This new installment in Aubrey Pilgrim's Save a Bundle series shows how to assemble an inexpensive 80486 computer that exceeds the power and efficiency of most minicomputers and takes full advantage of the new OS/2 operating system. Readers with existing systems will also learn how simple it is to upgrade by installing a new motherboard or using a 80486 plug in board - saving thousands of pounds in the process. Pilgrim reviews available software packages and discusses peripheral devices such as disk drives, moitors, keybords and printers - providing readers with a comprehensive list of sources for low cost components and equipment. The book also details hundreds of business and personal applications that 486 systems can perform.

This book shows the reader how to assemble an 80386 microcomputer at home using inexpensive mail order parts. No special technical know-how is required, only a pair of pliers and a couple of screwdrivers. The text provides step-by-step instructions and close-up photographs which lead do-it-yourself PC builders through each phase of the assembly process, explaining where each component goes, what it does and how it does it. Information is also provided on taking advantage of 386 and 386SX architecture, giving special attention to the latter's unique potential for inexpensive entry-level PC systems, and on how and where to buy the best, low-cost components.

This book contains a CD.

ACT! for Windows is a fast and reliable appointment scheduler, multipurpose database, programmable phone dialer, electronic Rolodex, and word processing system. This guide is a fast and easy way for busy sales personnel to master all these valuable features.

Bjelland provides reliable hardware and software recommendations for everyone from entry level users through professional designers and publishers. There are step-by-step instructions for achieving three different levels of desktop publishing sophistication. Bjelland describes the hardware readers need to produce quality documents with high-level desktop publishing software, and with PageMaker, Ventura Publisher, and QuarkXPress.

Describes the components needed to build a 486 computer, demonstrates each step of assembly, and discusses peripheral equipment and software

The 27 projects are designed for everyone from beginners to technicians. Each project includes uses, what comparable products are available and what they are likely to cost, instructions for building the device or writing the program, components needed and the cost to build the device, and recommended suppliers. Easy projects involve building simple cables without soldering. Intermediate projects include a network terminator and four switch boxes. The software projects, written in C, test things like links, disks and cables. There are seven advanced electronic circuit projects. Appendices: schematics, components, tools, techniques, electrical standards, shopper's guide, further reading, software listings. Although there are no serious errors, a good technical editor could have improved the material. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR