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Volume 2, Issue 2
March 1988
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ISSN 0894-1866

UPDATE

Can Physics Make Optics Compute?
Peter Batacan
Comput. Phys. 2, 9–15 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822703
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NEWS

MIT Media Lab Close To Perfecting Computer‐Generated ‘Desktop’ Holograms
Peter Batacan
Comput. Phys. 2, 17–22 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822676
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SPECIAL FEATURES

OPTICAL COMPUTING
The Many Facets of Optical Computing: A revival of optical engineering has been spurred by the development of devices taking advantage of nonlinear optical phenomena
Brian S. Wherrett
Comput. Phys. 2, 24–27 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822677
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Computer‐ Generated Holograms Arrive: If a ‘foundry’ is established, this may be the year CGHs leave the realm of the specialist and enter into general usefulness
H. John Caulfield
Comput. Phys. 2, 29–31 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822678
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SUPERCOMPUTING
The Next Wave of Japanese Supercomputers: While Japanese commercial supercomputers get faster, Japan's government‐funded research may yield the fastest machines yet
Richard A. Jenkins
Comput. Phys. 2, 34–39 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822679
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Dynamical Systems Collective: An account of how some computer‐savvy graduate students in California contributed to chaos theory, from a best‐selling new book
James Gleick
Comput. Phys. 2, 40–53 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822680
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PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
FORTH: The Choice for Scientific Instruments: A Los Alamos physicist explains why scientists should add FORTH to their programming toolbox
Byron Palmer
Comput. Phys. 2, 54–61 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822681
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EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
PC Software Adds Color to Physics Lectures: Four simple programs demonstrate fields and potentials, optics, and two‐dimensional scattering on a VAX or microcomputer
Richard A. Arndt; L. David Roper
Comput. Phys. 2, 62–66 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822682
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JOURNAL SECTION

Computational method for intrinsic optical bistability: Steady‐state solutions and their stability
Joseph W. Haus; Tuyen K. Tran
Comput. Phys. 2, 69–74 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168297
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NEW PRODUCTS

PRODUCE ROUND‐UP
Where to Buy Computer‐Controlled Instrumentation for PC and Mac
Leslie E. Mathes
Comput. Phys. 2, 75–84 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822683
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PRODUCTS LISTINGS
STP-2M Interface Board
Comput. Phys. 2, 84 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822684
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Programmable Indexer/Driver Model 86MM
Comput. Phys. 2, 84 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822685
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Memory Enhancement for SCS Supercomputers
Comput. Phys. 2, 84 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822686
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Frame Grabber Eases Color Image Processing
Comput. Phys. 2, 84–85 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822687
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Three‐in‐One Expansion Board
Comput. Phys. 2, 85 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822688
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Memory Boards for Apollo Workstations
Comput. Phys. 2, 85 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822689
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BOS Server Links VAX Users to Pcs
Comput. Phys. 2, 85–86 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822690
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LabVIEW Software Features Open Architecture
Comput. Phys. 2, 86 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822691
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Scientific Program Library Is Transportable
Comput. Phys. 2, 86 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822692
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Development Package For Large Programming Projects
Comput. Phys. 2, 86 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822693
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Two Math/Science Packages For Micros
Comput. Phys. 2, 86–87 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822694
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Scientific Calculator Package
Comput. Phys. 2, 87 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822695
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Data Retrieval and Plotting Package Is Lotus‐Compatible
Comput. Phys. 2, 87–88 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822696
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Data Acquisition and Process Control Software Automates Entire Cycles
Comput. Phys. 2, 88 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822697
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Graphics Worksheet for IBM PC‐Compatibles
Comput. Phys. 2, 88 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822698
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Software Supports Four Types of Digital Filtering
Comput. Phys. 2, 88–89 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822699
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Laboratory Management System Controls Access to Instruments
Comput. Phys. 2, 89 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822700
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Laboratory System Handles 100 Lines of Instructions
Comput. Phys. 2, 89 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822701
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Publication‐Quality Graphics Package
Comput. Phys. 2, 89 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822702
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DEPARTMENTS

Meetings
Comput. Phys. 2, 93 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822707
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Additional Data
Jonathan A. Titus
Comput. Phys. 2, 92 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822704
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Corrected Data
William L. Duax
Comput. Phys. 2, 92 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822705
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Requested Data
Michael A. Morrison
Comput. Phys. 2, 92 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822706
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ESSAY
In Search of Peak Performance
Sidney Fernbach
Comput. Phys. 2, 94 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822708
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COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS
Ohio Facility to Install Cray Y‐MP by mid‐1989
Comput. Phys. 2, 96 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822709
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House Subcommittee Planning NSF Supercomputing Hearings
Comput. Phys. 2, 96 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822710
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SuperQuest Awarding Supercomputer to High School Scientists
Comput. Phys. 2, 96 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822711
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Alliant to Ship Second‐Generation Minisupercomputers
Comput. Phys. 2, 96 (1988) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822712
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