September 1992
Volume 10 Number 9
COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS
C Inside the 8250
By Vince Scott
Learn to control this popular UART
and you can take direct control of serial communications
with a multitude of drivers.
Using the PC's Parallel Port for Bidirectional Communications
By William Smith
Simple techniques let you control
drivers, or talk to another PC, from almost any PC.
FEATURES
Exception Handling
By Carlos Vidal
Try your hand at C++ exception
handling while you wait for the major vendors to throw out
their versions.
Time Complexity
By Wilbon Davis
Here's a simple tutorial on a
subject that often looks complex--estimating time complexity
of algorithms.
Synchronizing Processes Using Critical Sections
By Matt Weisfeld
Here's a simple way to synchronize
multiple cooperating processors.
The Foundation of Neural Networks: The Adaline and Madaline
By Dwayne Phillips
If you thought serial nets were
difficult to learn, this tutorial will train you to think
otherwise.
COLUMNS
Standard C: Bugs
P. J. Plauger
Stepping Up to C++: Initialization vs. Assignment
Dan Saks
Doctor C's Pointers: Trees (continued)
Rex Jaeschke
Q & A: Pointers to Functions and Double Pointers
Ken Pugh
USER REPORT
Power C Compiler
Comments by Dwayne Phillips
SoftC Database Library
Comments by Mark Schumann
BOOK REVIEW
The C Mathematical Function Handbook
Reviewed by William Smith