People who bought a Larken disk system for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 or an AERCO FD-68 disk system serviced by Larken, from Larry Kenny’s customer lists at LARKEN Electronics (“AERCO DISC OWNERS” and “LKDOS Users A to Z”). The lists show how many people had these systems; addresses are not shown.
usergroup, orig pub: 10.27.26, updated: 10.27.26
Subscribers to TOPS (Timex of Portugal Systems), Dave Franson’s newsletter for owners of the TMX Portugal disk drive systems, from a 1994 name list on Don Lambert’s Oliger disk. Addresses are not shown.
usergroup, orig pub: 10.27.26, updated: 10.27.26
People who ordered LogiCall, the Larken disk menu and file manager, from Bob Swoger’s LogiCall order list. Addresses are not shown.
usergroup, orig pub: 10.27.26, updated: 10.27.26
This informal group has twice a month meetings online (via Zoom). Like in-person user group meetings, we have guests, talk about our projects and a wide array of computing topics. This group has its origins in the Yahoo TS 2068 Group, which migrated to groups.io when Yahoo Groups shut down.
usergroup, orig pub: 04.21.23, updated: 10.25.26
In 1988, at the Sunstate Timex/Sinclair Winterfest, a group of enthusiasts proposed a nation-wide user’s group. The name of the group, Sinclair Northamerica Users Group (SNUG), made it clear it intended to include all users in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Mel Nathanson and Mary Lynn Johnson were the initial contacts.
usergroup, orig pub: 06.17.20, updated: 10.24.26
usergroup, orig pub: 10.22.26, updated: 10.22.26
Founded: 1988.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 10.11.26
usergroup, orig pub: 11.30.20, updated: 10.10.26
Contact: R. Mulder
usergroup, orig pub: 07.29.26, updated: 07.29.26
Contact: R. J. Vasko
usergroup, orig pub: 07.29.26, updated: 07.29.26
President: Frank Davis Vice-President: Paul Holmgren Secretary: Willie Jones Treasurer: Carol Davis
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.26
President: Michael E. Carver Vice-President: Bill Dunlop Secretary: Jack Armstrong Treasurer: Rod Gowen Librarian: Gaylen Bench
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.13.26
Presidents: Neal Schultz, Bill Heberlein Vice President: Bill Heberlein, Neal Schultz Secretary: Lloyd Dreger, Bud Dankert Treasurer: Judy Frohboese, Dick Cultice Director of Education: Dick Cultice
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.12.26
usergroup, orig pub: 10.28.20, updated: 02.22.26
The user group had a BBS, using software written and maintained by Bob Swoger and hosted by his employer, Motorola. It was hosted on Digital Equipment Corporation minicomputers. Initially hosted on a PDP 11/23, it later moved to a PDP 11/60. When the PDP went down in 1990, Swoger migrated the BBS to a VAX.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 02.12.26
The Timex/Sinclair Users Group of Fort Worth merged with the Dallas Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad Users Group in 1987.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 02.04.26
The Dallas Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad Users Group merged with the Timex/Sinclair Users Group of Fort Worth in 1987.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 02.04.26
usergroup, orig pub: 01.05.26, updated: 01.05.26
usergroup, orig pub: 01.05.26, updated: 01.05.26
usergroup, orig pub: 01.05.26, updated: 01.05.26
Contact: Dan Williams
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.12.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.06.25
usergroup, orig pub: 11.06.25, updated: 11.06.25
Contact: Rick Link
usergroup, orig pub: 10.02.20, updated: 11.06.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.06.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.06.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.06.25
The New Haven Sinclair Study Group was a unique user group in that the member’s ages range from 8 to 14 years old. Initially, members built their own Sinclair ZX81 and wrote programs for the computer. Later members received assembled a ZX81 or TS 1000 computer to learn how to use and program.
usergroup, orig pub: 10.09.20, updated: 11.01.25
Purchasers of the TS-1000 who returned the warranty card were automatically enrolled. Members received Ramblings, new product information, and a plastic card good for promotional discounts.
usergroup, orig pub: 11.01.25, updated: 11.01.25
Contact: Robert Pearsall
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.18.25
Users living in the area around Tampa Bay. Also known as Timex and Sinclair Bay Area Microcomputer Users Group. Formerly known as SAM BAM (Sinclair and MicroAce Bay Area Microcomputer Users). President: Mel Nathanson Secretary: Will Becker Treasurer: John Cushman Editors: Will Becker, Warren Reed Newsletter: Keyboards
usergroup, orig pub: 10.19.20, updated: 03.29.25
Name changed to Timex/Sinclair Users Group of Kansas City in 1984. Newsletter: Computer Users Group Timex Sinclair 1000 & ZX80/81 Newsletter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
usergroup, orig pub: 03.29.25, updated: 03.29.25
Later changed its name to Triangle Computer Society.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
The Sinclair Computer Users Society was a non-profit organization operated by volunteers dedicated to the Sinclair and Timex Sinclair computer user. The user group, formed in 1982, served the Binghamton, NY area. President: Clyde Tackley Vice-President: Dave Schoenwetter Secretary: Paul Hill, Wes Brzozowski Treasurer: George Penney
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
usergroup, orig pub: 03.29.25, updated: 03.29.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
Alternate address: 3655 Sunset Blvd., Rocklin, CA 95677 Chairman: Jim Griffis
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
Organizer: Paul Perreault
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
As of 1988, they met with the the West LA ZX Users Group.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
President: Tony Toccora Vice President: Moosa Marafi Treasurer: Tony Toccora Librarian: Fred Carrick
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.25
The group supported all Sinclair related machines, including all Timex and Cambridge models. Meetings were held at the Camp Hill Mall Community Room on the second Friday of each month.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 02.22.25
Contact: George Kuby Newsletter: ZX Computer Users Group newsletter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 12.16.24
usergroup, orig pub: 09.18.24, updated: 09.18.24
usergroup, orig pub: 09.18.24, updated: 09.18.24
usergroup, orig pub: 09.18.24, updated: 09.18.24
In 1986, Time Designs Magazine reported the user group had developed a TS2068-based BBS, Timelines BBS.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 08.10.24
President: Jim Pitts Secretary: Bob Crecco Treasurer: John Hamilton Public Affairs: Ray Manley Newsletter Exchange: Jim Dodrill Librarian: Edward Radtke
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 08.10.24
usergroup, orig pub: 08.08.24, updated: 08.10.24
Per the user group listing in the May/June issue of SUM, this group was formerly the ATSU Home Computer Users group. Newsletter: The YAOUG Newsletter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 08.09.24
usergroup, orig pub: 07.29.20, updated: 07.20.24
The Capital Area Timex Sinclair (CATS) Users Group was in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. As of 1988, they had about 90 members; about a third of them were active users of TS 2068 and more than half had TS 2068s.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 06.02.24
President: Judy Muir Vice President: Ralph Vasko
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.07.24
Director: Munson Cockayne Secretary: Robert Cockayne
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.07.24
Information Coordinator: Bill Miller
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.07.24
Chairman: Barry Carter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.07.24
usergroup, orig pub: 01.07.24, updated: 01.07.24
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.02.24
Late in 1982, five ZX-81 owners met in a bar at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto to talk about their computers. Less than a year later, the new club had 72 members, with some as far away as British Columbia.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 06.19.23
The user group stopped publishing its newsletter in 1992, according to the Bits & Bytes column in the February 1992 issue of The Plotter.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.23.23
Presidents: Gerd Breunung, Marcio Vieira Vice-Presidents: Glenn Read, Erik Sakara Secretary: Harvey Taylor Treasurers: Rod Humphreys, Arbie Fru
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.15.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.15.23
President: Steve Berg Secretary: John Kuhn Treasurer: Bill Fischer Newsletter Exchange: Tom Phillips Librarian: Norm Petrik
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.28.23
Proposed by Mel Nathanson and others as a result of the 1988 Sunstate Timex/Sinclair Winterfest, SNUG was suggested to be a national, umbrella organization.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.22.23
Coordinator: Brett Lidstone
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
Presidents: John Mathewson, Colin Raymond-Jones, Alan Moore Treasurer: Iris ten Holder Librarian: David Solly Software: Bill Harmer Hardware: John Mathewson Newsletter Editors: Roelof Mulder, Michael Dove Folded: 1993
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 04.01.23
Chairman: Gary Preston
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 08.25.21, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 12.02.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
Contact: M. Mark Wasicsko Associate Dean School of Education Texas Wesleyan College
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
President: Joe Jenkins
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 06.16.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 09.13.22, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 10.01.22, updated: 04.01.23
President: Tom Heatherington Vice-President (TS2068): Joe Siciliano Vice-President (TS1000): Judy Muir Secretary: Ralph Vasko Treasurer: Chuck Culbertson Met at Allegheny Community College, Pittsburgh, PA.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 06.20.21, updated: 04.01.23
Chairman: Gary M. Ganger Instructor: Dr. Len Spialter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
Moderator: Richard Norek
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
President: Miles Cohen Secretary: Harvey Rait Treasurer: Robert Malloy
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
Contact: Alex F. Burr, K5XY
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
Secretary: Chris Bannister
usergroup, orig pub: 10.04.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 06.05.20, updated: 04.01.23
usergroup, orig pub: 06.19.21, updated: 04.01.23
Chairman: Mike Davis Co-Chairman: Duane Malburg
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
The Sinclair/Timex User Group was a subgroup of the Boston Computer Society. President: John Kemeny Vice-President: Peter Hale Director: Sue Mahoney Librarian: Jim Rodlin Founded in 1981. Sue Mahoney eventually left to work for Timex Computer Corporation. Members of the group founded E-Z Key, King Software and Siriusware.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
Contact: Jack Fogarty
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 04.01.23
President: Phil Roberts Secretary: Asie Mahone Treasurer: Larry South
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
President: Paul D. Reynolds Vice-President: Randy Cummings Treasurer: Paul D. Reynolds
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Coordinator: Jerry Ebsen
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Monthly newsletter; meetings at DeVry Institute of Technology. L. P. Weigel, coordinator.
usergroup, orig pub: 11.28.20, updated: 03.31.23
Contact: Hubert Crowell
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Presidents: Darrell Stec and Dan Wolfe Vice-President: Neil Cohen
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Chairman: George Fetherman
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Contact: Juan Rivera
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
President: Ed Salter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Contact: John Dowlan
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Contact: Carol Doyle
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
Coordinator: Tim Edwards
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
President: George Mockridge Chairman: Norm Lehfeldt Chairman: Jack Dohany
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.31.23
usergroup, orig pub: 10.01.22, updated: 03.31.23
In 1986, they offered a 12 megabyte database of Sinclair information and revised technical manuals for the 2068 and 1000/1500.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.19.23
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.14.23
Contact: Gary West
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.14.23
President: Tony Willing Vice President: Tim Ward
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.12.22
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.12.22
Changed its name to Capital Area Timex/Sinclair Users Group in 1983.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.12.22
Contact: Phil Hoffstadter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.03.22
President: Bret Lanius Secretary: Laurie Futrell
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.03.22
This user group became the Capitol Area Timex/Sinclair User Group.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 09.20.22
usergroup, orig pub: 09.10.22, updated: 09.10.22
Contact: Rick Johnson
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 07.05.21
Contact: Dan Hargens (secretary)
usergroup, orig pub: 05.22.20, updated: 07.05.21
Contact: Dick Welsh
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 12.29.20
Group leader: Bill Russell
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 12.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 12.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 11.29.20, updated: 12.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 12.29.20
Contact: Ed Lindsay.
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 12.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 12.29.20
Contact: Robert C. Carroll.
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 12.29.20
Contact: Bruce Hosken.
usergroup, orig pub: 12.29.20, updated: 12.29.20
President: Ralph Coletti Newsletter: Sinclair/Timex SE Region Newsletter
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 12.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 10.04.20, updated: 12.02.20
usergroup, orig pub: 10.04.20, updated: 12.02.20
President: Carl Mutch Contact: Peter Wolcott
usergroup, orig pub: 10.09.20, updated: 12.02.20
Contact: Bob Dyl.
usergroup, orig pub: 12.02.20, updated: 12.02.20
Contact: Sgt. Patrick Spera
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 12.02.20
Contact: Jerry Sweet.
usergroup, orig pub: 11.30.20, updated: 11.30.20
Contact: Jim Whittaker
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.29.20
Contact: A. F. Stanonis Specializing in Circle Chess.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.29.20
Contact: Paul Perreault.
usergroup, orig pub: 11.29.20, updated: 11.29.20
Subsumed under CACHE, Chicago Area Computer Hobbyist Exchange.
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 11.28.20
usergroup, orig pub: 10.28.20, updated: 10.28.20
usergroup, orig pub: 10.19.20, updated: 10.19.20
Met at Dysan Corp in Santa Clara. Contact: Rita Carr.
usergroup, orig pub: 10.02.20, updated: 10.02.20
usergroup, orig pub: 07.29.20, updated: 07.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 07.29.20, updated: 07.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 07.29.20, updated: 07.29.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 06.16.20
usergroup, orig pub: 06.05.20, updated: 06.05.20
Contact: M. Adriana Rodriguez Maldonado
usergroup, orig pub: 05.22.20, updated: 05.22.20
Contact: John S. Taylor
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20
Contact: Walt Gaby
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20
Contact: Lowell Denning
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20
Contact: George Repicky
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.02.20, updated: 05.22.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.02.20, updated: 05.22.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.02.20, updated: 05.22.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.02.20, updated: 05.22.20
Contact: Donald S. Lambert Founded: 1986
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20
usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 05.22.20