title Byte Magazine Volume 08 Number 07 - Videotex
date 1983-07
language eng
subjects disk, software, computer, ibm, apple, byte, data, program, byte publications, hard disk, disk drive, personal computer, byte july, disk drives, power supply, ibm personal, operating system
A rescan for this item is available here . Themes p.40 Videotex Brings the World to Your Doorstep [author Rich Malloy] Essentially an enhancement of existing technologies, videotex will bring into your home or place of business a host of services and conveniences, such as shopping and banking. Videotex's potential is enormous, but a few problems must be worked out before it reaches the mass market. Our theme articles address some of these problems and look at the possibilities videotex presents. p.42 Videotex: Science Fiction or Reality? [author Darby Miller] An overview of the fledgling videotex industry. p.60 Prestel: The Basis of an Evolving Videotex System [author Graham Hudson] The pioneering videotex system is flexible enough to adopt anticipated technological advances. p.82 NAPLPS Standard Graphics and the Microcomputer [author Leo Lax and Mark Olson] The authors discuss incentives for adopting the NAPLPS standard and what NAPLPS means for microcomputer users. p.96 Privacy and Videotex Systems [author Richard M. Neustadt] The potential for abusing personal information is that much greater with two-way systems. p.104 Graphics Artistry On Line [author Martin Nisenholtz] The Te…