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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, OR SO FRANCIS BACON SAYS, AND POWER IS THE KEY TO A GOOD COMPUTER SYSTEM. SO, THIS MONTH, WE OFFER YOU KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN TRANSFORM YOUR PC INTO A MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM — A FASTER, SMARTER WORKAHOLIC WONDER WITH PLENTY OF CARGO SPACE AND THE MUSCLE TO DO WHAT YOU NEED IT TO DO. FIRST, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BLUEPRINTS FOR A BUILD-IT-YOURSELF AT COMPATIBLE ON PAGE 20. THE ONLY OTHER TOOL YOU NEED IS A SCREWDRIVER. IF THE SIGHT OF A TOOLBOX MAKES YOU QUEASY, WE HAVE THE CURE FOR YOUR MALADY IN OUR TREATISE "UPGRADE FEVER." THIS PRESCRIPTION FOR PC POWER STARTS ON PAGE 36. THE BURNING QUESTIONS IN 1990: SHOULD YOU BUY AN 8088 OR A 386? HOW MEGABYTE-MASSIVE SHOULD YOUR HARD DRIVE BE? AND WHERE DOES MULTIMEDIA FIT INTO THE HOME COMPUTER SYSTEM? GET ADVICE ON THESE ISSUES FROM A REPORTER WHO WATCHES THE INDUSTRY FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS; READ "MY VIEW" ON PAGE 32. BOOT UP OUR FEBRUARY SHAREPAK DISK AND IMPROVE YOUR COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT WITH MUCH FASTER KEYBOARD REPEATS AND VIRUS-FREE DISKS. READ ABOUT OUR LATEST LIBRARY OF SOFTWARE TOOLS ON PAGE 34. "RESOURCES," ON PAGE 44, DIRECTS YOU TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER. SO, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES; WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT

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