December 1996 / Blasts From The Past

5 Years Ago in BYTE December 1991	BYTE looked at the new version, 2.0, of OS/2, and we liked its ability to multitask DOS applications while offering better crash protection for Windows programs.
10 Years Ago in BYTE December 1986	We looked at graphics algorithms and modems that ran at speeds up to a whopping 2400 bps.
15 Years Ago in BYTE December 1981	We wrote about how to get the most our of the color grahics features of the Atari 400 and 800.
20 Years Ago in BYTE Table 1 Table 2 Conversion Formulas December 1976	What was on Santa's list? Perhaps more memory. We printed an article that discussed how to squeeze the fat out of text strings.

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