It’s been a very busy two months. We went out on the road, embarked on a new subscription drive, went into the book publishing business, and prepared to add an additional 850 square feet of storage and work space to our operations.
I have especially enjoyed the letters we have received. Your suggestions and notes of encouragement have helped to decide the upcoming format of TIME DESIGNS. I think that you will welcome some of the planned improvements…more T/S 1000 info (continued coverage of the 2068/Spectrum and QL). There will be articles and columns for a variety of special interests like the operation of full-size printers, hardware modifications, and programming tricks. And let’s face it, not everyone owns a floppy disk system. There are some very good alternatives like the Sinclair Microdrive, Rotronics Wafadrive, A&J Micro Drive, and yes, even the old reliable cassette (check out Michael Carver‘s excellent cassette utility in this issue). We want to offer tips on all types of mass-storage medium.
Have you been following along in our Classified ad section? All subscribers can place one free personal ad in each issue. More details can be found in that section. Our Classifieds have been growing. In fact, we now have more Sinclair-related ads than a large popular “buy, sell, and trade” computer tabloid. I recently obtained a program that is advertised in the Classifieds called the “Money Machine” by Herb Bowers. It is a word game similar to the “Wheel Of Fortune” TV game show. I was impressed with the detail that Mr. Bowers included in his game. Folks, there’s treasure in them thar pages. Check out the Classifieds.