TS Bulletin
Hand-typed one to two page newsletter published by Bill Harmer.
Articles
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Amateur Programmer's LineAmateur programming with home computers has become more of a niche activity.
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Amateur Programmers' LineRuminations on amateur programming in light of advancing technology.
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American Micro Systems catalogQL Z88 QL and Z88 hardware and software available.
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BOSTUG, TSUG has mutatedQL Closing down as a special interest group; restarting as New England QL User Group.
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Bugs, Fixes & What You Can and Can't Do (Maybe)TS 2068 User group in Ohio working on project to interface Commodore 1541 disk drive to TS 2068.
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Computer Shopper discontinues articlesHad published articles about Commodore 64, Sinclair, TI, Atari 8-bits.
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Congratulations to Toronto Timex-Sinclair clubClub continues to support TS 2068 and Larken DOS users.
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Disk LibraryTS 2068 TS 2068 disk utilities program available from RA Hilsman in Menomonee Falls, WI.
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Donald Lambert reports his ZX-81 LDOS disk system upTS 1000 Fix for mating LDOS with Tandon disk drives. Also working on a custom ZX-81 for controller applications, developed with Mike LeDuc.
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Experiment with wordprocessingAlso working on implementing a machine language compression algorithm.
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Fix for Timemachine BASIC CompilerTS 2068 Fix printed in August 1989 CATS and Dec 1989 Timelinez newsletters.
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Larken ElectronicsTS 2068 Original designers of ZX81/TS 1000 LDOS and TS 2068 LKDOS turning attention to computer-controlled shaper/router/plotter, driven by IBM PC compatible. Software originally written in Pascal on TS 2068.
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Magazine NewsSyncWare News lost approximately $5,000 before going out of circulation.
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Mailing List ChangesUpdates to contacts for groups in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Mailing list updatesDec 1989 issues was final newsletter and notice of dissolution of Harrisburgh Area TSUG.
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Mark Yost working on deal to buy out-of-business stockWide variety of TS 1000 and TS 2068 tapes may be available.
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Maxcom TS2068 BBS system for LKDOSTS 2068 BBS software available from RMG. Larry Kenny working on desktop publishing system and is PC-based marketing plotter, engraver, router/miller.
- MScript upgraded to 5.5
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News for this yearTS 1000 QL Macintosh and NeXT emulators being readied. Author working on several self-published books about ZX81/TS 1000 computers. Local group developing simple compiler.
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News from SNUGDue to illness and personal situations, work on newsletter is delayed. Seeking donations for public domain library.
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News of a Local NatureOttawa-Hull Timex-Sinclair User Group continued to meet.
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Newsletter hardware articlesTrend is shifting to Z88 and QL modifications.
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Newsletters and ClubsUpdate on Vancouver TSUG, where Wilf Rigter has contributed a number of technical articles. New addresses for other groups, notices of user groups disbanding or discontinuing newsletters.
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Ottawa-Hull TSUG meetingTS 2068 Exchange of experiences in Pascal programming; Dave Solly using HiSoft Pascal on TS 2068.
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Pixel Print Plus (ver 4) releasedTS 2068 Indiana Timex Sinclair User reports program was almost finished when Stan Lemke, the author, exited market. Steven Spalding of Sting Graphics completed program.
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Published-Program Survey of NewslettersList of programs appearing in user group newsletters in late 1989.
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Sincus runs list of TS2068 ROM routinesTS 2068 Source released for non-commercial use.
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Supplier FileUpdates on contact information for software, hardware and documentation.
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SuppliersUpdates on Larken Electronics, RMG, Update Magazine, EMSoft, John McMichael, Byte Power.
- Time Designs Magazine v5 n2 issued
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TreeForthSource code for TreeFORTH (a ROMable, TS1000, slightly non-standard FORTH) has been released for non-commercial use by author Bob Alsum.
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TS1000's still availableTS 1000 Gary Young in Iowa has working and non-working units, RAM packs and software.
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Useful Sinclair Programmer Notes (On Telephone Nos.)TS 1000 Type-in program Hints on how to store a telephone number in three bytes (encoded) versus seven bytes.
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Using an audio transformer as cassette load aidTS 1000 TS 2068 Article appeared in August-December 1989 issue of CRAGIST.
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ZX-81/TS1000 TipsTS 1000 Using the CODE function instead of numbers to save bytes; saving space with DIMensioned variables.