Features p.34 The Input/Output Primer, Part 6 : Interrupts, Buffers, Grounds, and Signal Degradation [author Steve Leibson] The conclusion of a six-part series that covers fundamental issues in computer interfacing. p.50 Computers, Fiction, and Poetry [author Kevin McKean] Computer-generated stories and poems shed some light on the complex process known as creativity. p.60 Add Programmable Sound Effects to Your Computer [author Steve Ciarcia] Silicon replaces gunpowder for producing sound effects. p.76 Breaking the Jargon Barrier: Designing Programs for Humanists [author Ned Heite and Lou Heite] Two archaeologists design practical programs in the language their colleagues understand. p.108 Microcomputers in the Study of Politics, Predicting Wars with the Richardson Arms-Race Model [author Philip A. Schrodt] A Pascal program helps predict the outcome of arms races and other two-party conflicts. p.138 Software Tools for Writers [author Wayne Holder] Your computer can take the tedium out of the process of writing and put new life into the final product. p.166 The Historian and the Microcomputer, A Student of the Past Meets the Machine of the Future [author Don Karl Rowney] The microco…