Cover of Byte Magazine July 1982, Vol 7, No 7, featuring an illustration of hands playing piano and typing on a keyboard, with the theme 'Computers in the Arts and Sciences'.
Table of contents from Byte Magazine July 1982, Vol 7, No 7, listing features, reviews, and articles focusing on computer applications in arts and sciences.
Back cover of Byte Magazine July 1982, Vol 7, No 7, promoting Radio Shack's TRS-80 computer and its features.
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Cover of Byte Magazine July 1982, Vol 7, No 7, featuring an illustration of hands playing piano and typing on a keyboard, with the theme 'Computers in the Arts and Sciences'.Table of contents from Byte Magazine July 1982, Vol 7, No 7, listing features, reviews, and articles focusing on computer applications in arts and sciences.Back cover of Byte Magazine July 1982, Vol 7, No 7, promoting Radio Shack's TRS-80 computer and its features.

Byte Magazine July 1982 Vol 7 No. 7 Computers in The Arts and Sciences No Label

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Byte Magazine – July 1982 | Vol. 7, No. 7 | Computers in the Arts and Sciences | No Label | Good

This vintage Byte Magazine (Vol. 7, No. 7, July 1982) is a special issue themed around Computers in the Arts and Sciences. It highlights how microcomputers were being used outside of technical fields—touching on literature, music, anthropology, politics, history, and cultural research. It also includes practical projects, tutorials, and reviews of emerging hardware and software. A fascinating collectible for those interested in the intersection of humanities, creativity, and computing.

The magazine is in good condition, with minor age-related wear. The exact item shown in the listing photos is the one you will receive. Comes with a plastic protective covering for preservation. Please review photos for condition.

Highlights from this issue include:

  • Theme: Computers in the Arts and Sciences

    • Computers, Fiction, and Poetry — Kevin McKean (p.50)

    • Breaking the Jargon Barrier: Designing Programs for Humanists — Ned & Lou Heite (p.76)

    • Microcomputers in the Study of Politics: Predicting Wars with the Richardson Arms-Race Model — Philip A. Schrodt (p.108)

    • Software Tools for Writers — Wayne Holder (p.138)

    • The Historian and the Microcomputer — Don Karl Rowney (p.166)

    • Simulating Neighborhood Segregation — Edwin Dethlefsen & Carlisle Moody (p.178)

    • Measuring Attitudes with a PET — David R. Heise (p.208)

    • Microcomputers in Cultural Anthropology — Oswald Werner (p.250)

  • Technical & Practical Features

    • The Input/Output Primer, Part 6: Interrupts, Buffers, Grounds, and Signal Degradation — Steve Leibson (p.34)

    • Add Programmable Sound Effects to Your Computer — Steve Ciarcia (p.60)

    • Upward Migration, Part 2: A Comparison of CP/M-86 and MS-DOS — Roger Taylor & Phil Lemmons (p.330)

    • Using the Model I/III RS-232C Port — William Barden Jr. (p.360)

    • Programming the Critical-Path Method in BASIC — Steven Zimmerman & Leo M. Conrad (p.378)

  • Columns & Reports

    • User’s Column — Jerry Pournelle on Ada, MINCE, CP/M utilities, overpriced documentation, and Analiza II (p.290)

    • Computers for Humanity — Jerry Pournelle reports from the Seventh West Coast Computer Faire (p.392)

    • Editorial: The Briefcase Computer Market Heats Up (p.6)

    • BYTE’s Bugs, Technical Forum, Programming Quickies, BYTE’s Bits, BYTELINES, Clubs, and more

  • Reviews

    • Scion Color System — Mark Dahmke (p.54)

    • Mediamix’s ETI² — Robert Welborn (p.284)

    • Color Computer Disk System — Colin Stearman (p.312)

    • It All Depends on Your Viewpoint — Allen D. Moore (p.408)

    • Database Management with Ashton-Tate’s dBASE II — Jack L. Abbott (p.412)

Condition Notes:

  • Good condition, some minor wear from age

  • No mailing label

  • Includes protective plastic covering

Shipping:
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This issue is a must-have for BYTE collectors, computing historians, and researchers interested in early applications of computers in the humanities and sciences, capturing a key moment when technology was first merging with art, writing, social sciences, and cultural study.

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