Foreground p.22 TRACING YOUR OWN ROOTS [author Stan W Merrill] Genealogical research with a microcomputer p.48 POWER HELPS ANALYZE ELECTRIC BILLS [author Karen S Wolfe] Determine power usage from appliance ratings p.58 SELF-REFRESHING LED GRAPHICS DISPLAY [author Steve Ciarcia] Add a digital display to your computer system p.124 INTERFACING THE S-100 BUS WITH THE INTEL 8255 [author David L Condra] Design advice for the person starting out in hardware p.140 THE XYZ PHENOMENON: Stereoscopic Plotting by Computer [author William T Powers] Three-dimensional simulation using optical devices and computer graphics p.150 CURVE FITTING WITH YOUR COMPUTER [author Fred R Ruckdeschel] A simplified approach to nonlinear regression p.196 SPACE GAME [author Loring C White] Develop your reflexes with this fast-moving game p.200 EASY TO USE HASHING FUNCTION [author Don Kinzer] Random symbol distribution aids recall process Background p.76 PICKING UP THE PIECES [author Alfre d S Baker] Recovering from disk write errors p.90 VARIABLES WHOSE VALUES ARE STRINGS [author Dr W D Maurer] String variables can be easy to use p.100 IBM COMPATIBLE DISK DRIVES [author Jefferson H Harman] Floppy disk sectoring rules p.113 THE TRS-80 SPEAKS [author Tim Gargagliano and Kathryn Fons] Discussion of a vocal output peripheral for the Radio Shack TRS-80 p.168 LOW-LEVEL PROGRAM OPTIMIZATION: Some Illustrative Cases [author James Lewis] How to decrease memory requirements and increase execution speed p.186 SOME LAWS OF PERSONAL COMPUTING [author Dr T G Lewis] Some unnatural, natural laws p.206 BUDGET BUILDING ON A BARE BOARD [author Dan S Parker] Building computer systems inexpensively Nucleus p.6 Editorial p.16 Letters p.70 Technical Forum p.107 BYTE News p.162 Event Queue p.174 Languages Forum p.192 BYTE's Bits p.209 BYTE's Bugs p.210 Clubs and Newsletters Directory p.242 Book Reviews p.246 Programming Quickies p.249 What's New? p.295 Unclassified Ads p.296 Reader Service p.296 BOMB Cover Art: Genealogy [author Tina Mion]