Update Magazine

Started as TS-2068 UP-DATE, Update Magazine was a quarterly publication created to support Timex/Sinclair 2068 users with disk drive systems. Articles about the Sinclair QL and Cambridge Z88 were added as those systems gained users.

Started in October 1987 by Bill Jones, it transitioned to Frank and Carol Davis in October 1990 and published until July 1996.

The newsletter was originally sectioned by disk drive system and printed on color stock. That was quickly abandoned and, as time went on, the format become more consistent with other newsletters.

In the April 1989 issue, Bill Jones gave a demographic update. Circulation was about 500 and growing. All 50 US states, all Canadian provinces, and three foreign countries were represented.

Computer ownership among subscribers was 50% TS-2068, 50% Sinclair QL, 12% Cambridge Z88. 70% used two or three of the computers and expressed their intent to continue to do so. Sinclair QL users were evenly divided between using disk drive or microdrive. 95% of TS-2068 users had a disk drive system and were divided:

The newsletter went through several name changes, finally landing on Update Computer Systems under Frank and Carol Davis’ leadership.

All issues are available on archive.org.

Articles

Issues

October 1987

Update October 1987

January 1988

Update January 1988

April 1988

Update April 1988

July 1988

Update July 1988

October 1988

Update October 1988

January 1989

Update January 1989

April 1989

Update April 1989

July 1989

Update July 1989

October 1989

Update October 1989

January 1990

Update January 1990

April 1990

Update April 1990

July 1990

Update July 1990

October 1990

Update October 1990

January 1991

Update January 1991

April 1991

Update April 1991

July 1991

Update July 1991

October 1991

Update October 1991

January 1992

Update January 1992

April 1992

Update April 1992

July 1992

Update July 1992

October 1992

Update October 1992

January 1993

Update January 1993

April 1993

Update April 1993

July 1993

Update July 1993

October 1993

Update October 1993

January 1994

Update January 1994

April 1994

Update April 1994

July 1994

Update July 1994

October 1994

Update October 1994

January 1995

Update January 1995

April 1995

Update April 1995

July 1995

Update July 1995

October 1995

Update October 1995

January 1996

Update January 1996

April 1996

Update April 1996

July 1996

Update July 1996

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