Description
Byte Magazine – December 1979 | Vol. 4, No. 12 | Numerical Analysis | No Label | VG
This vintage issue of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, Vol. 4, No. 12 (December 1979), features Robert Tinney’s cover art “Numerical Analysis” and offers a deep dive into the applications of mathematics and computation on early microcomputers. With articles on FFTs, polynomial function analysis, curve-plotting, linear transfer functions, and text compression, the issue highlights the intersection of theory, software, and hardware during the formative years of personal computing.
The magazine is in very good condition, with only minor wear on edges. The exact copy pictured in this listing is the one you will receive. All items are shipped with a protective plastic covering. Please review photos for condition purposes.
Contents include:
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Foreground
Frequency Analysis of Data Using a Microcomputer — F. R. Ruckdeschel: Application of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) (p.10)
Add Nonvolatile Memory to Your Computer — Steve Ciarcia: Using EAROM as “read-mostly” memory (p.36)
Faster Audio Processing with a Microprocessor — William J. Dally: Hardware circuits for higher-fidelity audio (p.54)
Analysis of Polynomial Functions with the TI-59 Calculator — Pierre Chancé (p.120)
Minimizing Curve-Plotting Calculation — Timothy G. Bowker: Routine for HP 9825A (p.134)
Noniterative Digital Solution of Linear Transfer Functions — Bryan Finlay (p.144) -
Background
Text Compression — James L. Peterson: Applying Huffman codes (p.106)
A User’s Look at Tiny-C — Christopher O. Kern (p.196)
Some Notes on Modular Assembly Programming — James Lewis (p.222)
Twenty-Four Ways to Write a Loop — W. D. Maurer (p.241)
Morse Code Trainer — Mark Bernstein: Using your computer for training (p.247)
Thirty Days to Faster Input — Arthur Armstrong: Improving typing speed (p.250) -
Nucleus
Editorial: On the Importance of Casting Abstractions... (p.6)
Letters (p.78)
Technical Forum (p.82)
Programming Quickies (p.87)
Languages Forum (p.88)
BYTE’s Bits (p.100)
BYTE’s Bugs (pp.102, 210, 249)
BYTE News (p.103)
Event Queue (p.228)
What’s New? (p.252)
Unclassified Ads (p.287)
Reader Service / BOMB (p.288)
Notes on Condition:
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Very good overall condition
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Minor edge wear (see photos)
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No mailing label
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Protective plastic covering included
Shipping:
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A collectible issue for vintage computing enthusiasts, this volume demonstrates the growing sophistication of numerical methods, compression, modular programming, and hardware design at the close of the 1970s, offering both practical tools and theoretical insight for the microcomputer revolution.