N. CAROLINA
From Triangle Sinclair User’s Group,their May, June,and July Newsletter, has a machine code peeker (available in Library on tape)and an article on machine code (part 3). There is a program on “Understanding Sinclair Basic”, and it is listed out. For 1000 users a Psuedo ROM program. And there are a lot of nuggets of varied value in their letter…its on the bulletin board at the meet. Subscription info available. Apparently they issue their newsletters on an irregular schedule. From all accounts it’s a high quality newsletter.
NEW PRODUCTS ?
From Curry Computers-the Trivia Machine for the 2068. $24.95 5344 West Banff Lane,Glendale Arizona,85306.
Sharp’s, 127 Nine Mile Road, Sandston,VA 23150 lists LDISAM-$14.95-decimal disassembler.
BASLOAD-19.95-1000 programs(BASIC)to
2068. Translates 1000 code to 2068.
WORD-MOST-19.95-a WP program for 2040 or
Aerco Centronics IF.
MTOS-14.95-program development utility, hexenter-bin-linloc-merge-save-lprint
Smart II available now from various vendors- Dave Schoenwetter reviewed already! Using his 2068 talking to his IBM PC, he was able to see it work and UNDERSTAND the documentation. It works- but remember it works at 300 baud. Same as the 1000 loaded off the tape recorder. 27K would load in some 14 minutes. Not bad if local calls involved, Long Distance rates will eat a hole in your budget if you plan a lot of uploading across country. There are some bugs, and it takes some getting used to,with Dave’s mini-phone system, it is cheaper than learning the LD way. If you have a modem or are thinking about one, the pluses and minuses at the next meet.
CALIFORNIA
From Timex Users Group, Merced CA, Ed Burton, writes that there is a 1000-1500 Smart II modem program available but not yet marketted by Micro-Systems. Apparently they are sitting on it waiting for the demamd. So either check with Micro-Systems or with:
TIMEX USERS GROUP
c/o Ed Burton
1624 Loughborough Drive
Merced,CA 95340
FLORIDA
Magazine-“Sinclair/Timex Users Magazine”gives a few tips from the TSUG of Cincinnati re: the 2050 type modem with the Aerco IF (its at the meetings on the bulletin board.)The editor of SUM says…”When call waiting beeps on your line while using the modem, you can usually have spurious characters or a crash. If you get locked up and have to turn off the computer to restart. Many times, depending on who you are talking to, the host computer will not realize you have left and go on waiting for you to send something. I have actually been cut off and dialed the mainframe back up and still be on line and in my account! I would hate to think what would have happened if someone else had dialed up in that time I was off line”.
For the 81/1000 users the SUM mag is continuing to run a how to repair a 81/1000, article.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Game software for the 1000/81 for sale from a Jimbo Harris,Box 7581,St.Thomas,Virgin Islands 00801. A sample game for $5. If you write tell them you read about it here!
NEW YORK
From Long Island S/T UG’s newsletter,”LISTing” an article on Tasword and Olivetti Interfacing. A letter from Timex, a review of the 2000 Winky board, all in all a very informative letter.
OREGON
In this month’s issue of the PLOTTER from the Clackamas County Area T/S UG(Oregon) there is much on USER DEFINED Characters for the 2068 and the 1000!