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word of mouth). Please encourage your friends, fellow user group members, and other associates to subscribe If you happen to read a "borrowed" copy...why - not send for your very own. It’s only $16.95. Not a whole lot to spend for some decent computer information.
are having to raise our foreign subscription rates to $18.95 for surface mail. This will affect those customers who live in Canada, South America, Europe and elsewhere. We just couldn’t absorb the recent raise in international mailing rates.
forsee no raise in our annual subscription rates for the U.S., as long as we continue at. our current level of pace. Perhaps even with the advent of the Z88 laptop computer (and other upcoming Sir Clive inventions), we may pick up some “new blood". I will also try to solicit advertising from software and hardware producers based in Great Britain. But over all, you could help us in a big way, by making sure that every Sinclair user you know is receiving own TDM. You will benefit from faster mail delivery and a healthy magazine.
*CH..CH. .CHANGES"
Collecting all of the data for the user group dealer listings really took a lot more of our than I anticipated. Thus, our production schedule for TIME DESIGNS is off a bit. I hope that to TDM. will find these listings to be a valuable resource. We will be picking up our speed here to get back on track. Our east coast subscribers suffer the most, with We some issues taking four to six weeks for delivery. We
this service deplorable, especially since
in order to obtain this better level of mail
service. YOU are our best source of advertising (by
Avid TDM readers know that Cedric was the author
ADVENTURES of the popular PUZZLE OF THE MONTH column. Just reading through an installment of one of the puzzles Doing the research for the User Group and Dealer reflected his intelligence and attention to detail. I listings in this issue was indeed an adventure. I personally corresponded with him on several occaisons spent hours on the phone tracking down possible and admired his knowledge of electronics and leads, working off of old lists that were published computers. I believe that he worked on the team that while Timex was still in business. (Remember the User invented the cassette tape. Cedric also was very Group list in SYNC?) When my accountant sees. the active in both the LIST (NY) and Harrisburg (PA) User phone bill for the past month, he may have to be Groups. He will be greatly missed. Our sympathy goes placed in a padded room! out to his family. I’m hoping that it was worth it, and that these I have one more “puzzle” to publish after the_ lists will become the definitive work in this area. one that appears in this issue.
What we ended up with was 55 active Timex Sinclair User Groups, and 94 companies who still Support our
orphan line of computers. I personally feel that this SEE YOU AT THE SHOW is quite amazing.
Researching the User Group list was a little I hope that as many of you that can will attend like playing "detective". Most of the time, < “would one of the Timex Sinclair conventions this summer. It reach a dead end, or get some well-meaning chap on is a great way to learn and obtain some great stuff
for your computer hobby. Those west of the Rocky Mtns
the line who would declare "Timex group? Oh, no. That and even further can drive (or fly) out to the West
group broke up years ago...you know...-you just
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couldn yr anything 70E Hee seeped: as mate ad lost and those dedicated ica ae cig cise chic,
our meeting space..an guess that was it". (That =
one seems like a flimsy excuse). a ee ee —— SEES 4 Sees Sere. tt A lady told me that “my ex-husband once had a —— P P wee Tin Uoed
group, but I don’t even know where he is now, or 7
care for that matter." Then angerly added, “one day he came home and found his old beloved computer all smashed to bits on the front steps!!!" (Good Grief!?)
Again, I wanted to say thank you to Ralph Hammer
of Las Vegas, Nevada for putting the bug in my ear T.. wee @
about having an issue devoted to TS User Groups. He a = wea : designed the excellent front cover logo (and several .
of the headings throughout this
issue). It is his wish that the front cover logo design be put into the
pinay or whatever, to help promote. ee cae CADZ IS HERE —_ DESIGN ON A 4 SCREEN PHGE ? PAGES WITH 256 K MUD.
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MASS STORAGE AND GRAPHICS TWO
Don’t forget, that next issue is devoted entirely on means of safely storing and retrieving data. Naturally floppy drives will be one topic of discussion, but you tape, NVM, and microdrive cart- ridge users shouldn’t be disappointed either. One request I have had (and I hope will be implimented) is an introductory type article on the use of disks and an overview of the different systems available.
oo COMMANDS Then looking beyond to the issue after, we will FAST MACHINE CODE
ark nis a EEEKEKE EEE REESE ae $20.00 OR SEND $1.00 FOR HELP SYD WYNCOOP FIND A JOB DOCUM ENTAT | ON AND: Seyi FY
Well not exactly a real job, since the one he : has already is pretty darn good. Were talking about RY DUNCAN TEAGUE RPEFLINDABLE his new role here at TIME DESIGNS. He will be heading 5 up a new regular’column that will be focusing on "Programming Froblems". It will be in the Question WITH PURCHASE OF CADZ and Answer format like Joe Williamson’s TS COMMUNIQUE « which deals with hardware and repair problems, only Syd’s column will deal with software and programming.
So let’s help Syd get started. He has expertise in ee of “ie oe =e “ee ee pe ee whe oe “ee ~~ e both BASIC and Machine Code, and just might be able |
to offer you a solution to something you have been
baffled by for some time. Send your TS1000 or TS2068
related programming questions to Syd Wyncoop, in care of TIME DESIGNS, 29722 Hult Rd., Colton, OR 97017.
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MORE ON THE TS - PC CONTROVERSY
Dear Tim,
Recently there has been much discussion about featuring some IBM PC related material in Timex Sinclair publications. Personnally I would hate to see this happen. I understand the problems of a shrinking user base} and I understand the siren call of millions of PC/PC Compatible users. But seriously, is there anything a TS publication could offer a PC user that isn’t already being offered? The answer is no! The odds of a TS publication being able to attract a PC user (unless said user is also a TS fan) is almost non-existent. Such a shift in editorial content would only antagonize die-hard TS users, while offering little to the "double- dippers".
The problem is that the PC market and the TS market are worlds apart philosophically. The PC user, generally speaking, is business oriented, able and willing to spend more on equipment and software (do I hear that siren call again?), and not the least interested in do-it-yourself hardware projects. The PC user expects to buy a complete system, plug in a diskette, and go to work. Have you ever noticed that few PC magazines have program listings? And no hardware projects, either.
The TS market, on the other hand, is a hold over from the original hacker movement of the 60’s and 70’s. TS users would rather do it ourselves. We delight in taking what most would consider an obsolete system and making it “state of the art". MI Wish I had a dollar for every time a co-worker has asked, "A Timex? Why do you use that toy? Why don’t you get a real computer?" My answer remains: Because it’s fun...that’s why!" As Fred Nachbaur pointed out, I have a chance of truly understanding a ZxX8i. After an eight hour day working with products of the "Big Blue", I am ready to enjoy the frustrations of a soldering iron and schematic. Man derives delight from creating and doing; solving problems is extremely satisfying! Our technological age has removed the opportunity for problem-solving, for the simple act of creating. Such activities as modeling, painting, sculpting, and TS hardware/soft- ware hacking give us back some of that lost creativity.
Obviously, this leaves you (and other TS suppliers) out on a limb. In order to remain viable, in an age of increasing costs and declining profits, you and every other TS related business must increase you customer base. However, in my opinion, attempting to reach out to a PC market would only result in sawing off the limb behind you!
Personally, I believe a better answer might be to address all of the orphans. For example, Coleco Adam and Texas Instrument users are in the same boat as TS Users. An effort to bring together all orphaned owners could only result in a renewed interest in all of these machines. I recently acquired a TI99 in a trade. How nice it would have been to have a common source of information, hardware and software! Anyone who bothers to retain and use one of these "classic" computers possesses at least a little of the “Hacker Ethic". Perhaps we should pool our resources? At least we would share a common goal and purpose, one we do not share with the average PC user.
Finally, in closing, I would like to congrat- ulate you in your efforts to continue to serve us, the family of TS users. I would also like to thank the suppliers who continue to give us, the TS user, new products, old products, reasonable prices, and a new "lease on life" everyday.
Edward Snow Orlando, Florida
Editors J’m glad your letter came in this week, as te will allow me to clarify our editorial policy. Some tfetters received recently, lead me to believe that there was some confuston as to what I was saying in the article entitled “Send In The Claneés” (see TDN, Jan/Feb ’88). To restate: “At this time, I feel that to tnelude IBN {nformation as part af our regular format tn TDM isn’t really necessary. There are already Aundreds of PC publications, hut only a Yew for the Timex Sinelair...7TINE DESIGNS will remain a Sinclair magazine",
I’m not sure Aow folks have concluded that we are “switching over”...hut the fact fs, this is Stmply not true (one particular gent wrote: “I hope that your transition over to the other brands of Computers {s a Slow one...I still enjoy my Timex".>. fee Gads! Naybe their confusing us with somebody else.
Ed, whtle I agree with your excellent tletter entirely, I sttll feel that itt may be possible to interest those subscribers who Aave gone on to S5tgger computers to stay with us here at TDM, simply for the fact of thetr Sinelatr “heritage”. Even though I now own a forergn tmport automoLile, I am stfll very interested {tn “classic” Chevrolat sAot rods that JZ followed as a young person. Naybe I an totally off-the wall, and even dead wrong. But don’t you thaAink the PC converted ex-Sinclair person would be tnterested in what’s going on itn our little neck
of the woods? (Such as news about what Sir Clive is dabbling with, perhaps a do-ft-yourself proyect using surplus PC parts, or even the compatibility link between say the Z88, or the Gly with other computers.) I Aave been pursuing this fssue even In our promotional literature...to try and attract, and bring back to the “fold” these ex-Titttxers. I know that the purist Sinclair folks, and even the “double dippers” «borrowing your pArase) to some extent are good customers...but is {t too presuaptuous on my part to assume these prodigals would ever spend $16.95 to get our mag?? I would like to sear from those folks who right now are on the tartl-end of thetr subscription with us and have traded in for new equipment. Will they re-itnlist for another year?
The “other orphan” ftssue is an interesting on&s and Aas been recommended to me before. I understand that there {s a large contigent of Adam users who are dying ta find resources for thetr favorite computer brand. I think much marketing reséarch would need to be done berore any conclusion could be drawn about adoptine these other orphans. I would sé Interested in hearing from anyone who is tn touch with. tha “other orphan” markets, -concerning, what other publications are available, are any dealers Still catering to them, and what the estimated number of users might be?
DON’T LET °EM BURN!
Sirs,
First, I would like to commend you on producing the best Timex Sinclair magazine ever! So much in- formation, it is like being a member of a user’s club. Should my house catch fire, save the TDM issues please, Mr. Fireman.
Secondly, does anyone out ther know of a product similar to the EPROM programmer produced by Orme, in the U.K.? I read a description of the board in an old Sync issue (May/June 1983, page 35), where you just poked the values into the 8192-10239 area, and the chip was then programmed. Sounds perfect to me. I have not had very good luck with ordering
overseas, and hope someone on this side knows about it or a similar product.
etn mncemcrrasaetteas aatataa iia ee
Has anyone built the 64K Buffer/Programmer that was in Radio-Electronics Magazine (August 1985, page S?, and continued to September 1985 page 78)? I have finally worked out the bugs. The schematic and parts list contain untold errors. I will help anyone if they send a SASE.
David Hartman Zz Gillis Road Portsmouth, Virginia 23702
Editor: You might try writing to John Oliger, 11601 Whidbey Drive, Cumberland, IN 46229, for information on the EPROM programmer that Ae sells itn both kit form and a fully assembled version.
DROP DOWN MENUS
Dear Editor,
Mr. Lemke’s article in the March/April *88 issue gives us a very useful facility, and ends with “maybe someday we'll see some 2068 programs using real drop-down menus". This only reinforces my long- held contention that the current level of 2068 programming sadly lacks sophistication compared to that for the Spectrum.
The WRITER (see the accompanying screen dump) has superb windowing facilities (6 main menus, 10 sub-menus) to match those “newer, bigger" computers, and has been available for at least two years, as has the ART STUDIO, to name but two. Surely we have some 2068 programmers who can produce something like this, or have they all gone over to those “newer, bigger" machines?
Bill Rutter Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
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Editors Your point fs well taken. I would be Interested in compiling a list of companies in Great Britain that are reltable to deal with, and sAandle foreign orders. Does anyone have a favorite Spectrua software or Aardware dealer?
TS2068 GRAPHICS
Here is a short graphics program called “windows” submitted by Eric-J. Kongs, Wilmington, California. Try it out on your TS2068 to see the special effect.
Using the Graphics Mode and the Symbol Shift (s) key the graphics of a$ can be entered as follows:
a$(1)="(s)4,3,3,7"
a$(2)="(s)5, space, space,5" a$(3)="(s)5, space, space,5" a$(4)="(s)1,(¢S)3, (s)3, €s)2"
1 REM "WINDOWS"
10 GOSUB 200
20 LET q=FN r¢€29):LET t=FN rc19)
30 LET -i=FN r(7):LET p=FN r(8s)
40 IF i=p THEN GOTO 30
50 FOR n=O TO 3
55 REM try BEEP .03,q here
60 PRINT INK i; PAPER p;AT t+n,gq:a$(n+1)
7O NEXT n
80 IF INKEY$="s" THEN STOP
90 IF INKEYS$="c" THEN CLS
100 GOTO 20 200 RANDOMIZE: BORDER O: INK O:PAPER 7:CLS 210 DEF FN r(¢(x)=INT (RND*x) 220 DIM a$(4,4) 230 LET a$(1)=CHR$139+CHR$131+CHR$131+CHR$135 240 LET a$ (2) =CHR$138+CHR$32+CHR$32+CHR$133 250 LET a$ (3) =CHR$138+CHR$32+CHR$32+CHR$133 260 LET a$(4)=CHR$142+CHR$140+CHR$140+CHR$141 270 RETURN
PRIME FACTORS
The following short listing was sent in by Ron Ruegg Of Prairieville, Louisiana. "PRIME FACTORS" will be of interest to those who like solving puzzles (lines 10-45). It should be self-explanatory, but lines 1010-1020 have been included to illustrate a simple way of using it.
10 REM Prime Factors r’RRRvEgg 11 REM Enter with G=Given # Positive Integer+= 2 i2@ REM Exit with N Factors in. ascending order in FIN} 13 REM Uses H;:Hil,I id IF Gc GR INT Gi+6G THEN LET G=0: RETUEN 16 4+LEE Ne®:--LET Hee 16 LEY NeN+l: LET Hest | 20 IF H¢G+i THER GO TO 18 ea DIM #4 INS -LET 4 t= 24 LET N=@:. LET H=3 25 LET N=N+1 26 IF INT (672:-=Gr2 THEN LET H (Nise: LET G=Gr2: GO TO 26 SO IF H>+>G THEN GO TO S65 s2 IF INT (G-H} =G/H TREN LET H {[NisH: LET G=GrH: LET N=N41: GO TO 32 S4 LET H=H+e2: 6&5 TO 38 36 LET N=N-1: BIN FIN) se FOR I=i1-TS WN
49 LET G=GeHiIi: LET Fil} =sH‘tI) 42 NEXT I 44 DIM Hil}: RETURN 45 REM G same 45 at Entry 1016 CLS : INPUT G 1015 GO SUB 19 1026 FOR I=1 TO N: PRINT FCI}: N ‘ses:
A FASTER JOYSTICK
Dear Tim,
I just found a good joystick for the QL or 2068 Which has an excellent reaction time...the Atari Pro-Line model CX24 (about #10). To adapt it to our computers, take it apart (two screws) and slide off the red and yellow wires from the circuit board contact. Put it back together and your in business.
Earl L. Kielgass Tempe, Arizona
User Group Information Key
USER GROUP’S OFFICIAL NAME MAILING ADDRESS
PERSON
TO CONTACT
PHONE NUMBER OF ABOVE PERSON (if available) CURRENT MEETING PLACE
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
CURRENT NUMBER OF ACTIVE MEMBERS
CURRENT GROUP OFFICERS
YEAR GROUP WAS FORMED
OFFICIAL NON-PROFIT STATUS
NAME OF REGULARLY PUBLISHED NEWSLETTER FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION
CURRENT NEWSLETTER EDITOR
ARE NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIPTIONS ACCEPTED (and the annual cost)
WHAT COMPUTER MODELS ARE REPRESENTED IN YOUR GROUP (see key)
IS THERE A GROUP LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS
PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE SWAP PROGRAM
SPECIAL PROJECT(S) GROUP IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON
a) b)
c)
d) e) ft) g) h)
ARIZONA
lst Sinclair Users Group of Phoenix 8157 McLellan Rd.
Glendale, Arizona 85303
1. Tony Toccora (address above)
2. Moosa Marafi (phone number below) (602) 246-8061
Yucca Branch-Public Library
lst and 3rd Saturday of each month 10
President: Tony Toccora
Vice President: Moosa Marafi Treasurer: Tony Toccora
Librarian: Fred Carrick
1982
yes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 8
yes CALIFORNIA Timex Sinclair Special Interest Group (SIG)
of the San Diego Computer Society 8155 Jamacha Rd.
San Diego, California 92114
Tim Edwards
(619) 462-3724
North Park Recreational Center lst Thursday of each month
15
Coordinator: Tim Edwards 1982
yes
i; 2;7e; 4, 3.3
yes
Computer Mode] Key
. TS1000/ZX81 TS2068
. QL
ZX SPECTRUM TS1500
Z88 IBM/CLONE PC-8300
ZX80
Other Brands
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Peninsula Users Group
PO Box 1312
Pacifica, California 94044
George Mockridge
(415) 878-1773
Peninsula Hospital, Burlingame, California
3rd Sunday of each month
g) 50
h) President: George Mockridge Chairman: Norm Lehfeldt Chairman: Jack Dohaney
i) 1983
) “TIMELINEZ"”
) monthly
) Andy Hradesky n) yes, $15/year
) is 2; ~ 4, - 8, 9
) yes
) yes, write for details r) Sinclair survival
Sacramento Timex. Sinclair User Group 312 B Street
Roseville, California $5878
Jim Griffis
(916) 783-0919
write or call for details
write or call for details
Chairman: Jim Griffis 1983
3: Jae, 3B a yes ‘
GUTS/SV (Timex Sinclair Silicon Valley Users) 6675 Clifford Dr.
Cupertino, California 95014
Bill Miller
(408) 253-3175
Cupertino Public Library
last Wednesday of each month
32
Information Coordinator: 1982
Bill Miller
“TIMELINEZ/SincLink"”
write or call for details
Andy Hradesky
subscribers become GUTS/SV members, $15/year
tL, 85-3, By Se 8s a
yes
yes, via the LogOn BBS, write or call for details transcribing group info files on standard mnedia/fornat
po wwe
West Los Angeles ZX Users Group
PO Box 34545
Los Angeles, California 90034
Dr. George Kuby
(213) 551-9454, after 3pm
The Westside Pavilion, West Los Angeles, California semi-monthly
200 ~
1978
ZX Computer Users Group newsletter seni-monthly George Kuby
142 os ee ee se es 18 yes
South Bay Computer Club
23168 Walnut Ave
Manhattan Beach, California 90286
John W. Petersen
(213) 545-9581
club currently meets with the West LA ZX Users Group
(see listing above). Write or call for further details.
COLORADO
Mile High Timex Sinclair User Group 601 S. Grant St.
Denver, Colorado 80209
Kurt Carlson
(303) 733-4391
call or write for details
nonthly
12
1982
“Mile High TS Group Newsletter" monthly
Kurt Carlson
yes, $10/year
oS
yes
yes (write for details)
) ZX81 control of a model sailboat
CONNECTI
Greater New Haven Timex Sinclair User Group 256 Lloyd St.
New Haven, Connecticut 06513
Dennis N. Silvestri
write for details monthly 4 (note: newly formed group)
1988
DY Sa Pee
yes
trying to find and meet with other Timex Sinclair
users in the New Haven area
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FLORIDA
Northeast Florida Timex/Sinclair Users Group 2942 Christopher Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32217
Tom Phillips
Regency Branch Library
2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, 32
President: Steve Berg
Secretary: John Kuhn
Treasurer: Bill Fisher
Newsletter Exchange: Tom Phillips Librarian: Norm Petrik
1982
10am-ipm
“The Sinc Times" bi-monthly
Steve Berg
yes, $9/year
i, 2, 3, 3285-3 yes
just finished TS Winterfest
Sun Lake User Group 342 Trotter Court Sanford, Florida 32773 Munson H. Cockayne
Sunlake Estates Clubhouse, Grand Island, Florida 3rd Thursday of each month
10
Director: Munson Cockayne
Secretary: Robert Cockayne
1988
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Gainesville Sinclair Group
508 N.W 35 Terrace
Gainesville, Florida 32607
Rob Martin
(904) 371-2333
Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship (Millhopper Area) 2nd Monday of each month, 7:30pm
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1988 (reformation of former Gainesville TS group)
: yes yes, on local BBS, write or call for details
Northwest Florida 2068 Timex Sinclair User Group 402 Pine Terrace Circle Milton, Florida 32570
Ed Salter
(904) 623-8178
(904) 8394-5311
write or call for details write or call for details s
President: Ed Salter
1988
yes
transferring programs on tape to disk (Aerco)
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Timex/Sinclair Computer Club of Central Florida 5020 North Lane #24
Orlando, Florida 32808
Darrell Stec
(407) 298-7412
write or call for details
Znd and 4th Sunday or each month
i5
Presidents: Darrell Stec & Dan Wolf Vice-President: Niel Cohen
1983
i; 2. 3; 4.3 8-9
yes
yes, write for details
1. setting up a group BBS
2. QL control of automated equipment
St. Petersburg Chapter of TAS BAM 5956 46 Ave N.
St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 George Fetherman
(813) 546-4278
Beach Federal Savings & Loan, Seminole, Florida 2nd Saturday of each month
10
Chairman: George Fetherman
1982
yes
1, 2, 3
modifying 2088 disk drive systems
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GEORGIA
Atlanta Timex Users Group 223 Ponce de Leon Ave #16 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Bret Lanius
(404) 875-8046
write or call for details monthly
12
President: Bret Lanius Secretary: Laurie Futrell 1983
io 2% 3, 4, 3, 8, 9 yes
ILLINOIS
Chicago Area Timex Users Group 1885A Yorktown Ave.
Great Lakes, Illinois 60088 Gary Lessenberry
(312) 473-9415
Downers Grove Public Library third Saturday of each month 25
TS2068 Coordinator: Gary Lessenberry QL Coordinator: Butch Weinberg Meetings Coordinator: Steve Cooper Treasurer: Paul Beatty
1986
yes
“The Nite-Times News"
monthly
Gary Lessenberry
yes, $6/year
bs. 23235. 3
yes
yes, write for details
INDIANA
a) Indiana Sinclair-Timex Users Group b) 513 East Main
Peru, Indiana 46970 / c) Frank Davis :
d) (317) 473-8031 ;
e) Eagledale Public Library, Indianapolis f) monthly g) 46 h) President: Frank Davis Vice-President: Paul Holmgren Secretary: Willie Jones Treasurer: Carol Davis i) 1986 j) applied for ; k) "I.S8.T.U.G. Newsletter” 1) 11 issues a year minimum m) Frank Davis (substitute: Mike Felerski) n) yes, $7.50/year oo. dy 2i es ees Pp) yes q) yes, write for details
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KENTUCKY
GRAGIST(Cedar Rapids And Greater Iowa Sinclair Timex)
3310 Clover Drive S.W.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Donald S. Lambert
(319) 364-4330
write or call for details monthly during December thru May be
1986
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computer controlled camera on a kite
Omaha/Council Bluffs Area Timex Sinclair Group 3700 Twin City Dr
Iowa 51501
Jerry Ebsen
(712) 366-9569
call or write for details
monthly
Coordinator: 1985
Jerry Ebsen
eS
yes
yes, write for details
converting software to disk drive (Aerco)
KANSAS
Kansas Area Timex/Sinclair Users Group PO Box 17579
Wichita, Kansas 67217
Paul Reynolds
(318) 529-2575
Sedwick County Courthouse, 9th Floor 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
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President: Paul D. Reynolds Vice-President: Randy Cummings Treasurer: Paul D. Reynolds
1981
“KATS KOMPUTER KNEWS”
monthly
Ken Cummings (Assistant Editor: yes, $5/year
i; -2,- 435__03- 8
yes
Matt Kiddoo)
BBS with online software library
Sinclair Users of Kansas City 237 Mellott Edwardsville, Phil Roberts (913) 441-1240
Kansas 66113
Plaza Library, Kansas City, Missouri 3rd Saturday of the month, 1-4 pm
10
President: Phil Roberts
Secretary: Asie Mahone Treasurer: Larry South 1982
i, £2, 37 #2 yes
a) Sinclair Louisville User Group b) 1434 Goddard Ave Louisville, KY 40204 c) Jim Pitts d) (502) 459-5804 e) Central Government Center, outer-loop f) 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm a) 12 h) President: Jim Pitts Secretary: Bob Crecco Treasurer: John Hamilton Public Affairs: Ray Manley Newsletter Exchange: Jim Dodrill i) 1984
k) “SLUG Newsletter”
1) monthly
m) Shawn Merrick
n) yes, $10/year
G)- 2,4, 25-83. Osea
Pp) yes
q) yes, write for details
r) converting 2050 modems to RS232
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HERE ARE 2 NEW RELEASES FROM THE WRITING TEAM OF JEAN AND BRANSON WILCOX. We hope that you will give, them a try and help support our 2068 software producers!
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© 1988 BRANSON WILCOx
Remember the old dice poker game? Here is a great rendition of it for you to run on your 2068. Introductory priced at: ONLY #12. OVSplus $2.
Cirarorly
This one is for all of you TAROT card enthusiasts. I really have not seen a better program of its type for the 2068. It is fun to get your readings done by THE AMAZING CLIVE from his TAROT cards!
Also introductory priced at: ONLY ®@1i2a. SBSplusa ¢2 PH
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MARYLAND
Westinghouse Timex/Sinclair Users Group Jack Fogarty 3641
Westinghouse
PO Box 746
Baltimore, Maryland 21203
Jack Fogarty
work: (301) 7865-7118
write or call for details
12
1982
1, yes
2, 9
MASSACHUSETT
Sinclair/Timex User Group of the Boston Computer Society 1 Center Plaza Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Peter Hale
(617) 889-0830
write or call for details
monthly
160
President: John Kemeny
Vice-President: Peter Hale
Librarian: Jim Rodlin
1981
yes
“Sinclair Timex Newsletter"
bi-monthly
Peter Hale
yes, $20/year
i; 2 Sa
yes
upgrading "“Timewarp" BBS to 1200 Baud (phone 817-481-0555, settings 8/1/N, Sysop is Jim Rodlin)
MICHIGA SAFUG PO Box 313 Mason, Michigan 48854 Bob Dodge
(517) 589-5542
Mason/Leslie area, write or call for details write or call for details
15
President: Robert L. Dodge Vice-President: Timothy Glynn Secretary: Alberta S. Joy Treasurer: Robert Aaron
1982
yes
“T/S NEWS"
quarterly
Robert Aaron
yes, $10/year
Ay Bi Se oe
yes
master wargame, with moves contolled via moden
a) b)
c) d) e) f)
h)
SEMCO (Sinclair Special Interest Group) PO Box 814
Warren, Michigan 48090
Barry Carter
write for details
2nd Sunday of each month
8
Chairman: Barry Carter
1980
yes
“Detroit Area Timex/Sinclair News” bi-monthly Barry Carter yes, $10/year eo Soe: er oe yes
10
1. CP/M programming 2. Graphics conversions from IBM
Tri-City Timex Sinclair User Group 706 S. Mason
Saginaw, Michigan 48602
Mike Davis
(517) 791-1088
write or call for details bi-monthly
20
Chairman: Mike Davis Co-Chairman: Duane Malburg 1982
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yes
yes, write for details
software for the handicap
NEVADA
The Hackers
2345 Moorpark Way
Henderson, Nevada 89014
Steve Sawchuk
(702) 451-6876
Nevada Power Company, Las Vegas, Nevada 3rd Saturday of each month
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Board of Directors: Chris Fenn Ralph Hammer Sven Nilsson Steve Sawchuk 1984
yes
“the HACKER"
monthly
Steve Sawchuk
yes, $12/year
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NEW MEXICO
Timex Sinclair Amateur Radio Users Group (TSARUG) 2025 O°Donnell
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
Alex F. Burr, KSXY
(505) 522-2528
(505) 648-3806
200
1981
“QZX"
monthly
Alex F. Burr
yes, $15/year
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yes, write for details:
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NEW YORK
Sinclair User Group of West New York 188 St. Felix Ave.
Cheektowaga, New York 14227
Richard K. Norek
(718) 892-1922
call or write for details
lst Tuesday of the month 20
Moderator: Richard Norek 1984
yes
iy 2;5—33-4, 5,8; 2 yes
Sinclair Computer Users Society (SINCUS) 1229 Rhodes Road
Johnson City, New York 13790
Paul Hill
(607) 798-7219
Vestal Public Library, Vestal, New York monthly, write or call for details
18 local, 46 corresponding members President: Clyde Tackley Vice-President: Dave Schoenwetter Secretary: Paul Hill
Treasurer: George Penney
1982
“"SINCUS NEWS"
bi-monthly
Paul Hill
subscription included with membership, $8/year r, 27. 2
yes
yes, write for details
LIST (Long Island Sinclair Timex) S Peri Lane
Valley Stream, New York 11581 Harvey Rait
(516) 791-6247
call or write for information monthly (usually 2nd Sunday of the month) 70
President: Miles Cohen
Secretary: Harvey Rait
Treasurer: Robert Malloy
1982
“LISTing" monthly Joe Newman
subscription included with membership, $15/year
Se ee ee yes yes, write for details
NORTH CAROLINA
Triangle Computer Society
PO Box 3588
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515 for Timex/Sinclair info: Doug Dewey 206 James St.
Carrboro, NC 27510
(9198) 929-3079
call or write for details
monthly
President of TCS: Bill Hutchins
state chartered
2, 3, 4, 7, 10 yes
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OHIO
a) Dayton Area Timex/Sinclair Users Group of DMA, Inc. b) 812 Hedwick St. New Carlisle, Ohio 45344 c) Gary M. Ganger d) (513) 849-1483 e) Dayton Museum Of Natural History, Dayton, Ohio f) Third Tuesday of each month, 7-9pm g) 10 h) Chairman: Gary M. Ganger Instructor: Dr. Len Spialter i) 1983 for T/S Users Group which is a SIG of the Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. (founded 1975) j) state chartered k) “The DATA BUS" 1) monthly m) John R. Hargreaves n) subscription included with DMA membership, $12/year 6) 35-22; 6; 6; 8 P) yes
r) QL & TS2088 networking to be demoed at the 13th Annual ComputerfestTM 86 Clargest multi-computer show in the midwest)
a) Yet Another Orphan User Group (YAOQOUG) b) 650 N. Drexel Columbus, Ohio 43219 c) Dave Zimmerman d) (614) 253-7408 e) call or write for details f) 2nd Tuesday of the month g) 20 h) President: Dave Zimmerman Vice-President: Mowgli Assor i) 1982 (formerally ATSU)
k) “The YAOUG Newsletter” 1) bi-monthly m) Mowgli Assor
n) yes, $6/year a ee Pe See P) yes
q)
r)
AFR SOFTWARE ®
Presents: Powerful And Inexpensive Business Software For "Timex-Sinclair" Computers
Send S.A.S.E. For Free Catalog Or Check Or Money Order To: AF.R. SOFTWARE 1605 Pennsyivania Ave.
No. 204 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 531-6464 "FLORIDIANS ADD SALES TAX” Dealer inquires Invited
a) Greater Cleveland Sinclair Users Group b) 6514 Bradley Ave (down)
Parma, Ohio, 44129
ec) Andy Kosiorek
f) twice a month g) 128 h) President: Andy Kosiorek
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Vice President: Gene Wilson Secretary: Tom Simon
Treasurer: Robert Parish
Mailing List Manager: Doug Gillespie 1983
“THE RAMTOP"
bi-monthly
James G. DuPuy
yes, $15/year
a
yes
yes (write for details)
FODNUH PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOWER
Simple, user-defined, SUPRA-BASIC commands provide a gateway for your imagination into the world of your TS-2068... The easiest way to let your computer be all that you want it to be. Own this new ''standard'',
OFFERING A dozen (or more) type fonts A pererr ss: calendar ten-page note pad A scientific calculator And more, including
Utility programs Reusable routines and subroutines
Add-ons available, or Develop your own Also, custom programming available
PODNUH (version 1) with FREE BONUS "El Type", where "El" stands for ''Elegant", or "Elevated" or '"The'', in Spanish
Quality cassette $17.00
Add-on program WYNN DOE, a complete windowing utility (compare at $19.95), including 8 new SUPRA-BASIC commands Quality cassette $3.00
Check or Money Order to Ron Rueq 37529 Perkins Rd, Prairieville, LA 70769
Please add $2 for m/s/h on each order
Send legal size SASE for FREE list of currently available add-ons
TS:2068 UP-DATE
TS-2068 UP—DATE. 1917 SI’RATEORD 2: PANAMA CITY, PL 32404
TS-2006 UP-DATB ie a quarterly publioation devoted to the eupport of ueere of the Timex TS-20660, Hoch of =e Drive Systems for the TS-2006 are discussed in deta ’ epecital featura sections. Annual subscription is $12,00 per year of ieeues.
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East & West side Cleveland locations (write for details)
Mid-West TS Conference, Aug.27, 28, 1988 (Sat.,Sun.)
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OREGON
Clackamas County Area Timex Sinclair Users Group 1419 1/2 7th Street Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Rod Gowen
(503) 655-7484, Tues.-Sat., 12 noon-10pm Farwest Federal Savings & Loan, Oregon City monthly (call or write for details)
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President: Michael E. Carver
Vice-President: Bill Dunlop
Secretary: Jack Armstrong
Treasurer: Rod Gowen
Librarian: Gaylen Bench
1981
“THE PLOTTER"
11 times a year
Dick Wagner
yes, $12/year
ky. 25s Os Te eee
yes
yes (write for details)
3rd Annual Int./NW TS Mini-Fair, August 6,7, 1988
PENNSYLVANIA
WCUC Timex Sinclair Special Interest Group (SIG) PO Box 3051
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601
Judy Muir
(412) 379-8762
Westmoreland Community College, Youngswood, PA monthly
8
President: Judy Muir
Vice President: Ralph Vasko
1986
regular column in WCUC “User Amuser" monthly
14 25 0; - 3, 6,- 2
yes
PACC Timex/Sinclair Special Interest Group (SIG) 2403 Jenny Lind St.
McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15132
Tom Heatherington
(412) 672-4211
Allegheny Community College, Pittsburgh, PA monthly
15
President: Tom Heatherington
Vice-President (TS2068): Joe Siciliano Vice-President (TS1000): Judy Muir Secretary: Ralph Vasko
Treasurer: Chuck Culbertson
1980
regular column in “PACC TALK". monthly
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Harrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group 329 Rear Walton St.
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043
David Bennett
(717) 774-7531
Camp Hill Mall-community room
monthly
15
President: David Bennett
1988
"HA. T.Sé"
monthly
David Bennett
yes, $10/year
ij 2~_2;_4;_3,_2,. 8, 8 yes
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TEXAS
Dallas Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad Users Group PO Box 153421
Irving, Texas 75015
George Edmonds (214) 252-5622 INFOMART, Dallas, monthly, 27 President: Glynn Harris Vice-President: George Edmonds Sec./Treas: Arthur J. Emerson Newsletter Exchange: George Edmonds
Texas write or call for details
1982
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Amarillo Timex Sinclair Users Group
3100 Mockingbird Amarillo, Texas 79109
Joe Jenkins
(806) 355-3185
write or call for details write or call for details 8
President: Joe Jenkins 1984
dy 25 3, S yes
Timex/Sinclair Users Group Of Fort Worth 4424 Geddes Ave
Fort Worth, Texas 76107 David Baulch
(817) 731-8215
Fort Worth Public Library 2nd Saturday of each month, 20
President: Chuck Dawson Vice-President: Frank Bouldin Secretary: Fred Stockton Treasurer: Ellis Saunders 1984
1-4pm
"THE DATA EXPANSION"
monthly
David Baulch
yes, $12/six issues or $24/year yee a ee
yes
yes, write or call for details
VIRGINA
Southern Virginia Timex Sinclair Users Network Route 1, Box 21
Glade Hill, Virginia 24092
Gary Preston
(703) 576-2390
write or call for details
write or call for details
Chairman: Gary Preston 1982
1, 2, 4, 35, 9 yes
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Capital Area Timex Sinclair Users Group PO Box 467 Fairfax Station, Vernon R. Smith (703) 978-1835 New Carrollton Library, New Carrollton, 2nd Saturday of each month 88 President: Tom Bent ; lst Vice-President: Hank Dickson 2nd Vice-President: George Rey Secretary: Mike Warmick Treasurer: Ruth Fegley Members At Large: Mark Fisher Bill Barnhart Bob Curnutt
Virginia 22039
Maryland
1982
"The CATS Newsletter”
monthly
Vernon R. Smith
yes, $12/year
:, Vy: oy &, oy By FF Sy Se 80 yes
1. providing comprehensive QL modification instructions 2. video tape library of various meeting presentations
Alsi. PF D—-Se VUSEHS ! We ieee bt -¥ OUr Hie itF
We’re trying to find out if you, the AERCO FD-68 users of the world, would be interested in the following item:
ADVANCED USER'S GUIDE FOR THE FD-68 DISK I/F
As we see it, it would be a definitive guide to the AERCO DOS AERCO never gave you. It would include many examples of how to implement the commands, eg.:SAVE, LOAD and MERGE. It would show how to SAVE arrays/data and how to use the extra G4K of RAM that AERCO forgot to explain to you! There would be a complete appendix and all items would be cross- referenced. We also anticipate including a section on the AERCO/ LKDOS cartridge and its operating system and commands.
What we NEED to know _ is:
ii> WOULD THIS BE OF INTEREST TO YOU? i2> WHAT WOULD IT BE WORTH TO YOU? i3> WOULD YOU PAY $14.95 FOR IT?
PLEASE-If you would like to see such a volume put together, let us know! Drop a line or call for more info. If enough interest is shown, IT WILL BE
DONE! The writer is a VERY well- known writer of software and TS articles. You won’t be disappointed!
‘ RMG ENTERPRISES ‘ 1419 1/2 7TH STREET ‘ 1 OREGON CITY, OR 97045 (503)655-7484}
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Hampton Roads Timex Sinclair Users Group 112 Kohler Cresent
Newport News, Virginia 23808
David Alford
(804) 595-4385
Denvigh High School
monthly (except Summer)
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WASH TO
a) Seattle Area Timex User Group b) 10909 N.E. 45th St.
Kirkland, Washington 98033 c) Derryck Turner d) (206) 827-1283 e) The Good Shepard Center, Seattle, Washington f) monthly, call or write for details @) 21 h) President: Derryck Turner Vice-President: Don Reich Secretary: Guy Bruno Treasurer: Dave Battershill Librarian: Dale Fritz 1984
ee SWYM Li) monthly Jim Balazic
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yes, write for details TS1000 Static RAM expansion
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LARKEN PRESENTS ... UP TO 256K RAM for your 2068
- Expand your 2048 with up to 254K of battery backed up Raa - Larken Operating system lets you SAVE to memory, just like cassette or disk. (Floppy disk not required )
- All Cassette commands supported. Very Fast and Reliable .
- Can be used with ALL existing 2068 or Spectrum software.
- Uses the new 32K static ram chips, 62254LP or 43256LP
- System consists of Larken Cartridge and Rear Meaory Board.
## PRICE - MEMORY SYSTEM with 64K Ran sosesee 4129.00 ~ MEMORY SYSTEM with 0 K sossescacs % 95.00
LARKEN 2068 FLOPPY DISK SYSTEM
- The @ost advanced Dos available for the 2068/Spectrum . LKdos
uses ALL Commands such as CAT MERGE ERASE LOAD SAVE PRINT OPEN
etc. Also can support RAMDISK up to 254K and Sequential / Randoa
Access Files (with additional software). The Larken Disk
Interface can handle up to 4 floppys for up to 3.2 MegaBytes of
storage. Also NMI Snapshot Save Button and KEMPSTON Joystick
port on interface Also 10 Extended Basic commands for Windows
and Graphics.
AERCO RAMEX or OLIGER Disk users can add LKdos for more
commands, Ramdisk and access to all LKdos software
## PRICE - Larken Floppy Disk System ...cccccesee $119.9 - Floppy Disk IF with 0 K Memory board .. $149.95 - Larken Disk Editor eeeueceeces $ 15.00 ~ Sequential/Random access files ........ $ 15.00 - Xmodem to Disk Modem package .serccee $ 15.00 ~- 2X-B1 Floppy Interface ( 15 left)... $979.% - LKDOS for Aerco,Ramex or Oliger Disk IF §$ fe
(All prices are US , Add 4$ Shipping )
LARKEN ELECTRONICS RR#2 NAVAN ONTARIO CANADA K4B-1H? (613)-B35-2680
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a) Vashon Island Sinclair Timex Association (VISTA) » PO Box 199 Vashon, Washington 98070 c) Tony Willing d) (208) 567-4118 eves. eé) write or call for details f) monthly g) 12 h) President: Tony Willing Vice President: Tim Ward i) 1986
k) “VISTA Newsletter"
1) bi-monthly
m) Tony Willing
n) yes, $6/year
a> 53S
Pp) yes
q) yes, write for details
WISCONSIN
a) Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group b) PO Box 101 Butler, Wisconsin 53007 ) Neal Schultz ») (414) 353-4522 e) write or call for details ) 2nd Wednesday of each month » 45
) President: Neal Schultz Vice President: Bill Heberlein Secretary: Lloyd Dreger Treasurer: Judy Frohboese Director of Education: Dick Cultice 1982
yes
“SMUG BYTES" monthly
Bill Heberlein
yes, $10/year
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multi-user networking with the QL
NOW! APPrORLIABLE
HI—-RES PLRoTtt atic
WHAT IS A 15207 - The 1520 is a HI-RES four color igh a oy made for Commodore coaputers capable of printing rotatable characters in 4 different sizes and
able to plot lines (solid or dashed) within a 480 by 1,996 step (0.2 aa/step) plotting area. Replacement pens & paper are low priced & can be found at aost RADIO SHACK stores.
HOW AFFORDABLE? - The 1520 can be found at some TOYS-R-US stores & I have a few recond. units 4-sale. I/F hdware sells for $14.95 (barebd), $20.95 (compl. kit), & $30.95 (assea./tested). All orders are shipped ppd.
SOFTWARE? - Currently, there are utilities for interactive and auto transfer of SCREENS to the 1520, for making banners & calendars, plotting demos incl. fractals, & a patch kit allowing CMScript V5/5.2 files to be printed and/or plotted on the 1520. The software is priced @ $8.95 (post paid) each and comes with complete user notes.
USER FRIENDLY? YES! '! - All print/plot directives are sent via BASIC "LPRINT" statements. PLOT & DRAW commands in existing BASIC programs can easily be
replaced with corresponding "LPRINT" plotter equivalents.
ss==> See TIME DESIGNS 4/2 & S.W.N. 5/4 for reviews. <== Send LSASE for aore info./order form and a sample plot to $¢¢ John McMichael $64 ¢¢¢ 1710 Palmer Drive ¢¢¢4 4¢¢ Laramie, WY 82070 ¢¢¢4
CANADA
Vancouver Sinclair Users Group 2006 Highview Place
Port Moody, British Columbia Canada V3H 1N5
Rod Humphreys
Killarny Community Centre, Vancouver, B.C. 2nd Friday of each month
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President: Gerd Breunung
Vice-President: Glenn Read
Secretary: Harvey Taylor
Treasurer: Rod Humphreys
1982
"ZX-APPEAL"
monthly
Rod Humphreys
membership in VSUG includes subscription, $15/year
0) 1, 25 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
Pp) yes
q
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Toronto Timex-Sinclair Users Club PO Box 7274 Station A
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5W 1X9
George Chambers
(416) 751-7559
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute lst Wednesday of each month
70
President: Ed Maybee Vice-President: Jeff Taylor Secretary: George Chambers
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Treasurer: Bill Lawson Activities Director: Rene Bruneau i) 1982 j) yes k) “Sine-Link” 1) bi-monthly m) Jeff Taylor n) yes, $12/year St a ro. wer Paes. Pee Seer Pp) yes QQ) yes, write or call for details =
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Waterloo/Wellington Timex Sinclair Users Group 22 Ardoch Meus
Cambridge, Ontario Canada NiR 7PZ
Brett Lidstone
(519) 622-1795
Waterloo, Ontario - write for details 2nd Friday of each month
25
Coordinator: Brett Lidstone 1982
yes
: Pe Pee
yes
yes, write for details
1. QL memory expansion 2. ZX81 hardware modifications
(Ottawa-Hull) Timex-Sinclair User Group 1545 Alta Vista Dr., Apt. 1402
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada KiG 3P4
David Solly
(613) 731-2120
N.R.C, 100 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, Ontario — Tuesday of each month (except July/Aug), 7:30pm President: Colin Raymond-Jones Treasurer: Iris ten Holder
Librarian: David Solly
1983
yes
“Timex-Sinclair User Group Newsletter" irregular
Michael Dove
i, 2 yes
Victoria Syne Association 1165 Briarwood Drive Cobblehill, British Columbia Canada VOR iL0
Dave Curry
(604) 743-9260
write or call for details monthly 10 Chairman: 1981
yes
Dave Curry
1, yes
2, 3
TOP? TEN NEWSLETTERS
If you have ever been caught in the uncomfortable position of having to accept the badge of “newsletter editor”, then you are fully aware of the hard work involved, no matter what the size or circulation of the publication is. Being a newsletter editor is for the - most part a thankless job, and it can really put you in the "hot seat". Expect criticism, late night deadlines and not-so-understanding family members.
When the suggestion was made to pay tribute to user group newsletters, I thought this Was a marvelous idea. Thus the following “top ten” lJlisting is our first effort to pay tribute to those hard-working individuals and assistants responsible for producing newsletters month after month.
I sent out an ivitation to every North American user group we had an address for, to supply a copy of a recent issue of their newsletter for TDM’s “top ten” selection. We had twenty-two entries submitted!
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To help in the selection process, I recruited three individuals, not directly connected with TIME DESIGNS, but who are computer users and have at one time or another, edited a club newsletter. I sat in on the “selection committee" meeting to act as an advisor. |
The newsletter entries were judged on the basis of content, originality, layout and appearance. All twenty-two entries were very good. In fact as you can Plainly see, the committee had a tough time in deciding which place to award some newsletters, especially in the middle to lower placements. There was actually very little difference in the quality of some of these selections. Therefore, what was once supposed to bea "top ten" list has actually turned out to be a “top seventeen" list, with some place- ment awards having a tie, and even three-way tie in one position. It was even the committee’s suggestion to create an “honorable mention" category, which was implemented with six entries on that list.
Depending on how well this TOP TEN newsletter selection goes over, we may do it again, and on _ an annual basis. It was conducted primarily for fun, and our rating should not be taken too seriously. In fact all of the newsletter editors represented here should receive a congratulatory “pat on the back”.
Only preliminary information about the group and newsletter is provided. For further information (such as how nuch a subscription would cost), please refer to the complete user group listing found elsewhere in this issue. If the following newsletters sound in- teresting to you, by all means...contact the group.
- Tim Woods
FIRST PLACE:
The Hackers (TS Group of Las Vegas, Nevada) Steve Sawchuk-editor
Dawn Sawchuk-co-editor
Ralph Hammer-program editor
Chris Fenn-art director
May 1988 issue was submitted.
Comments: Excellent use of desktop publishing soft- ware. Great graphics (see logo example). Clean/pro- fessional appearance. Interesting news and editorial
content. Even a program listing for the new 2Z88
laptop computer (how progressive can you get?).
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SECOND PLACE (a tie):
1. “CATS Newsletter” Capitol Area Timex Sinclair Users Group Vernon Smith-editor May 1988 issue submitted. Comments: Good use of QL desktop publishing software. Easy to read print fonts. Info-packed, interesting content, contributed entirely by group members.
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Vancouver (Canada) Sinclair Users Group Rod Humphreys-editor
May 1988 issue submitted. Comments: Nice artwork/layout. news. Good work from ae traditionally forward- moving group. (How can you loose with Harvey Taylor and Fred Nachbaur as contributing group members?! )
Interesting group
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THIRD PLACE:
“SINC-LINK™
Toronto (Canada) Timex-Sinclair Users Club
Jeff Taylor-editor
R. Buneau, R. Zannese-assistants
May/June 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Heavy member participation (original con- tributions). Loaded with “tasty” Timex tips. Expertise in the area of the Larken Disk Drive System and Ramdisk.
FOURTH PLACE:
Greater Cleveland Sinclair Timex Users Group
James G. DuPuy-editor
March/April 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Interesting news. Digitized video graphics sdded a very nice touch. Chris Raynak QL column is a winner (and David Hoshor material too!).
FIFTH PLACE:
SEMCO (Timex Sinclair Special Interest Group)
Barry Carter-editor
January/February 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Very Strong on graphics (RLE, digitized, etc.) and telecommunications. Nice use of Front Page (QL desktop publisher). Unique Barry Carter-style editorializing ("sometimes cynical, but most of the time right").
SIXTH PLACE (a three-way tie):
1. “SMUG Bytes” Sinclair Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Users Group Bill Heberlein-editor June 1988 issue submitted. Comments: All “in-house” contributions. disk drive (Oliger) utility by R.A. There was even three advertisements.
Excellent Hilsmann.
2: "The Plott r" Clackamas County Area (Oregon) T/S Users Group Dick Wagner-editor June 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Lots of group news and activity. Good editorials, and original contributions fron members.
3. “The Data Expansion” Fort Worth Timex Sinclair Users Group David Baulch-editor May 1988 issue submitted. Comments: Lots of good information, especially on CP/M. Pretty much a one-man (or one-editor) show. This guy cranks the issues out month after month (how does he do it??). No graphics, but that’s CP/M for you. é
SEVENTH PLACE (a tie):
1. “Nite-Tj y s Chicago Area Timex Users Group Gary Lessenberry-editor May 1988 issue submitted. Comments: Good clean production. and editorials. Al Feng is a diversified pro- grammer. Really liked the Timex Sinclair BBS Directory (see it and the group logo reproduced here in this report).
Plenty of news
2. "Kats Komputer Knews” Kansas Area Timex Sinclair Users Group Ken Cummings-editor May 1988 issue submitted. Comments: Excellent use of Pixel Print TS2068 desktop publisher program (must help having Stan Lemke as a group. member, eh?). Every issue has some nifty icon graphics, including a "blow-up" graph showing how they were designed.
TIMEX/SINCLAIR BBS DIRECTORY
(HAY 1988)
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EIGHTH PLACE (a tie):
:
Sinclair/Timex SIG of the Boston Computer Society Peter Hale-editor May 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Good, clean production. Interesting articles...leaning more heavily to the QL. This Sinclair SIG has been around since “day one". It
has had some up and downs, but this 1988 edition appears to be more "“stream-lined”". We look for some good things to come.
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Harrisburg (PA) TS Users Group Dave Bennett-editor May 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Features group news, good member con- tributions from Douglas Harter and (the late) Cedric Bastiaans.
NINTH PLACE (a tie):
1. “SINCUS NEWS" Sinclair Computer Users Society Paul Hill-editor . January/February 1988 issue submitted. Comments: It’s a joy to see that this institution of Sinclair study is still being published. Paul Hill continues to be a faithful advocate of TS computing. Good member contributions and news. (Our copy was a bit faded...perhaps the SINCUS copy machine needed toner or servicing??)
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Indiana Sinclair-Timex Users Group Frank Davis-editor
Mike Felerski-co-editor
April 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Good solid newsletter. Lots of Timex "goodies". Even a full classified advertising section.
TENTH PLACE (a tie):
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Long Island (New York) Sinclair Timex Group
Joe Newman-editor
April 1988 issue submitted.
Comments. Good group news. Member contributions appear to be waning, as much of the info was borrowed from other sources. (Excellent report in issue before last on a visit from a former Timex engineer.) Previous LISTing issues have always been a wealth of Sinclair info.
“VISTA Newsletter”
Vashon Island (WA) Sinclair Timex Association
Tony Willing-editor
Vol.2 No.3 issue submitted.
Comments: This newsletter is actually quite a gen. Another one man _ show. Good news section. Group exclusively uses TS1000/TS1500/ZxX81 computers. We've never seen the Gorilla Banana printer work so hard before.
HONORABLE MENTION
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"OZxX"
Journal of the Sinclair Amateur Radio Club
Alex Burr-editor
April 1988 issue submitted.
Comments: Special interest group newsletter. No Sinclair-equipped ham shack should be without this one! Other non-radio computerists may find the newsletter interesting, since some articles apply just to TS computers. Articles are well written and the reviews are thoughtful.
The SINC TIMES" North East Florida TS Steve Berg-editor Comments: No issue ation. We did however library and dig up a
Users Group
was submitted for our evalu- go to the local user group recent copy. Steve Berg puts together an excellent newslétter. All of the con- tributors are members. Helpful tips on computer languages and telecommunications.
Joint newsletter of PUG, SVSTUG (and the defunct EBZUG) user groups from the Bay Area, California. Andy Hradesky-editor
December 1987 issue submitted.
Comments: Traditionally TIMELINEZ has been one of the best TS group newsletters. However, one hasn't been put out for a while. As we went to press, we
were told that a new issue was being put together. have much expertise in several different areas (including RLE/GIF graphics, QL and software, etc.). Accompanying TIMELINEZ is a little insert produced It is full group. what do all
The three groups
programming, 2068 hardware by the SVSTUG group called “SincLink". of news and correspondence received by the Bill Miller is the editor. (Hey Bill, those file numbers mean??7)
4. “YOUG Newsletter” (formerly the ATSU newsletter) YOUG, Columbus, Ohio
Mowgli Assor-editor
June 1987 issue eo wEead. Comments: While the transformation YOUG takes the ATSU newsletter for examination. does a capable job of newsletter, and writing an article on graphics. Nice layout. The “unicorn” cover was a classy touch. We seeing a copy available.
Mowgli
5. “The DATA BUS" Timex Sinclair SIG of the DMA (Ohio) John Hargreaves-managing editor Gary M. Ganger-Sinclair columnist March 1988 issue submitted. Comments:
computer group news letter.
with as much good Sinclair information as he can, including news about upcoming and past Timex meetings.
6. “FDD EXPRESS" Zebra Disk Drive System Newsletter (4307 Chambers Rd., Horseheads, NY 14845) Ron Havelin-editor Comments: This special interest group is a magnificient effort by Ron Havelin. all Zebra owners should be
of ATSU into place, the group sent a back issue of Assor putting together a good 2068 RLE on the look forward to of the YOUG newsletter when it is
The TS Special Interest Group gets about half of a page of space in a 12 page non-specific Gary fills in the space
newsletter In fact, grateful to Ron for
rescuing the “Express’
old defunct newsletter (TOPS). The is faithfully published on a monthly basis, and is loaded with useful tips for the old Silver “three piece" and the newer FDD-3000 2068 disk drive systems. There has been a lot of CP/M coverage in recent isssues.
We received an after the selection.
interesting newsletter committee had made the top ten Even if it had been sent in earlier, I doubt that the committee would have been able to give it a qualified evaluation since it is written entirely in FRENCH! Q@L_DOC is the newsletter of a QL special interest group which is published six times a year. The annual subscription rate is $10 (U.S. or Canada), and TDM readers can receive a sample issue for only one dollar, by writing to the editor of QL_DOC: Real Gagnon, 4870 Henri- Julien, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2T 2E1. While I understands very little French, I did receive some translated versions of a couple of articles that have appeared in the news- letter. They are very well done, and the editor has graciously granted us permission to print them in upcoming issues of TDM.
If French is your second or even first language, then QL_DOC is highly recommended.
SINCLAIR
AND Directory of Suppliers
TIMEX
A NOTE ABOUT THIS DIRECTORY
The information provided in this directory was supplied to TIME DESIGNS by the companies who are listed in it. We have tried to make it as complete and accurate as possible. However, just as time marches on, so do events and circumstances. Therefore, we suggest that you contact the in- dividual dealers and suppliers for the most updated information.
There are a few guidlines that should be observed when using this directory. When calling a particular TS supplier by phone, the hours posted for business are good for the time zone where the business resides. This should be taken into con- sideration. A time zone/area code map can usually be found towards the front of most phone books.
When a particular company states that a brochure or catalog can be obtained by sending a *“SASE* (self-addressed stamped envelope), this generally indicates a full-size legal envelope with a first class (235 cent) stamp.
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When it is stated that a particular company accepts major credit cards, this normally indicates that VISA and MASTERCARD are accepted.
We here at TDM highly encourage you to use this directory. Most companies would be “tickled to death" to receive your business. After all, your business is what will keep Timex Sinclair products available for some time to come.
If somehow, your company was not included in this listing, please contact TIME DESIGNS, so that we may include the information in an_ update. However, we feel that this list provides the most complete listing of suppliers to date.
In this regard, we ask that you kindly do not make copies of this directory, But that you en- courage others to write for additional copies of this issue, which can be obtained for just %3.00 (postage paid). We have ordered from our pub- lisher lots of extra copies to have on hand for this purpose.
- Tim Woods
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COMPUTER MERCHANDISE OFFERED (see abbreviation key)
A+ Computer Response, Inc. 220 Centre St. Sullivan, NH 03445 (603) 847-3373 9am-5:30pm, mon-fri yes write or call yes 1985 — Carol and George Whitham ) QL hw; periph; pe hw; other hw; repair = d) 6) f) Aerco g) Box 18093 5 h) Austin, TX 78760 S (512) 451-5874 3 Sam-Spm k ) yes write or call yes 1979 a) Jerry and Til Chamkis b) 1000 hw; 2068 sw, hw; periph; parts; repair; other hw custom hardware design wo c DONT 4) e) A.F.R. Software f) 1605 Pennsylvania Ave #204 zg) Miami Beach, FL 33139 h) (305) 531-6464 i) Sam-Spm, mon-fri 3) yes SASE _ no 1984 Albert F. Rodriquez 1000 sw; 2068 sw a) b) c) d) American Design Components e) 62 Joseph St. f) Moonachie, NJ 07074 g) (201) 938-2710 h) (800) 524-0809 i) Sam-Spm, mon-fri 5) yes k) write or call yes 8300 hw; periph; parts; pe hw; other hw * electronic surplus DONE c) d) American Micro Connection ae 1256 Henderson Ave. #4 ) Sunnyvale, CA 940868 mail order i) yes ae, SASE k) no 1987 Andy Hradesky QL sw, hw; periph; parts; other sw, hw 18
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“sw = software
“hw” = hardware
"1000" = compatible with TS1000, TS1500, and ZX81 “2068" = Timex Sinclair 2068
“spec” = ZX Spectrum or Emulated 2068
“QL" = Sinclair QL
"Z88" = Cambridge Computer Z88 laptop
"8300" = Unisonic PC8300 (a Timex 1000 clone) “psion" = PSION Organizer pocket computer
“periph” = non-computer specific peripherals such as printers, modems, etc. “parts" = computer parts and accessories such as cables, disks, RAM chips, etc. “repair” = computer repair services "pub" = computer publications (books/magazines)
“pe" = IBM PC’s and compatibles such as Amstrad “other” = other computer brands such as Atari, Commodore, Apple, etc.
Banta Software 8088 Highwood Way
Orangevale, CA 95682
(816) 722-4895
6-Spm, mon-sat
yes
SASE
no
1980
Andrew Banta and Andrew Banta Jr 1000 sw; 2068 sw; pe sw
Beaver Computer Products 758 Fleming Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R2K 1V5
(204) 663-2931
6-Spm, mon-thurs.
yes (catalog/demonstration cassette) send $1.50 to above address no
1985
Russell Ochocki
2068 sw
Bill Bell
586 Cherrington Rd. Westerville, OH 43081 (614) 882-3883 evenings
yes
SASE
no
1985
Bill Bell
1000 sw
improved DOS for Aerco disk system (TS1000)
Paul Bingham PO Box 2034 Mesa, AZ 85214
mail order only see ads in TIME DESIGNS
write for further info
no
1982
Paul Bingham, Rick Goulian 1000 sw; 2068 sw
(formerly "“Pleasantrees Programming” )
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Herb Bowers Sr 2588 Woodshire Chesapeake, VA (804) 487-5924 evenings
yes
SASE
no
1986
Herb Bowers Sr 2068 sw specializing in tax return preparation
(AXBXB*A SOFT) Cit. 23323
Brooklyn Closeout Corporation 187 Clymer St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 963-2377
Sam-Spm, mon-fri
write or call for info yes
1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, hw; periph; parts; new/used/reconditioned electronic surplus
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other sw, hw
Budget Robotics & Computing, Inc. Box 186186
Tucson, AZ 85731
mail order only
yes
write-all questions answered
no
1984
Bruce C. Taylor
1000 hw; 2068 hw; 8300 hw; pub; periph; parts repair service for hardware items
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Byte-Back, Inc.
538 Long Terrace, PO Box 112 Leesville, SC 29070
(803) 532-5812
6-10pm, mon-sat
yes
write or call
yes
1981
Jerry and Tricia Minchey (current owner: 1000 hw; 2068 hw; pc hw
David Leach)
Byte Power
1748 Meadowview Ave Pickering, Ontario Canada L1V 3G8
12noon-Spm
yes
$2.00 for catalog and demo
no
1986
Eric and Kristian Boisvert 1000 sw; 2068 sw, hw; spec sw
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CairoSoft PO Box 10024 Hickory, NC 28602
S9am-Spm
yes
write
no
19887
Dr. Faisal El-Shoufy
2068 sw; QL sw; pe sw; other sw also offers computer training
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Michael Carver 1016 N.W. Tillamook Portland, OR 97212
mail order only
yes
SASE
1982
Michael E. Carver
1000 sw; 2068 sw; QL sw
Kurt A. Casby
25 Battle Creek Court St. Paul, MN 55119 (812) 735-3637 evenings
yes
SASE
no
1984
Kurt A. Casby
20868 sw .
Chia-Chi Chao 73 Sullivan Dr Moraga, CA 94556
mail order only
yes
SASE (or send first class stamp)
no
1985
Chia-Chi Chao
1000 sw; 2068 sw
specializing in software for Aerco FD-68
Church School Software 601 N. Highway 83 Bensenville, IL 60108 (312) 766-3848
mail order only
yes
SASE
no
1982
1000 sw; pe sw; other sw featuring family software
Computer Continuun
75 Southgate Ave, suite 6
Daly City, CA 94015 ; (415) 755-1978 : yes
call, or send SASE
yes
1980
Eric Wreiter
1000 hw; pe hw; other hw digital oscillascope/spectrum analysis
Computer Shopper, Inc. 5211S. Washington Ave., Titusville, FL 32781 (305) 269-3211
Sam-5Spm
“Computer Shopper" Magazine - $2.95 issue individual issues sold at computer stores yes
1980
Glenn E. Patch (Publisher: pub
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Curry Computer
PO Box 5607 Glendale, AZ 85312 (607) 978-2902 Sam-6pm, mon-fri, yes
SASE - request computer type yes
1982
Rob and Debby Curry 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw; Z88 sw, hw; psion sw, parts; other sw, hw pe disk conversions,
10am-2pm, sat
spec sw, hw; QL sw, hw; pe sw, hw;
hw; periph;
S20 £0-3.5"
Cuyahoga Valley Software Works 615 School Ave
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 (218) 928-7910
6-Spm
yes
SASE
no
19886
Thomas Simon
2068 sw
C.W. Associates 419 N. Johnson St.
Ada, OH 45810
(419) 634-4874 Sam-Spm
yes
write or call
yes
1983
Dr. Kenneth Wildman
QL sw, hw; Z88 sw, hw; periph consultation and programming services offered
Delphic Enterprises
PO Box 72205
Corpus Christi, TX 78472 (Si2) 8354-5873
mail order only
yes
SASE
no
1981
Peter Hoffman
1000 sw, hws other sw, hw 4K & SK EPROMsS with machine code utilities
Jack Dohany
390 Rutherford
Redwood City, CA 94061 (415) 367-7781
10am-10pm, 7 days/week yes
send $1 (no SASE needed) no
1938
Mom & Pop
2068 sw; spec sw
Electret Scientific Company PO Box 4132
Star City, WV 26505 (304) 594-1639 9am-Spm, mon-fri yes
write or call
no
1970
Dr. Oleg Jefimenko 2068 sw; pub; pe sw
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PO Box 8763 Boston, MA 02114 (617) 889-0830 Sam-6pm
write or call for info no
1987
Peter Hale
QL sw
EZ-Key
225 Beach St. Wollaston, MA 02170 (617) 773-9520
6-Spm
yes
SASE
no
1972
Henry April
1000 sw, hw; QL sw, hw; periph Ezra Group II
PO Box 5222
San Diego, CA 92105
mail order only
yes
SASE
no
1982
Paul Ezra
1000 sw; 2068 sw; 8300 sw; other sw
specializes in program listings
Bill Ferrebee Mountaineer Software 749 Hill St. #6 Parkersburg, WV 26104 (304) 424-7272 evenings
yes
SASE
no
1983
Bill Ferrebee
2068 sw
Mike Fink 355 W. 39th St. New York, NY 10018
(212) 695-8598 - answering machine
yes
SASE
no
1987
Mike Fink 2068 sw
Foote Software PO Box 14655
Gainesville, FL 32604
(904) 338-1273
Sam-6pm
yes
SASE
no
1982
Joe Williamson
1000 sw; 2068 sw, hw; periph; pub
a) Dave Franson a) Ed Grey Enterprises
a) Group Technology, Ltd
b) 3534A E. Squire Ave b) PO Box 2188 b) 6925 Dogwood Rd. Cudahy, WI 53110 Inglewood, CA 90305 Baltimore, MD 21207 ec) (414) 481-6613 ec) (213) 759-7408 ec) (301) 298-5716 d) evenings d) 6-Spm d) 8am-6pm e) yes e) yes e) yes * f) SASE f) write or call f) write or call g) no g) no g) yes h) 1986 h) 1986 (formerly "Grey & Clifford" ) h) 1979 i) Dave Franson i) Ed Grey i) F-%... Scott Jr, ¥.F. Seott, a 2088 sw j) 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, hw; spec sw; D. Larsen, C. Titus, J. Titus
periph; parts; Z88 sw, hw
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The FOOTE PRINT PRINTER INTERFACE
® for Centronics parallel printers
® works in both 2068 and Spectrum mode
® compatible with OS-64 & Spectrum emulators ® EPROM socket and on/off switch on board
® works with both Tasman and Aerco driver software ® plugs into cartridge dock—door completely closes with cable running back under computer ® frees up rear edge connector allowing other peripherals to be used; less chance of a crash ® print driver software for LPRINT, LLIST, and COPY included for 2068 and Spectrum modes FootePrint Interface w/software & cable 839.95 FootePrint with OS-64 option included $60.00 Bare board & instructions only .......... $1500 Cable only for use with bare board ....... $1500
Zero Insertion Force Socket option add $8.00 SOFTWARE TS2068 TS1000
Badgammon (Backgammon)........ $10.00 ’
- Advanced Math (Oalculus).........$10.00 Calorie Counter..................6.. ... $8.00 U.S.A. (Pres. & States 8 Caps.).... $3.00 $5.00 Gambler (poker)...... Gitiaganuwtaas ee CHR$ (char. & graphics generator) $10.00 Hangman & TIC—TAC—TOE............... $5.00
FOOTE %%, SOFTWARE P. O. Box 14655 Gainesville, FL 32604 (POE) 338-1273 (GYAN-GPA EDT>S All prices are pre-paid and include shipping charges. Florida residents must add state sales tax.
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Summer Westcoast 7S Fatr Special
The Best of SUM
Some sample articles include: Building Your Own Spectrum Emulator, Repairing Your TS-1000, Word Processing Reviews for the 2068, UDGs on the TS- 1000, Extensive Review of the Zebra Disk System, Adding a Keyboard to the 2068, and Enhancing the A &J Microdrive. 112 pages
$10.00
The Best of SUM, Part Il
Articles include Building an EPROM Program- mer, Sprites on the 2068, Adding RGB to 2068, QL Word Processing, What's Available for TS-1000, and muchmore. 60 pages
$7.00
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Hal-Tronix, Inc.
12671 Dix Toledo Hwy
Southgate, MI 48195
(313) 281-7773
12noon-6pm, mon-sat
yes
SASE (or send first class stamp) yes
1968
Hal Nowland
1000 sw, hw; periph; parts; pe also stocks items for ham radio enthusiasts
Hawe Programming
4604 Apple Tree Drive Alexandria, VA 22310 (703) 971-7593
yes (program description sheets) SASE
no
1982
Harvey Wasserman
1000 sw
V.P. Hosey (Hardback Software) Box 135
Red Rock, TX 78862
(512) 839-4518
yes
SASE
no
1987
V. Phillip Hosey 2068 sw
Paul Hunter
1630 Forest Hills Dr Okemos, MI 488864 (517) 349-5650
yes
SASE
no
1981
Dr. Paul Hunter
1000 sw
TS1000 bank-switching system (software based)
Info-Mation RR#1 Box 260
California, MO 65018 (314) 796-4921 6:30-10pm
yes
write or call
no
1984
David Bleich
1000 sw; QL sw, hw
Eric Johnson
249 N. Harden Ave Orange City, FL 32763 (904) 775-4935
6-Spm
write or call for info
no
1988
Eric A. Johnson
1000 hw; 6S hw; parts; repair
surplus/reconditioned Timex equipment
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Kamrec Systems 31274 Springlake #5304 Walled Lake, MI 48088
yes
SASE
no
1983
Steve Cermak 2068 sw; QL sw
B F Kimbrough Jr 723 Roselle Ave, Akron, OH 44307
floor 2
yes
SASE
no
1986
B F Kimbrough Jr 1000 sw
Ray Kingsley (formerly “Sinware” ) 1710 Oliver Ave. San Diego, CA 92109
mail order only information available write, SASE
no
1981 (Sinware)
Ray Kingsley
1000 sw; 2068 sw
K.1I.S.S./computers 342 Trotter Court Sanford, FL 32773
mail order only
yes
SASE
no
1988
Munson H. Cockayne Jr & Robert Cockayne 2068 sw, hw
Deo
Knighted Computers 12 Canalview Mall Fulton, NY 13069 (315) 593-8219 é‘ San-Zpn, sat
10am-5pm, 6-Spm, mon-fri, yes
write or call
yes
1984
Ray Payne and Joe Aiello 1000 sw; 2068 sw
Larken Electronics
RR #2 Navan, Ontario Canada K4B 1H9
(613) 835-2680 evenings, sunday-thurs yes
write or call
no —
1985
Larry Kenny
1000 hw; 2088 sw, hw specializing in mass storage for Timex computers
Pe?
Lemke Software Development 2144 White Oak Wichita, KS 67207 »} €318) 6887-0315 ) 6-10pm, mon-fri ) yes ) write or call g) no ) 1984 ) Stan Lemke ) 2088 sw ) 32K RAM Cartridge also available
Frank Lockhart
PO Box 1131
Shelby, NC 28150
(704) 484-8539
Sam-Spm, mon-sat
yes
SASE (or call)
no
1980
Frank Lockhart, BSME 1000 sw; 20868 sw; QL sw custom programming available
MASS-STORAGE SYSTEMS WE HAVE THES f
If you storage
want to move up to a mass- device that will cure your "cassette" blues!?!
Now is your chance! We have many Systems to choose from, with a price range for any budget.
We have RAMDISK and standard DISK drives for you!
If you are new to "fast" mass-storage devices, you may opt for the new memory unit that simply plugs onto the rear edge connector of your 2068. It can give you up to 256,000 Bytes of SUPERFAST data storage. With this unit you can LOAD from your cassette, SAVE to the memory unit and from then on simply LOAD it in from the memory unit when you turn on the computer. THAT’S RIGHT! EVEN IF YOU TURN OFF THE 2068, YOUR PROGRAM WILL BE "INSTANTLY" AVAILABLE TO YOU!
If this and other storage devices are | of interest to you, please write or call:
RMG ENTERPRISES : 1419 1/2 7TH STREET a
1\OREGON CITY, OR 97045 (503)655-7484! PRICE FOR RAMDISK MENTIONED ABOVE:$79.95+$4sh FOR PCB&32K RAH.
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LST Software PO Box 62 Alcester, SD 57001 mail order only yes
SASE
no
1986
Chuck Peterson 1000 sw
Markel Enterprises
4712 Ave "N", suite 383 Brooklyn, NY 11234 (718) 627-1293
Bam-Spm
yes
SASE
no
1982
Mark Fendrick
1000 sw; 2068 sw; QL sw
DeNS
John Mathewson 1852 Appleford St. Gloucester, Ontario Canada KiJ 6T4 (613) 746-7869 Sam-10pn
yes
write or call
no
1983
John Mathewson 1000 hw; 2068 hw.
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McBrine Computer Products
514 S. Jackson St.
Salisbury, NC 28144
(704) 633-7887
evenings
yes
write or call
no
1987
William J. McBrine III
2068 sw (spec sw; 1000 sw; 2088 hw under development) custom programming for 2068 offered
John McMichael 1710 Palmer Dr. Laramie, WY 82070 (307) 742-4530 5-10pm (evenings) yes
write or call
me, myself & [ 2068 sw, hw
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M.D.M. Enterprises 706 S. Mason Saginaw, MI 48602 (517) 791-1088 evenings
write or call for product information
1986 Duane Malburg, Mike Davis 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw
specializing in software development
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John Meshna Jr, Inc.
19 Allerton St.
Lynn, MA 01904
(617) 595-2275
Sam-Spm, mon-fri
yes
SASE
yes
1980
John Meshna Jr
1000 sw, hw; 8300 hw; periph; parts specializes in new and used surplus
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Meta Media Productions 726-West 17th Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V5Z 1T9
mail order only yes
write
no
1984
Harvey Taylor QL sw
MIN-NY Electronics, Inc. 7332 Douglas Dr. Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 (612) 566-7094
6-10pm
write or call for info no 1983
1000 sw, hw; QL sw, hw; pe hw; other hw
Novelsoft
35 Candle Liteway Willowdale, Ontario Canada M2R 3J5 (416) 665-0290 evenings
yes
write or call
no
1986
David Ridge, Ariel Frailich 2068 sw; spec sw
The John Oliger Company 11601 Whidbey Dr. Cumberland, IN 48229
evenings
yes
SASE
no
1982
John Oliger
1000 hw; 2068 hw
Jack Payne Budgetsoft
1107 Morgan St. Rushville, IN 46173 (317) 932-2431
mail order only yes
SASE
no
1984
Jack Payne
2068 sw
unique software for fishing
Promise Land Electronics Rt 1 Box 117
Cabool, MO 65689
(314) 739-1712 (evenings) (417) 469-4571 (weekends)
6-llipm, daily
yes
write or call
no
1984 ~
Dan Elliott
repair
repair and modifications for all Sinclair models
a) Prospero Software Ltd.
b) 100 Commercial St. #306 Portland, ME 04101
c) (207) 874-0382
d) 9am-5pm
e) yes
f) write or call (request QL software brochure)
g) yes
h) U.S. division of U.K. software company
i)
3) QL sw
k) Pascal and Fortran
a) Pyramid Electronics
b) 2174 Gulf Gate Dr. Sarasota, FL 34231
c) (813) 922-9574
d) Sam-5pm, mon-fri, Sam-lpm (every other sat.)
e) yes
f) SASE
g) yes
h) 1982
i) Dr. Donald Dean
3) 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, hw; QL sw, hw
k) Dp tve
a) Tom Bent/Quantum Levels
b) 9016 Flicker Place Columbia, MD 21045
c)
d) 6-Spm
e)
f) write for information
g) no-
h) 19882
i) Tom Bent
3) 1000 hw; 2068 hw; QL hw; Z88 hw
k) U.S. Quanta librarian of QL software
DO
a) Ray Rash
b) 2424 SW 78th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73159
c)
d) mail order only
e) yes
f) SASE
g) no
h) 1985
i) E. Ray Rash
3) 2068 sw
k)
a) Riverside Software
b) Rt 1 Box B-20 Orrington, ME 04474
c)
d)
e) yes
f) SASE
g) no
h) 1987
a
3) 20868 sw
k)
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RMG Enterprises
1419 1/2 7th Street
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 655-7484
12noon-10pm, tues-sat.
yes
$3 for large catalog (refunded on ist order)
call/write for further information
yes
1981 (for Sinclair sales)
Rod Gowen
1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, hw; QL sw, hw; Z88 sw, hw;
6300 hw; periph; parts; pe sw, hw; pub DINE
Frederick Romer
31 Fowlers St. Jamestown, RI 02835 (401) 423-2688 San-Spn
yes
SASE
no
1987
Frederick R. Romer 2068 sw
3-D mathematical plot of the moon’s surface (appeared in TDM J/A ’85)
“crater”
“altaz" Converts astronomic coordinates to altitude/azimuth (in TDM N/D ’85) “udg" Ultra-easy designer graphics for redesign of U.D.G.s (in TDM J/A ’86) “son” “udg” version 2 allows multiple fonts and much more (in TDM N/D ’86)
“windows” BASIC full-screen window facility + restores screen (in SWN N/D ’86)
“efe/b" BASIC Classy Front End new fonts utility (as appeared in TDM M/A ’87)
“cfe/ac” Complete Classy Front End fonts M.C. version (as in TDM J/A-N/D °87) PLUS this addition if you wish: 3 “wkp” Windows & Portholes complete--can work with “ofe/mo” (New this issue) Ne er oe a ee a a a ee 9.95 ppd BINGHAM’S BEST with WINDOWS & PORTHOLES........ 12.85 ppd “UDG+" The popular & useful "son" of udg program as found in BINGHAM’s BEST “cfe/mce" Complete M.C. version of Classy Front End (use alone or with “wkp”") “wkp" The complete M.C. version of Windows & Portholes (stand-alone also) JAZTOP IRE. 05 cs cee SS Se a OE ee eee 9.95 ond Mail all orders to: PAUL BINGHAM © Ob oy en oy te P.O. BOX 2034 = MESA, AZ 85214 Ik d | (please US funds only) | ae U ¢s i
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Ron Ruegg
37529 Perkins Rd. Prairieville, LA 70789 (504) 673-3012 evenings
yes
SASE
no
1986
Ronald R. Ruegg 2068 sw
Russell Electronics
RD 1 Box 539
Centre Hall, PA 186828 (814) 364-1325 Sam-6pm, mon-sat
yes
write or call
yes
1981
Bill and Gerry Russell 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, hw: QL sw, hw
povE
Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc. 4300 West 62nd St. Indianapolis, IN 46288
(317) 298-5400
(800) 428-7267
Sam-Spm, mon-fri
yes, list of "Computerfacts” write or call
yes i pub repair data for TS1000 and TS2088
DOWE
Sharp’s Inc.
Rt 10 Box 459 Mechanicsville, VA 23111 (804) 746-1664
Samn-4pn
yes
write or call
yes
1982
Mark Stueber
2068 sw; QL sw, hw; Z88 sw, hw; psion sw, hw; repair
Silicon Mountain Electronics
C-12, Mtn. Stn. Group Box Nelson, B.C. , f Canada VIL 2J3 :
list of dealers available write
1888 (formerly Silicon Mtn. Computers) Fred Nachbaur
1000 sw; 8300 hw; other sw, hw electronic/computer research & development
SiriusWare 6 Turning Mill Rd. Lexington, MA 02173
mail order only yes
SASE
yes
1983
David B. Wood 1000 sw
a) b)
c) d) e) £) sg) h) i) 3) k )
SSI (div. of New England Sales) 424 Cumberland Ave.
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 761-3700
S9am-Spm, mon-fri
yes
write or call for dealer list
1988 (SSI) Z88 sw, hw U.S. distributor for Z88 laptop
Shawn Stamp 3405 Mark Ln. Norton, OH 44203 (216) 825-9133 most evenings yes
SASE
no
1987
Shawn Stamp 2068 sw
Sunset Electronics ff 2254 Taraval Street . San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 665-6161 10am-6pm, mon-fri, yes
write or call
yes
1975
John Warburton 1000 sw, hw; 2088 sw, hw; spec sw, parts; pe sw, hw; other sw, hw
DONE 34 pes CALL SoFD res
10am-5pm, sat
hw; periph;
The SyncWare Group 602 S. Mill St.
Louisville, OH 44641 (218) 875-1257 S9am-Spn
sample issue(s) available
$2.00 for sample; write or call yes
1983
Fred Nachbaur, pub
Tom Woods
T & C Services
20 Liberty Ter. Buffalo, NY 14215 (718) 834-1716 Sam-10pm
yes
write or call
1987 Tom Jankowski 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw,
hw; QL sw
Deonvre|
Tesseract Software Development 2519 Bishop Ave.
Fremont, CA 94538
(415) 796-0388
evenings, mail order only
yes
SASE
no
1984
Robert Fingerle
1000 sw; 2088 sw; QL sw
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Vern Tidwell iZzf WW. 7th Ave. Summerland Key, (305) 745-2447 6-9pm
yes
SASE
no
1985
Vern Tidwell 2068 sw
Cud. Gardens FL 33042
Time Designs
29722 Hult Rd.
Colton, OR 97017
(503) 824-2658
5-10pm, mon-fri, 10am-10pm most Sat., answering service all other times yes
write or call
yes
1983
Tim and Stephanie Woods
pub
Timeware 1907 1/2 W. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY 13204
mail order only
yes
SASE
no
1985
Patrick Dunn
2068 sw; other sw
TS-2068 UP-DATE 1317 Stratford Ave Panama City, FL 32404
yes
SASE
no
1984
Bill Jones 2068 sw; pub
Variety Computers and Electronics 325 W. Jersey St., Suite 2-D Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(201) 527-0535
yes
write or call
no
1985
Joe Newman
2068 sw, hw; QL sw, hw; periph; parts; psion sw, hw
De
The WIDJUP Company 1120 Merrifield S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49507 (618) 452-7004
Sam-Spm
yes
SASE
no
William Pedersen 1000 sw; 2068 sw; pub
e
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Willoocks Research Consultants (Games Div. ) 6321 West 78th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(213) 215-0780
S9am-8pm
yes
write or call
no
1977
Martin and Carole Willcocks
1000 sw; QL sw; other sw
software consulting/programming services
WMJ Data Systems
4 Butterfly Dr Hauppauge, NY 11788 (518) 543-5252 lpm-6pn
yes
write or call
yes
1983
William M. Johnson 1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, other sw, hw
Done
hw; parts; pe sw, hw;
Wood and Wind Computing RR 2 Box 92
Cornish, NH 03745
(603) 675-2218
yes SASE
no
1987
Bill Cable QL sw
Zebra Systems, Inc. 78-06 Jamaica Ave. Woodhaven, NY 11421 (718) 296-2385 9am-Spm, mon-fri yes
write or call
yes
1983
Stewart Newfeld
1000 sw, hw; 2068 sw, hw; Z88 sw, hw
poVve
Matthew Zenkar 142 Holcroft Rd. Rochester, NY 14612 (718) 663-2048 6:30-10pm
yes
write or call yes
1987
Matthew Zenkar QL sw, hw
Zunk Custom Electronics 4800 E. Cedar Lane
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 366-8595
6-S9pm
yes
write or call
no
1986
Larry Zunk
2068 sw, hw; periph; parts hardware prototypes and custom orders
IT’S A SINCLAIR SUMMER! !
A sizeable crowd of Sinclair users is expected to attend the two-day event called the 3RD ANNUAL IN- TERNATIONAL/GREAT NORTHWEST TS MINI-FAIR, which will be held on August 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday), at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The location is only a day’s drive or less from most parts of the west coast.
Many well known seminars, including: Quantum Leap), Publishing),
guest speakers will be giving Mike de Sosa (author of "Taking The
Jack Dohany, Stan Lemke (2068 Desktop Harvey Taylor (Meta Media Productions), Vince Lyon (author of “Archive Master), Wilf Richter, Ed Grey, and several others. A variety of Sinclair. dealers will be on hand to display and sell their wares, in- Cluding: Zebra Systems, Sharp’s Inc., RMG Enterprises, Ed Grey Enterprises, Time Designs, and others.
Over seven TS User Groups will be represented, the national distributor for the Z88 will be on hand, and Many non-computer activities are planned for all ages
{s0 bring the whole family!).
For further information, contact the show director, Rod Gowen, 1419 1/2 7th St., OGregon City, OR 97045, (503) 635-7484.
Just two weeks later in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Beck Center (in Lakewood), will be held the MIDWEST SINCLAIR COMPUTER CONFERENCE, on August 27 and 28 (Sat- urday and Sunday).
A whole schedule of seminars, displays by Sinclair hardware and software dealers, and participation by
midwest TS user groups, are some of the activities that have been planned.
For further information write to:
Andy Kosiorek, 2192 Glenbury Ave., Lakewood, Ohio, 44107.
>RMG ENTERPRISES< ANNOUNCES THE CAMBRIDGE 288 LAPTOP PORTABLE COMPUTER
We proudly announce the fact that, as a new Z88 dealer, to support this, the newest of: Sir Clive’s creations as we have been doing for his previous marvelous little “smart" boxes!
We will be adding more pages to our
catalog to keep you, our valued customers and all or our new customers up-to-date as to what we have to offer. To ensure that you do not miss out on any or our ever-growing line of fine computer products, be sure to order your BIG new catalog by sending @3.O0O0 to the address below. the catalog for $3.00 off on your first order. AND, if you will
include 12 legal-sized S.A.S.E.s you
will well
get an additinal $5 coupon as next i2 months!
RMG ENTERPRISES
1419 1/2 7TH STREET OREGON CITY, OR 97045
we will be here
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I would like to begin this time by taking a big step backward. Let me explain that sometimes we writers send in our copy to meet deadline and then in the weeks that follow sometimes come up with something better. Such a thing happened to me since last issue.
Last time we looked at a short machine code program (as listing 2) that among other things used ROM calls to draw round post-it-notes I call portholes. Now ordinar- ily using ROM code is a good idea because it saves the programmer from having to write routines that already exist, which saves RAM space. But what kept sticking in my craw was how slow the ROM code drew those portholes.
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Then an idea hit me that I figured would do the job a 1 REM window & porthole code little quicker. But it involved (gulp) scrapping some Eee code I had already sent in and had published last issue. S FOR tas5aee TO S6163: READ : : : CG FORE t,0: WEXT t: DATA 233,19 I knew such thoughts would bring a fire storm of mail ite om” te ae ; a = . ° 7,229,245 ,217,38,213,197,229,245, from all those loyal typists who had finally got it all 47,216 ,214,3%,3,¢ entered. 12 CATA 125,1,3,15,185,48,5,1i2 Well I tried out my new route to quicker portholes and ,16,250,24,18,124,1,4,25,185,428, found that it meant more code: almost a half K more! S4en Gata a ice ea tae dee But when I ran it and saw the SPEED, I knew I had to do Sou 13, Se, ,403,900,0, it, come what may. The old code drew a porthole with a 60 ,2£45,120,145,71,241,24,245,i120
2£217,71,217,65,62,2,22023 ,638,48,1,
shadow and all in just over 4 seconds. So to draw 1000 10. AD a Aa age portholes would take about an hour and ten minutes. The faoe bate B17 38 850 oto bos [een new code will draw 1000 portholes in 58.8 SECONDS. Can
,£29,1,112,8,9,126,254,1283 ,48,15
you blame me? 2131,79,35,126,138,71,35,229,213
This new code appears as Listing 1. Also included are p£205 52,35 289 225 24,235 ,35,233
448 bytes (lines 1485 through 1500) which include all 1388 DATA 237, 24,238 ,24,239,25,2
+ . 3 : @,24, 1,24,19,25,18,25,17,27,16,
the graphic info for CLASSY’s seven window styles. Once ae « As a on ie tate A
. 27 ,230,16,231,16,231,17,231,18,2
these 1164 bytes of code are in place, we can use the 7 416 28,24, demo program in Listing 2 to do portholes and windows! 2
Two samples are found in Figure A and B.
As always, pay close attention to the line numbers in these listings and SAVE your efforts. Sooner or later THE 788 we can all have a MERGE party and put the whole 5K CFE UNDER 2 LBS. together! Remember to scrap Listing 2 of last time in . ° favor of Listing 1 this issue. However, don’t scrap the A Computer Without Compromise other Listings of last issue. Listing 1 is fine and Se en eee ee ee Listing 3 only needs some changes (these are detailed in Figure C).
Windows are facinating and out of twenty or more good ones I came up with, the seven included in the program were the top vote getters. The demo will use BASIC to draw them and labels each A through G, because this is how the program ultimately will address them. They have names, too, although I’m open to change if anyone has better titles. For now they are A) Avery, B) Standard,
C) Conventioneer, D) Notebook, E) Cloth Frame, F) Gaudy, ‘9G W ww 8S Sw J a oS od J Sw and G) Parchment. ere ee pe cr eia ext ee ; Wey of wl ce a wl wow WwW od ed wi 1 The windows use the top left corner as placement co- eee 2 ee ordinates, but portholes don’t have any corners, let Rss a8 ss a a) of) aS a) wo LS WS DS SS J
alone an upper left corner. So portholes use a near- — ee e + e RK NJ FANN) LeN | OR VS BS NS Mi S ws ass Ls WS Be \ A center set of coordinates, which the demo prints out. arses
The spot is marked on one porthole in Figure A. ~ oD ee Fea ee ge i RS The big secret to speed was to forego the ROM CIRCE
routines and instead PRINT the paterns needed with a
e ° " “ . ¢ Where laptops compromise on display and RAM capacity to achieve portability, and call to the ROM’s simple printing routine using RST 10h. desktops seem to equate price with power, the Z88 is a personal computer which makes no : : : p. This puts the CHR$ code in the A register to any spot compromises ¢ A CMOS-technology computer with the power to address 4 Mbytes of on the screen. “But the 2068 has no characters like tii 2 A —_— with es Lie of 8 lines of 80 bere sat an Seas ye : . which outdates all others, and a unique dynamic page map on screen ¢ A computer w
those! : - peti say? P Its true, but the . gg code — solid-state permanent storage * A computer with advanced word-processing, spreadsheet the 2068 into 1 ooking el sewher e for its character a 6 and ingenious time- and data-management software built-in © A computer which is by putting another address in CHARS, 2 memory locations completely self-contained, which gives you up to 20 hours active computing from just 4 AA at 23606 and 23607. it you should BREAK while runn ing batteries, yet which talks and listens to your IBM © Acomputer with a full-size keyboard, ina the demo, and CHARS has not been reset, the screen will saspie, 7 —— ere ae “vd 8x11, with a total weight of less than 2 ibs. © The Z88. A look like arabic, cuneiform or worse. Type in GO SUB
4150 and it will restore CHARS giving you Sinclair english back again. ee Z
If space permits next time, we wi ook at restoring what sie under the last window we drew -- a complex sub- WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG ject indeed! Until then fool with these programs and let me know if you discover anything. As always, if data entry isn’t worth the eye-strain, I’1l be happy to
9 send you the complete version of Windows & Portholes as Sharp’s, Inc. is available on a tape of three most requested programs Rt. 10, Box 459 (called Jazzofire: $9.95ppd) or with eight most request- | Mechanicsville, VA 23111 ed (called Bingham’s Best+: $12.95ppd). Please write to (804) 746-1664 or 730-9697 Paul Bingham, PO Box 2034, Mesa, AZ 85214. And keep those 2068s up and running. -pb 2c
1398 CATA 231,235 ,2308,236,231,23 6,229 ,237,238,237 ,231,237,229,23 3 ? 2 2 B 7) 2 as 3 ] 2 ra » ee ri 3 ] e223, 2 a = ? e223 r 2 a 9,230,239,231, B39 / 345; £236 ,24,237, 25 ,2£338,26,239 1408 CATA 239,223,237 ,229,238,e22 9,239,229,236,2308,237,230,233,23 Q ? 22 9 ] 2 a 2 é 2 = 4 : 2 ri 2 ] 2 “| = ;& = 1 7 2 — sa) / £3 1,237,231,238,231,239,231,16,229 ,16 ,230,37 ,238,17,231,18,2313,18, £231,128 141@ DATA 37,1,36,8,9,229,62,2,2 @5,¢8,18,4¢2,1138,92,62,35,148,123 ,62,27,149,113,689,768,225,28,9,1, $7,3,225,30¢,54¢,92,9,233 idee DATA 2,08,2,8,8,82,8,0.,8,1,6 ,£4,32,192,3,12.,63,192,08,8,31,2 ed 3 a ’ wt a3 255 7] 2 é 2 z a 7] 2 So ’ @ 2 @ ] 2 23 41232 ,i12,12,3,0,224,283,3 1438 CATA Je2,24,438,97,194,132,123 6,3.,16,96,128,8,8,8,8,8.,138,65 ,o2,16,38,¢,4¢,2.,7,6,14,12,23,24, i Bache aa al rd ag Ra ela cr cd i448 CATA 1,1,8,8,8,0,8,@. ,16,8, 136,132,68,66,66,34. ,49,113,113, 97,226 ,226 ,226 ,226. ,34,33,33,47, A7,17,17,417. ,226,226,226,226,226 p£25,2£41,241 2450 DATS 17,37 ,42477237,33 ,33,34,;2 4.,2483,120,1208,124,60,62,38,31., 123,128 ,64,64,32,16,3,4. ,8,8,8,2 paenze £2, 68 86,2352 ,136,,8,16, 26, : pce ‘] 132 : 19 4 ? ee 5S Z 2428 r] 2 43 : 2 Se ? 2 = = ’ 1462 CATA @,8,2,192,32,24,6,129. ,2,2,8,08,8,1,6,24. ,4,3,16,32,193 ,2,12,24. ,224,248 252,255,127 ,31 ,7,@.,2£240,15,8,8,224,255,255,127 1465 CATA 1,254,0,8,8,255,255,25 4,,224,1,7,31,252 ,248,192,0 1472 DATA 1,6,24,32,96,224,224,2 & 4 s ,2 oo ? Ya) ] 2 ? a) é 2 rf @ e B ? Fa 73 ecod r] eed ! 2 ed ocd, 224,224,224 ,224, ,224,24,6 é - é 4 é 1 , 2 é A e@ - ? 4 ri «| ? i a * ? iz ? 1 , 1 2 3 = ? 1 ,1,6,28,248,248,192. 224,224,224 ,£40,254,127,31,7. ,2,8,282,82,8,255 p200,255 1475 DATA 63,932,239 ,232,232,232, 232,232. ,255,8,255,2,8,28,8,28.,23 2 ,232,202,232,2392 ,232,232,232.,2 5$5,1,253,5,5,5,5,5.,5,5,5,5,5,5, $,5.,5,5,5,253,1,255,252,252.,23 2,202,232 ,239,224,255,255,255. ,8 ,@,8@,255,28,255,255,255 1488 CATA 1,6,8,16,49,93,228,223 . ,£595,0,8,255,8,8,28,8.,228,223,2 23 ,228 ,228,228,2283 ,228. ,224,24,¢4¢ ,194,34,17,9,9.,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9. ,17,34,194,4,24,248,224,128. ,226 ,241,2408,128,126,63,31,7.,28,8,25 5,0,0,255,255,255 = 3 Po XATR 2 a 2 r) 7 a i2 & 2 ? 52 , 2 ia 7) 2 if -,14,19,253,1,7,15,9,6.,212,2i12, 2i2,eile,e2ie,eie,e2ie,e2ie. ,@,8,255 Fe Sp Pe ae ee Fe OP ee OS Se OS ee ae oe ,2£299,2£,254,4,252£,243.,212,212,21 5,228 ,223,192,255,255. ,8, @,255,2 ,£55,28,255,255 1498 DATA @,63,42,252,230,254,22 §,255. ,@,255,172,1782,172,1708,172 ,295,,2£25,255,225,255,225,255,e22 5,255. ,@,254,178,174,1738,198,19¢ ,294.,,130,254,13920,254,1090,254,13 @,25¢, ,138,25¢4,178,174,1728,254¢,2 pt EM A OPS 252,234, 2eS5. 255,255. ,255,172 2,178, 178, 178, 255 ,295,255 1495 CATA 123,196,192,e202,192,23 5.,,66,2£202. ,219,36,8,1782,28,255,2,2 - , 194,234,66,282,226, 74,194,222. ,239,17,1,169,2,233,33,41. ,33 443 ,44,414,33,42,0393,41. ,33,233,2,1269 ,1,47, 855 282. ,194 235,64 202, 13 2,196,255 ,247. ,8,255,08,1728, 2,36, 255,183 ___.. iS@e@ CATA 7,62,82,289,289,255,i2 6,12.,255,2@,0,8,8,2,2,8.,14,28, 5,38@,4,14¢,28,23,. ,248,32,9,9,9,38 ,56,32.,16,48,6¢,32,16,16, oe ,16,38,9,9,9,9@,248,192. ,14, 52, 2,289 ,289,254,127,15. ,8,8,8,8, ri @,255,255 1818 CATA 62,33,215,62,34,215,6e2 ,309,215,62,36,215,42,136,92,37,65 2,5,133,131,229,193,285,22,9,62, 37,2£215,62,38,215,6,3,62,32,215,2 6,251 1S28 CATA 62,399,215,42,136,92,37 ,62,7,133,111,229,193,285,28,9,6 2,48,215,62,41,£15,6,4,62,32,215 ,16,251,62,¢2,215,62,43,215,42,1 36,92,37
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,o, ,133,111, 229,193 ,205,20,8,52,4 ? e 1548 CATA 6,6,62,302,215,16,251,6 2,47,215,42,136,92,37,62,3,133,4 13,229,193,285,28,9,62,48,215,62 ,49,215,6,4¢,62,32,215,16,251,62, S@,2£15 155@ CATA 62,51,215,42,136,92,37 ,62,7,133,121,229,193,205,282,9,5 2,592,215 ,62,53,215 ,62,32,215,62, 32,215 ,82,54,215,62,55,215,42,13 6,922,937 15628 CATA 52,5,133,111,229,193,2 @5,20,9,62£,56,215,62,57,215,62,5 rR ta dil alee 8 ica de eee ag a 2202 OATA 241,225,193 ,289,8,217, 241,225,193 ,289,281
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el 6233 aca 7: 372 3012 8937 8 8=©= gBg5 Pith teri 3208 CLS : LET t=SSeaaea: FOR tei =eee ran 3635 4290 197 15682 TO 44: PRINT "@222222222202000"; Se3e 4 35765 4102 45 3672 : NEXT t Sado 65 6862 4110 ae! ao24 S@12@ LET x=RNDs28: IF x<4 THEN G Saso ié 11928 4122 13 1931 Oo TO 3010 4000 $3 4413 4132 29 2742 S@22@ LET y3=RND¢17: IF yi3 THEN R 4010 Si 2137 4142 4 1434 ANDOMIZE GO TO 3010 aa ae 28 4152 41 3442 s , + Ls : to rm = i = 32 B _POK A 14,4: POKE t415,x: Lb aaa oe the 41628 44 4445
S@d¢a PRINT AT y,x-2; INT (94+.5}35" » > INT (X+.5): IF INKEYS$="2" THE N GO TO 4280
S@Se@ CO TO 3318
4000 LET x=@: LET y=@: LET chars =2£3006: GO SUB 4162
4212 FOR 3=183 TO 68 STEP -3 4222 PRINT AT 3.x; CHR Q;
4832 FOR H=x+1 TO x4+13: PRINT CH fe Prades NEAT hh: PRINT CHR (9 +:
4848 FOR FH=yt¢l TO y414d: PRINT AT h,*,CHRS (942); " “;, CHRS (944): NEXT bh
4052 PRINT AT 94+1S5,x;CHRS (9456); : FOR h=x+1 TO *413: PRINT CHR (9+7);,: NEXT h
48628 PRINT CHR (949)
48908 LEY d=((9-60)} 78+65)}: GO Sus 4150: PRINT AT y44,x%46; "WINDOW “, CHRS dj, RAT 94+9,%43;5 "Press ary % ey": IF d4>65 THEN PRINT AT ys128 M42, "FOr NExt window.": GO SuB 4162: GO TO 4118
4102 PRINT AT 9418,%4+6; "toa STOP. “:; GO SUB 41362
4210 IF INKEYS$="1" THEN GO SUB 4 158: GO TQ 3882 | IF INKEYS$="" THEN GO TO 411
LET x=x42: LET yoys1: NEXT
GO SUB 415@: sTop
4152 POKE chars,@: POKE chars4i, 68: RETURN
41628 POKE chars,221: POKE chars+ 1,214: RETURN
One More Word Gn "CK TYPE®*
As promised I am continuing to use Stan Lemke’s CK TYPE outputs to help readers with their listings. And I’ve even gotten mail from others saying they’1] use it. Well, for all you hold-outs left I have written an even shorter one-line version! Its only ten programming lines long and when SAVEd can then be quickly MERGEd to @ive a quick report on your latest program entry. Try it out! It appears as listing 1.1 below.
9999 INPUT kK: LPRINT k3;"'S CKT 73 "*: LET gaesé: LET. 9<238368:- Le T bed #PEER $34+PEEK (9-1): FOR f= TO 942: LET €=@: LET FeHd*PEER 56 +PEEK (b+1): IF F4399399 THEN LET S=d¢#PEER (6+314+PEER (b+2)}: LET bebe4¢: LET jsl: FOR ist TO a: LE T €sé€+¢(j+1)4PEEK 6: LET j=noT j: L=s b=2b41> NEXT i:- PRINT 22° 7: T RB 9;4%,€,823; fF; TAB 9;43,€: NEXT fb
shortest version’s CKT:
Listing i.1
999 298 26687
TS Communique
Joe Williamson A forum for people having problems with their 1000,
1500 and 2068. If you have any questions, send it to:
TS Communique c/o Time Designs Magazine Co. 29722 Hult Road Colton, OR 97017
I have attempted on several occasions with a low
I have a new 1985 Emerson 10° portable color TV degree of success to adapt our ZX81 and TS1000 to our model EC12P. It has a video input jack and I am using it Magnavox monitor. I first tried Les Soloman’s fix for a monitor for a 2068. (Computers & Electronics, years ago) which amounted in tapping off the video to the RF modulator but that
My problem is that I get ghost images on the left of resulted in an unacceptably dark picture. Disconnecting
the cursor and other letters. A printed full horizontal the video input from the RF modulator gave only a line of graphic squares will be color smeared on _ the marginally better display even with brightness and left side and very dark on the right side of the line. contrast at maximun.
: do ! t this? Fhe “sene With» verricgl line. How Ge) Garres I then proceeded through all of my SYNTAXs and in a
very early issue found a circuit which used a 2N2222
Weaitce Beith we transistor. Experimentation with that circuit ended by
lowering the the input resistor to the base of the
Dear Earl, 2N2222 to 600 ohms to produce an acceptable display.
From the circuit diagram you supplied, the video However, I abandoned the project when I saw the display
input to your monitor is well buffered and DC isolated go extremly bright during the LOAD and SAVE operations - so the problem probably does not lie in the monitor, but I was afraid of damage to the monitor.
in the 2068 (assuming of course that the TV in general
works OK). Try adjusting the sync & white level (VRI1) Additionally, the 2N2222 circuit pulled so much
control next to the speaker inside the 2068. This should current out of the video that it considerably narrowed
help some, but if not, try using a different source on the good-loading range from'a cassette recorder. I was
the monitor such as a VCR. If that works OK, try using QLOAD which was always touchier than standard
changing the value of R67 in the 2068 (to the right of equipment. I guess that my question is: Is there a
the big capacitors) which will change the output Simple under-the-hood circuit that you know of that will impedance (not Known for being standard). Try values do the job and avoid the problems mentioned above? between 50 and 470 ohms. -Joe
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John E. Juergens Pacifica, CA
Dear John,
Your problem has occured with many a TS enthusiast trying to connect their computer to a monitor - In fact, it happens with many other computer lines as well. The problem stems (as above) from the differences in input impedance of different monitors. Some have high input impedance others have low (75 ohm) input impedance and Some are even switchable. As far as the actual input circuit, some have DC block input (a capacitor in series with the input) and some do not. °81) was one of the better
The SYNTAX circuit (DEC ones I have seen because it buffered the input and. output of the circuit to protect LOAD/SAVE operations and provided the proper biasing of the transistor. The original circuit shown in the article just had the transistor and an emitter follower resistor as_ the output. With your monitor, you may want to try both of
these output circuits. Try connecting the emitter of the transistor directly to the input of the monitor and also I would recommend using a 10 microFarad capacitor in the buffered version (to cut down on tearing.and bending of characters) and try different value resistors from the emitter to ground in the range of 50 to 470 ohms. If. the
monitor is built right, 75 ohms should work. the best. This circuit can also be used with the TS 1500. Also, don’t worry about the brighter screen in LOAd/SAVE
operations as the monitor limits high level inputs. -Joe
Diagram A
| 4N222 2 NPN Genera!
20 LOAD [your system syntax] “TOMAHAWK.SCR* SCREEN$ 30 LOAD [your system syntax) “TOMAHAWK.COD" CODE 40 RAND USR 61184
Save this loader to auto start at line 2. In general, when dealing with a headerless code block, you must use a disassembler/monitor to examine the set up
code. Look for a block of code statements
which assign values to the following registers:
IX - This will be the loading address in RAM memory DE - This is the length of the code block HL - In TOMAHAWK, this was set to the address of the | EXROM routine which does the tape read A - An FF stands for Data block
Carry Flag - Carry will be set for a load operation
In the case of TOMAHAWK, IX was 6BCO hex, DE was 9440 hex, A was FF hex, Carry was set, and HL pointed to the EXROM tape read routine address. A call was then made to a routine which paged in the EXROM and jumped to
the address pointed to by HL. Knowing this, it was easy to translate them into decimal values and make up the BASIC SAVE instructions. Mike Finn Philadelphia, PA Dear Mike, Thanks for the little on headerless program loading
it works only in the left port.
A PKR C Trantistor- = Purpose or equur,
= . output video = loaFr copoci tur to moniter From R3O SO-470L42 ues EX81/TS 1000/TSISCO fj _or
: direct to wrout tor input
In answer to Regis Giacobbe’s request on how to save TOMAHAWK to Ramex disk (JAN/FEB ’88); TOMAHAWK’s' basic loader program contains a machime code program embedded in a REM statement to set up the screen and load _ the machine code. The code which it reads from tape is. headerless.
Section 4.2 of the Technical Manual describes what a header consists of. TOMAHAWK doesn’t. use a header on the machine code -block because the code embedded in the REM statement sets up the IX, DE, A, HL, and Flag registers with the necessary parameters to read the code block and
calls the proper EXROM routine to read the code. After some .“houseKeeping” code, it then jumps into the TOMAHAWK game code and the game begins.
What many disk owners have done is to replace the final instruction which jumps into the game with a RET instruction which takes you back into BASIC. You can then SAVE the code with BASIC commands.
To SAVE TOMAHAWK, MERGE TOMAHAWK’ s BASIC loader into the 2068. Add on to the program the lines:
10 ON ERR RESET
20 SAVE [your system syntax] “TOMAHAWK.SCR”® SCREEN$
30 SAVE [your system syntax] “TOMAHAWK.COD” CODE 27584,37952
40 STOP
50 ON ERR GOTO 10 60 POKE 26839,201
70 GOTO 1
Type as a direct command: RUN 50. This will LOAD the non-standard screen, the game code, and SAVE them to your disk. You can then make up a new loader program to
LOAD the screen and game code and deleting lines 1, 3 through 10, Adjust lines 20 to 40 as follows:
start the game by and 50 through 70.
ol
and for the info on converting TOMAHAWK to disk. -Joe
I own a “Ts 2068 and one Joystick. When playing games How can I get it to work in the right port? The right port is OK per ae_e simple joystick test routine. Also, I use a Star Micronics STX- 80 thermal printer with an AERCO Parallel Interface with
my 2068 and it works great with TASWORD-TWO but I can not get it to print using TS/VU-CALC. Arthur C. McDuffie Keller, TX Dear Arthur, Most of the games that I have seen only “look” at the left joystick. Some do give you the option of using
either joystick port, most do not. Unless its in BASIC, the only way you can change the joystick port is to know where the routine that looks at the joystick port resides in code and make the necessary changes. If its in BASIC, simply change it from STICK 1 to STICK 2.
VU-CALC would require you to use supplied with the AERCO interface. The program really needs to be modified to make full use of the larger printer, such as allowing more columns to be printed. I believe that there is a version that has been modified for full use of a full-sized printer. -Joe
the print driver
In reply to Jim Powell’s problem with the linearity of the TS 2040 printer, Timex is not the one with this problem. I talked to
non- only a drafting teacher
who works with IBM equipment and they have the same problem. Their solution is a software modification that corrects for the problem by multiplying the short axis by a correction factor. I’m not smart enough to do this but maybe someone out there is. Don Balmer Marquette, MI
Dear Don,
It seems to me that I read an article a few years
ago on how to plot a (near) perfect circle on the screen
using a correction factor. I am sure this same amethod could be used to print to the printer as well. Does anyone out there remember that article? I was not able to locate it. — ~Joe
ose ee ee
When I hook my QL up to my Sears TV/Monitor/RGB and Dear Bud, use it in the monitor mode (F1) the picture will not I believe the table you are looking for is at 26703 hold steady, it rolls. However, it works fine in TV mode and 26704 which is the address of the printer output (minus the 64 scan lines). Is there a means to remedy routine. At least thats the one thats changed for
this without having to own two seperate monitors’ for programs like Tasword II and Profile. for the 2040 each computer? printer this contains address 1280 which is the TS Michael E. Carver printer routine in ROM. This can be changed to address
Portland, OR 64000 by poking 26703 with O and 26704 with 250 (O + 256
x 250 = 64000). A & J may have an intermediate “TABLE® of some sort but the POKEs above should do it if thats the actual start of the printing routine. I’m really not
Dear Michael, that familiar with A & J’s printer interface. -Joe
You hit the nail on the head when you said the 64 scan lines were gone! In essence, the vertical timing is changed and so the monitor won’t lock up until the vertical hold is adjusted on the monitor to correct for the change. On my Sears monitor I am able to get a nice steady picture after adjusting the vertical hold in both
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You need to adjust the capacitor inside the RF modulator (metal can at left rear of unit) for best color lock. Since you turned the other controls, you will need to play around with different settings until best results are obtained. If you still don’t get color, you may have to replace the LM1889.
connector and sent to a seperate jack which can then be SHARP'S is l ee
The BEEP & SOUND can be picked off the rear edge connected to one of those $12 audio amplifiers that Radio Shack sells. BEEP can be found on pin 2B (component side) and SOUND can be found on pin 31A (component side). Use 100K ohms in series with the BEEP connection and 22k ohms in series with the SOUND connection and the junction of these two to ground as OFT We aa : ING
shown. Watch for RAM expansion in the next issue. -Joe
Diagram B
RCA 7, Type | os oun stk HAR OWERE a | DEALER! (spr Tepecvt) [OOKAL = pin 26 | ground.
I hope there is some help for this problem even WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG though it’s not exactly a Timex product. I have an A & J Microdrive. The driver relocation instructions with the ? unit are wrong in some way. The address for the “°TABLE” ar Song nec is given at 62254 and 26255 which is a_ typographical 9 * error. In any case, the address I find is 8669 which I
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notes may be made directly to FLASHBACK database files which may be sorted, searched and selected into sub-groups. Later, fields
or entire records may be instantly trans- ferred to QUILL or elsewhere. With FLASHBACK, everything about files,
records, fields, sub-records, etc., is flex- ible and easily modified, and the program may be operated on two levels: as a simple card-file or as a relational, interactive database. Quill_lis, Abacus_exp, Archive_exp and Easel_exp files may be read into FLASHBACK files. A FLASHBACK search is virtually instantaneous, doing in a few seconds, for example, SEARCH and SELECT,
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what took a few minutes in QL ARCHIVE. And FLASHBACK files cannot SO easily be corrupted by human error. Not a database in the conventional sense, FLASHBACK should provide yeoman service in most "filing” and "transfer" operations not involving numer- ical computation, for example, I see no way of entering the instruction that field A is equal to field B divided by field C.
Talent’s TYPE 22 * * *¥ 1/72
This is a simulation of a British Royal
Navy Type 22 frigate in action against various hostile threats ‘enemy aircraft, missiles, ships, and subs). The object: stay afloat as long as possible. This is
best accomplished by shooting down eneny aircraft and sinking enemy shipping, by taking evasive action, and by the use of
electronic countermeasures.
The frigate is equipped with a torpedo- and missile-equipped Lynx helicopter which can extend the -range of over-the-horizon surveillance and attack and with air- and surface-search radar.
Once-removed from the standard arcade-
game "zap the alien invader,” TYPE 22 requires the use of some strategy and tactics, mainly prioritizing threats which must be dealt with in a logical order, damage assessment and control, and ship maneuvering. A scoring system rates your performance.
Wood & Wind Computing’s REFIELD * * * 1/2
This is an American program designed to facilitate the addition of new fields to existing QL ARCHIVE database files. It is self-documented and quite straightforward--I managed to sail right through it the first time without recourse to the instructions which are included in the usual " doc file.” I deducted a star and a half; because the program, though well-constructed, does not do a great deal, because the writtenn instructions could have been better (I have learned the hard way that instructions must be kept simple), and because of an obvious omission. The obvious omission, easily correctable in the next version, is the failure to include a method to create new numerical fields which are a function of one or more other numerical fields.
The first three programs may be obtained from your favorite Time Designs
advertiser. Prices are now sO you may want to telephone shop for the best bargain. The last program is available from Time Designs.
varying wildly
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MANDELBROT -- A Fractal World
Part Four
Michael E. Carver
PSSSSSSTE PRESETS SEES SETS Sy
The author will provide the complete program (with sample Mandelbrot Set data) on Micro-cartridge or 53 1/4" disk (DS/DD only) for $7.50. Or, if the sender provides cartridge or disk--$4.00. Send check or money order to : Michael E. Carver, 1016 NE Tillamook, Portland, OR 97212.
Mandelbrot Source Code
Mandelbrot -- machine code subroutine written by Michael E. Carver 3/38/87
This program will do the recursive mathematics involved in calculating points within a Mandelbrot set. Certain variables are carried over from BASIC (cr and cr)
nope — lea $29(a6),ad restore list pointer (BV_NLBAS) , move.1 (a8),a2
§ NOTE: Only do this step for a fresh start from BASIC add.1l a6,a2
addq #8,ai update table pointer cmp.1 ai,d5S end of name table? start moveq #2,d2 insure return to BASIC w/out Error bhi.s loop continue geach lea array (pc),ad start of array data area bra.s set_up done lea arr_pti(pce),ai location to pointer in array p move.1 a, (al) store the pointer found_ci lea ci_loc,a4 store address of var position rts return to BASIC lea $28(a6),a2 variable area (BV_VVBAS) move.1 (a8),a2
add.1l1 a6,a2 add.1l 4(al1),a2 move.1 a2, (aq) bra.s nope
§ Enter here to calculate point in specified plane 5 retrieve address of variables cr & ci from BASIC
calc moveg #2,d2 move.1] S@ic(aé),al end of name table (BV_NTP) found_er lea cr_loc,a4 store address of var position add.1 aé,al length of name table lea $28(a6) ,ad variable area (BV_VVBAS) move.1 ai,dS store length move.1 (a8),a2 . ‘ MmOove.wW #$0292,d4 floating point type add.1 a6,a2
move.1] #%$82637260,d1 listed entry for cr add.l 4(al1),a2 move.1 #$92636988,d2 listed entry for ci move.1l a2, (aq) lea $29(a6),ad start of list table (BV_NLBAS) bra.s nope move.1 (a@),a2
add.l a6,a2
lea $168(a6),a9 start of name table (BV_NTBAS) mc variables
move.] (a9),al1
add.1l aé,al
Space dc.1 @ loop move.w (ai),d3 is it floating point type? cr_ioé ds.1 1 cmp.w d3,d4 ei. toc ds.1l 1
beq.s flpoint bra.®& nope $ move cr and ci to mc variable area and reset mc variables flpoint lea space, ad add.w 2(ai),a2 move.b (a2)+, (aq) + get offset to variables set_up move.b (a2)+, (a4) + move.b (a2)+, (ad) + lea space, a4
lea cripc),ad first variable space in movea.1 cr_loc(pc),as store cr area MOove.w (a3) +, (ad) + mOove.1 (a3) +, (ad) +
cmp.1 (a4),d1 equal to cr addq #2,a3 store ci beq.s found.cr not always on word border! move.w (ad)+, (ad) +
cmp.1l (a4),d2 equal to ci move.1] (a3)+, (aq) +
beq.s found ci 34 moveq #8,d4 clear 9 words
z@ro
clir.w (a4) + dbmi d4, zero
| do floating point
moveg #249,d1 move.w S$ila,ad jar (am)
move.1 $58(a6é),ali lea count (pc) ,a4d move.w #9, (a4)
bigloop
lea zi(pc),ad move.w move.1 move.w move. l move. 1 mMOove.W #89e,dd move.w Slic,ad jer (am)
#8,47
move.w @(a6,a1.1), move.1 2(a6,ai.1), lea zri(pc) ,a4 move.w move. l mOove.wW move. 1 move. l move.w #$9e,dd move.w $lic,ad jer (ad)
2(ad),2(a6,
2(aqd) ,6laé, #3,47
move.w @(a6é,ai.1), move.1l 2(a6,ai.1), sub.w #12,a1 move.l1 #28,d7 move.w #$28c,dd move.w $iic,ad jer (a®)
math
Btad),6(a6,ai.1) 2(ad),8(a6é,ali1.1) B@tiad), BG@iaéd,ai.1) 2(a4) ,2(a6,ali.1)
~6(a6,ai.1) -~4(aé,ai1.1)
Blad) ,O@(a6,a1.1) ai.l) Blaqd),6(a6,ai.1) ail.l)
-6(a6,ai.1) -4(a6,ai.1)
J aaa as 2%
reserve space for 4 f.p. (BV_CHRIX)
go for it
new stack pointer if changed start counter at @
store it
#’s
put zr onto stack twice 2nd item on stack
ist item on stack still points to zr get ready
multiply TOS and NOS do a math operation go for it
(RI_MULT) (RI_EXEC) move result to bottom of stack
locate zr put zr on stack twice
get ready multiply TOS and NOS
go for it move result down on stack update m.s.
get ready subtract TOS from NOS
pointer
(RI_SUB)
go for it
lea cripc),aqd
move.w (a4)+,6(a6,ai.1) move.1l1 (a94),8(a6,ai.1) move.i #8,d7
move.w #$9a,dd
move.w Silic,ad
jsr (am)
lea ra(pc),a4d
move.w @(a6,ai1.1), (ad) + move.1 2(a6é,a1.1), (ad) sub.w #i2,a1
move.1 ail,%$56(a6) mMove.w #$892,0(a6,ai1.1) move.1 #849999999,2'(a6,a1.1) lea zri(pc),ad
move.w (a4)+,6(a6,ai.1) move.1] (a4)+,8(a6,ai.1) move.!1 #8,d7
mMove.w #$9e,dd
move.w $lic,ad
jsr (ad)
move.w move. 1
(a9) +,6(a6,ai.1) (aq) ,8(a6é,ai.1)
move.1 #8,d7 move.w #$Ge,da move.w $ilic,ad
jer (ad)
lea ci(pc),a4
move.w (a4)+,6(a6,ai.1) move.1 (a9¢),8(a6é,ai.1) -‘move.1 #8,d7
mOove.w #$9a,dd
move.w $iic,ad
jer (ad)
lea zi(pc),a4
move.w O8(a6,a1.1), (ad) + move.1 2(a6,ai.1), (ad) + lea zri(pc),as
move.w (a4)+,8(a5) move.1 (a9) +,2(a35) sub.w #18,al
’ § NOTE: aS still points to zr
move.l move.w move.! move.w move. 1l move. 1 move.w ##$9e,dd move.w Slic,ad jer (a®)
ail,$53 (a6) Gtas),Ol(a6,ai.1) 2(aS),2(a6,a1.1) (a3)+,6(a6,ali.1) (a3) +,8(a6,ai.1) #5,d7
addq #6,ai
move.w @(aS),8(a6é,ai.1) move.1 2(a35),2(a6,a1.1) move.w @(a35) ,6(a6,ai.1) move.1 2(a3),8(a6,ali.1) move.l1 #8,d7
move.w #99e,dd
move.w Siic,ad
jer (am)
subq #6,al
move.w -6(a6,a1.1),08(a6,ai.1) move.1 -4(a6,a1.1),2(a6,a1.1) move.l1 #28,d7
move.w #$9a,dd
move.w S$iic,ad
jsr (a)
move.1 #0,d7 MOve.w #904, dd move.w S$iic,ad jer (a®)
move.w @(a6,ai.1),d6 sub.w #22,ai
locate variable cr put on stack
get ready
add TOS to NOS (RI_ADD)
90 for it
locate variable ra store result in ra
reset math stack pointer restore math stack pointer put no. 2 as #.p. on stack
locate zr
put zr on stack
a@ will now point to zi get ready
multiply TOS and NOS
go for it
put zi onto stack
get ready to call multiply TOS and NOS
go for it
locate variable ci put ci on stack
get ready add TOS to NOS
eo for it
locate variable zi store result in zi now points to ra locate variable zr store ra into zr
reset m.s. pointer to orig
restore math stack pointer put zr onto stack twice a
aS now points to zi get ready multiply TOS and NOS
go for it
result of zi#zi will be 2 numbers below following results
update m.s. pointer put zi onto stack twice
,
get ready multiply TOS and NOS
go for it
reset stack pointer move zr*¥zr up to bottom of
stack get ready add TOS to NOS go for it get ready truncate to word integer (RI_INT) go tor it
store result reset m.s. pointer to orig
check
store
move.1] a1,%58(aé) lea count (pc),aqd move.w (a4),d5 cmp.w #4,d6
bge store
addq.w #1,d5 move.w d3, (aq) cmp.b #235,d5 bne bigloop
retrieve counter
reached upper limit? if so store in array increment counter store counter
done enough times? if not do some more
movea.l arr_pt(pc),ad move.b dS, (aq) +
lea arr_pt(pc),aS move.1 a4, (aS)
rts
get array pointer
update pointer
$ mc program variables
2
arr_pt ds.l 1
count ds.w 1
cr ds.b 6 floating point
ci ds.b 6 floating point
zr ds.b 6 floating point
zi ds.b 6 floating point
ra ds.b 6 floating point
dump ds.1 8 used during de-bugging array ds.b 2 address for array storage
Snapshot Source Code
Snapshot and paste for mandelbrot program will make a copy of a portion of screen before
placing mini_window and paste back original screen portion after removing mini_window
HEHEHE written by Michael E. Carver 7/25/87 xxx**
restore math stack pointer
Plotter Source Code
machine code routines to plot mandelbrot set to screen
written by Michael E. Carver
7129/87
§ enter here to redraw already calculated mandelbrot
sta
m_l
n_loop
rray data re lea m_point,a4 clr.w (a4)
move.w (a4%),di
lea m_fp(pc),a2 bsr convert
lea n_point,a4 clr.w (ad)
lea array (pc) ,a2 lea color (pc),a3 bsr ink
addi.l #1, (a2)
lea n_point,a4d move.w (aq9),di
lea n_fp(pc),a2 bsr convert
lea m_fp(pc),a2 ber plot
lea n_point(pc),a2 addi.w #1, (a2) gempi.w #199, (a2) ble n_loop
lea m_point(pc),aS addi.w #1, (a3) move.w (a3),di
lea m_fpi(pc),a2 bsr convert
cmpi.w #199, (a5) ble m_loop
rts
oop
SUBROUTINES
enter here to make a copy of screen before opening mini_window
snapshot move.!1 #131968,ali first byte of mini_window area lea picture(pc),ad picture array Fs moveq #9,d2 movegq #1i,di counter for scan lines ae
s_loopi moveq #1,d2 counter words per line
s_loop2 move.w (al)+, (ad) + transfer to picture array
addq.b #1,d2 cmpi.b #24,d2 ble s_loop2 add.w #69,al addq.b #1,di1 cmpi.b #36,d1 ble s_loopi rts
increase word counter completed scan line?
increase scan line counter completed block?
done
next scan line start address
ink
HEX Convert integer to floati
set m_point to zero interger value of m_point
change to floating point
set n_point to zero
update pointer to array interger value of n_point
change to floating point
update x co-ord reached end of line? if not plot next point
update y co-ord interger value of m_point
change to floating point
complete last line? if not plot next line
ng point KKK
entered with dizinteger value -- a2=address to store result vert move.1 $358(aé6),ai math stack pointer
move.w d1,8(a6,ai.1) movegq #8, dg
moveq #8,d7
move.w Siic,ad
jer (ad)
mOove.w @(a6,a1.1), (a2) + move.1 2(a6,ai.1), (a2) rts
HERE Ink HEHE entered with a2=array pointer
moveq #8,d3
5 enter here to paste back the "“snap-shot" of screen tek ante add.w d3,a3 paste move.1 #131968, a1 #irst byte address of mini_window eee waes le + oie aoe picture array ea ee : _—
moveg #1,d1 counter for scan lines pti ae i,ds p_loopt moveq #1,d2 counter for words per line eis p_loop2 move.w (a@)+, (al)+ transfer to picture array
picture
addq.b #1,d2 cmpi.b #24,d2 ble p_loop2 add.w #89,al addq.b #1i,dl cmpi.b #36,d1 ble p_loopi rts
increase word counter complete scan line?
increase scan line counter
completed block?
done
mc variables
ds.w 864 picture array
next scan line start address
plot
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HEH Plot KEKE
Place onto stack RI_FLOAT
get ready RI_EXEC
go for it
store result
done
- aS=color table address
clear register get iteration count #ind corresponding color
set ink (SD_SETIN) I.D. # for channel #2 timeout
go for it
done
entered with a2=m_fp (floating point value of y co-ord)
lea plot_s(pc),ail move.w (a2)+,8(al) move.l (a2)+,2(al) move.w (a2)+,6(al) move.1 (a2)+,86(al) moveq #$39,d¢d moveq #-1i,d3 move.1 #%29992, ad trap #3
rts
plotting stack area move m_fp to stack
move n_fp to stack
SD_POINT
timeout
I.D. # for channel #2 go for it
done
5 5 mc variables
lea array (pc),a2 5
lea colori(pce),as bsr ink
array ds.1 1 address of mandelbrot data array addi.l #1, (a2) update pointer to array m_ point ds.w 1 y co-ordinate lea n_point,a4 interger value of n_point n_point ds.w i x co-ordinate move.w (a4),di m_fp ds.w 3 room for floating point number lea n_fpi(pc),a2 n_fp ds.w 3 room for floating point number bsr convert change to floating point color ds.b 256 room for color data lea m_fpi(pc),a2 plot_b ds.b 224 room for plotting stack bsr plot Plot_s ds.b 16 pointer to top of plotting stack je63 n_point(pc),az2 addi.w #1, (a2) update x co-ord cmpi.w #199, (a2) reached end of line? ble exit if not exit 5 clr.w (a2) i¢ end of ‘line zero n_point $ enter here to plot mandelbrot set as it is being calculated j6,3 m_point(pc),a3 and increment m_point 5 addi.w #1, (a5) update y co-ord start2 lea m_point,a4 move.w (aqd),dil interger value of m_point lea m_fp(pc),a2 bsr convert change to floating point % Fara Ea OCF by Mike de Sosa Despite the fact that the QL has been ponents which better manage the heat out of manufacture for some time and is now generated by QL components to reduce the becoming somewhat scarce on your distribu- incidence of computer lock-ups. Replace- tor’s shelves, it is only just now reaching ment ROM chips are available which might what may be called a fully developed, fully improve your QL in many ways. Replacing supported status. In fact, with the ever in- your JSU chip with a-JS or MG chip would, creasing amount of new software for the QL most importantly, eliminate the graphic in- which is announced each month or appears in compatibility encountered with certain Euro- the QUANTA (QL Users and Tinkerers Associa-— pean software, and the replacement ROM chip tion) library, one wonders how much further may be ordered with built-in ICE, SUPER one can go with the QL. One happy character- TOOLKIT II, QfLash or other software! istic of the QL’'s 32-bit architecture and There are now a number of replacement
its Motorola 68008 microprocessor is its keyboards for your QL. I have not reviewed relative proof against obsolescence. I would any, because I like the QL keyboard. CI
say--as a non-technical expert--that within believe that the reasons why the QL keyboard a year, emulators will be available for the is unpopular with some are threefold: it
QL which will enable it to run most popular doesn’t look like other keyboards, it is a brands (not types--but brands) of software! soft-touch keyboard which is ‘frequently
In my book on the QL, Taking the Quan— damaged by heavy-handed hackers, ‘and it has tum Leap: The Last Word On the Sinclair QL no number pad. The only valid criticism is
(available from Time Designs Magazine), I the latter, and this describe a number of "ideal systems” for the
QL, and these are still valid, but there have been a number of new products for the QL which must be considered as components of an "ideal system.”
Only if you are a serious number-cruncher. A quality, smooth- operating, inexpensive numeric pad is a much-needed and long-awaited QL accessory.
I’m going to save monitors and printers for another day except for two points. A lot
First and foremost, considering the of new graphics software is being written logistical realities, is obtaining a second, for Epson FX-80 or RX-80 printers, so why "*spare” QL. I don't think that I need not take the course of least resistance and elaborate why, except to say that--at the buy one of these printers or a printer which price of a new QL--it is sheer folly not to is exactly compatible with them. Printer- have another, either networked to your driver installation is probably the most present QL or on the shelf. And, if you have common problem for QL users. (In answering a great deal of hardware and software for readers' questions about this, I have learnt your QL, or a significant number of impor- a lot and will soon write an entire article tant files for your QL, you might even on this subject.) The second point has to
consider a second spare--what the hey? do with use of the Sears Color TV/Monitor as Working from the inside of your QL out, a suitable RGB monitor for the QL. At about you might consider replacement chips or com- $340, I recommended the Sears as a "best
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buy” and personal favorite in my book. not have definite information, but it may be that newer models of this excellent comb- filtered TV and composite and RGB monitor do not work with the QL--there may be a verti- cal hold problem. If there is anybody out there using the QL with a new model Sears TV/Monitor successfully or anyone who has had a problem with it, please write me care of Time Designs. Since Sears has a very good "no-fault" return policy, there would be little risk if someone experimented here --the monitor has such good capabilities that it would be worth a try.
The next item to be considered is addi- tional RAM for your QL. Extra RAM transforms your QL, its bundled software, and its use with many types of software, vastly im- proving it. You can addextra RAM inter- nally or externally--usually as part ofa disk interface. External RAM is faster than internal RAM. Miracle System's QL TRUMP CARD
I do
is a full-featured disk interface which offers the most extra RAM currently avail- able, for a total of 896K; it has built-in dynamic and static RAMdisk firmware with a very fast Microdrive to RAMdisk copy feature, a dynamic printer buffer, a good screen-dump utility, a 128K RAM emulator,
and Super TOOLKIT II. Sandy’s SUPERQBOARD is
another full-featured disk interface offer- ing an extra 512K RAM, for a total of 640K; its RAMdisk and operating system (QRAM) are
loaded separately as software--not a good feature--but it has has a parallel printer output and SuperMouse input. (I hear rumors that Sandy may soon have a i1-megabyte RAMpack for their SUPERQBOARD. >
It is quite feasible to operate a good QL system without disk drives. One of my QL set-ups has an old and outdated PCML 512K RAMpack with a number of TOOLKIT II commands and RAMdisk controller as firmware. But at least 256K of extra RAM is’ considered essential. A good compromise system would consist of a QL with 640K of available RAM and a single quad-density (1440 sectors per disk) dsk drive. I like 5 1/74” disks , per- sonally, but I may just be old-fashioned.
Upgrading QL Software
The bundled Psion software programs for the QL are still hard to beat, especially QL ABACUS and QL EASEL, but there are new and promising substitutes for QL QUILL and QL ARCHIVE now available and on the horizon.
Digital Precision’s THE EDITOR and SPECIAL EDITOR are somewhat more complex to use than QL QUILL, but, if you can can handle to all DP software), either most professional features.
of these offer Neither of these
are WYSIWIG, and the latter program (which has a 160-page manual) requires at least 128K extra RAM.
Software 87's TEXT®”7” is a new, full-
featured word processor which, though favor- ably reviewed in the March 1988 QL World, is not quite ready for release. I have tested a preliminary version of TEXT®”, but I will not review it until it is ready for release.
QL QUILL has been much maligned, but it remains one of the best and easiest to use WYSIWIG word processors. Used with comple-
it “an admonition which could apply
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mentary programs like SPEEDSCREEN and/or TURBOQUILL+ and expanded RAM which speed-up and otherwise facilitate operation, QL QUILL remains a contender for "the best QL word processor,".and when used with comprehensive multi-tasking software such as Sector Ssoftware’s TASKMASTER (and SPELLBOUND plus PDQL’s FILEBOUND), Compware's TASK SWOPPER (plus Cope’s QATS Version 3), or QJump’s QRAM, a database system such as FLASHBACK, and a desktop publishing system, QL QUILL can be the basis of a comprehensive word
processing system which is much more than a regular word processor. QL QUILL remains a
winner.
QL ARCHIVE may be nearing the end of a good run. Version 2.38 of ARCHIVE which permits "run-time” database applications is now available with full instructions from your supplier (U.S. QLs were supplied with Psion version 2.1 software; the latest and final QL QUILL, ABACUS, and EASEL editions are version 2.35). Ark Distribution’s ARCHIVIST which makes good use of "run-time” ARCHIVE provides an excellent and easily modifiable general-purpose database system for those not interested in more esoteric database procedures-~but for those that are, there are systems aplenty, more than for any other systen.
‘Another contender here may be Creative Codeworks’ brand new QUICKFAX, which I have not yet tested, which is billed as a data storage system which may be used as either "a card-file database or as a powerful data source for other programs.”
What's going to kill off QL ARCHIVE, however, is a very important new program from Sector Software, FLASHBACK, which will revolutionize the use of the QL for non- mathematical applications. FLASHBACK pro- vides the first dual-screen, integrated application of a fast, versatile database system to use with QL QUILL, and one that provides for instant transfer of data to the latter program! (See "Time Designs Tests."’)
The latest versions of the QL’s Psion software programs are now available and provide subtle improvements over the U.S.-
supplied versions, except for QL ARCHIVE which offers more significant enhancements,
Two excellent products cited above are Athene Consultants’ TURBOQUILL+ and Creative Codeworks’ SPEEDSCREEN (see "Time Designs Tests”) are both designed to speed-up cursor movement. SPEEDSCREEN is the more comprehen- sive program and works with most programs; TURBOQUILL+ just works with QL QUILL. The programs are compatible and may be used to- gether, but they are somewhat redundant. As a writer I tend to prefer TURBOQUILL+ which has a handy Glossary utility.
Hot Tips: Modify your QL QUILL boot program and configure QL QUILL to place your program in RAM1_ and QUILL documents and Glossary items in RAM2 for faster operation. If using
TURBOQUILL+ and FLASHBACK together, con- figure TQ+ for "less than full capitali- zation” and use TQ+'’s TQP_CONFIG to con-
figure your TQ+-modified QL QUILL progran.
NEXT TIME: "Upgrading Your QL II: Graphics, Desktop Publishing, and Game Software,” plus more hot tips.
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FOR SALE: QL MODEM EQUIPMENT. Including (1) Avatex 1200 modem, (1) Volksmodem (300 baud), (1) Modapter cable, (1) QCODE software package, and (1) QTERM Ver 2.0 software package. All for only $125. Mike de Sosa, PO Box 39, Otter Rock, OR 97369.
FOR SALE: TS2068 with manual and monitor. #1135 including shipping. Write for prices on 2068 books, OS-64, Aerco printer I/F, and cassettes. Jim Clatfelter, 3341 Sand Ridge Road, Placerville, CA 95467. Vand
WANTED: BACK ISSUES OF TS MAGS} docs or instructions for WSII.3 Word Processor. Will also trade PRO/FILE 2068 for ZX PRO/FILE. D. Smith, R.415 Stone St., Johnstown, PA 13904.
WANTED: SOMEBODY TO CONVERT IBM PC program over to 1TS2068. Program typed and stored on cassette tape. Will pay reasonable fee. James E. Cramer, 636 Laura #24, La Puente, CA 91744. (818) 810-4210 home, or (213) 227-1911 work.
WANTED: MEMOTECH KEYBOARD and modules for the 2X81/TS1000. Good working condition please. Edward Snow, 2136 Churchill Downs Cir., Orlando, FL 32825. (407) 380-3124.
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COMPLETE TS1000, 16K, printer, monitor, software and books, mags, etc. With special CW/RTTY terminal unit. Really nice for SW and Ham. Ready to go. $150 takes all. Consider QL as partial trade. Call Donn, (314) 832-8617 or (314) 7746- i558.
FOR SALE: ZX81 Computer, large keyboard, Mindware printer, Zebra joystick port, software, $25. James Wilson, 100 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron, OH 44319.
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FOR SALE: TS2068 #60, 2030 modem $15, Zebra Graphics Tablet 30, Aerco Cent. Par. I/F w/no soft- ware $25, OS-64 cart $1535, Aerco FD-68 & RPM w/LKDOS cart $125. David Flemming, 13523 W. Dakota Ct., New Berlin, WI S3i51. (414) 796-0299, 4pm-10pm.
WANTED: "chicklet" rubber keypad overlays for the TS1000. Randall Baker, S80 Phelps Road, San Carlos, CA 94070. (415) 394-0115.
WANTED: RS232 for TS2068. Any type. Converted 2050, etc. Please write: Richard Hurd, PO Box 153, Warrenton, OR 97146.
FOR SALE: ORIGINAL TS2068 SOFT- WARE. Write or call for FREE catalog. McBrine Computer Products, 514 S. Jackson St., Salisbury, NC 28144, (704) 633-7817.
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