The Silicon Jungle
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The SILICON JUNGLE
Contents
1 The Silicon Jungle
2 The Kaypro Phenomenon: How Solana Beach Took on Silicon Valley
A Z80-Style Microprocessor
64K Random-Access Memory (RAM)
Use of CP/M Software
3 After the War
4 WordStar: The Creators
5 The Select Word Processor: Martin Dean versus the Command-Driven Restaurants
6 Three Software Stories: Motorcycles, Homes, and The $200,000-a-Year Disk
Ed Boland: Accounting
Charlie Bowie: Data Base and Spreadsheet
Alan Scharf: Integrated Program, Including Graphics
7 Graphics (or How a Mouse Helped Joe Shelton’s Friends Stop Feeling Like Rats)
A SALES REP (OR BROCHURE DESIGNER)
A CORPORATE TRAINING OFFICIAL OR TEACHER
A BUREAUCRAT
A PERSONNEL OR DIVISION MANAGER
AN ARCHITECT
A PRODUCT DESIGNER
A FACILITIES MANAGER
A CONVENTION PLANNER
A CORPORATE PLANNER
8 People: the Who-How Solution
Training: How to Enjoy the Mahony Advantage
Training (Continued): The Dahlonega Answer
Micros and the Data-Processing Department
9 The Hal Syndrome
The Canary in the Mine
... Good Job Design
Terminal Happiness
THE SCREEN
THE KEYBOARD
SPECIAL ERGONOMIC FEATURES
Good Furniture
Lighting
Noise Reduction
Air Conditioning, Heat, And Ventilation
Healthy Honesty
RADIATION
BACK AND MUSCULAR PROBLEMS
PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLAINTS
EYESTRAIN
CRTs: Should They Go Down the Tube?
10 Jewels that Blip
Data Diddling
The Trojan Horse
The Salami Trick
Superzapping
The Trap-Door Trick
The Logic Bomb
Simulation and Modeling
Scavenging
Data Leakage
Wiretapping
Piggybacking and Impersonation
People and Policies: Working with the Right Ones
Hardware and Software
11 Wired to Work
12 How I Found “God,” on MCI (and a Few Other Odds and Ends About Electronic Mail)[75]
13 Net Gain$
Do You Need One?
In General, Do You Know What You Want To Do—With People and Equipment?
How Fast Do You Want the Network to Transfer Information?
How Much of a Load Do You Want to Put On Your Network—and Can It Handle It?
Is the Network Reliable in Other Ways?
How Easy Must the Network be to Use?
What Special Features Do You Need?
What Kind of Protocol Does the Network
How Easy Is the Network to Install?
How Much Support Will the Manufacturer
A Bus
A Star
A Ring
Telephone Style
Twisted Pair
Shielded Wire
14 As The Jungle Thickens (AKA the Great Modeming)
Afterword
BACKUP I Twenty-Six Questions to Ask at (and About) the Computer Store
BACKUP II A Few Grouchy Words on Printers
BACKUP III The Lucky 13: What to Look for in Choosing Software
BACKUP IV On the Evolution of Software (And a “Perfecter and Perfecter” Program)
BACKUP V “3-D” Versus Mail-Order Software—and How to Shop
BACKUP VI “Easy” Data Bases: Another View (Mensa Member Versus InfoStar)
BACKUP VII ❑ Graphics Tips
BACKUP VIII Consultant Contracts: Some Who-How Questions
BACKUP IX Window Shopping
BACKUP X Of Mice and Men—and Touch Pads, Touch Screens, Etc.[106]
BACKUP XI The Micro Connection: Some Critical Explanations
BACKUP XII MODEM7: An Almost-Free and Fairly Easy Way to Talk to Other Computers
BACKUP XIII Why Not an Electronic Peace Corps?
INDEX
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