Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 116, Issue 4, March 1996

Cover art by Mark Salwowski.

Contents:
• "The Feeling of Reality," editorial essay by Stanley Schmidt
• "Out of the Waste Land," novelette by W.R. Thompson
• "The Shadow Captain," novelette by Pete D. Manison
• "The Future of Computers," essay by Robert A. Freitas Jr.
• "The Shape of Things to Come," short story by Marianne J. Dyson
• "Bose-Einstein Condensation: A New Form of Matter," essay by John G. Cramer
• "The Hole Truth," short story by Joseph H. Delaney
• "In Times to Come," uncredited essay
• "Communications Failure," short story by Ron L. Figgins
• "Higher Education (Part 2 of 4)," serial by Jerry Pournelle and Charles Sheffield
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis