management for local area networks.

Data Analysis

FRED Creates a Blip Chart - Creating a custom stock analysis graph in Framework with FRED, Framework's programming language.

Supportable Sales - Keeping sales and working capital in balance with this Lotus 1-2-3 application.

Graphics

Power Chips Paint Pictures - A look at new graphics coprocessor chips from Intel and Texas Instruments. The Intel 82786 Graphics Coprocessor and the Texas Instruments 3010 Graphics Subsystem Processor.

One-Stop Business Graphics - A look at GraphStation, a combination of presentation and decision-making software.

Word Processing

On a Wang and a Prayer - A look at two formerly dedicate word processing packages for the IBM PC, Wang Word Processing and MultiMate, both of which come with their own keyboards.

_{Table of Contents from the September 1986 issue of PC World (continued)}

Departments

David Bunnell - A new bill in Congress that would prohibit software rental.

Letters - Letters from readers about NEC's V-series processors, accounting software, computer games, Tandy, and more.

REMark - Standards in the computer industry.

PC World View - The latest in computer technology including the latest from Microsoft via the second Windows development seminar, on-line communications in journalism, computerized genealogy, the latest in tax software, and more.

From the Software Shelf - A brief look at some of the latest software including Microsoft Word 3.0, PopDrop (memory management utility), Quickreport reporting software for dBASE II and III, and more.

From the Hardware Shelf - A brief look at recent hardware releases including the Sperry PC/IT (an IBM AT compatible including a 44.6MB hard drive, 8MHZ 286 CPU, 1 MB of RAM, and more for $6834), the Toshiba T1100 (Toshiba's $2000 portable personal computer featuring a 9x4-inch LCD display, 720K 3.5" disk drive, 512K of RAM, 4.77MHz 80C88 CPU, and more), Mannesmann Tally MT-290 dot matrix printer, and more.

Password: Communicate - Gateways to 700 on-line databases via EasyLink and CompuServe, and more.

The Help Screen - Questions answered about reducing the cluster size of hard drives, clearing memory resident programs from memory, changing drives in WordStar 3.30, and more.