Duncan Teague, a regular contributor to TIME DESIGNS and other Sinclair publications, is now a regular contributor to COMPUTE! Magazine.
Duncan’s connection to COMPUTE! began when a whole chapter on a book called “USING NEWSROOM” by Gregg Keizer (and published by the COMPUTE! Library Selection division of the magazine) was devoted to how a newsletter was published by Duncan and some students, Mr. Teague is the current director of the Craigmont Planetarium in Memphis, Tennessee, which is financed and operated by the Memphis City School District; and is also a professional astronomer. The “in-house” publication is called “SKYLIGHTS”, and is produced with NEWSROOM, a MacIntosh computer, and a laser printer.
NEWSROOM is a desktop publishing program which is available for many different types of PC computers (except the Sinclair…but then we have PIXEL PRINT). It was one of the early entrys into this growing market, which has bred even more powerful programs.
Through the book, Duncan met the editor of COMPUTE!, and was asked to do software reviews of commercial Apple and MacIntosh programs. His writings appear in the most current issues.
Rest assured, Duncan has not forsaken his Sinclair equipment, which he still uses at home (a TS2068 and Aerco disk drive system, and other equipment). In fact, most recently, he has taken over the publishing and editing of his church’s newsletter, and uses Lemke’s PIXEL PRINT desktop publisher for the task. (For an article on TS2068 Desktop Publishing by Duncan Teague see the Sept/Oct ’87 issue of TDM). Watch for further information and tips from our resident desktop expert.