BYTE Stories by Jerry Pournelle

Chaos Manor Mailbag: Readers Roar About Lion Problems

Jerry Pournelle — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:20 EDT

I have several Mac systems, all running Snow Leopard. I have not felt the need for Lion. After hearing from some of you, I'm glad I haven't switched--yet.

Steve Jobs: Jerry Pournelle Reflects

Jerry Pournelle — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:15 EDT

Bill Gates concentrated on the intellectual side of computing. When he went to graphics it was strictly for the utility of it.

Computing at Chaos Manor: Pournelle's on Wi-Fire

Jerry Pournelle — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:00 EDT

Laptops like my Lenovo ThinkPad have pretty good built-in wireless capabilities, but the antenna system puts a limit on distance.

Computing at Chaos Manor: Pournelle's Mailbag

Jerry Pournelle — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:00 EDT

Thanks to all those readers who sent good wishes to me on the relaunch of BYTE. I'm glad to be back. Nice to see all your email, too. From time to time, I'll try to select and answer some of these messages.

Pournelle: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Jerry Pournelle — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:30 EDT

Apple's OS X 10.7 Lion update is out. Some reviewers are impressed . Others have their doubts. I'm going to be installing OS X Lion on at least one of my Macs soon, and I'll let you know what I think about it when I do.

Jerry Pournelle: Computing at Chaos Manor

Jerry Pournelle — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:26 EDT

Just after I finished the last column, I came down with something insidious that pretty well laid me low. I also got caught up in a number of tasks and events that, while necessary, used up a lot of my energy. The result was this long hiatus. But now I am back.

Jerry Pournelle Is Back in the House

Jerry Pournelle — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:32 EDT

BYTE -- Welcome back, BYTE! I'm Jerry Pournelle, long-time columnist for the original one. Wow, am I glad to be back in the now electronic pages of BYTE, special thanks to Gina (Smith), who hunted me down. She is a real fireball, I tell you.