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# In the Mailbag

Reader letters cover a range of topics including diagnostic software ideas, Spectrum utility program listings, a QL bar code reader inquiry, T/S GRADER freeware for the TS2068, and several BASIC type-in programs including a Christmas program and a lottery number generator. A varied letters column reflecting the broad interests of the readership.