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excerpt: "Installment of the SQ Notes column presenting a modification to the VU-FILE database program for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 under the Oliger disk system in Sinclair mode, enabling 80-column printer output. Describes F$ string manipulation, a 19-byte machine code subroutine at address 28254 for automatic tab-setting, and switching between elite and condensed print modes. Full BASIC…"
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# SQ Notes

Installment of the SQ Notes column presenting a modification to the [VU-FILE](http://localhost/product/vu-file-2/) database program for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 under the Oliger disk system in Sinclair mode, enabling 80-column printer output. Describes F$ string manipulation, a 19-byte machine code subroutine at address 28254 for automatic tab-setting, and switching between elite and condensed print modes. Full BASIC listing (lines 10–9190) with embedded machine code DATA statements and a poke table for Timex mode adaptation.