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No.43 September I October 1988 $3.95 THE MICRO TECHNICAL JOURNAL ICRO ORNUCOPIA Building Databases Whether you're working with databases professionally or just collecting data as a hobby, this issue will fill you in on all the sorted details. Accessing dBASE III Plus Records From Turbo Pascal An inside look at the structure of dBASE files and a close look at ways to access them with Pascal. page 8 Build A C Database Selecting A dBASE III Compatible Compiler Working With Paradox page3o Build A Pascal Database And A Special Project: Designing Custom PC Cards Designing custom PC cards has remained the private domain of the hardware guru. Now Bruce Eckel shows you how to produce your own in an hour. page 42 Plus: The Early Days Of Micro C page 64 Very Fast Fractals page 22 New D Compiler page 69 And Much, Much, More 08 0 74470 19388 3 #1 PROGRAMMABLE EDITOR NEW VERSION 3.0 • Best Multi-Level Undo • Regular Expressions • Pop-Up ASCII Table • Pull-Down Menus • Compiler Support • Column Blocks Until now, if you wanted the best Undo, the best compiler sup­ port, regular expressions and column blocks you chose BRIEF™. If you wanted unlimited keystroke macros, the best FREE EVALUATION COPY* configurability, "off the cuff' command language macros and blazing speed, you chose VEDIT PLUS.® Call 1-800-45-VEDIT Now the Choice is Easy The all new VEDIT PLUS 3.0 gives you the best Undo of any editor, the best compiler support, unequaled windows, true • Fully Network Compatible regular expressions and extensive new features. 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