
                             VENDOR PHONE BOOK
Vendor          StatePhone          Comment             Page
American Computer ExchangeGA800-786-0717, 404-250-0050broker of 
used computers                                          21
Apple           CA  800-776-2333, 408-996-1010get free catalog by 
phoning 800-795-1000                                    11, 81, 
604
Artisoft        AZ  800-TINY-RAM, 602-293-4000makes Lantastic; 
tech 602-293-6363                                       277

Berkeley Macintosh User GroupCA800-776-BMUG, 510-549-2684gives 
Mac help, by phone                                      608
Borland         CA  800-336-6464, 408-461-9000tech support for 
DBASE: 408-431-9060                                     63, 450
Boston Computer ExchangeMA800-262-6399, 617-542-4414broker of 
used computers                                          21
Boston Computer SocietyMA617-290-5700largest computer club608
Broderbund      CA  800-521-6263, 415-492-3500makes Print Shop; 
tech 415-382-4750                                       64

Comp USA        TX  800-COMP-USA, 214-702-0055makes computers for 
Comp USA                                                11, 20, 
78

Dell            TX  800-BUY-DELL    makes computers; ask for a 
free catalog                                            11, 79

Egghead Discount SoftwareWA800-EGG-HEADchain of software stores21

Gateway 2000    SD  800-LAD-2000, 605-232-2000makes 386 & 486 
computers                                               11, 75

Harmony ComputersNY 800-441-1144, 718-692-3232printers, software, 
etc.                                                    21, 44

Insight         AZ  800-998-8028, 602-902-1176low prices on hard 
drives, etc.                                            20, 34, 
38, 40

Lotus           MA  800-872-3387, 617-577-8500tech support for 
1-2-3: 800-223-1662                                     61, 63, 
220, 221, 235, 630

Mac Connection  NH  800-800-4444, 603-446-4444mainly software, 
helpful                                                 20
Microsoft       WA  800-426-9400, 206-882-8080for tech support, 
phone 206-454-2030                                      64
Midwest Micro   OH  800-423-8215, 513-368-2309notebook computers, 
modems, printers                                        13, 20, 
44, 56, 75

National Computer ExchangeNY800-NACOMEX, 212-614-0700broker of 
used computers                                          21
Novell          UT  800-453-1267, 801-379-5900the most popular 
networking software                                     63
NY PC           NY  212-533-NYPC    New York's computer club608

PC Connection   NH  800-800-0004, 603-446-0004mainly software, 
helpful                                                 20
Philadelphia Area Comp. Soc.PA215-951-1255Philadelphia's computer 
club                                                    608

Quantex         NJ  800-760-9001, 908-563-4166sells tower & 
Pentium computers cheap                                 12, 72

Seagate TechnologyCA800-468-3472, 408-438-6550biggest 
manufacturer of hard drives                             37
Secret Guide to ComputersMA617-666-2666publishes this book1
Symantec        CA  800-441-7234, 408-253-9600tech support about 
Q&A: 408-252-5700                                       61, 64, 
208, 172

USA Flex        IL  800-USA-FLEX, 708-351-7172monitors, printers, 
etc.                                                    20, 40, 
44

VTech           IL  800-BUG-EXPO, 708-540-8086try Tim Lilly at 
extension 7134                                          12, 72

Western Digital CA  800-832-4778, 714-863-0102makes hard drives & 
controllers                                             37
Word Perfect CorporationUT800-451-5151, 801-225-5000tech support: 
800-541-5096, 801-222-9010                              60, 63, 
159, 183

Zeos            MN  800-554-7172, 612-633-6163makes 386 & 486 
computers                                               80


                               MENUS & ICONS

     Mac
Menu choice      Page
Apple
  About This Mac  138
  Alarm Clock     143
  Calculator      139
  Chooser         146
  Key Caps        139
Edit
  Copy            145
  Cut             141
  Paste           141
  Select All      141
  Show Clipboard  145
File
  Duplicate       143
  New             142
  New Folder      143
  Open            142
  Print           146
  Put Away        143
  Quit            142
  Save            142
Finder            142
Help
  Hide Balloons   147
  Show Balloons   147
Label             147
Special
  Clean Up        147
  Eject Disk      144
  Empty Trash     143
  Shut Down       139
View
  by Date         147
  by Icon         147
  by Kind         147
  by Label        147
  by Name         147
  by Size         147
  by Small Icon   147

   Windows
Window/icon      Page
Program Manager   148
  Accessories     151
    Calculator    151
    Calendar      154
    Clock         151
    Paintbrush    154
    Write         153
  Main            155
    Control Panel 155
    File Manager  155
    MS-DOS Prompt 155

   MS-DOS
The MS-DOS index is on page 99.

                   Ami Pro
Control key      Page
Bold              163
Exactly centered  163
Find              163
Go                163
Italics           163
Justify           163
Normal            163
Print             163
Right             163
Save              163
Underline         163
Word underline    163

Icon             Page
Dictionary        166
Drawing           165
Frame             165
Thesaurus         166

Menu choice      Page
File
  Close           166
  Exit            166
  New             166
  Open            166
Page
  Breaks          164
  Modify Page Lay 164
View
  Show Ruler      162
  View Preference 162

                    Word
Icon             Page
Bold              169
Center            169
Italic            169
Justify           169
Left              169
Font              169
Paragraph         168
Points            169
Right             169
Underline         169

Menu choice      Page
File
  Close           171
  Exit            171
  New             171
  Open            171
  Print           171
  Quit            171
  Save            171
Tools
  Spelling        171
View
  Normal          168

                Word Perfect
The Word Perfect index is on page 186.
                                     Q&A
Menu choice      Page
File
  Add data        210
  Copy            215
  Design file     209
  Mass update     215
  Print           213
  Remove          215
  Search/update   211
  Utilities       215
Report
  Design/redesign 213
  Print a report  213
Utilities
  Printer         172
  Set global      172
Write
  Clear           177
  Get             177
  Type/edit       173
Xit               177

Q&A Write's F keys are on page 175.

Q&A File's F keys are on page 208.
                                                Lotus 1-2-3
Menu choice      Page
Add-in
  Attach          247
Copy              240
Data
  Sort            243
File
  Erase           244
  Retrieve        244
  Save            243
Graph
  Group           246
  Options         246
  Save            247
  Type            247
  View            246
Move              240
Print
  Printer         243
Quit
  Yes             244
Range
  Erase           239
  Format          242
  Label           242
Worksheet
  Column
    Column-range  241
    Set-width     241
  Delete
    Column        239
    Row           239
  Erase
    Yes           239
  Global
    Column-width  241
    Format        242
    Recalculation 245
  Insert
    Column        240
    Row           240
  Titles
    Both          245
    Clear         245
  Window
    Clear         244
    Horizontal    244
    Vertical      244

WYSIWYG menu     Page
Graph
  Add             247
Print
  Config          247
  Go              247
  Range           247

PGRAPH menu      Page
Exit              247
Go                247
Image-select      247
Settings
  Hardware        247
  Save            247
                                                                Quattro Pro
Menu choice      Page
Database
  Sort            243
Edit
  Copy            240
  Delete          239
  Erase-block     239
  Insert          240
  Move            240
File
  Erase           239
  Retrieve        244
  Save            243
  Utilities       244
  Xit             244
Graph
  Fast-graph      246
  Graph-type      246
  Text            246
  View            246
Options
  Formats         241
  Recalculation   245
Print
  Adjust-printer  243
  Block           243
  Graph-print     247
  Spreadsh-print  243
Style
  Alignment       242
  Block-size      241
  Column-width    241
  Numeric-format  242
Window
  Options         244

                                                                   Excel
Icon             Page
Bold              231
Center            232
Chart             234
Format            232
Grow              231
Italic            231
Left              232
New               230
Open              230
Print             229
Right             232
Save              229
Shrink            231
Sum               224

Menu choice      Page
Data
  Sort            233
Edit
  Clear           231
  Delete          226
  Insert          226
File
  Close           230
  Delete          230
  Exit            230
  Page Setup      229
  Quit            230
Window
  Freeze Panes    227
  Unfreeze Panes  227
  Zoom            227


                                 LANGUAGES

                                    BASIC
                    The BASIC index is on pages 322-323.

                                    DBASE
Command                     Page
ACCEPT "WHAT FOOD? " TO FOOD 462

APPEND                       457
APPEND BLANK                 465

AVERAGE                      454
AVERAGE INCOME               454
AVERAGE INCOME TO X          461

BROWSE                       456

CASE DESIRE="X"              464

CLEAR                        461
CLEAR ALL                    462

CONTINUE                     455

COPY STRUCTURE TO FRED       458
COPY TO FRED                 458
COPY TO FRED FIELDS AGE,SEX  458
COPY TO FRED FOR NAME="SAN"  458

COUNT                        454
COUNT TO X                   461

CREATE FAMILIES              452

DELETE                       457
DELETE FOR NAME="SAN"        457
DELETE RECORD 3              457

DIR                          458
DIR *.NDX                    459
DIR *.PRG                    460
DIR *.*                      458

DISPLAY                      455
DISPLAY ALL                  455
DISPLAY FOR NAME="SAN"       455
DISPLAY NEXT 2               456
DISPLAY REST                 456
DISPLAY WHILE INCOME<100000  456

DO CASE                      464
DO STATS                     460
DO WHILE .T.                 463
DO WHILE X<=10               463

EDIT                         456
EDIT RECORD 3                456
EDIT 3                       456

ELSE                         463

ENDCASE                      465
ENDDO                        463
ENDIF                        463
ENDTEXT                      460

ERASE FAMILIES.DBF           458

EXIT                         463

FIND SAN                     459

GO BOTTOM                    455
GO TOP                       455
GO 3                         455

IF AGE<18                    463
IF EOF()                     464

INDEX ON NAME TO FAMNAME     459

INPUT "HOW OLD? " TO AGE     461

INSERT                       457

Command                    Page
LIST                        453
LIST FOR INCOME<100000      454
LIST OFF                    453
LIST RECORD 3               455
LIST STRUCTURE              454
LIST TO PRINT               455

LOCATE FOR NAME="SAN"       455

LOOP                        463

MODIFY COMMAND STATS        460
MODIFY STRUCTURE            458

OTHERWISE                   465

PACK                        457

QUIT                        451

READ                        462

RECALL RECORD 3             457

REINDEX                     459

REPLACE INCOME WITH 60000   457

RETURN                      463

SEEK "SAN"                  459

SET DELETED ON or OFF       457
SET EXACT ON or OFF         454
SET HEADING ON or OFF       461
SET PRINT ON or OFF         455
SET TALK ON or OFF          461

SKIP                        455

SORT ON NAME TO FRED        458

STORE 7-1 TO X              461

SUM                         454
SUM INCOME                  454
SUM INCOME TO X             461

TEXT                        460

USE                         458
USE FAMILIES                458
USE FAMILIES INDEX FAMNAME  459

WAIT "INITIAL? " TO INITIAL 462

ZAP                         457

Z=UPPER(Z)                  462
Z=7-1                       461

@10,25 GET CITY             462
@10,25 SAY "DROWN"          461
@10,25 SAY "AGE?" GET AGE   462

?                           464
? 5+2                       451
?? "HER"                    461

3                           455

     PASCAL
Command                 Page BEGIN;                   467
ELSE                     471
END.                     467
FOR I := 6 TO 10 DO      472
GOTO 10;                 474
IF AGE<18 THEN           471
LABEL 10;                474
PROCEDURE INSULT;        474
PROGRAM WINE;            467
READLN(X);               470
REPEAT                   472
UNTIL GUESS=6;           472
VAR                      470
WHILE I<1000 DO          472
WRITELN('I WOULD KISS'); 467
X: ARRAY [1..6] OF REAL; 475
X: CHAR;                 475
X: INTEGER;              470
X: REAL;                 470
X: STRING;               475
X:=2;                    470
X[1]:=2;                 475
{ZELDA HATES COMPUTERS}  473

        C
Command                 Page
char grade;              482
double mortgage_rate;    480
gets(name);              482
goto yummy;              485
int n,town_population;   480
printf("I love her so"); 478
putchar(grade);          482
puts("touch your toes"); 477
return ((a+b)/2);        485
scanf("%d",&age);        481
x=3;                     480
x[1]=3;                  481
x();                     485
++x;                     480
--x;                     480
/*Zelda is religious*/   485

Prefix                  Page
else{                    484
for (i=20; i<=29; ++i){  484
if (age<18){             484
main(){                  477
while (1){               484
x(){                     485

                           LOGO
Command    Abbrev'n Page
BACK 50          BK  487
CATALOG              495
CLEAN                488
CLEARSCREEN      CS  488
DOT [20 50]          488
EDIT "REBUKE     ED  493
END                  492
ERALL                495
ERASE "PINWHEEL  ER  495
ERASEFILE "FRED      495
ERN "MAGICNUMBER     495
ERNS                 495
ERPS                 495
FENCE                487
FILL                 488
FORWARD 50       FD  487
FULLSCREEN       FS  488
HIDETURTLE       HT  486
HOME                 487
IF :N<0 [STOP]       494
LEFT 90          LT  486
LOAD "FRED           495
MAKE "AGE 21         491
MIXEDSCREEN      MS  488
PENDOWN          PD  487
PENERASE         PE  487
PENREVERSE       PX  487
PENUP            PU  487
PO "SQUARE           495
POALL                495
PONS                 495
POPS                 495
POTS                 495
PRINT 5+2        PR  489
REPEAT 4 [FD 50]     491
RIGHT 90         RT  486
SAVE "FRED           495
SETHEADING 90  SETH  486
SETBG 1              488
SETPC 2              487
SETPOS [30 70]       487
SETSP 30             487
SETX 30              487
SETY 70              487
SHOW [MA CAN'T]      490
SHOWTURTLE       ST  486
STOP                 494
TELL 1               488
TEXTSCREEN       TS  488
TO SQUARE            492
WINDOW               487
WRAP                 487

                                               FORTRAN
Command                 Page
CALL YUMMY               515
CHARACTER*50 NAME        510
CLOSE(UNIT=3)            517
COMPLEX B                514
CONTINUE                 506
DATA X/8.7/, Y/1.4/      509
DIMENSION X(4)           507
DO 30 I=80,100           506
DOUBLE PRECISION A       513
ELSE                     505
END                      496
END IF                   505
FORMAT (1X,'CHIPMUNKS')  496
FUNCTION F(X)            517
GO TO 10                 498
GO TO (10,100,20,350), I 506
IF (I .LT. 5) J=3        505
IF (I .LT. 5) THEN       505
IF (X) 20,50,90          505
IMPLICIT DOUBLE etc.     513
JUNKY=-47                499
JUNKY(1)=-47             507
OPEN(UNIT=3, DEVICE=etc. 517
PRINT 10                 496
READ 20, N               503
RETURN                   515
STOP                     498
SUBROUTINE YUMMY         515
WRITE(3,10) A            517

                                                COBOL
Command                 Page
ACCEPT K.                523
ADD 7 TO A.              522
CLOSE POEM-FILE.         529
COMPUTE K = 53 + 4.      522
DISPLAY "LIFE STINKS".   518
GO TO MAIN-ROUTINE.      527
IF I > 5 etc.            526
MERGE SORT-FILE etc.     537
MOVE "HER" TO K.         521
OPEN OUTPUT POEM-FILE.   530
PERFORM HATE-IT 6 TIMES  520
READ P-FILE AT END etc.  531
SORT SORT-FILE etc.      536
STOP RUN.                518
SUBTRACT 4 FROM B.       522
WRITE POEM-LINE.         531

Outline                 Page
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. 518
PROGRAM-ID.              518
AUTHOR.                  518
INSTALLATION.            539
DATE-WRITTEN.            539
DATE-COMPILED.           539
SECURITY.                539

ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.    518
CONFIGURATION SECTION.   518
SOURCE-COMPUTER.         518
OBJECT-COMPUTER.         518
SPECIAL-NAMES.           525
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.    529
FILE-CONTROL.            529

DATA DIVISION.           518
FILE SECTION.            529
FD                       529
SD                       536
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 521

PROCEDURE DIVISION.      518
                                                                   EASY
Command         Page
DATA MEAT        554
GET X            553
HERE IS FRED     553
HOW TO PRETEND   554
IF X<3           553
LET R=4          553
LOOP             554
PICK SCORE       553
PREPARE X(100)   554
REPEAT           553
SAY 2+2          553
SKIP             553

                                                                   LISP
Command         Page
(CAR '(S D W))   555
(CDR '(S D W))   555
(COND etc.       556
(CONS 'M '(S D)) 555
(DEFUN etc.      556
(DIFFERENCE 5 2) 555
(EXPT 5 2)       555
(PLUS 5 2)       555
(QUOTE LOVE)     555
(QUOTIENT 5 2)   555
(SETQ X 7)       556
(SUB1 N)         556
(TIMES 5 2)      555

                                                                   8088
                                                                 Assembler
Command         Page
ADD AX,5         581
DB "I LOVE YOU$" 583
DEC AX           582
INC AX           582
INT 20           583
INT 21           582
JMP 104          582
MOV AX,2794      581
SUB AX,3         581


                               MASTER INDEX
For each topic, this index tells the page number where the 
discussion begins; read the next few pages also.
To find a PASCAL command, look up ``PASCAL summary'', which in 
turn will lead you to the specific command.

Topic              Page


   NUMBERS
1-2-3 (see Lotus)
16-bit CPU          588
24-bit color         69
24-pin printers      46
286 chips            23
287 chips            25
386 chips            23
387 chips            25
4004 microprocessor 588
486 chips            23
487 chips            25
6502 assembler      579
6502 chips           27
                     89
68000 assembler     579
68000 chips          27
6809E chips          27
68881 & 68882 chips  27
8-bit cards          66
80-column card       82
80286 (see 286)
80386 (see 386)
80486 (see 486)
8086 chips           23
8087 chips           25
8088 assembler      579
                    581
                    588
                    634
8088 chips           23
9-pin printers       45


      A
A prompt            101
                    106
abort a program     334
ABS Computer Tech    78
absolute address    229
                    241
absolute addressing 587
absolute value      386
accents for IBM     125
                    194
accents for Mac     139
Access               61
                    219
access denied       134
access time of disk  37
Accessories window  151
accounting          279
accounts payable    279
accounts receivable 279
accumulator in CPU   24
                    575
Acer computers       80
acoustic coupler     55
ACP                  23
Acros computers      80
active window       139
active-matrix video  75
ADA                 540
                    542
                    551
Adam computers      449
add data in Q&A     210

ADD in assembler    576
                    581
addresses in memory  25
                    575
addressing modes    587
Adobe                64
ads mislead          19
Advanced Micro Dev.  24
adventure games     307
Aegis               278
Aero computers       79
aerospace reports   297
age discrimination  612
AID                 546
alarm clock         151
Alarm Clock for Mac 143
Aldus                64
ALGOL               540
                    542
                    543
align in cell       232
Allways             235
Alpha 4              61
alphab. (see sort)
ALR computers        79
Alt key             125
                    194
Altair computer     604
ALU                 584
amber monitors       42
Ambra computers      11
                     69
AMD chips            24
Amdahl computers     11
American Comp'r Ex.  21
American Megatrends  31
AMI BIOS             31
Ami Pro              60
                     62
                     63
                    160
                    266
Ami Pro details     162
Ami Pro summary     630
Amiga computers      12
                     91
Amnesia             309
analyst             611
AND in BASIC        349
animation           271
ANSI.SYS            119
APL                 540
APL details         558
apostrophe in BASIC 367
Apple 2 BASIC       431
Apple 2 computers    11
                     81
Apple 2 magazine     18
                     83
Apple 3 computers    83
Apple BASIC         431
Apple computers      11
                     13
Apple DOS            59
Apple history        81
                    604
Apple icon          136
Apple key for Mac   136
                    146
Apple menu          138
Apple versus IBM     87
Apple word proc'ng  141
                    160
                    167
Applesoft BASIC     432
Appleworks           62
                    161
                    221
application program  59
Approach             61
                    219
APT                 541
                    563
arc functions       396
archives             57
argument in BASIC   384
array in BASIC      379
array processor     586
art (see graphics)
artificial intell.  310
As-Easy-As          221
ASCII               194
                    392
                    574
ASCII file          203
Ashton-Tate          63
                    450
assembler           572
assembler summary   634
assignment          338
AST computers        11
                     79
asterisk in ad       19
AT bus               67
AT computers         11
                     23
                     67
AT&T computers       11
Atari computers      13
                     94
Atari history        94
                    604
Atari's BASIC       449
attrib in DOS       134
                    135
attributes of file  105
                    134
                    135
auto-answer modem    55
auto-dial modem      55
Autocad              64
                    255
Autodesk             64
                    255
AUTOEXEC.BAT        121
                    599
AUTOEXEC.BAT skip   124
automatic recalc    245
Autosketch          255
average in BASIC    381
average in Excel    224
avg in spreadsheet  238
Award BIOS           31


      B
Babbage, Charles    600
backgammon          306
backlit screen       42
backslash            53
backslash in DOS    104
                    107
BACKSPACE key       100
                    184
                    324
backup disks         36
backup in DOS       131
backup in Q&A       215
backup on tape       57
backup techniques   131
                    133
bad command         109
                    120
bad command interp. 595
bad sectors         108
bagel boys           21
balloons for Mac    147
bartenders          291
base memory          29
baseball            313
BASIC                60
                    540
                    542
                    545
                    616
BASIC details       322
BASIC summary       631
BASIC versions      422
BASICA              423
basketball          306
batch file          116
batch processing     96
battery for Mac     143
baud                 55
                    233
BBS                 273
BCS                 608
Beethoven           271
betting in BASIC    389
Bible               300
binary system        23
                    572
biology             618
BIOS                 31
bipolar chips        23
birth control       618
bit                  23
                    573
Bitcom              234
bitmap font          48
blaster in DOS      121
blitz courses         9
                    625
block               187
BMUG                608
boldface             45
                    187
bookkeeping         279
books by others     621
bookstores          608
boot record         103
boot the computer   117
                    123
bootable disk       123
bootstrap            31
                    579
Borland              63
                    450
Borland Office       72
Boston Computer Ex.  21
Boston Computer So. 608
box (see graphics)
bps                  23
                     56
braces               53
brainwaves          283
BREAK key in BASIC  334
brockets             53
Broderbund           64
Brooklyn Bridge     278
brush               254
Bubble Jet printers  47
buffers              97
                    119
bug                 364
Bull computers       11
bulletin boards     273
Burroughs computers  11
bus                  66
Businessworks PC    280
button              150
byte                 28
                    574


      C
C language           60
                    540
                    542
                    551
C language details  476
C prompt            101
                    107
C summary           634
cables               14
                    593
cables for printers  52
cache                30
caching program     592
CAD                  62
                    255
Cadkey              255
Calculator          151
Calculator for Mac  139
calculus            316
calendar in BASIC   370
Calendar in Windows 156
Canon printers       47
CAPS key            324
CAPS LOCK key       185
careers             609
Carmen Sandiego     309
carry bit           577
                    585
cases                58
                     70
Casio computers      13
CCITT                56
cd in DOS           107
CD-ROM               32
                     39
                    271
CD-ROM driver       120
                    122
CDC computers        11
CDW                  20
cell in spreadsheet 222
                    236
cell pointer        236
center a title      187
Central Point        64
Centris computers    87
Centronics           52
Certificate Maker   266
CGA video            42
                     67
                    250
chains lost in DOS  109
character            28
character codes     125
                    194
chart a spreadsheet 234
                    245
Check It            593
checkers            302
chess               304
child directory     107
Chinese computers    72
                     80
Chip Merchant        23
chips                14
                     22
chkdsk in DOS       108
CHKLIST.MS in DOS   128
CHR$ in BASIC       392
Cinemania           271
Circuit City         11
Claris               64
                    221
Claris Works        161
classic DOS          99
clear the screen    102
                    333
click with mouse    137
                    149
clip art            255
clipboard for Mac   145
CLKDVR.SYS          120
clock cycle          25
clock for Mac       143
Clock for Windows   151
clock/calendar chip 120
clones of IBM PC     11
                     67
                     70
close a window      138
CLOSE in BASIC      415
CLS in BASIC        333
cls in DOS          102
clubs               608
cluster on disk     108
CMI hard drives      67
CMOS chips           23
                     30
                     67
CMS operating syst.  59
COBOL                60
                    540
                    542
                    544
COBOL details       518
COBOL summary       634
cold boot           123
Coleco Adam's BASIC 449
colons in BASIC     329
color a Mac icon    147
color printers       47
Colorado tape drive  57
colors in Q&A       218
column width        226
                    241
columns             192
COM port            234
COM1, COM2, COM3     56
comma in PRINT line 368
command index       629
command interpreter 595
COMMAND key for Mac 136
                    146
command-driven       95
COMMAND.COM         103
                    108
                    120
COMMAND.COM version 105
comment in BASIC    367
Commodore bankrupt   12
                     91
Commodore chips      27
Commodore computers  12
                     89
Commodore history    89
                    604
Commodore's BASIC   426
communication        55
                    233
Comp USA             11
                     20
                     78
Compaq computers     11
                     14
                     78
competitive upgrade  65
composite monitors   42
composite numbers   400
compress a disk     592
Compudyne computers  78
Compuserve          234
Computer Associates  64
Computer City        11
                     20
Computer Eyes        54
Computer Sales Pro   74
Computer Shopper     12
                     19
computer system      22
computers defined    10
Compuware Services  278
comspec in DOS      123
CONFIG.SYS          118
                    599
CONFIG.SYS skipped  124
configuration bad   594
Conn. Computer Soc. 608
Conner Peripherals   37
constants in BASIC  359
consumables cost     44
contracts           610
Control Data Corp.   11
CONTROL key         185
                    392
Control Panel       158
conventional memory  29
coordinates         372
coprocessor chips    25
copy a block        187
copy a file          95
                    112
                    131
copy a floppy disk  111
                    135
copy an icon        143
copy design in Q&A  215
copy DOS to a disk  124
copy field in Q&A   210
copy in spreadsheet 228
                    240
copy protection      65
                    111
copy record in Q&A  210
copy-protected       36
copying the Guide     9
cosine in BASIC     396
counter in BASIC    358
                    360
                    381
coupler              55
Courier             193
courses by Russ       9
                    625
courses in schools  616
CP/M                604
CP/M operating sys.  59
CP/M's BASIC        449
cpi                  50
cps                  52
CPU                  14
                     23
                     70
Cray computers       11
credit cards         19
crime               300
                    620
crippled software    65
Crosstalk           234
CRT                  42
CTRL key            185
CTRL key in BASIC   392
cube root in BASIC  384
current drive       106
current events      617
curses              299
cursor              185
                    332
customize in Q&A    218
Cybermax computers   78
cycles in history   606
Cyrix chips          24
                     25


      D
Dac Easy            280
daisy-wheel printer  45
dangers of computer 619
data                 22
                     62
data bits           234
data disk            62
data files          133
data files in BASIC 415
Data General         11
DATA in BASIC       350
                    379
data management     206
data processing     159
databases            60
                    206
databases in BASIC  415
                    417
                    418
databases in DBASE  450
date code           199
date in DOS         101
                    102
date in Q&A         217
dating services     288
DB in assembler     583
DBASE                60
                     61
                    219
                    540
                    542
                    552
DBASE details       450
DBASE summary       633
death               283
DEBUG assembler     580
debugging           364
DEC computers        11
decimal tab stop    190
decrement in BASIC  360
dedicated computers  13
default drive       106
defrag in DOS       128
delete a file        95
delete columns      226
                    240
DELETE in BASIC     332
delete in DOS       114
                    129
delete in Q&A       210
                    215
DELETE key          115
                    185
delete rows         226
                    240
Dell computers       11
                     79
Delphi              273
Deluxe Paint        249
demo disks           65
density of disk      33
design file in Q&A  209
                    216
Deskjet printers     47
Desklink            277
Deskmate             62
Deskpro computers    78
desktop computers    13
desktop on Mac      143
desktop publishing   62
                    266
device driver       118
Diablo printers      45
diagnostic software 593
diagnostics in DOS  127
Dialog              273
dialog box          150
dictionary          196
Digital Equipment    11
DIM in BASIC        379
DIP                  22
direct addressing   587
direct-access file  417
directory in DOS    102
                    106
                    112
disable COM2 port    56
disc versus disk     32
discount chips       23
discount disk drive  20
                     34
                     37
discount floppies    35
discount monitors    20
discount printers    20
                     44
discount software    64
discount stores      20
discounts on Guide    9
discrimination      612
disk drives          14
                     32
                     70
disk repairs        127
diskcopy in DOS     111
Diskettes Unlimited  35
disks                14
                     32
                     98
disks in BASIC      336
                    415
disks of Guide        9
Displaywrite        161
Displaywriter       159
distrib. processing  96
                    614
ditto in Q&A        210
DLC chips            24
DO.BAT              130
doctors             291
                    616
document            141
                    159
document template   188
documentation       405
DOS                  59
DOS details          98
DOS headaches        98
                    592
DOS summary         629
DOS versions         98
doskey              122
dosshell            122
dot pitch            69
                     80
dot-matrix printers  44
                     45
                     51
double precision    397
Double Space in DOS 592
double-click        140
double-sided disks   33
Dow Jones           273
downloading         275
downshift a modem    56
DR DOS               98
draft quality        50
drag an icon        137
DRAM                 30
draw in Ami Pro     165
draw in Q&A File    216
draw in Q&A Write   179
drive A             106
drive B             106
drive C             106
driver              118
driver for printer  188
drives for disks     32
                     70
dual-scan color      75
dump                126
duplex              234
DX chips             24
dynamic RAM          30
DYNAMO              541
                    563


      E
E notation          326
EAPROM chip          31
EASY                540
                    542
EASY details        553
EASY summary        634
EBCDIC              574
echo in DOS         102
                    116
edit in BASIC       330
edit in DOS         114
editions of Guide   625
edlin in DOS        115
education           291
educational curric. 616
educational version  65
EDVAC               601
EEPROM chip          31
efficiency of CPU    25
efficient           400
EGA video            42
                     68
                    250
Egghead Software     21
EISA bus             68
eject disk from Mac 144
Electronic Arts      64
electronic mail     234
Eliza program       284
                    315
ELSE in BASIC       349
EMM                  30
                    118
                    127
EMS memory           30
                    118
                    217
emulator             27
Encarta              72
                    271
END in BASIC        336
END key             185
END key in Q&A      174
end mark            351
English             313
enhanced resolution  48
ENIAC               601
Ensoniq chip         82
ENTER key           100
                    184
                    325
EPROM chip           31
Epson printers       45
                     47
                     48
equation solving    314
                    626
erase a file         95
                    129
erase cells         231
                    240
erase in DOS        114
erase spreadsheet   244
error trap          347
                    404
                    414
error trap in Q&A   218
errors              573
                    619
                    624
errors in BASIC     330
                    364
                    366
                    403
                    404
                    414
ESDI disk drive      37
Ethernet            276
evolution history   606
Excel                61
                    221
Excel details       222
Excel summary       630
exit Word Perfect   188
EXP in BASIC        384
expanded memory      29
                    118
                    127
expert systems      310
Expo Tech computers  72
exponents in BASIC  384
expressions         359
extended memory      29
                    118
                    127
extensible language 561
extension of name   103
external commands   108


      F
fan mail              6
fanfold paper        51
fastopen            120
FAT                 103
fatware             160
fax/modems           56
FCC class A & B      58
FIELD in BASIC      417
field in database   206
field width         206
field width in Q&A  216
File Alloc'n Table  103
file in database    206
File Manager        157
file menu in Q&A    208
Filemaker Pro        61
                    219
filename in DOS     103
FILES in BASIC      336
files in CONFIG.SYS 119
fill a cell         222
                    238
Finder for Mac      136
Finder menu for Mac 142
fine print           19
finite loop         355
firmware             59
First Choice        161
                    207
                    234
first generation    601
First Publisher     266
flag register       577
                    585
flags in CPU        577
                    586
flea markets         21
floor computers      14
floppy disks         32
                     70
FOCAL               546
fonts                45
                     48
                    193
footnotes           200
FOR in BASIC        355
                    403
forgery             300
format a disk        34
                    109
                    124
format a hard disk  124
format a line       191
format a page       190
format code in Q&A  209
                    217
format in DOS       109
format in spreadsh. 232
                    242
FORTH               540
                    562
FORTRAN             540
                    542
FORTRAN details     496
FORTRAN summary     634
Fountain computers   72
Fox (see DBASE)
fractals            264
fragmented file     128
frame in Ami Pro    165
Frankenstein        347
Freelance           256
freeware             65
French colors       354
Freud file          107
friction feed        51
Fry's Electronics    11
                     21
full tower           14
full-duplex         234
function keys       186
functions in BASIC  384
                    632


      G
gambling in BASIC   389
games               302
garbage              22
garbage input       404
Gates, Bill          63
                     64
                    322
                    546
Gateway computers    11
                     75
Gem                  87
                     94
General Electric     11
general ledger      279
generations         601
geography           309
Geos                 87
get a document      188
GET in BASIC        417
ghost icon          144
gigabyte             28
GIGO                 22
GO TO in BASIC      334
                    413
gold-star program   364
GOSUB in BASIC      376
                    413
government          615
GPSS                541
                    565
graph a spreadsheet 234
graphics             62
                    155
                    204
                    249
                    271
graphics hardware    54
graphics in Ami Pro 165
graphics in BASIC   372
                    408
graphics in LOGO    486
graphics in Q&A     179
                    216
graphics tablet      54
gray-scale monitors  42
                     69
guarantees           71
GW-BASIC            423


      H
half-duplex         234
hand-held computers  13
hanging indent      190
hard disks           32
                     36
                     70
Hard Drives Intl.    38
hard return         187
hard-disk icon      137
hard-drive type #   594
Harmony Computers    21
                     44
Harvard Graphics    256
Hayes modems         56
Hayes-compatible     56
head in disk drive   33
heat                 22
                    591
help in DOS         129
Help menu for Mac   147
Helvetica            51
                    193
Hercules video       67
                    250
hertz                25
Hewlett-P. (see HP)
hexadecimal         573
                    575
hidden codes        187
hidden computers     13
hidden files        105
                    118
                    134
high memory         119
high-density disks   33
HIMEM.SYS            30
                    118
                    127
history             300
                    600
                    617
Hollerith code      574
Hollerith, Herman   600
home cell           238
home computing      615
HOME key            185
HOME key in Q&A     174
Honeywell computers  11
horizontal software  62
horoscope in BASIC  391
horoscopes          283
hot software         65
hot spot            137
HP computers         11
                     13
HP printers          47
Hz                   25


      I
I/O devices          14
I/O statements      341
IBM 1401 computer   602
IBM 650 computer    601
IBM AT (see AT)
IBM computers        10
                     66
IBM history          66
IBM PC computers     11
                     66
IBM PS/1 (see PS/1)
IBM PS/2 (see PS/2)
IBM XT (see XT)
icon                150
icon-driven          95
icons               136
IDE disk drive       37
IF in BASIC         345
                    402
IIT chips            25
Imagewriter printer  46
immediate address   576
                    587
impact printers      50
in/out system        14
INC in assembler    576
                    582
income tax          282
increment in BASIC  358
                    360
indent a paragraph  184
                    190
index               200
index field in Q&A  218
index register      587
indirect addressing 587
infinite loop       334
infinite pause      335
Infotel modems       56
ink cost             44
                     47
ink-jet printers     44
                     47
input devices        14
INPUT in BASIC      341
                    404
                    406
                    415
input to a function 384
input/output system  14
insert columns      226
                    240
INSERT key          185
INSERT key in Q&A   174
insert rows         227
                    240
Insight              20
                     34
                     38
                     40
instruction cycle   584
                    586
instruction set     588
insufficient memory 599
INT in assembler    582
INT in BASIC        386
integers in BASIC   386
                    397
integrated program   62
                    161
Intel chips          23
interface            95
interface card       52
interface chips      22
interlaced video     69
Interlude           290
internal commands   108
interrupts          582
Intuit               64
invalid configur'n  594
inventory           279
ISA bus              67
                     68
italic              193


      J
J&R Computer World   11
                     21
Jameco               23
Japan               608
JDR Microdevices     23
Jewish dealers       21
jiffy                96
jobs                609
                    620
JOSS                546
joysticks            54
joysticks in BASIC  408
JUMP in assembler   578
justify             191
justify in cell     232
                    242


      K
K                    28
Kahn, Philippe       63
Kaypro's BASIC      449
kbps                 56
Kemeny, John        545
Key Caps for Mac    139
keyboard            100
                    125
keyboard repairs    593
                    596
keyboards            14
                     53
                     66
                    324
                    422
keycals             186
keywords            346
Kidwriter           266
KILL in BASIC       337
kilobaud             56
kilobyte             28


      L
LA Trade             23
label for disk      110
Label menu for Mac  147
LAN                 276
languages            60
                    616
languages compared    2
                    320
                    540
Lantastic           277
Laplink             278
laptop computers     13
Laser 128 computers  83
laser printers       44
                     48
Laserjet printers    48
Laserwriter printer  48
lastdrive           120
latency of disk      37
LCD                  43
LCD passive/active   75
leading for font     50
letter quality       50
Lexis               273
lh in DOS           121
library in school   619
license              65
life expectancy     283
life insurance      282
light pens           54
LIM memory           30
line (see graphics)
Lisa computers       83
LISP                540
LISP details        555
LISP summary        634
LIST in BASIC       329
liveware             22
LLIST in BASIC      333
LOAD in assembler   575
LOAD in BASIC       337
loadhigh in DOS     121
local-area networks 276
LOCATE in BASIC     371
logarithms in BASIC 385
logging on          277
LOGO                 60
                    540
                    560
                    616
LOGO details        486
LOGO summary        634
loop in BASIC       334
                    355
                    360
lost chains in DOS  109
Lotus                63
Lotus 1-2-3          61
                    220
Lotus 1-2-3 details 235
Lotus 1-2-3 summary 630
Lotus Symphony      221
love                288
Love Bug            289
Lovelace, Lady      600
low-level format    124
lpm                  52
LPRINT in BASIC     333
                    393
LSET in BASIC       417
luggable computers   13
lunchbox computers   13


      M
M                    28
Mac computers        11
                     84
Mac Connection       20
Mac Paint            62
Mac System 6 or 7   138
Mac System details  136
Mac System summary  629
Mac versus IBM       87
Mac word processing 141
                    160
                    167
Mac's BASIC         427
machine language    578
Macintosh (see Mac)
macro               198
magazines            18
Magic Theater       271
mail                234
mail merge          201
mail merge in Q&A   214
Mail Order Wizard   282
mailing labels       44
mainframes           10
Managing Your Money 282
manual recalculate  245
map of bad sectors   98
map of memory       577
margin release      190
margins             191
married to computer  16
Mary Poppins        347
MASM                580
mass update in Q&A  215
math coprocessors    25
matrix in BASIC     379
maxicomputers        10
maximize window     150
maximum in BASIC    381
MCA bus              68
MCGA video           68
MCI Mail            273
md in DOS           112
MDA video            67
Me-Books            298
MECC                 81
medicine            291
                    616
megabyte             28
megahertz            25
                     66
MEI Micro Center     35
mem in DOS          127
Mem Maker in DOS    592
memory               14
                    118
                    217
memory cards         28
memory chips         22
                     28
Memory Express       23
memory insufficient 599
memory locations    575
memory map          577
menu for Mac        138
menu for Windows    149
menu-driven          95
merge               201
merge in Q&A        214
MFM disk controller  37
MHz                  25
Micro Center         11
                     21
                     35
Micro Professionals  74
microcomputers       10
microprocessors      14
                     23
Microsoft            64
Microsoft BASIC     322
Microsoft C (see C)
Microsoft Mouse      54
Microsoft Office     76
Microsoft Word       60
                    160
                    167
                    630
Microsoft Works      62
                    161
                    234
MIDI cable          270
Midwest Micro        13
                     20
                     44
                     56
                     75
millisecond          37
mini tower           14
minicomputers        10
minimum in BASIC    381
Mirror              234
Mitsumi drive        40
mixed address       241
mixed number        385
mnemonics           578
MNP level 5 & 7      56
mode in DOS         122
modem                14
modems               55
                    233
modern DOS           99
MODULA              540
                    542
                    551
money in Q&A        217
Money Matters       280
monitor repairs     594
monitors             13
                     14
                     20
                     42
                     67
                     68
                     70
                    250
monochrome monitors  42
monospaced font      50
                    193
morphing            260
mortgages           282
MOS chips            23
MOS Technology       27
motherboard          22
Motorola chips       27
mouse                14
                     54
                     95
                    137
                    149
mouse driver        121
mouse in BASIC      408
MOV in assembler    581
move a block        187
move in spreadsheet 228
                    240
moving the computer 591
ms                   37
MS-DOS               59
MS-DOS details       98
MS-DOS summary      629
MS-DOS versions      98
msav in DOS         128
msbackup in DOS     131
mscdex              122
msd in DOS          127
MSRP                 64
MTMCDAS.SYS         120
Multimate           161
multimedia          271
multimedia kit       40
Multiplan           220
multiplexing         24
                    588
multiprocessor      586
multiprogramming     96
multitasking         95
MUMPS               546
music               270
music in BASIC      373
MVS operating sys'm  59
MYOB                280


      N
NaComEx              21
name of file in DOS 103
nanosecond           29
National Comp'r Ex.  21
NCR computers        11
                     66
near letter quality  50
NEC chips            24
nested loop         356
nested subroutine   378
Netware              63
                    276
network cards       276
networks            276
Nevada Computer      23
NEW in BASIC        328
New York dealers     21
newspapers           19
                    615
Newsroom            266
Newton               13
Nexis               273
NEXT in BASIC       355
NI video             69
nibble              574
Nike net            278
NiMH battery         75
NLQ printer          50
NMOS chips           23
non-impact printers  50
non-interlaced       69
non-system disk     101
                    118
                    595
Northgate computers  80
Norton               64
Norton Desktop      593
Norton Disk Doctor  593
Norton Software      64
Norton Utilities    593
NOS                 276
notebook computers   13
                     71
                     74
                     75
                     93
Novell               63
Novell networks     276
nuclear power plant 617
NUM LOCK key        185
numerical analysis  624
NY PC               608


      O
object code         579
object-oriented     476
octal               573
Office Max           11
Olympic Decathlon   306
ON in BASIC         413
One-Write Plus      280
OOP                 476
op codes            578
open an icon        140
OPEN in BASIC       415
open in Teachtext   142
operating systems    59
                     95
                    276
                    629
operations in BASIC 327
                    384
optical scanners     54
optimizing version  476
OPTION key for Mac  139
OR in BASIC         349
Oracle               64
OS/2                 59
                     87
Osborne computers   605
Othello             305
out of data         350
outline             199
output              341
output devices       14
overflow bit        585


      P
Pacific Coast Micro  23
Packard Bell         11
                     77
PACS                608
page break          185
PAGE DOWN in Q&A    174
PAGE DOWN key        53
                    185
page size           190
PAGE UP key          53
                    185
PAGE UP key in Q&A  174
Pagemaker            62
                     64
                    266
paint programs      155
                    249
                    255
Paintbrush          155
palette in Q&A      218
palmtop computers    13
Panasonic printers   45
                     48
panes in Excel      227
paper for ink-jet    47
paper in printer     44
                     47
                     51
paper-white monitor  42
Paradox              61
                     63
                    219
paragraphs          184
                    185
parallel interface   52
parallel processing 586
parameter in BASIC  384
parent directory    107
parentheses          53
                    327
parity bit          234
                    586
parity chips         29
park the hard drive 591
partitions of disk  106
                    124
PASCAL               60
                     63
                    540
                    542
                    550
                    616
PASCAL details      466
PASCAL summary      634
passive matrix       75
path c:\dos         121
pause in BASIC      335
pause in DOS        124
                    130
pause in DOS dir    104
PAUSE key           124
                    367
payables            279
payroll             279
PC board             23
PC cards             22
PC computers         11
PC Connection        20
PC Junior computer   69
PC Magazine          12
                     18
PC Portable          69
PC-DOS (see MS-DOS)
PCL                  49
PCMCIA               22
PDA                  13
PDP computers        11
PEEK in BASIC       414
peer-to-peer        277
Pentium              23
Performa computers   11
                     84
periodicals          18
Pet computers        89
PGC video            68
PgDn key            185
PgDn key in Q&A     174
PGRAPH for 1-2-3    247
PgUp key            185
PgUp key in Q&A     174
Phoenix BIOS         31
photolithography     23
PILOT               540
                    562
pin feed             51
pin grid array       27
pipe                 53
pipe to printer     126
pipeline processor  586
pirated software     65
pixel in BASIC      372
PL/I                540
                    542
                    549
pocket computers     13
                     93
poetry              295
pointer for mouse   137
                    149
pointers in BASIC   419
pointers in C       476
points for font      50
                    193
POKE in BASIC       414
Polish notation     562
Poqet computers      13
pornography         298
Pornopoly           290
portable computers   13
portable printers    47
ports for printer    52
POST                117
postfix notation    562
Postscript           49
                     64
Power Mac            11
                     27
                     86
POWER ON key        136
Power PC             27
                     86
power supplies       14
power supply         66
power-on self test  117
Powerbook computers  86
Powerpoint          256
ppm                  52
Practical Periph'ls  56
praise by reviewers   4
prefix notation     562
pregnancy           618
Presario computers   79
presentation graphs 256
President           346
                    607
preview printing    189
price drops          12
Price/Costco         11
Prime computers      11
prime numbers       400
print a document    188
print a spreadsheet 229
                    243
PRINT in BASIC      326
                    332
                    368
                    370
                    371
                    392
                    415
print queue          97
PRINT SCREEN key    126
Print Shop          266
PRINT USING         374
print using a Mac   146
printer codes       393
printer driver      188
printer fonts       193
printer in BASIC    333
printer in DOS      122
                    126
printer in Q&A      213
printer interface    52
printer ports        52
printer repairs     597
printer switching   278
printers             14
                     20
                     44
priority bit        585
privacy             621
privileged user     585
Pro DOS              59
Pro Linea computers  79
processor chips      22
                     23
processors           14
Procomm             234
Prodigy             273
Professional File   207
program              22
                     60
program counter     584
                    587
program disk         62
program in BASIC    328
program status word 586
programmer           60
                    330
                    611
programming         320
programming in Q&A  218
PROLOG              541
PROLOG details      570
PROM chip            31
promises             17
prompt $p$g in DOS  121
prompt for INPUT    341
                    406
prompt in DOS       101
proportional space   50
                    193
protected disk      111
protected file      134
protected software   65
PrtSc key           126
PS/1 computers       11
                     69
PS/2 computers       11
                     68
PS/Valuepoint        69
pseudocode          399
psychotherapy       284
                    345
Publish It          266
pull-down menu      138
                    149
pushed chip          73
PUT in BASIC        417


      Q
Q&A                  61
                     62
Q&A database        207
                    208
Q&A database cheap  207
Q&A File details    208
Q&A for Windows     207
Q&A summary         630
Q&A Write           161
Q&A Write details   172
QBASIC              423
Quadra computers     11
                     85
Quadtel BIOS         31
Quality Computers    83
Quantex computers    12
                     72
Quantum disk drives  37
Quark XPress         62
                    266
Quattro Pro          62
                     63
                     64
                    221
Quattro Pro details 235
Quattro Pro summary 630
Quick Assembler     476
Quick C (see C)
Quickbooks          280
Quicken             282
quit spreadsheet    230
                    244
quit Teachtext      142
quit Word Perfect   188
quiz                361
Qume printers        45
quotation marks     193


      R
Radio S (see Tandy)
ragged-right text   191
RAM                  70
                    118
                    217
                    576
RAM cache            30
RAM chips            14
                     28
RAM insufficient    599
RAM on video card    69
RAM test            117
random numbers      388
                    409
random-access file  417
random-access mem'y  28
RCA computers        11
rd in DOS           114
READ in BASIC       350
READ loop           350
read-only files     134
read-only memory     31
real numbers        397
real-time system     97
reboot the computer 123
recalculate sheet   245
receivables         279
record in database  206
recursive           494
                    556
redirect to printer 126
Reflex              219
refresh circuit      30
registered user      65
registers in CPU     24
                    575
                    580
                    584
                    587
                    588
relational database 219
relations in BASIC  349
relative address    229
                    241
relative addressing 587
religion            300
rem in DOS          129
remark in BASIC     367
remove in Q&A       215
RENAME in BASIC     337
rename in DOS       114
RENUM in BASIC      367
repair disks        127
repairs              17
                    591
repeat DOS command  125
repeated words      197
replace some text   196
reports in Q&A      213
reprints of Guide     9
RESET button        123
resolution          250
resolution enhanced  48
Resolve spreadsheet 221
RESTORE in BASIC    351
restore in DOS      132
restore window      150
restrict values     218
RET                  48
retrieve a document 188
retrieve spreadsh.  229
                    244
RETURN (see ENTER)
Reveal               40
reveal codes        187
Reverend Apple      289
reviews of Guide      4
revolutions         606
RGB monitors         42
ribbons cost         44
RLL disk controller  37
RMA number           78
RND in BASIC        388
robots              293
ROM                  31
ROM chips            14
root directory      105
roots in BASIC      384
round-off errors    403
                    573
                    624
RPG                 541
                    566
RS-232C interface    52
RS/6000 computer     69
RUN in BASIC        328
                    337
runaway pointer     476
Russian translation 301


      S
S&W Computers        13
                     21
S-100 bus computers 604
salaries            612
sans serif font      51
save a document     142
                    188
SAVE in BASIC       336
save spreadsheet    229
                    243
scalable font        48
scandisk in DOS     127
scanners             54
schools             616
screen dump         126
screen repairs      594
screens              14
                     20
                     41
                     67
                     68
                    250
scroll a window     140
                    150
SCROLL LOCK key      53
SCSI disk drive      38
Seagate Technology   37
search for text     196
search in Q&A       211
search loop         354
second generation   602
sectors bad         108
sectors on disk      33
seek time of disk    37
segments of RAM     581
                    587
select an icon      137
select some text    141
                    187
Selectric printers   45
Selectrocution      289
semicolon in PRINT  332
sequential access   417
serial card          56
serial interface     52
                    234
serif font           51
server in a network  70
                    276
set blaster in DOS  121
set sound in DOS    121
set temp in DOS     121
set up the computer 100
SETUP program        67
                    594
SETVER.EXE          119
sex education       618
sex therapy         290
SEXY ASS            575
SGN in BASIC        386
Shakespeare         300
share in DOS        122
                    160
                    595
shareware            65
                    221
Sharp computers      13
shell in DOS        101
                    120
shells for DOS       59
SHIFT key           324
shift the bits      584
shift-click         141
                    146
shop by computer    615
shows                21
shuffle cards       409
shut down computer  101
Shut Down for Mac   139
SIG                 234
silly lines         402
SIMM                 29
SIMPL/I             565
SIMSCRIPT           565
SIMULA              565
Sinclair computers  605
sine in BASIC       396
single-sided disks   33
SIPP                 29
site license         65
size of window      140
                    150
slash                53
slash in DOS        104
                    107
SLC chips            24
SLCD.SYS            120
Smart Drive in DOS  592
smart modem          55
Smartcom            234
smartdrv in DOS     120
smiley              274
sneaker net         278
SNOBOL              540
SNOBOL details      557
Socrates file       107
soft return         187
Soft Warehouse       20
software             22
                     59
software house      613
Sol 20 computer     604
Sony drive           40
sort                200
sort in BASIC       400
                    410
                    419
sort in Q&A         212
sort in spreadsheet 233
                    243
Sound Blaster        40
                     55
sound card           40
                     55
sound driver        121
sound in DOS        121
sounds in BASIC     373
source code         579
speakers             14
                     40
                     55
speech              269
speedy field in Q&A 218
spelling            196
                    614
Sperry Rand          11
Spinwriter printers  45
spooling             97
sports              306
spreadsheet          61
                     81
                    220
SPSS                541
                    569
square root         384
stacks in CONFIG    119
standard C prompt   101
                    107
Staples              11
static RAM           30
status flags        586
STEP in BASIC       358
stocks              282
stop bits           234
STOP in BASIC       336
STORE in assembler  575
Story Machine       617
street price         64
string functions    392
                    394
string variables    339
strings             327
stripping functions 386
structured program  613
Studio              249
style               198
style in BASIC      398
Stylewriter printer  47
subdirectory in DOS 105
subnotebooks         13
                     77
subroutines         376
subscript in BASIC  379
subst in DOS        130
sum in spreadsheet  224
                    238
summing in BASIC    362
                    380
                    383
                    403
Sun computers        11
Super VGA video      68
Supercalc           220
supercomputers       10
Superdrive for Mac   34
superscript         193
superstores          20
supertwist crystals  43
support chips        22
surge suppressors    58
Surplus Software     21
SVGA video           68
SWAP in BASIC       409
swap meets           21
switch box to print 278
switch box to TV     41
switch in DOS       104
SX chips             24
Symantec             64
Symphony            221
synonyms            197
syntax error        366
System 6 for Mac    138
System 7 for Mac    138
system files        118
system program      612
system unit          23
systems analyst     611
systems programmer  612


      T
tab align           190
TAB in BASIC        370
TAB key             184
tab stops           191
tables              192
tables in BASIC     369
                    382
tables in Q&A       212
tablets              54
Tandy                20
Tandy computers      11
                     79
                     92
Tandy history        92
                    604
Tandy's BASIC       443
tangent in BASIC    396
tapes                57
tapes in BASIC      337
taxes               282
teaching            291
Teachtext           141
tech support         71
telecommunication    55
                    233
Telemart             20
temp in DOS         121
temperature          22
                    591
template            186
template document   188
Terminal            234
terminals            43
test your program   404
Texas Instruments   604
THEN in BASIC       345
therapist program   284
                    345
thermal printers     50
thesaurus           197
third generation    602
thrashing            97
Three Mile Island   617
time in DOS         101
                    102
time in Q&A         217
Times Roman          51
                    193
timesharing          96
Timex Sinclair      605
titles in spreadsh. 227
                    245
toggle              126
Tokyo PC Users Grp. 608
toner cost           44
top down            399
Toshiba computers    13
touch screens        54
tower computers      14
                     68
                     70
trace on PC board    23
trackballs           54
tracks on disk       33
tractor feed         51
translate Russian   301
transportable        13
transporting        591
trash icon          136
                    143
travel              591
tree for checkers   302
tree in BASIC       419
Tri State Computer   21
trial-size versions  65
trigonometry        396
TRSDOS               59
true color           69
TTL monitors         42
Turbo C (see C)
Turbo Tax            64
turbo XT clones      67
Turing test         311
turtle in LOGO      486
                    560
TV computers         13
                     41
Twin spreadsheet    221
type in DOS         113
type mismatch       366
typeover mode       185


      U
UAL                 587
undelete a file     129
underline           187
unemployment        620
unformat in DOS     110
Unisys computers     11
Univac computers     11
UNIVAC I            601
Universal Assembler 587
Unix                 59
update in Q&A       211
                    215
upgrades             64
uploading           275
upper memory         29
                    119
uppercase in Q&A    217
USA Flex             20
                     40
                     44
used computers       21
                     80
user                 22
                    276
user groups         608
user interface       95


      V
V.21, V.22, etc.     56
V20 & V30 chips      24
value of a function 384
Valuepoint computer  11
                     69
variables in BASIC  338
                    359
                    397
                    399
Vax computers        11
                     59
VDT                  43
Ventura Publisher   266
verify off          123
version of DOS      102
version upgrade      64
versions of DOS     105
vertical software    62
VESA local bus       68
VGA video            42
                     68
                    250
Vic computers        90
video games         306
video RAM            69
                    576
video repairs       594
video-display card   31
                     70
View menu for Mac   147
virgin disk         109
virtual memory       97
virus                62
                    105
                    128
Visicalc             81
                    220
Visual BASIC        547
VL bus               68
VM operating system  59
VMS operating sys'm  59
voice mail          275
volume label        110
VP-Planner          221
VTech computers      12
                     72


      W
wait states          68
Walter keyboard     324
Wang computers       11
Wang Word Processor 159
Warehouse 54         21
warm boot           123
warranty             71
wedding by computer 289
Western Digital      37
Whirlwind           601
wide carriage        52
width of column     226
                    241
wild duck companies  12
wildcard in DOS     106
WIMP                138
Winchester drive     37
windowpanes         227
Windows              59
                     87
                    234
Windows details     148
windows for Mac     138
Windows summary     629
Windows word proc.  152
                    160
Windows Write       152
                    161
Wingz               221
Winword             160
Word                160
Word details        167
Word for Mac        167
Word Perfect         60
                    159
                    183
Word Perfect Corp.   63
word processing      60
                    141
                    159
                    266
Word summary        630
word wrap           184
Wordstar            161
Works                62
                    161
                    234
workstations        276
World War 2         601
Worldwide Tech       23
write menu in Q&A   174
Write Now           161
Write Now summary   629
write-protect notch  35
WYSIWYG for 1-2-3   247


      X
xcopy in DOS        135
Xenix                59
XGA video            68
                     69
XMS memory           30
                    118
                    127
XON/XOFF enabled    234
XT computers         11
                     23
                     67
XT/286 computer      69
Xywrite             161


      Y
Yankee Doodle       376


      Z
Z-80A chips          27
zany sex            290
Zeos computers       80
zero wait states     68
zero-slot LAN       277
Zilog chips          27
zones in BASIC      368
zoom box            140
zoom in Excel       227
Zoom modems          56