NEW NEWS from the Newsletter swap
[illegible]e following is from “SUM” The Sinclair/Timex Users [illegible]gazine,3224 NW 30th Avenue, Gainesville,FL 32605 $12 @ year: “…LIST (Long Island Sinclair Timex UG) reports sucessfully interfacing the Sinclair Microdrives to the 2068 using the EMU-1 Specrtum emulator and Spectrum buss, which was described in the Dec/Jan issue of LISTing…Doug Dewey of the Triangle UG of North Carolina reports no success with several drives on his 2 2068s…SUM reports receiving the Rotronics Waferdrives but have not had luck in a 2068 or Spectrum mode…Sinclair had a booth at the CES, Las Vegas and displayed the Sinclair Spectrum+ Computer (a Spectrum in a QL keyboard). Doug Dewey and Don Barnard (TS Services) were told that Sinclair is considering marketing the Spectrum+ in this country…Ray Payne of Knighted Computers says the Microdrives are selling like crazy…” much more in the issue, a parallel printer I/F and a beginner programming guide, read it in the library-if you like it subscribe!
The first six issues of the “Hacker”, the newsletter from the Las Vegas TSUG is available in the library, quite a number of interesting programs in their letters.
From CCATS UG,Oregon City, OR “…Disk drive news…3-4 weeks before Aerco or RAMEX IF will be ready to order…review of A&J Mircodrives…load and save times are cut by 1/2 to 2/3 depends [illegible] were tape stops…up to 9 programs saved on tape depends on [illegible]th of tape and programs, programs can be changed if length is same. 100% reliability to date…”
Communication from T.S. Services-Knighted Computers is sole licensee for Quicksilva TS 2068 programs…New Tech Times, a PBS TV show, will air segment #210, this spring?? on Timex Users Groups, watch for it…Sinclair QL might be in USA 1st quarter 1985…Dave Higgonbottom raising cash to buy the TS line from Timex, TIME STAR, with a minor correction, may yet be this year…Sinware announces HOT-Z-AROS-cartridge version of 2068 HOT-Z,write Sinware,Box 8032, Santa Fe,NM 87504.
Don Lamen, Windsor,NY reports Radio Shack at the Vestal PLaza was selling TI 99/4A keyboards for $2.99 each-sold out but expect more soon.
How come dept…why is it when you were looking for a computer to buy no one could offer you advice on which to buy? …but after you find one you like, buy it, everyone but everyone can list the reasons why you shouldn’t bought that one…
NEW ! Discount Computer at the Small Mall, JC recently opened… always looking for new places to window shop. I stopped in and [illegible] hi-their stock is limited as they just opened, but by the [illegible] of Feb, it should be an interesting place to shop.The manager Tom Yeager mentioned user group discounts ,I’ll get details later.
E. Arthur Brown’s latest catalog is in the mail to get on the mailing list-write EAB-3404 Pawnee Drive, Alexandria, MN 56308 from this catalog “…Mikrodrives for the TS1000,2068 and Commodore 64,…11K baud rate, uses mikro-wafers -looped tapes with a 1.4K storage rate per foot- 62 ft. tape is $4.50-drive is $199.95,addon drive is $124.95…last issue was in error about Sinclair’s marketing plans, no ZX81 or Spectrum in US, just the QL and possibly the Spectrum+…you can order to EAB thru MCI Mail using your modem…Z80-6502 Cross assembler for 2068 for $24.95…hardware…software and books! 1000…2068 and Spectrum products”
“The English Micro Connecetion “,EMC, 15 Kilburn Court, Newport Rhode Island, 02840 tele:401-849-3805 sent us several of their Winter catalogs via Wes Brzozowski’s connection…I will list a few items to wet your whistle…ZX Spectrum Plus-$155…ZX Spectrum Expansion system-$125(has Interface I,a microdrive unit, 6 cartridges) ZX Spectrum IF-$45,cable $14…RGB Module-$48, a Damco/Rotronics Wafadrive for the ZX Spectrum-$164.95( has 2 128K drives,centronics IF, RS232 IF, Word Processor prog.) Software for the ZX Spectrum-utilities,tool-kit,editor/assembler and MC test tool-each 12.95 Stock Manager -24.95, Address Manager 24.95 for 80 col, 11.75 for 32 col.,Finance Manager-24.95, Lords of Midnight,Sabre Wulf,Under Wurlde-12.95 each,The Romswitch-$45, EMU 1 Emulator-$45, EMU 4 microdrive adapter-$30, Specrum languages-Micro-prolog-32.50 ,LOGO-62.50, Pascal-32.50, “c”-32.50,DLAN-12.95, Fifth-12.95, and more S&H a $1 per software,no S&H on hardware) Bob Dyl is exec director.
NOTE: Any product we mention is not an endorsement,we are simply getting others’ views as much exposure as possible-if you disagree with anything here in FINE!! Write and let us all know your opinion and ideas. Any questions? Write…we would like to hear from users of microdrives on what to expect from them and is there a problem with data loss on the tapes? If you write let us know how long you have had the Microdrives. And if you buy any product you see here from any listed dealer let them know where you saw it listed, Thank you.
Some may wonder how this is all possible from “Owego” [NOT Oswego!!!!] New York. First, SINCUS is based in the “Triple Cities” (Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott) an area that has the most high tech industry of ANY metropolitan area in New York state and is one of the four or five “silicon valleys”. For those of you that don’t recognize the names of the cities – the Endicott area is the original home of the Endicott Time Clock Co. – known today as the “I”tty “B”itty “M”achine company. But Binghamton is also the original home of “Link” (today Singer-Link) the company that builds those “computerized” flight simulators. Not to mention Universal Instruments, General Electric, and Raymond Corp. (they build computerized stock room movement systems!), just to name a few. One of our members is the president of the IBM Microcomputer Club! But our loyalties remain with the Sinclair.