April 1991 - FRONTIERS OF BIOCOMPUTING


FEATURES

NEURAL NETS TELL WHY
by Casimir C. "Casey" Klimasauskas

Sensitivity analysis helps explain a neural network's "thinking" process.

GENETIC ALGORITHMS
by Mike Morrow

To solve problems, genetic algorithms analyze feedback from repeated attempts at a solution.

PORTING UNIX TO THE 386: LANGUAGE TOOLS CROSS SUPPORT
by William Frederick Jolitz and Lynne Greer Jolitz

Bill and Lynne describe "cross" mode operations as they work towards bootstrapping 386BSD.

WHAT IS BIOCOMPUTING?
by Ray Valdes

BioComputing may be one way to push the envelope of program complexity.

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

UNDERSTANDING THE GPIB
by Don Morgan

The IEEE 488 bus is ideal for embedded and engineering/scientific applications.

COOPERATIVE MULTITASKING AND C++
by Marc Tarpenning

Get the benefits of multitasking operating systems without the complexities.

EXAMINING ROOM

EXAMINING THE MICROSOFT MAIL SDK
by Bruce D. Schatzman

The APIs in Microsoft Mail for the Macintosh let you implement network applications without hassling with low-level communications programming.

PROGRAMMER'S WORKBENCH

FRACTALS IN THE REAL WORLD
by Dick Oliver

Generate fractal images using this "fractal template" drawing tool.

COLUMNS

PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS
by Michael Swaine

Michael interviews computer visionary Ted Nelson

C PROGRAMMING
by Al Stevens

Last month's screen grabber becomes this month's TSR.

STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING
by Jeff Duntemann

Jeff presents his prescription for portable design.

GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING
by Michael Abrash

Will Edsun's CEG/DAC be as important to PC graphics as Super VGA?

PROGRAMMER'S BOOKSHELF
by Ray Duncan

Good design principles are needed for everything from software to soapboxes.

DEPARTMENTS

EDITORIAL
by Jonathan Erickson

LETTERS
by you

SWAINE'S FLAMES
by Michael Swaine

PROGRAMMER'S SERVICES

OF INTEREST
by Jana Custer


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