No. 4 (1991)

In this issue of Bytik, as in all previous ones, readers will find several pieces of news. The first piece of news is a sad one: the magazine's format has become smaller (such is the necessity of production!), while the number of pages has remained the same (32). This means that there is now less space on the magazine's pages. But not everything is so bad. Aware of our responsibility to current and future readers (the mention of the latter is no accident—maternity hospitals have already begun subscribing to Bytik) and to the great cause of computerizing the entire country, the editorial staff has taken decisive and perhaps even unpopular measures: we have switched to a smaller typeface, arranged materials more economically (that means less “empty space” on the pages!), and reduced the number of illustrations. As a result, the amount of useful and interesting information in Bytik No. 4 has not only remained unchanged but has actually increased compared with previous issues. Bytik is becoming not only larger in content but also more diverse in subject matter. Some readers have rightly pointed out in their letters to the editorial office that the magazine's materials have been somewhat biased toward foreign home computers at the expense of the many domestic models. We are beginning to correct this and will, in particular, regularly publish materials about domestic computers based on the K580 microprocessor. In this issue, two new sections appear for the first time, both of which were promised back in the very first issue: “Club & Club” and “Feedback.” In the “Club & Club” section, we tell readers about two well-known computer clubs: “Bytik” (located in the Moscow-region town of Troitsk), the namesake of our magazine, and “Computer” (Moscow). Incidentally, both clubs recently celebrated their fifth anniversaries. The “Feedback” section contains the first answers to questions raised in readers' letters. In short, Bytik is gradually growing, just as its readers are growing. So hurry—don't miss the opportunity to subscribe!