PERIODICAL GUIDE FOR COMPUTERISTS An Index of Magazine Articles for Computer Hobbyists January - December 1977 PERIODICAL GUIDE FOR COMPUTERISTS 1977 TABLE OF CONTENTS AMATEUR RADIO---------------------- 3 MICROCOMPUTERS ANALOG HARDWARE AND CIRCUITS------- 3 GENERAL------------------------- 36 APPLICATIONS, GENERAL-------------- 4 FUNDAMENTALS AND DESIGN--------- 37 ART--------------------------------5 SELECTION GUIDE----------------- 38 ASTRONOMY--------------------------6 AL TAI R 8800 & 680--------------- 38 BAR CODES--------------------------6 APPLE---------------------------39 BIORYTHMS--------------------------6 DI GIT AL GROUP------------------- 39 BIO FEEDBACK------------------------ 6 ELF & VIP ( COSMAC)-------------- 39 BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS-------------6 HEATHKIT------------------------ 39 BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING------------ 7 IMSAI--------------------------- 39 CALCULATORS------------------------ 8 INTERCEPT IM6100---------------- 39 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS------------ 9 KIM----------------------------- 39 CLOCKS-----------------------------·9 PET----------------------------- 40 COMMUNICATION---------------------- 10 RADIO SHACK--------------------- 40 CONSTRUCTION----------------------- 10 SOL----------------------------- 40 CONTROL---------------------------- 11 SPHERE-------------------------- 40 CON VE RS ION, CODE------------------- 11 SWTPC--------------------------- 40 CONVERSION, NUMBER BASE------------ 11 WAVE MATE----------------------- 40 DEBUG------------------------------ 12 OTHER MICROCOMPUTERS------------ 41 DEFINITIONS------------------------ 12 MICROPROCESSORS DIGITAL HARDWARE AND CIRCUITS------ 12 GENERAL------------------------- 41 DISPLAYS, 7-SEGMENT ETC.----------- 14 FUNDAMENTALS-------------------- 41 EDUCATION--------------------------15 SELECTION GUIDES---------------- 41 EXPERIENCE------------------------- 16 2650---------------------------- 42 FICTION---------------------------- 17 6502---------------------------- 42 FUTURE----------------------------- 17 6800---------------------------- 42 GAMES, CALCULATOR------------------ 18 8048---------------------------- 43 GAMES, COMPUTER-------------------- 18 8080---------------------------- 43 GENERAL INTEREST------------------- 21 COSMAC 1802--------------------- 43 GRAPHICS---------------------------22 F-8----------------------------- 43 HISTORY----------------------------23 SC/MP--------------------------- 44 HOBBY (PERSONAL COMPUTING)---------23 Z-80---------------------------- 44 HOME-------------------------------23 OTHER MICROPROCESSORS----------- 44 HUMOR------------------------------ 24 MODEL RAILROAD--------------------- 44 I/0--------------------------------24 MODEM------------------------------ 45 INTELLIGENCE-----------------------25 MUSIC------------------------------ 45 INTERFACE--------------------------25 PLOTTERS AND PLOTTING-------------- 46 KEYBOARD---------------------------26 POWER SUPPLY----------------------- 46 LANGUAGES PRINTER---------------------------- 47 GENERAL-------------------------27 PROGRAMMING ALGOL---------------------------27 GENERAL------------------------- 48 APL-----------------------------27 APPLICATIONS-------------------- 49 BASIC---------------------------28 FUNDAMENTAL--------------------- 49 LLL BASIC-----------------------29 UTILITY------------------------- 52 TINY BASIC----------------------29 PUBLIC ACCESS---------------------- 53 CASUAL--------------------------29 ROBOTICS--------------------------- 53 FORTRAN-------------------------30 SERIAL I/0------------------------- 54 PASCAL--------------------------30 SHOWS------------------------------ 54 PILOT---------------------------30 SIMULATION AND COMPUTER MODELING--- 55 TINY LANGUAGES------------------30 SPEECH----------------------------- 55 LOGIC CIRCUITS AND FUNDAMENTALS----30 STANDARDS-------------------------- 55 MATH-------------------------------31 STORES AND ENTERPRISES------------- 56 MATH PROBLEMS AND PUZZLES---------- 32 SYSTEMS---------------------------- 57 MEMORY TELETYPE--------------------------- 57 GENERAL-------------------------32 TERMINALS-------------------------- 57 FLOPPY--------------------------33 TEST EQUIPMENT--------------------- 58 PROM AND ROM--------------------34 TEXT EDITING----------------------- 59 RAM-----------------------------34 TIMESHARING------------------------ 59 TEST----------------------------35 VIDEO DISPLAYS--------------------- 59 TAPE----------------------------35 WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENT------------ 60 Author Index begins on page--------------61 Magazine Addresses-----------------------62 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND MAGAZINES INDEXED ABBREVIATION MAGAZINE Byte Byte Cale. Comp. Calculators I Computers Comp. Music Computer Music Journal Comp. Notes Computer Notes Cr. Comput. Creative Computing Dig. Design Digital Design Dr. Dobbs Dr. Dobbs Journal of Computer Calisthenics &Orthodontia EON EON Elec. Des. Electronic Design Electronics Electronics Elem. Elec. Elementary Electronics Ham Radio Ham Radio IEEE Computer IEEE Computer Interf. Age Interface Age Kilobaud Kilobaud Microtrek Mi crotrek Mini Micro Mini Micro Systems PCC Peoples Computer Per. Comput. Personal Computing Pop. Comput. Popular Computing Pop. Elec. Popular Electronics Radio Elec. Radio Electronics ROM ROM SCCS Interface SCCS Interface I Microcomputer 73 73 Amateur Radio MONTH ABBREVIATIONS A Number following the Month designates the day of issue. TYPES OF LISTINGS Ja January F February a Article Mr March b Book Review · Ap Apri 1 e Editorial My May 1 Letter from Reader Je June m Mi see 11 aneous Jy July (Small Insert, Note Etc.) Ag August r Record Review s September 0 October N November D December Published by and available from: E. BERG PUBLICATIONS 1360 S.W. 199th Ct. Aloha, OR. 97005 Library of Congress ISSN 0147-3077 Copyright c 1978 by E. Berg Publications All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America 2 GUIDE FOR JANUARY - DECEMBER 1977 AMATEUR RADIO Comp. Notes Ja pl a BASIC File Handler Developed for Hams by Dr. George Haller Comp. Notes Mr p9 a HAM on the side, Altair SIOB Makes Ham Interfacing Easy by David Le Jeune Comp. Notes My p19 a Ham on the side, continued by David Le Jeune Ham Radio 0 p79 a Data Converters: The Microprocessor and the Amateur by Perry Pollins Per. Comput. Jy p106 a Copying Automatically with Mr. Morse's Code by Webb Simmons Pop. Elec. Ja p37 a "Read" Dit's and Dah's with The Morse-A-Letter, Code Reciever/Decoder by George Steber, Steven Reyer Pop. Elec. My p63 a Morse Code Automatic Readout on TV Screen, Interf. Morse a Letter to TVT by George Steber 73 Ja p83 a A Super Log--a Program for the Ham Shack Computer by Jim Huffman 73 Ja plOO a 1,000 WPM Morse Code Typer -- For the Bionic Brass Pounder by James Pollock 73 Mr p94 a PROM Message Generator for RTTY -- Keyboards are Obsolete by Richard Joerger 73 Ap p80 a CW for the 6800 -- It Works! by L C Wells 73 My p66 a Computer Controlled Thermometer -- Take OSCAR's Temp with a Micro by Mark Herra 73 My p70 a Computerized RTTY Takeover ! -- Digital Group Cassette to TU Conversion by Louis Hutton 73 Je p98 a SSTV Meets the SWTP 6800 -- Modulate Video With a Micro by Clayton Abrams 73 Je pl08 a Aim Your Antenna With a Micro by Dennis Bodson, Bob Fenichel 73 Ag p27 1 Correction for above: Aim Your Antenna (June '77 73) by Ronald Evans 73 Jy p46 a Introducing Autotrak! -- Digital Antenna Tracking System by David Brown 73 Jy p54 a The Morse Clock -- timely repeater ID by Robert Souza 73 s p24 1 CORRECTION The Morse Clock (July '77 73 p57) by John Molnar . 73 Jy p82 a Dipole ~esigner Program -- calculates coils and length by Al Gerbens 73 Ag plOO a Computer Logger -- for those who keep log books by James Berets 73 s p28 a So You Want to Get Into RTTY? -- Call for Papers Winner by Richard Parry 73 s p98 ·a Digital Group RTTY Micro -- a natural team by Harry Matthews 73 N p81 1 CORRECTION FOR: Digital Group RTTY (Sept '77 p98) by John Burnett 73 s p104 a RTTY Test Station --- complete pattern generator by EH Sommerfield 73 s pllO a RTTY With the KIM -- features built in display! by Wilfred Gregson II 73 0 p88 a Try Your KIM-1 On RTTY -- CUL on your computer by Jim Overstreet 73 0 p96 a Title Your Pix With a Micro -- a useful SSTV accessory by Clayton Abrams 73 N p58 a Track OSCAR With your SR-52 -- requires the PClOO option by Art Burke 73 D p32 1 CORRECTION Track Oscar w SR52 (November '77 p58) by Art Burke 73 N p64 a Track OSCAR In Real Time -- with your HP-67 calculator by Thomas Prewitt 73 N p66 a Logical Thought About OSCAR -- meaningful to computers! by Wm. Denison Rich 73 N p80 a Calculate OSCAR Orbits -- with your HP25 calculator by J WMarriette 73 N plOO a Receive CW With A KIM -- micro-controlled of course! by Bob Shattuck and Bill Schmidt 73 N p106 a Build This SSTV Pattern Generator -- now, if only the FCC ••• by Al Gerbens 73 D p92 a Decode Morse --- with an 8080 by William Thomas 73 D p102 a Try a Micro Contest Logger -- the 6800 does it a 11 by Gary Be l"cher 73 D p182 a Tanks A Lot! -- inductor calculation program by Allen Fehl ANALOG HARDWARE AND CIRCUITS Byte S p30 a Control the World! (Or at Least a Few Analog Points) by Steve Ciarcia Dig. Design Jy p36 a Digital Panel Meters by Edward A. Ross EON Jy20 p192 a Product Showcase: Modules and Subassemblies by Paul Schreier EON S 5 p89 a IC Timers--The "Old Reliable" 555 has Company by Bill O'Neil, Intersil EON S 5 pl09 a The Sample and Hold Understanding it Prompts a Host of Applications by Don Jones EON S 5 pl53 a Voltage to Freq Converters--IC Versions Perform Accurate Data