| "All The News Fit to Print" |
Arctan Computer Ventures offers programs for ZX81/TS1000 users; E. Arthur Brown has exclusive publishing rights to The Hacker’s Handbook; Dungeon of Ymir version three available; Money Machine II available; Soundesign and Tracer available from RMG; replacement SCLDs from Capitol Area Timex/Sinclair Users Group; Tomahawk from Knighted Computers; ROMON for Sinclair QL; Zebra Systems purchased the |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| "Thread Spooling" With the Cumana QL Disk Drive Interface |
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Sinclair QL |
| 1992 QL Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| 2068 to QL Transfers |
Methods of transferring files between the two computers. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2D Arrays in Small-C |
In a recent article in The C Users Journal, Don Lang discusses how to implement 2D arrays on C. His article covers code that when added to the original Small-C source, allows Small-C to support 2D arrays. Since the source code for the QL’s Small-C compiler is not available, we could not use the code |
Sinclair QL |
| 3-D Wire Frame Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| 3-D Wire Frame Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| 3-D Wire Frame Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| 3-D Wire Frame Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Beginner on the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Capslock Indicator for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Composite Booster |
Consider using a VCR dubbing enhancer to boost video signal output. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Conglomeration of QL TIPS |
Initializing Trump card and speed screen in boot programs; copy a complete micro drive cartridge with Trump card; back to business with the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Cure for Overheating |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Cure for Overheating |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Data Acquisition System for the QL |
Brief description of the system. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Full Window Directory for the Sinclair QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Hot QL Fix |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Hot QL Fix |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Little More on the MS DOS Emulator for the QL Computer |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Mail File in Archive |
Create a simple database. |
Sinclair QL |
| A New House for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| A New QL Emulator for the Mac |
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Sinclair QL |
| A New QL Magazine |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Previously Undocumented Feature in QLuMSi DOS v4.30 |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Primer for Using a QL-Mutilator |
MS-DOS conventions for QL users. |
Sinclair QL |
| A QL Address File |
A simple address database program presented as a tutorial. |
Sinclair QL |
| A QL Auto-Loader |
By using the storage device for conversion of directory information to data which can be loaded back into array cl$(). This adaptation of the CAT_PRINT routine provides a menu-loader similar to the one for the TS2068 SAFE DOS user. |
Sinclair QL |
| A QL Index Program |
When you want to repeat something in Superbasic, the easy way is to englobe everything in a REPeat END REPeat loop, instead of GOTO. That’s what I have done to your small program. |
Sinclair QL |
| A QL LList Utility |
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Sinclair QL |
| A QL Printing Primer |
Here is a little tutorial for setting up the QL to print to paper “without a word processor”. It does not do much but print un-formatted lines to the left margins as set at the printer. |
Sinclair QL |
| A QL Spreadsheet Matrix |
Creating a spreadsheet template in Abacus. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Review of Banter, the Banner Maker |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Review of QLerk |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Selective Menu-Loader |
Program for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Simple Morse Decoder for the QL |
Program to decode morse off the network port. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Sinclair QL Programmer's Comparison |
For MS-DOS programmers that never programmed on a Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Streamlined Boot |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Tip for QL Owners |
One user found out the hard way that the QL chassis is grounded, resulting in blown video output. |
Sinclair QL |
| A Visit to QBox |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Visit to QBox! |
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Sinclair QL |
| A Visit to the Stipple |
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Sinclair QL |
| A-B Boxes and other Ramblings |
DIY switch boxes for disk drives. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A-Dee-Doo-Dah: A Front-End for the Unzip Utility |
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Sinclair QL |
| ABC PC Keyboard Interface |
|
Sinclair QL |
| About TOOLKIT II |
Are there any QL owners who if they don’t have TK2, have not been strongly advised to get it? Article reprinted from BoSTUG Sinclair/Timex Newsletter. |
Sinclair QL |
| Accelerating Abacus |
Techniques for making the program faster. |
Sinclair QL |
| Across the Pond |
QL issues and support. War in the East game, written by Mark Stueber, ported to QL. Robert Fingerle, of Tesseract Software Development, produces Concept 3-D, a CAD program for the QL. Fingerle was also responsible for Textwriter 1000 and Textwriter 2000. The latter supported full size printers and the 2068’s 64 column mode. |
Sinclair QL |
| Across the Pond |
Launch of the QL in the US. Describes the QL hardware and software, compares it to other current options, including PC clones. QL ICE (Icon Controlled Environment) from Eidersoft discussed. |
Sinclair QL |
| Across the Pond |
Look back on 1986. Introduction of QL. Second Midwest computer Fest. QL Talker, a speech synthesizer that connects to the serial port. More about AERCO’s CP/M option for the 2068 and a brief mention of Dungeon of Ymir for the 1000. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Across the Pond |
Describes how news of Amstrad’s buyout of Sinclair has impacted the American scene. Carol and George Whitham, who founded A+ Computer Response, had taken on the QL. Also reporting on the 1986 Midwest Timex/Sinclair Computer Fest, including details about Zebra Systems’ programmer’s working up to the last minute before the show. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Add an On/Off Switch to Your QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Add an ON/OFF Switch to Your QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Add an On/Off Switch to Your QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Adding Config Blocks To Qlib Programs |
BasConfig is a utility, written by Oliver Fink, that creates config blocks for Qliberator compiled programs. For those that don’t know, config blocks are extras chucks of data added to programs that are changeable by the user, using the program “config”. In other words, if you have a program and you want the user to |
Sinclair QL |
| Adding Ports to your QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Adding Ports to Your QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Additions to CATS QL Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| Address: QL Archive Program |
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Sinclair QL |
| Adjust Dataspace Please |
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Sinclair QL |
| Adjusting Easel |
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Sinclair QL |
| After a year's delay - the QL is officially here! |
Announcement of September 2, 1985 launch of the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| AI Application to be Implemented in QL |
Sinclair Research just announced a medical advisor package now being written for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| ALTKEY Boot |
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Sinclair QL |
| Altkeys to Boot |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Amendments to the Trump Card User Manual |
|
Sinclair QL |
| American Micro Systems catalog |
QL and Z88 hardware and software available. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| An Introduction to PC-Conqueror |
Review of the MS-DOS emulator for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Announcements |
Quantum Levels magazines ending publishing. New issue disks. |
Sinclair QL |
| Another Look At Mazes |
In QHJ #12 there was an article on Cellular Automata that discussed how CA could be used to quickly and easily solve mazes. On Usenet I’ve seen some postings that deal with other ways to solve mazes (the more “classical” approaches). I thought they would be of interest. – ED Can anyone gave me suggestions |
Sinclair QL |
| Another QL Beginner Tipster |
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Sinclair QL |
| Ansi C To K&R C |
Guiseppe Zanetti mailed me a copy of an Ansi C to K&R C convert program that came from the GNU project. I have played with it and it seems to work. It is limited in dealing with just the function definitions, translating these to the old K&R syntax. It does not convert any special ANSI |
Sinclair QL |
| Approximate String Matching |
In past issues, string matching has been a reaccuring theme. In the April 1994 issue of “C Users Journal” there was an article on string matching that uses a different algorithm for guessing how close two strings are; Frequency Distribution. Frequency Distribution counts how many occurances of each letter appear in the word. For “test”, |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Character Codes |
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Sinclair QL |
| Archive Fields: How to Rename or Change or Add a Field |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Find-Search-Select |
Short article of QL tips by a novice, copied from Quanta newsletter, with commentary. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Housekeeping |
How to perform garbage collection on an Archive file. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Indent |
I have always thought that Archive has always been one of the underrated programming languages for the QL. When I first looked at Archive, it reminded me a lot of dBase III. What has limited me from really programming in Archive has been not having a big need to write a database application and not |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Made Easy |
Intro to using Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| Archive Series - Part 1: Database Concepts |
Databases for novices. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Series - Part 2: Archive Data Structure, The Good and The Bad |
More basics of databases. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Series - Part 4: Create, Open, Insert Commands |
Creating and adding information to an Archive database. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive Series - Part 5: Alter and Delete Commands |
Further exploration of Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Archive: The Final Frontier |
Intro to Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Arithmetic: An Arithmetic Drill Program for the QL |
A program designed to aid children in learning arithmetic. |
Sinclair QL |
| Artificial Intelligence on the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Ascii Dump |
In writing strip_c and converting the file to an ascii file, I needed to know what ascii characters were in the file that I would need to strip out. A number of ascii characters are not used in text files, ones like End of Transmission, Acknowlegement, and so on. On a Unix system, there is |
Sinclair QL |
| Atomic Powered QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| AWK |
AWK has been ported to the QL by Peter Tillier and is a Unix language that is used for all sorts of list processing tasks. The name comes from the three writers of the language; Aho, Weinberger, and Kernighan. AWK works very similar to grep. For each line of input, it searches for a given |
Sinclair QL |
| Bad QL Membranes Crisis Intervention |
How to repair or replace broken keyboard membranes. |
Sinclair QL |
| Base Conversion |
In some postings in on Usenet, there have been some conversations about converting from different bases. I found this task interesting and thought I’d give it a try. I did fairly well in writing a routine that would convert from Base X to Base 10. Converting from base 10 to base X was more difficult. |
Sinclair QL |
| BASIC: Code to Crunch File |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bedford: Baffled, Booted and Benefitted |
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Sinclair QL |
| Befunge |
I recently found a new language that has an implementation that will run on the QL – Befunge. Befunge is the first two-dimensional language. This means that the Program Counter, instead of just going down a line of code, can move up, down, left, and right. This is easily done by making each Befunge command |
Sinclair QL |
| Beginner's Programming, All Computers |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Beginners Corner: Elementary Programming |
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Sinclair QL |
| Beginners Don't Know What (it is) They Don't Know |
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Sinclair QL |
| Beginning With Quill Word Processing |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Behind the Mask: The Logic of Archive |
|
Sinclair QL |
| BetterBasic And CrossRef |
BetterBasic and CrossRef are two SuperBasic programming utilities written by Chas Dillon (of THE EDITOR fame). Chas has released these two programs into the Public Domain. He has released the source code but not any executables. I decided to take the two programs, see what changes they needed to be compiled with the new TURBO, |
Sinclair QL |
| Bi-Col Tip |
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Sinclair QL |
| Big Numbers |
Jon Bently writes a column called “Software Explorations” for the magazine Unix Review. In the November 1994 issue, Jon discusses how to handle big digit numbers. He starts off by discussing how to store the number, in decimal or binary. He opts for decimal storage and the use of a simple array to store the |
Sinclair QL |
| Bill on QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bill on QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bill on QL Basic |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bill on QL Basic |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bill on QL Basic |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bill on QL Basic |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bits & Bytes |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Pieces |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Pieces |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Pieces |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bits & Pieces |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits & Pieces |
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Sinclair QL |
| Bits & Pieces |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Bits and Bytes |
Resetting the joystick port on the TS 2068 with a SOUND command. Machine language routine for TS 1000 to clear just the bottom of the screen. Programming hints for the 1000 and QL. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bits and Bytes |
Differences in pull-up resistors between Z80 and Z80A/Z80B. Spectrum software may run on 2068. Bug in 2068 gives invalid value for INT(-65536). Monitor tips for QL. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| BLANK_EXE |
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Sinclair QL |
| Block Printing, Saving, and Loading with Quill |
How to extract and work with a small block of text in Quill. |
Sinclair QL |
| Book Review |
Taking the Quantum Leap by Mike de Sosa. Taking the Quantum Leap is a professional trainer’s rewrite of the User Guide the way it should have been done the first time. |
Sinclair QL |
| Book Review: Taking the Quantum Leap |
Review of Mike de Sosa’s book. |
Sinclair QL |
| Boot Up Reminder |
Productivity tools for the QL are far and few between. On the PC, there is a dearth of these tools; Meeting Maker, Lotus Organizer, Maximizer, etc. One feature of most productivity tools is the ability to remind you of special days, such as birthdays, anniversaries, appointments, and so on. Without doing much development work, a |
Sinclair QL |
| Bootsort Without TK2 |
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Sinclair QL |
| BOSTUG, TSUG has mutated |
Closing down as a special interest group; restarting as New England QL User Group. |
Sinclair QL |
| Byte Input in SuperBasic |
In the last QHJ, I mentioned that I could not get single byte input to work in SuperBasic for my QL to Z88 program. Peter Sulzer kindly wrote back and proved that I was wrong. Below is a short routine Peter sent that shows how standard SuperBasic can do byte input. – ED 100 OPEN_IN |
Sinclair QL |
| C Beautifier |
The C User’s Group has disk full of C programs that have been written for portability. One of these programs is a C beautifier (cb_c). This is a program that takes any C code and outputs a file with the C code in “proper” formating. It does things like indenting, putting single statements on a |
Sinclair QL |
| C Compiler Comparison |
A while back I was thinking about the two C compilers available for the QL. The Small C compiler is easy to use, quick to compile, but limited in it’s scope of the C language. The Lattice C compiler is not so easy to use, slow to compiler, but supports the full C language. The |
Sinclair QL |
| C Portability |
This article is dedicated to show some rather randomly chosen aspects of portable programming with C68 on the QL. A ‘C’ program is fully portable if the source text can be compiled on any operating system which provides a standard compiler (usually the standard is defined by K&R or ANSI) without any changes at all. |
Sinclair QL |
| C Program for Sinclair QL and IBM PC |
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Sinclair QL |
| C68 Compiler Benchmarks |
In QHJ #3, I reported on some benchmarks that I ran on Lattice C and Small-C. Now that I had C68, I decided to run the benchmarks against it to see how it compares with the other two compilers. Here is how all three compilers compare: Prime Numbers Small-C Lattice C C68 29000-32767 5 Sec |
Sinclair QL |
| C68 Version 3.03 |
I have received version 3.03 of C68. Just before this I picked up a copy of 3.01 and had problems with it. I expected to get version 3.02 (a serious bug fix of 3.01) but got 3.03 instead. Version 3.04 has been released by Dave Walker. He seems to put out a new release about |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
I was pleased to see that in the October & November issues of QL World they gave considerable space to ARCHIVE, the PSION database program we all have. Those of you who have followed this column know that I have high regard for ARCHIVE and have tried to promote it use by more US QL |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
This issue of UPDATE initiates me as the QL Editor. I am happy to assist Bill Jones in producing this magazine so important to North American QL users. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Archive series part 22: error handling in Archive with Errnum() function and Error command. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Is Archive a relational database? |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Solving the Towers of Hanoi puzzle with Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
IF and ALL and MODE commands. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Update and While commands and introducing the “P” word. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Order and Select commands in Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Order, Locate, Reset commands in Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Find, Search, Continue commands. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Backup strategies to prevent data loss. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
PRINT and LPRINT commands with an overview of all input/output commands. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Bycol – a program for displaying and printing databases by columns. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
More on linking databases together and using Sedit. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Using keys to link databases together and other handy tricks. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
FormEd – A form editor and printer for Archive databases. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
FormEd – a form editor and printer for Archive databases. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
A review – describing how to use some recently introduced procedures. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Entering Query – a program to interrogate any Archive database. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Entering procedures using the Archive program editor. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Entering procedures using the Archive program editor. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column |
Entering procedures using the Archive program editor. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cable Column: QL - Archive - PC |
Databases, transferring to PC. |
Sinclair QL |
| Can NASQLUG Take Up the Slack? |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Caps lock indicator for Quill |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Carolyn Was Great! |
Report on Carolyn Robbin’s tutorial on Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Case Statement Implementation |
When I recently was working on SSB 2.6, I was using a SuperBasic implementation of a CASE structure for the core of the program. The deeper the structure got, the harder it was to read and understand. I starting thinking of using another way of implementing a CASE structure. For those that don’t know what |
Sinclair QL |
| CAT Prints on Your QL |
Make hard copies of file directories |
Sinclair QL |
| Caveat Emptor |
Information about the QL gleaned from UK magazines. |
Sinclair QL |
| CDIR Directory Printer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Cellular Automata |
Back in college, I was short 1/2 a unit from graduating. To make up the unit, I enrolled in a 1 unit Independent Study course. With hours left before the enrollment deadline, I picked what I thought was a weak but interesting subject, Cellular Automata (CA). Well, the more I researched the topic, the more |
Sinclair QL |
| Changes for QLUSTer 4.370 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Changing the Name of a Disk |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Chaos |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Chatter About TorQLib D-Dump |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Check Bits for Ascii Files |
I’ve been scanning throught some old issues of Dr Dobb’s Journal trying to set the spark to a new programming idea. I was reading one article on architecture ( and / or gates, etc) and the word parity leaped from the page. I had a sudden flash back to my college days where I was |
Sinclair QL |
| Check Book Balancer |
Program that leverages Abacus to balance a checkbook. |
Sinclair QL |
| Circles |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Circuit Circus |
Excerpted from SWYM Newsletter, Seattle Sinclair Users Group. Sync inverter for QL, load fix for ZX81/TS1000, TOS power supply, modem power. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Circuit Circus |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Clavier.Exe |
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Sinclair QL |
| Cleanup/Backup para el QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Clouds on a QL |
Al Boehm uses his QL at the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory and takes it on trips to demonstrate the results of his work. He submitted this delightful SuperBASIC program to display mean cloud contours. |
Sinclair QL |
| CLUSTER |
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Sinclair QL |
| Combination |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Complex ASCII Rotation |
While reading one of the many computer magazines that I read in a month (got to have something to do while I eat my lunch), I read an article in which the columnist talked about security and mail. He was commenting about how open Internet mail (and e-mail in general) is fairly open and easy |
Sinclair QL |
| Complex ASCII Rotation |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Composite Color on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Computer Meandering |
Notes on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Connect A Composite TTL Monitor to a TS1000/QL |
Schematic to connect a TS1000 or QL to a monochrome TTL monitor by extracting HSYNC and VSYNC signals. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Constructing a Spell Checker |
A spell checker is usually comprised of two parts: 1) word lookup (to see if a word is spelled correctly) and 2) word suggestion (to suggest the correct spelling of the word). Past issues of the QHJ have looked at different algorithms to tell how close two words are, a key part of word suggestion. |
Sinclair QL |
| Contest Nears Conclusion |
60+ contestants who submitted over 80 programs to the Big Contest; Timex 2068 disk drive has been submitted to the FCC for approval; Kirt Olsen of Syntax has stated that he will not take on any new subscribers; QL is out of the FCC (after one year) and is available by mail order. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Core Wars |
A while back I took a week off from work to spend time at home finishing some programming projects (hey, I had plenty of leave stored up). One of the projects that I finished was in implementation of Core Wars for the QL. Below is the documentation that I wrote for the program. It details |
Sinclair QL |
| Corrected QL Membrane Matrix |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Correction for JOS |
Corrections to bugs in previously published program. |
Sinclair QL |
| Cosmos: QL Software Review |
|
Sinclair QL |
| CQ QL SOS |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Crackle, Crash, QL Bashed! |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Creating Export Data Files With PSION Software (Abacus/Quill) Then Importing Them to Quill |
How to export files from Abacus and read them into Quill. |
Sinclair QL |
| Creating Loadable Extensions Using Qlib |
One of the things that has always amazed me about the QL was the ability to load a binary file and have a bunch of new keyboards available in SuperBasic. In most computers that had Basic built in, the language was static and had no way to extend itself. Other languages (like C, Fortran, or |
Sinclair QL |
| Cumana Interface |
|
Sinclair QL |
| CYA Workshop |
Coming sessions will be hands-on workouts on inputting, manipulating, transferring, and copying each others data files. |
Sinclair QL |
| Database Management on the Sinclair QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Databases And Bitmaps |
I read an interesting article that introduced the idea of using bitmaps in implementing a database. I don’t know if this concept will be of use to any QL programmers, but I found it interesting just to know. Conventional databases use B-trees and hashing to implement indexes. B-trees are just that, trees. An index is |
Sinclair QL |
| Databases and Maps |
|
Sinclair QL |
| DBAS |
For most database programming, the QL programmer has been pretty much stuck with Archive. Archive is a fine language and is fairly similar to dBase III in programming feel. It has many advantages: editing of records built in, easy screen creation, a well structured language. But it also has a few weak points: limited functions, |
Sinclair QL |
| DBEasy - New Version 1.6 Review |
|
Sinclair QL |
| DBEasy v1.6 - A New Version Review |
|
Sinclair QL |
| DBEasy's EASY_OUT_CUSTOM |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Dealing With Exchange: Folders |
|
Sinclair QL |
| DEFine TEMPorary |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Descriptive Directories |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Designing Windows |
Program for determining window sizes. |
Sinclair QL |
| Deskjet Print Filter |
Once I got my DeskJet printer, I wanted to be able to produce nice looking text output. Quill and other word processors support only monospace fonts. The word processors that do support proportional spaced fonts are not real cheap. Being one to write my own print filters, I set myself out to write a print |
Sinclair QL |
| Dice Percentages |
I’m still distracted by my other hobby, wargaming. In tying the two together, I thought about dice, percentages, and To-Hit rolls. In gaming a To-Hit roll is a die roll, where your try to roll a certain value or less. For example, for a To-Hit roll of 10 with 2 six-sided die (2d6), you would |
Sinclair QL |
| Did'Ja Know |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Digital Alarm Clock for QLers |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Director's Column |
Maggie Bruzelius, executive VP of the US branch of Sinclair Research, resigned July 20, 1984, to take a position with Alpha Software. Sinclair’s QL is still slated for November release. |
Sinclair QL |
| Directory to Printer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Directory to Printer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Directory to Printer PDS DOC |
Information about a SuperBASIC utility to send directory listing to the printer. |
Sinclair QL |
| Disk Copy Probem |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Disk Droppings |
Notes from a long-term user on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Disk Eraser |
In one of my program idea brainstorming sessions, I came up with the idea of writing a program to completely erase a floppy disk. The idea comes from government regulations. When deleting classified information from a disk, the disk must be written with all 1’s, then all 0’s, and then random 1’s and 0’s. After |
Sinclair QL |
| Disk Mate 4 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Disk Text Search Utility |
Over the years, to keep various e-mails and newsgroup postings, I’ve printed them out and kept them at home. I’ve thought about storing them as files on disk, but finding the information I need would not be too easy. I was looking for a utility that would search the files on disk, find files with |
Sinclair QL |
| Diskinfo |
This program started out as an attempt to examine a disk with corrupted files. The problem may have been with my disk drive. Just a suggestion to others; try reading the disk in another drive before you give up on it. At any rate don’t write anything to the disk! Before I knew it I |
Sinclair QL |
| Disks & Memory for the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Displaying QL Screens In MS-DOS |
[It’s not normally the policy of the QHJ to publish programs that are written for other platforms than the QL. But in this case, I can make an exception. The following program by Jeff Kuhlmann is designed to display a QL screen file on an MS-DOS computer. I’ve tried it with my MS-DOS laptop (CGA |
Sinclair QL |
| Displaying TI Graphics Files |
[Jeff Kuhlmann has written an interesting program to display a TI-Artist instance file on the QL. I don’t know how many have been wanting to do this, but here it is. On the disk that Jeff sent me, were many example files. If you are interested in this, I can provide a disk with all |
Sinclair QL |
| Does QL Stand for Quite Late? |
|
Sinclair QL |
| DooDah Correction |
Correction to program that appeared in an earlier issue. |
Sinclair QL |
| Down Under Report |
|
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Drop Down Menus |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Dutch Connection 2 |
Last issue Mark Martin reported on a Dutch BBS that was being run on a QL. I forgot to mention that the same person that wrote the QL BBS also wrote a number of other programs, that Mark has sent me. The three major programs on the disk are: UNZIP96, QVIEW, and QBOX. UNZIP96 is |
Sinclair QL |
| Dynamic Windows - Another Approach |
In a back issue of the QHJ I wrote a SuperBasic program that saves a section of the screen to memory and brings it back again. This allows you to save a section of the screen where you are about the put a new window, draw to window, and then bring back what was under |
Sinclair QL |
| Easel Formulas |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Easel Portraits |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Corner |
QL news, |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
After putting out two issues rather quickly, your all probably wondering what happened to this issue. There is one simple explanation: bad keyboard. My QL feel ill by the most common ailment of older QL systems, a bad connection between the keyboard matrix and the motherboard. My QL went bad in early February, just after |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This issue is another one that took some time to come together. I have spent part of the last two months beating my head against a single program. I have been working on a C version of my Cellular Automata program. After I finally found a decent random number generator, I made some changes to |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This month has been a busy month for QL news. See the following article to find out what has been going on. This month print formatters are the rage. I did not mean it that way, it’s just that two good ideas hit me at about the same time. I hope that others can find |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This issue of the QHJ is a little late. It’s been three months since the last issue. I try to get an issue out every two months. The reason for the delay is the arrival of my daughter, Caitlan Anne. The Tech Specs are: born 27 Sept, 5 lbs 2 oz, blonde hair and blue |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
With this issue the QHJ is now 1 year old. It’s been fun publishing the QHJ. It’s given me a chance to write the kind of articles that I want to write; those aimed at QL programmers. It’s also kind of neat to have complete editorial control. Over the last year I have “meet” a |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
For those readers that have Internet access, Timo Salmi of Findland has started an Anon-FTP QL Server, garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.81.1). Garbo is already an MS-DOS server but Timo has set aside a section for the QL. To start things off, he has uploaded a number of his programs. I have uploaded back issues of the QHJ |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This issue is the second issue to take 3 months to come out. I had not planned on a quarterly schedule, but it has come out that way. There are two primary reasons for this delay: 1) My daughter is now crawling and requires more supervision and this means I have to do my share. |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
One problem I have noticed with writing this section of the the QHJ is that I that I don’t have the words to introduce the issue. I try to get each QHJ done at the end of the month before publication. This coincides with the publication schedule of the CATS newsletter (the other newsletter that |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
Here is the first issue produced from the suburbs of Dayton, Ohio. We are now moved and mostly settled in. Next, I would like to apologize to the e-mail readers of the QHJ. When sending out the last issue, my mailer went south on me. Most people reported getting up to 60-70 copies of the |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
It’s been a few months since the last QHJ, but I’ve been busy working on a few projects and doing some traveling. In early June I traveled to Newport, Rhode Island to attend the “Miracle in Newport 93” QL show. There I was able to meet some QL’ers that I have not met before, plus |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
It has taken a while to get this issue out. I would like to thank Al Boehm for submitting an article and making this issue that much bigger. I’m always ready to receive an article for submission. I’d like to see what programming other are doing out there. The last weekend of August is the |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
Again another issue has taken longer than I wanted to come out. Since the last issue one important thing has happened to further complicate my life. Her name is Ashlyn Nicole; 7 Lbs 2 oz, born 23 November at 5:17 PM. Recently I attended a local book sale, that had a good selection of computer |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
As much as I want the QHJ to come out about every other month, It’s slowly becoming a quarterly. Between work, family, and other hobbies, the QHJ is getting little time. Luckily, this month most of the articles are user submitted. In fact, this is the first time that more than one article in a |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This is the second issue that is far later that I would like. Let me explain the reason why. Back in March I was told that I was being matrixed to do computer support for the B-2 Bomber Systems Program Office. What this job entails is managing a computer and telecommunications branch. I have three |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
Well, it looks like another issues has taken longer that I would like. It’s been one of those “too busy to program” type of dry spells. The only key item of news is that as I am writing this the latest version of C68 v 4.2 has partialy come out. I received the zipped version |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
Another few months, another issue. I don’t know if there is any special significance to putting out issue #20, but it looks nice to have a zero in the 1’s place. One thing nice to report is that the number of QHJ readers is increasing (at least direct readers). I keep running into more QLers |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This issue of the QHJ is a little smaller that I would like. I’ve been busy getting ready for the QL show in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is the same show that has been held in Newport, Rhode Island, but Bob Dyl wanted to try a different place this year. I’ve been busy making some |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
The biggest news this issue is I’VE GOT A HOME PAGE. I got a wild hair a while back and decided to get myself a home page. Since I could not use a server at work to host my home page (the government sort of frowns on that), I had to find a commercial service |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
Have you ever sat in front of the word processor, looking at a blank screen, and not really know what to type. This is how I am as I try to write this article. I always write this article last and use it to cover any loose thoughts that I might have from the other |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
As time goes by I’m finding myself doing less and less programming. My recent foray into distributing QL and Z88 freeware has kept me busy collecting QL freeware. Now I will have the pleasure of trying some of this software out, which always takes some time. I’m still working on getting QFAX going (after having |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
I don’t have much to say for an introduction to this issue. I do want to thank Peter Tillier for contributing two articles. He really filled a few pages for me. The more articles I get the easier it is on me and the more often I can publish. I hate it when I have |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
It’s hard to believe that the last QHJ came out last May. What have I been doing? Well, let me tell you. Since May I have had a number of life changes that have kept me busy. The first is a change in jobs. I decided to leave the Air Force and seek employment else |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
The QHJ is back. After a year of taking a break, I’m back in the programming spirit again. Of course, I have not been inactive during that time, as any reader of QL Today can attest. I just have not felt like writing any programs for a while. I guess I did get burnt out |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
I have not received much feedback on the Qliberator Source Book idea I mentioned in the last issue, and I have received basically no “helpful hints”. So, my plan is to write what I can, put it out on the Net, and see what feedback comes from it. If I make any mistakes, I’m sure |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
I’d like to thank Per Witte for providing pretty much the core part of this issue. I saw the Filename Parser program posted to the ql-users mailing list and thought it would be good material for an article. I contacted Per and he was willing to write something up. The length of the article was |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
In this issue I want to take a look at a couple of Unix languages that have recently been ported to the QL. In the ql-users mailing list, I’ve seen some comments that basically say “Why use these other languages on the QL? All development should be done in SuperBasic or C68 and use the |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
This issue is far later that I would like. Planning for the West Coast Sinclair Show (for which this issue is being prepared) took a fair amount of time. I’ve also been fiddling around the house getting it ready for guests coming to the show. I’ve also been distracted by some projects from work. I’m |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
First off, thanks to Herb Schaaf for providing most of the text for this issue. When Herb gets a hold of a problem, he does not let go until he knows all there is to know. Secondly, I wanted to bring up something that has been discussed in the ql-users mailing list. I can’t remember |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
I don’t know if I’m old enough to claim that old age is to blame for why I’m not able to get as many QHJ issues out in a year as I would like. Maybe I can blame my other distractions, such as family, house, work, and my other hobbies. I’ve also been a little |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
For the second time in the life of the QHJ, I have allowed a whole year to go between issues. When I started the QHJ 10 years ago, I knew something like this might happen, therefore I made the QHJ a free publication. This has kept any off any outside pressure to get the next |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
Welcome to the first issue of the QL Hacker’s Journal. This publication is meant to fill the gap in publications already available. There are a number of good magazines that cover programming, but, due to popularity, do not cover the QL. There are also some good User Group Newletters that cover the QL, but are |
Sinclair QL |
| Editor's Forum |
I’m a bit surprized to have this issue out so soon after the last issue. But, the source code from Herb Schaaf’s article and the C Beautifier made for quite a few pages. Since it was enough to fill an issue, here it is. Some of you may have noticed that last month’s issue had |
Sinclair QL |
| Editorial |
CATS Fest, newsletter, QLers, Non-canadians. |
Sinclair QL |
| Editorial: Quantum Levels Premiers; Timex & Other Rumors; Amstrad Invasion |
August/September issue of Quantum_Levels available; Timex Portugal announced plans to bring the home computer battle back to North American shores; Sears, Roebuck will be offering Amstrad’s new word processor. |
Sinclair QL |
| eFORTH Interpreter |
While on the subject of languages, I thought I would finally take a look at a program that I had received a while back. Salvador Merina of Spain has ported eFORTH to the QL. eFORTH is a portable implementation of a FORTH interpreter. The main version of eFORTH is the MS-DOS implementation. Not being a |
Sinclair QL |
| End of (the) Line |
|
Sinclair QL |
| End-Of-File Finding |
A lot of the programs that I like to write are filters. They take a text file as input, do something to the file, and output the results to a second file. Doing this involves reading a file one line at a time. A way of doing this would be something like this: REPeat loop |
Sinclair QL |
| Enter |
Sinclair QL and the new Spectrum Plus were featured recently at the Consumer Electronics Show. Dave Higgenbottom is still trying to secure financing and Timex is being patient. BASIC publication cancelled; all paid subscriptions would be fulfilled by another company. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Enter Q_Review? |
Teaser about new publication supporting the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Environment Variables |
The concept of Environment Variables comes from the Unix world. They are used slightly in MS-DOS, but not at all to the same extent as UNIX. For the QDOS world, the file ENV_BIN provides a number of extensions that allow the use of Environment Variables. Essentially an environment variable is a variable that can be |
Sinclair QL |
| EPROM Concepts |
|
Sinclair QL |
| EPSON Driver for QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Errata and Addenda |
Using loops in QL DO files; moving TS2068 code blocks. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Errata: Code Missing from "Improving a Sector_COPYing Program" |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Exclusive OR Encryption |
I’ve always been interested in encryption. Keeping my files safe from prying eyes has been more of a want than a need. Plus encryption is a neat programming problem to solve. Many years ago I wrote a program called QL Crypt that was my first look at encryption. In QHJ #XX there was Complex Ascii |
Sinclair QL |
| Exploring New Environments |
ZX Spectrum emulation; QL subdirectories. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Exploring the Mysterious QL: JOS - Adding Your Own Commands to Super BASIC |
Using procedures to add your own commands to Super BASIC |
Sinclair QL |
| Family Trees - Is the Game |
|
Sinclair QL |
| File Comparison |
Fcomp_c is another C program from the C User’s Journal disk #236 (Highly Portable Utilites). I only had to make a few minor changes to port it to the QL. The biggest change being uncommenting the #define NO_STRING_H. I have tried the program out with two short test files. Below is the two files and |
Sinclair QL |
| File Transfers QL to IBM |
Moving a file from the QL to an IBM-XT and reverse is really quite simple. |
Sinclair QL |
| File-Saver Alarm |
|
Sinclair QL |
| FILECONFIG |
Another program that I have been working on is FileConfig. The short explanation is that FileConfig is an automated version of BasConfig, by O. Fink (and modified by Norman Dunbar and Dilwyn Jones). With BasConfig, you can’t edit an existing Config Block, only create a new one. With FileConfig, you store the definition of a |
Sinclair QL |
| Files 2 |
Review of file management tool for QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| FIND2_C |
I have written a C program that will search for a particular string in a file. My first version of the program worked only on text file. The second version was designed to work on Quill files, or any binary file. The reason for these two programs, is that I was trying to help a |
Sinclair QL |
| First Impressions of the QL, Part 2 |
One user’s experience with the computer. |
Sinclair QL |
| First Impressions of the QL, Part 3 |
Continues reviewing experiences with the computer. |
Sinclair QL |
| First Report: The QXL Card |
|
Sinclair QL |
| FLASH! |
QL available as a kit. Load program for TS 1000. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Flashback |
Review of the database program and a SuperBasic program to use with it. |
Sinclair QL |
| Fletcher's Checksum |
The May issue of “Dr Dobb’s Journal” focused on data communications and included articles on checksums. One article covered Fletcher’s Checksum, an algorithm faster than CRC and just as reliable as CRC, except it handles smaller blocks than CRC. CRC checksum will catch a 2 bit error in a 65,535 bit message, where as Fetcher |
Sinclair QL |
| For the "QLers" Using Spreadsheet |
|
Sinclair QL |
| For Your Information: Tidbits About CP/M, TS/TC2068, TC2048, ZX81, TS1500 and QL |
|
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| For Your QL: Archive Secrets |
Tips for using Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| For Your Sinclair: New Releases |
External keyboard for TS2068, sound booster, RGB interface and cartridge adaptor from John Mathewson. Utility tape for TS1000/ZX81/TS1500 from LST Software. PC-DRAW from MDM Enterprises. Compuserve announces GIF format. Desktop publishing program from Charles Stelding. Hardware/software to print to Commodore 1520 plotter. Archive utilties for QL. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| For Your Support |
Product announcements from G. Russell Electronics, Byte-Back, Variety Sales, Chia-Chi Chao, Larken Electronics, Sams, Fred Nachbaur, Lemke Software Development and E. Arthur Brown. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Foreign Correspondent Richard Describes the New Sinclair QL Computer |
Sinclair has done it again. I expect you haven’t heard about his new computer – the QL – as it was only announced last week in Britain. The specification of the machine is very good and I will list some of the main points. |
Sinclair QL |
| Format to 894/900 Sectors |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Forth for the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| FORTH Programming |
I have been programming with FORTH for a number of years now and have used it on the 1802, PDP-11, 6502, 8080, Z-80, 68000, 8086, V-20, 80286, and the 68HC11 CPU’s. The different CPUs have many different assembly languages and when writing programs that you want to run on all the machines you can have |
Sinclair QL |
| From the Editor |
This issue is a smaller than I’d like. As the new owner of a Z88 I’ve been spending time playing with it. Not being good a soldering, I took me a while to make some cables for it. Plus, having a bad soldering pencil did not help matters. This will be the last issue before |
Sinclair QL |
| From the Editor |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| From the Editor and Disk Drops |
Welcome note from Lloyd as new editor. Overview of the QL software suite. |
Sinclair QL |
| From the Editor: THE QHJ GOES ELECTRIC |
With this issue, the QHJ is now also being distributed via electronic mail. With the recent advent of a QL Internet mailing list, the QHJ can be distributed to QL users all around the world in a matter of minutes. Even QL users on CompuServe can recieve the QHJ via e-mail. The QHJ will still |
Sinclair QL |
| From The Editor's Cluttered Desk |
Themed issues; where to get your computer fixed; computer in business; Maryland doctor uses ZX81; Brazil’s TK 90X; Fred Nachbaur, QL’s price hits rock bottom; more QL news from the UK; Sir Clive’s Z88 update; dates to remember. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81 |
| From the QL Library |
|
Sinclair QL |
| From the QL Library: Circles |
|
Sinclair QL |
| From the QL Library: Random Blocks |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Front Page Extra |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Games for the Sinclair QL: A Potpourri |
|
Sinclair QL |
| GIF Graphics Decoding-Encoding Now Available to Sinclair QL Users |
|
Sinclair QL |
| GIF on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| GIF on the Sinclair QL Supercomputer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Gold Card Update |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Gossamer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| GST QC C Compiler - A Review |
I recently found out about another C compiler. Peter Tillier send me a copy (legal, of course) of a C compiler by GST. Peter says that the compiler is now available from Quanta for about 15 pounds. The compiler seems to be a cross between Small-C and Metacomco QL C. Like Small-C, it supports a |
Sinclair QL |
| Hardcopy (A QL Utility) |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Hardware for your QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Hardware Mods Review |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Hardware Savvy: Modifications and maintenance tips for the Sinclair family of computers |
Tom Bent begins documenting projects that take place at the CATS hardware sessions. This column describes how to re-insert a membrane connector without cracking it. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Hardware Savvy: Modifications and Maintenance Tips for the Sinclair Family of Computers |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Hardware Tips for the QL |
Does your OL sit here and stare at you on power up, just daring you to press F1 or F2? Remembering that the OL has a MEMBRANE KEYBOARD and that kevs can stick. run the back of a finger nail over all the keys (special notice to space bar and ENTER key, please). |
Sinclair QL |
| Hash Table |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Hello, World |
|
Sinclair QL |
| HELLO, WORLD |
In a number of recent postings to alt.folklore.computers, the answer to the question “What’s the shortest ‘Hello, World’ program for a specific language? For those that don’t know, ‘Hello, World’ is the first program used in K&R’s book on C and is synonomus with the simplest program to write as a beginner. The whole scope |
Sinclair QL |
| Help QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Helper: A SuperBASIC Program |
A set of toolkit-like functions presented in menu format. |
Sinclair QL |
| HELPER: A SuperBASIC Program |
A set of toolkit-like functions presented in menu format. |
Sinclair QL |
| Herb Schaaf's Small C Programs |
Editor’s Note – Herb Schaaf has sent me a couple of Small C programs via e-mail. He did not include an article about the two programs, so I am just presenting them as is. One is an update of my previous find_c. Be aware that Herb adds a number of bells and whistles in his |
Sinclair QL |
| Hex Movement Library |
Recently I’ve been distracted by one of my other hobby, wargaming. There has been a discussion on USENET about freeware space combat games. Having designed one a few years back, I quickly did an ASCII version and posted it. This then lead to further distractions in that hobby. Feeling guilty about “abandoning” the QL, I |
Sinclair QL |
| Hints and Tips on QL's |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Hints and Tips on Sinclairs |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Hints and Tips on Sinclairs |
|
Sinclair QL |
| House Of Coding Style |
I was recently doing some CGI-BIN programming in Perl. Since I was new to CGI-BIN programming, I did what every other programmer does when he is new to something, he borrows somebody else’s code to see how it is done. I borrowed come Perl CGI-BIN code from our local CGI-BIN expert at work. When writing |
Sinclair QL |
| How Goes It, Update? |
MAX DOS vs MS DOS vs QL DOS; SPDOS for Oliger; TS-2068 and Sinclair QL issue disks and micro drive dubbing; copyrights; QL support in this issue; meet some QL programmers; SINCUS programs; the North American Sinclair Society. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| How to Alter a File/Disk |
|
Sinclair QL |
| How to Fit a New QL Keyboard Membrane |
|
Sinclair QL |
| How to Get Stuff from Big Blue, or MS-DOS to QL File Conversions |
|
Sinclair QL |
| How to have a Reliable QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| How to Modify a Coleco Adam Power Supply for your QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Howard Clase plays with Disks |
|
Sinclair QL |
| I Built a QL Kit |
Review of user-assembled QL available from dealers. |
Sinclair QL |
| IBM to QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| ICE Your QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| IDing QL File Types |
There is nothing quite so frustrating as to get a disc or microcartridge full of programs and not know where to start in order to make the programs work. |
Sinclair QL |
| Imagix by Emmanuel Verbeeck |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Improved Z88-QL Cable |
|
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| Improving a Sector_COPYing Program |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Improving the Home Database |
|
Sinclair QL |
| In Memoriam: Ernest J Wider |
|
Sinclair QL |
| In-Between |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Index-Bubble Sort |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Indexer - A Brief Review |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Infix to Postfix |
In the March 1992 issue of “The C Users Journal”, Rex Jaeschke has a column called “Doctor C’s Pointers”. He has been running a series of articles on data structures in C. In one of the column on stacks, he presents a infix notation to postfix notation translator/convertor. Infix notation is what is used in |
Sinclair QL |
| Innocents Abroad |
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Sinclair QL |
| Input/Output |
|
Sinclair QL |
| inQLings |
New software and other news about the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Interesting QUANTA Articles |
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Sinclair QL |
| International QL Report |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Internet Addresses and some QL files for Your Computing Fun |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Internet Conciseness Contest |
Mark Schnitzius (schnitzi@eustis.cs.ucf.edu) has started and runs the Internet Conciseness Contest. The contest is designed to provide an outlet for recreational programming. The contest accepts programs only in Ansi C. Scores are based on the number of tokens in a program. The lower the score the better. Mark is up to Round number 4. Below |
Sinclair QL |
| Internet Resource List for Sinclair Users |
FTP, websites, Gopher and other resources. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Introducing Aurora QL Graphics Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| Is there a QXL in Your Life? |
Overview of the QXL: a PC expansion card that emulates the QL on a PC. |
Sinclair QL |
| It Really Is a "Quantum Leap"! |
Sinclair Research has done it again! Their new personal computer with 128k RAM, two micro-drives, and four software packages, sells for the almost unheard of price of $499. |
Sinclair QL |
| Italian Software |
While looking at the archives for the comp.sources.misc newsgroup on Usenet I noticed that there had been a posting on tools for the QL. I was able to download the posting and get the tools. The programs came from Giuseppe “Beppe” Zanetti of Italy. Giuseppe has written a number of programs, including the ones posted |
Sinclair QL |
| Iterated Function Systems |
IFS is what Michael Barnsley calls his Iterated Function Systems, and IFS is another part of fractals (remember those Mandelbrot all-nighters ?). Barnsley did IFS a few years ago and has gone on to bigger and better stuff now. He explains how IFS can be done by anyone with a personal computer using a “collage” |
Sinclair QL |
| Join Them Files |
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Sinclair QL |
| JOYFU Or Find The Missing Construct |
JOYFU when sounded out means “Joyful, with no L” or as it is really supposed to be sounded out “Joyfull Noel.” The lack of an L turns one word into two. This is sort of an interesting introduction to missing letters or constructs. I happen to read a DoD journal called “CrossTalk, The Journal of |
Sinclair QL |
| JSU Screen Modes |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Jumper Settings for the 3.2 Meg Drive |
Settings for adding disk drives to QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Just the FAX, Please |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Justified Translates |
Addressing a spacing shortcoming in Quill. |
Sinclair QL |
| Kempston QL Disk Drive: Making a Good Thing Better |
Interface gives QL users access to Shugart standard disk drives in addition to built-in Microdrives. |
Sinclair QL |
| KEYWHIZ |
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Sinclair QL |
| Known QL Dealers and Supporters |
|
Sinclair QL |
| La Page du Sinclair QL (Sinclair QL Page) |
Overview of programming languages for the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| La Page du Sinclair QL (Sinclair QL Page) |
Tutorial on using the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Label Program |
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Sinclair QL |
| LABELS_BAS Revie |
|
Sinclair QL |
| LAN or Local Area Network Using a QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Language Design Principles |
Jon Bentley has been around computers for years, spending most of his time with AT&T Bell Labs (the birth place of Unix and C). In an article in “Unix Review”, Jon mentions some guidelines on building languages. I thought these guidelines also apply to writing other programs, so I thought I would pass them along. |
Sinclair QL |
| Layout |
Program to display a single sheet with scale outline of a page to allow the user to set margins, etc. |
Sinclair QL |
| Le coeur du QL: Le 68008 (The heart of the QL: The 68008) |
Description of the CPU. |
Sinclair QL |
| Left Handed Ways of Working a Printer |
Why not use my TS-2068 Daisy software to set-up special print pitches and Letter Quality mode, and then throw the the A/B switch over to the QL for printing? |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Let's Read T/S 2068 JLO Disks With Your QL |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Let's Read TS2068 Disks With Your QL |
Well, here it is. You can read Timex 2068 Oliger disks with a QL with nothing more then a disk interface and ToolKit II. This is made easy due to the simplicity of the methods used to store information on the 2068 JLO system. At this time and present configuration a “basic” read is all |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Lets Read T/S 2068 JLO Disks With Your QL |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Letter about converting Microsoft BASIC programs to SuperBasic |
Letter includes a program to replace MID$, LEFT$ and RIGHT$ functions with Sinclair equivalent functions. |
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from Bob Howard |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from Bob Malloy |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from Charles Reise |
Instructions for setting up check balancing using Abacus on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from John E. Juergens |
QL recommendations. |
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from John Juergens |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from Matthew Zenkar |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from Ron Blizzard |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letter from the Editor |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letter in Reply to Left Handed Ways of Working a Printer |
Writer’s method of connecting two computers to several printers. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Letter updating REFIELD |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letters |
TS2068 disk drive systems; QL news from the UK; LOAD loader; QL users plea; hurrah for Novelsoft; April fooler; new car shopper. |
Sinclair QL |
| Letters to the Editor |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Letters to the Editor |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Levenstein Distance |
The Levenstein Distance is a measure of how close two strings are to each other. The Levenstein Algoritm is used to calculate the Levenstein Distance. The Levenstein Algorithm takes two strings and determines what it would take to transform one string into the other, using deletions, additions, and changing characters. The more that must be |
Sinclair QL |
| LF/CR to LF in Editors |
All of the C programs that I get from non-QL sources get to the QL via an MS-DOS disk. As most know, MS-DOS uses LF/CR for newline and the QL uses just LF. I’ve written a simple SuperBasic program that will strip off the last character from each line of a file, thereby getting rid |
Sinclair QL |
| LibXmenu |
LibXmenu is a C68 library, written by Jerome Grimbert, to help write menu-based programs. When I first heard of it I was thinking that it was a library that converted X-windows routines to PE routines, but this is not what it does. Jerome described Xmenu as a collection of C routines that he wrote to |
Sinclair QL |
| Lighthouse, QL Graphics |
Program to print a lighthouse on a Tandy CGP-220 printer. |
Sinclair QL |
| Lightning S. E. and Boot |
Setup a boot file for the Lighting QL accessory. |
Sinclair QL |
| LIST Announcing QL Public Domain Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| LListing With QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Loan Amortization on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| LOG-ON! |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Lottery Random Number Picker |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Lotto Program for the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| LZW Compression |
In the June and Oct 1992 issues of Dr. Dobb’s Journal, there were two articles on LZW compression. The second article is an improvement to the first program. The original source code was formatted for 80 columns. Since the QHJ is 60 columns, I’ve had to do some reformatting of the code. Some comments follow |
Sinclair QL |
| LZW Compression |
Through work I have come to know one Alex Bocast. When I first met Alex, he mentioned working on a Pattern Matching Algorithm, which he calls Token Reconstruction and that he was pursuing a patent on it. About a few months ago I saw Alex again and queried him on how his patent was going. |
Sinclair QL |
| Machine States/The Serial Interface |
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Sinclair QL |
| MacPaint File Printing |
Don Walterman has sent a program that reads a MacPaint file and prints to an HP Deskjet printer. Don claims that this is his first C program. If so, it’s very ambitious. Don did not send an article describing his program, so I’ll present it as is. For formatting reasons, comments are below the lines |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| Mail Received |
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Sinclair QL |
| Mandelbrot - A Fractal World, Part Four |
Machine source code. |
Sinclair QL |
| Mandelbrot - A Fractal World, Part Three |
Machine code portion of the program. |
Sinclair QL |
| Mandelbrot - A Fractal World, Part Two |
Program to generate Mandelbrot diagrams. |
Sinclair QL |
| Mandelbrot - A Fractal World, Update |
Update to program. |
Sinclair QL |
| Maus.sys.ql |
In the European part of Usenet, there is a newsgroup called Maus.sys.ql. This newsgroup is for the discussion of all things QL. Due to the low numbers of American QLers that read Usenet, a Usenet feed has not been established. I have established an e-mail feed from the newsgroup. This means that all articles posted |
Sinclair QL |
| Maze Solution with CA |
I’ve been playing with Cellular Automata (CA) since College. (See QHJ #4 for a more in depth discussion of CA) I’ve seem some articles that talk about how CA can be used in Physics and Chemistry to simulate various chemical reactions and particle simulations. I have not seen any fairly practical applications that can be |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| MDIR_bas |
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Sinclair QL |
| MDIR_BAS v1.05 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Meet Sinclair's Newest Computer: The QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Menu-Driven Printer_DAT Selection |
Program to allow user to select one of several printers at startup. |
Sinclair QL |
| Merging Archive and Abacus Files |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Microdrive Cartridge Repairs |
I recently encountered a “stuck” microdrive cartridge. I mean, it was working one minute, and suddenly, all I could get from my QL was “not found”, whatever that means. What it means is that the tape is inserted incorrectly and not moving. In my case, reinserting the tape did not help, so I started looking |
Sinclair QL |
| Microdrive Cartridge Storage |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Microdrive Problem Solved? |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Microdrive spotting |
|
Sinclair QL |
| MicroEMACS |
|
Sinclair QL |
| MicroEmacs Line Numbering |
I’ve been meaning to tinker around with MicroEmacs macros for some time, but never got around to it. Recently I decided to take the time to really give it a try. Of all of the text editors available for the QL, I think MicroEmacs is the most powerful. It’s macro language is the most robust |
Sinclair QL |
| MicroEmacs Macros |
Thierry Godefroy has ported over the latest version of MicroEmacs 4.00 to the QL. He has added Pointer Environment support for MicroEmacs, including menu items for all the commands. This has made MicroEmacs much more appealing and much easier to use. Just before this port, I had been playing with a little with configuring MicroEmacs |
Sinclair QL |
| Minerva |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Minerva and Others |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Minireviews |
Reviews of CST Disk Interface, Disciple Disk Interface, Supercharge BASIC Compiler for QL, QSPELL for QL, |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Minix on the QL |
For those that don’t know what Minix is; Minix is a small Unix like operating system written by Andrew Tannenbaum to be used as an instructional aide in Operating System classes. Felix Croes started working on porting Minix to the QL from the Atari ST version. Erwin Dondorp (dondorp@fwi.uva.nl) has taken over the task. He |
Sinclair QL |
| Minix on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle in Newport '93 |
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Miracle Systems Demonstration of their new QL products, originally slated to be held in NY, will NOW be held at the Salvation Army Headquarters located on Memorial Blvd., in Newport, Rhode Island. Bob Dyl of IQLR (QL international publication) will be sponsoring this event. The showing will be |
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle in Newport 1994 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle in Newport Show Report |
Those who have not yet heard of the super time that was had by a group of North American QL users … prepare thyself! On the 5th of June was held the first ever all-QL show in North America, at the Salvation Army Headquarters in Newport, Rhode Island. Paul Holmgren, my wife Carol, and I |
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle in Newport Two and Other Stuff |
Computer fair report and notes on upcoming software and books. |
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle Makes Gold Card Network Recent JSU Problems Solved |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle Systems Centronics Interface |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Miracle Systems Serial/Parallel Printer Interface |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More "Colors" in QL's Mode 4 |
Stippling colors to create the illusion of other colors. |
Sinclair QL |
| More Good-Bad-Uh QLs |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More on "Slowgold" |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More on QPC |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More on QPC |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More on RESPRing from Newfoundland |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More On Text Editors |
Reading through Tim’s article on text editors in QHJ #13, I found that his list of editors available on the QL was far from being complete. That is why I would like to add the following to his overview. SEDIT by Ralf Redoendt of Dilwyn Jones Computing A small and fast editor written in compiled |
Sinclair QL |
| More QXL Notes |
|
Sinclair QL |
| More Timex-Sinclair |
During the last two months, I have gone through more changes than Sherlock Holmes. Mostly “time changes,” but these wandering feet are happy to be back on American soil. Anyway, back from Europe and ready to dance through this month’s article with all the charm of a late night 1-900 number. I arrived home to |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| MS-DOS Emulator Ready for QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| MSDOS for the Sinclair QL |
MS-DOS emultors for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Multi-Tasking MS-DOS |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Multiple Copies in QUILL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| My Visit to NESQLUG |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Natural Language |
A while back I asked for some help in porting a program listed in the C Users Journal. Emiliano Barbaini of Italy volunteered to help. I sent him the code and in return he sent me back the changes he made to get the program to run on the QL and on an BULL DPX/2. |
Sinclair QL |
| NESQLUG |
|
Sinclair QL |
| NESQLUG and the Fourth North American QL Show |
Report on the show held in Bedford, MA. |
Sinclair QL |
| Net on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Net on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Network: Gold Card and JSU ROM Not Compatible |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Networking with QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| New and Upcoming in 1987 |
Details about upcoming 2nd Annual Mid-West Timex Sinclair Computerfest; Larken developing RAMdisk for 2068; Thomas B. Woods will be offering RAM board in kit form that operates in the cartridge slot of the 2068. User-expandable from 8K to 120K; TS telecommunications, Sinclair QL; Zebra/Timex Disk support group; new programs and hardware. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Computers |
|
Sinclair QL |
| New Items |
256K RAM from Larken; PC-DRAW from MDM Enterprises; tax software from ABBA Soft; Beta Basic 3; BBSes; West coast fair planned; Pixel Print Plus. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Life for the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| New Public Domain/Freeware QL Software |
In the past few months I have recieved some disks containing public domain and Freeware software for the QL. The disks came from Howard Clase of Canada, and Franz Herrmann of Germany. For the record, Freeware software is software that is copyright by the author, but everyone is free to copy and distribute the software. |
Sinclair QL |
| New QL 'Open' |
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Sinclair QL |
| New QL Program |
|
Sinclair QL |
| New QL: Reader Response from Giuseppe Zanetti |
[Giuseppe has sent this response via e-mail from Italy. His English is far better than my Italian, but I did make a few touch-ups where needed. – ED] Your idea on the last page of Novembers issue of the QHJ was great (“Why not make a QL-Clone…”). My idea is: CPU is a 68XXX mounted |
Sinclair QL |
| New Releases |
New software from Ron Ruegg; “Touring the TS2068 ROM Operating System” book from William J. Pedersen; Arnold Ramaker is developing an expansion box for ZX81, TS1000, TS1500, TS2068 and QL computers; Matthew Zenkar offers utility for QL owners who use DTP software; Sinclair Artificial Intelligence Network special intereste group forming. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Sinclair Products |
QL and flat screen TV available from Curry Computer. |
Sinclair QL |
| New Sinclair Publications |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New SYNCWARE Group Publication Starting |
Attention QL owners: Now you’ve got a magazine of your very own. “Quantum Levels” is our newest project and the first issue is due out in August. Like SyncWare News, the new “Levels” is bi-monthly. It contains product reviews, hardware projects, program listings, tips on Super Basic, and hints on using the QL bundled software. |
Sinclair QL |
| New Use for an Old Silicon Friend |
|
Sinclair QL |
| New, News, Views and Reviews |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Newport 93 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Newport Miracle |
Even in Newport, Herb and I carpooled and thus had a chance to talk about what to think about, look for, or wonder about. Herb, as one might expect, had about twenty items on a written list and I, as usual, had a few vague ideas on my mind. So, we were well prepared for |
Sinclair QL |
| Newport Report |
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Sinclair QL |
| News |
Sinclair QL is available. Sinclair lends ZX Spectrums to North American dealers for evaluation. Compuserve and The Source have Timex Sinclair special interest groups. Zebra bulletin board back on line. |
Sinclair QL |
| News |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News |
In the last month I have recieved quite a bit of QL related news. Most of it is important to the QL programmer. QL International Bob Dyl of Rhode Island has started a new QL newsletter call QL International. It is designed to be a news source of QL related news gathered from around the |
Sinclair QL |
| News - and some QL Library Additions |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News and New Products for your QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News and Views on Sinclairs |
Paul Holmgren lost his house in a fire;QL resources on the internet. |
Sinclair QL |
| News and Views on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News for this year |
Macintosh and NeXT emulators being readied. Author working on several self-published books about ZX81/TS 1000 computers. Local group developing simple compiler. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| News from Mausnet |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News from Sector Software and England |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News from the Internet |
QL FAQ Table of Contents. |
Sinclair QL |
| News Notes |
|
Sinclair QL |
| News, New, Views and Review |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews |
|
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Newsletter Newsnotes |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Nigel Searle Shows QL at BCS |
Searle demonstrated the QL’s features and power to the General Meeting of the Boston Computer Society. |
Sinclair QL |
| Non-Epson Screen Dumps from Easel |
Printing from Easel to printers that are not Epson compatible. |
Sinclair QL |
| Not Quite An Editorial, Just News |
Updates on hardware and software for QL, TS 2068 and Z88 users. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Notes from a Traveller |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Notes from Cyber-Space |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Notes On Programming In C |
While surfing on the Net (as the media likes to hype) I ran into a site that had some essays on programming. One, “Notes on Programming in C” by Robert Pike had some interesting points. Procedure Names Procedures names should reflect what they do; function names should reflect what they return. Functions are used in |
Sinclair QL |
| Notes on QL Lock-ups |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Notes on the QL Kit |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Object Oriented Programming On The Ql |
I’ve been watching the current trend in programming move toward the Object Oriented paradigm for some time now and I still have no idea of what the real differences between Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and procedural programming. I have yet to see an article that compares the differences using an example program. To give an |
Sinclair QL |
| Of Interest to QL Owners: A new regulartor for your QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Oh No! Not Another Interest Computation Program! |
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Sinclair QL |
| On QL Disk Interfaces |
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Sinclair QL |
| On the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| On the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| On the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| On the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| One Sided Disks |
|
Sinclair QL |
| One-Sided Disks Do Not Exist |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Open Letter to All QL Users |
|
Sinclair QL |
| PAL Chips Available |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Parallel I/O Modification |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Parameter Passing Mechanisms |
There are many parameter passing mechanisms that are used to pass data into, out of or both into and out of procedures or functions being accessed. What is said here applies to procedures and functions in the Pascal sense and to functions in the C sense; so I’ll omit ‘or function’ for the rest of |
Sinclair QL |
| Parameter Passing Techniques In S*Basic |
In QHJ#24 and #25 there were articles on parameter passing techniques (By Tim Swenson and by Peter Tillier, respectively). I won’t (too much) re-hash what’s already been said (this article was prepared before I was aware of the other two), but look at the matter in a practical way, that may suit some readers. I’m |
Sinclair QL |
| Passing Parameters |
When I was learning Pascal, one of the hurdles I had to get over was the concept of parameter passing. Parameters are used when passing data to procedures and functions. Parameters some in two type; “call by value” and “call by reference.” When you pass operation to a procedure, you are “calling” that procedure. When |
Sinclair QL |
| PC Power Supply for Your QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| PC-IMPORT |
File transfer and BASIC language dialect translator. |
Sinclair QL |
| PDQ: Public Domain QL Software |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Peeks |
|
Sinclair QL |
| PERL |
Perl is a language that I started playing with back around 1989. When I started using Perl for a project, a few people wondered if this was a good idea, given that Perl was a relatively obcure language and they worried about people knowing Perl after I left. Well, Perl has now become THE language |
Sinclair QL |
| Perlpull prose, (required reading) |
“a perl of great precise(sic)” , but limited accuracy. “Optimized for text” they say of perl, that wonderful Swiss-army chainsaw programming language. But I’ve had great fun with numbers, discovering the mathematical abilities of perl for the QL, version 4.036 as ported over by Jonathan Hudson. We get answers to math problems in double precision, |
Sinclair QL |
| Permuations |
[Below is an interesting permutation program sent to me by Herb Schaaf. He did not include any article or explanation, so I’ll just present the program as is – ED] 100 REMark Permutation110 REMark H L Schaaf120 REMark February 28, 1994130 REMark cleaned up from 'permutations' of January 27, 1994140 REMark to show permutations of |
Sinclair QL |
| Personal Database |
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Sinclair QL |
| Pertinent Points on QL Disk Drives |
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Sinclair QL |
| PGM and PBM to QL |
Editor’s Note – There is a Freeware Unix package called PBMPLUS that converts to/from a number of graphics formats. It does this by using three intermediate formats, PBM, PGM, and PPM. Herb Schaaf has written a C program that will convert a PGM and PBM file to the QL. Since the conversion is going from |
Sinclair QL |
| Philosophy Of Structured SuperBasic |
Philosophy is defined as a system of principles for guidance in practical affairs. The Philosophy of Structured SuperBasic (SSB) is the principles behind the creation of SSB. This philosophy guides the development of SSB. Knowing the philosophy behind the design and implementation of SSB helps to understand the what’s and why’s of SSB. SSB Must |
Sinclair QL |
| Piano |
Allows you to use the keyboard of your QL as if it were a piano. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Short program to support switching between screen areas in RAM. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Several notes about QL programs, programming. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Adding a 6821 peripheral interface adaptor to the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Implementing a terminal program and adding a modem to the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Sieve of Erastosthenes. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing with Electricity |
Fractal program in machine language. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Machine language tutorial. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
Tutorial about SuperBASIC ROM. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity |
QL speed benchmarking. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing with Electricity |
Request for help using modems with the QL’s moderately unorthodox RS-232 port. |
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity (cont) |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: 64K EPROM Card |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: 68000 Interrupts |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Channels and Jobs |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: CRC Math |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Displays |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Jobs |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Memory and Mass Storage |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Memory Map |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Multiplication |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Printer Interface Circuit |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: QL Digitizer |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: QL RS-232? |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: Video Digitizer |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: What the hell is a modaptor anyway? |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Electricity: What the hell is a modaptor anyway? |
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Sinclair QL |
| Playing With Sound |
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Sinclair QL |
| plus4 Review |
Review of plus4, a sequel to text87. |
Sinclair QL |
| Plus4 version 3 = OK |
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Sinclair QL |
| Power Glitches |
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Sinclair QL |
| Premier Rencontre Avec Le QL (First Meeting With The QL) |
Short overview of the Sinclair QL and its features. |
Sinclair QL |
| Press F1 for Help |
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Sinclair QL |
| PreVIEW |
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Sinclair QL |
| Prime Number |
[This article was sent in by Mike Fink, owner of Domino Cubes, a Z88 Dealer. Once Mike told me about his work, I thought this would be a good article. Plus, Mike has had problems getting Academia to look at his work. I plan to additionally post this article to one of the math newsgroups. |
Sinclair QL |
| Print Your Program in Quill |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printer Interface |
Short description of Miracle Systems Centronics Printer Interface. |
Sinclair QL |
| Printer Set-Up |
Program for printing basic files. |
Sinclair QL |
| Printer Wringer Outer |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printer: QL or IBM |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printers and Quill |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printing Databases |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printing on QL with SG10 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printing QL Diskette Labels |
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Sinclair QL |
| Printing QL Fonts |
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Sinclair QL |
| PRO/FILE on the QL |
With a Gold Card and PC Conqueror, one can run PC Findex on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Product/Dealer News |
Larry Kenny of LARKEN ELECTRONICS told TDM about the plans for the 256K RAMdisk for the TS2068. It will use static-type RAMs complete with battery back-up. WEYMIL CORPORATION has released the DELTA DEVICE, a non-volatile memory system for the TS1000. A small circuit board contains 32K RAM divided into four 8K blocks which can be |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Professional Publisher |
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Sinclair QL |
| Profile Up Date |
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Sinclair QL |
| Program Internationalization |
About 10 years ago I attended some vendor training on how to program and extend their particular office automation suite. One of the things that I took away from the training was how they designed their system to adapt to many languages. Recently the method came to mind. As I was thinking about the possibilities |
Sinclair QL |
| Program Lister |
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Sinclair QL |
| Program Proposal - Descriptor |
In looking through listings of new uploads to the MS-DOS/Windows site CICA, I came up with an idea for a program for the QL. Not having the full expertise or time to work on it, I thought I would present the idea here. Hopefully someone will run with it. Descriptor is a program that allows |
Sinclair QL |
| Programmer's Bookshelf |
Over the years I have picked up a number of computer books. Some I have purchased for classes, others I have bought out of my own interest. I have also scoured various libraries to see what sort of selection of computer books they have. Through all of this I have come across books that I |
Sinclair QL |
| Programmer's Bookshelf Revisited |
David Nash (dnash@chaos.demon.co.uk) responds to a past article on books that most programmer’s should have. – ED I fully agree with your bookshelf – I have recommended almost all the books in your general and language lists (I have read ‘Elements’ but have not seen it in a bookshop. I don’t have the Knuth books |
Sinclair QL |
| Programmers Please Take Note |
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Sinclair QL |
| Programming Idea |
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Sinclair QL |
| Programming in SuperBASIC for the T/S 2068 Programmer |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Programming With QMENU |
QMENU is a Pointer Environment (PE) programming tool put out by Jochem Merz. QMENU is a number of SuperBasic extensions that provide PE compatibility. The extensions are fairly simple to understand and to program with. It really does not take too much time to get programming in the PE. As easy as QMENU is to |
Sinclair QL |
| Prolog Interpreter |
While looking through the IFE database I found reference to a Proglog Interpreter. Once I got the disk, I found QL Prolog version 1.00 (20 March 1990) by Hans Lub. Before I could review the package, I had to learn a little Proglog. I found a Prolog book at my local used computer bookstore and |
Sinclair QL |
| PROLOG Interpreter: A Second Look |
Back in QHJ #13 I have a cursory review of the Prolog interpreter written by Hans Lub. I said that when I found the book that the interpreter was based upon, I could look into it further. Well, I found the book; The Art of Prolog by Sterling and Shapiro. Even though Hans described the |
Sinclair QL |
| Psion Productivity Tips |
Ways to improve your use of the Psion programs that come with the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Psion Xchange |
The four PSION programs are tied together in the XCHANGE with the ability to share information between the programs without going to all the hassle of changing mdvs or disks or importing and exporting. |
Sinclair QL |
| Psion Xchange 3.90 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Public Domain Libraries |
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Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Public Domain Software and the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Pursuit of a Public Domain C Compiler |
Mark Wahl, at student at UC Berkeley, has been looking into a public domain C compiler that can be ported to the QL. As some of you may already know, the only public domain C compiler for the QL is the Small C compiler available from the Quanta Library. Small C only supports a subset |
Sinclair QL |
| Putting the SUPER into BASIC |
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Sinclair QL |
| Q_LINK |
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Sinclair QL |
| Q_LINK Review |
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Sinclair QL |
| Q_LINK Review |
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Sinclair QL |
| Q(L) Tip |
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Sinclair QL |
| Q&A: Nigel Searle |
Nigel Searle, managing director of Sinclair Research, came to Boston in May from the company’s home in Cambridge, England, to show the QL Computer to the Boston Computer Society. The QL represents a dramatic leap forward from the old Timex/Sinclair series – which pundits called the “first disposable computers” – and from the Spectrum, Sinclair’s |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QBox-USA BBS |
Description of a BBS run on a Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QDOS Filters |
Filter programs are common in the UNIX world, but they are found to a varying extent on other platforms (such as QDOS) as well. In QDOS filters were introduced in 1984 with the QL-Toolkit (which later turned into Toolkit II). A filter program is typically a program that reads a stream of characters and makes |
Sinclair QL |
| QDOS Rights |
A new item I learned this month is that the QDOS rights to North America is held by Mechanical Affinity. I wrote Frank Davis trying to learn more about this. I specifically asked him if the rights to QDOS include creating a new QL. He responded by saying that he was not too sure. The |
Sinclair QL |
| QDOS ROM Code |
Details about QDOS. |
Sinclair QL |
| QDOS vs Other Operating Systems |
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Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Announces New Freeware |
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Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Freeware |
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Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Freeware Awards |
Over the last couple of weeks I have seen a number of award shows, like the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Grammy Awards, Peoples Choice Awards and the Comedy Awards. This started me thinking about awards and lack of them in the QL community. Now magazines, newspapers, and other print media have their own version of |
Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Freeware Awards |
Last Issue I introduced the QHJ Freeware Awards and asked for votes on programs for each category. My original idea was to decide the awards myself, but I felt it would be a good idea to get your input. Well, after getting only one response, I did have to decide the awards myself. At least |
Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Off the Net |
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Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Print Formatter |
The last four issues of the QHJ have beed done using Quill. Quill is a decent word processor but it has problems with large files. It is sooo slow when dealing with documents over 15 pages long. I have decided to move onto another text editor. I have ED, The Editor, and MicroEmacs. Ed is |
Sinclair QL |
| QHJ Reader Survey |
In the time that I’ve been doing the QHJ I have received responses like “good job”, “nice work”, but very little actual comments (good or bad) on the overall content of the QHJ. In thinking of what to put into this issue, the idea of a reader survey popped in to my head. I am |
Sinclair QL |
| QIndex |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL |
Connecting surplus RGB monitor to QL |
Sinclair QL |
| QL |
RGB monitor from Active Surplus for QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL - Printers and Quill |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL 'n Packet |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL "Quicky" Dir |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL (Quantum Leap) Computers Put Together, Dissected at CATS Meeting |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QL + MSDOS |
The ability to access the many MSDOS programs is enticing. A look thru catalogs of 3 West Coast dealers in MSDOS Shareware programs certainly proves the point of the availability of a vast range of programs at very reasonable prices. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Abacus/Spreadsheet "Tips", Part I |
Suggestiosn for using the program better. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Abacus/Spreadsheet Tips, Part II |
One good indicator that QL Abacus (QL SPREADSHEET in the States) is a quality program is the fact that, despite the proliferation of other software for the QL, there is no other QL spreadsheet. It is a first-class professional computer program. The following is intended to go beyond the QL Abacus documentation in the Sinclair |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Acey-Digety Game |
Game in SuperBasic. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Acey-Ducey Game |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL ANON-FTP SERVER |
I have recently found a QL FTP site that allows the storage of binary files. The site name is: maya.dei.unipd.it I am guessing that it is being run by one of the Zannetti brothers in Italy. The key advantage of this FTP site is the fast distribution of QL software. As an example, version 4 |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Antenna Program |
Calculates antenna size for specific frequencies. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Archive Revisited |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Archive-Bluprint |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Backup Utility |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Backups |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Banner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Banner |
Reprinted from Timelinez, March 1987. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Banner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Banners |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Battery Backed Clock |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Beginners Section |
Copied from Quanta News v2i10 Nov 85. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Boot Program |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL C |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL C: The Two Versions |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Cartridge Backup Program |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Cartridge Print-out |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Characteristics |
About half of the subscribers to UP-DATE are owners of both the TS-2068 and tlie Sinclair QL, the latest member of the Orphan Computer family. Comments received about the QL range from pure disgust to enthusiastic praise. But there is one common denominator amongst the QL owners and that is a desire to learn how |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QL Circuit Diagram |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Color Chart |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Color Chart |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Color Composite Monitor Jack |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Computer Kit Illustrated Parts List |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Cooling Problems, Part 1 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
Review of computer fair in Boston. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
Di-Ren keyboard interface; Super Hermes; keyboard connections. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
Patch to fix date problem; repairing the power connector; repairing the keyboard. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
American vendors selling QL and software. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
Author discovers depth of support, touches on number and variety of products. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner |
Review of QL-related news over the year. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner Extra: Super Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: AT Keyboard Interfaces |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Books |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Checkbook |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Computer Fair, Serial Chip Replacement |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Connector Oxidation |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Convention, SCSI |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: DJToolkit |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: EPROMs, Ultra Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Expansion Options |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Graphic Characters |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Guess the number game |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Guide to Trouble Shooting |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: INT Demo |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: INT Demo |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: IQLR 2nd Anniversary |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: IQLR Disks, IBM Emulator |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: IQLR, 256 Colors |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Magazines, Super Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Miracle Systems Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Miracle Systems Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Miracle Systems Gold Card Review |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Misc Repair Techniques |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: North American QL Show |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: North American QL Show Report |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Perfection Plus |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Places to Find Deals |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Power Supply Repair |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Power Supply Repair |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Printing |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Printing from Quill |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Programming EPROMs |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Publications |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: QL Power Supply |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: QL Products |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: QUANTA Librarians |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: QUANTA Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: QUANTA Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: QUANTA Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Quanta Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Read, Data & Restore |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Rehousing a QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Repair Tips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Short Programs |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: SMSQ/E |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: SMSQ/E |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Super Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Suppliers, New Expansions |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Taskmaster Date Patch |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: The Editor SE |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Ultra Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: UNGIF Viewer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Video Digitizer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: XCHANGE |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: Xchange |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Corner: XTRICATOR |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Crashes - An Easy Fix |
Fix to the QL power supply with an SCR. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Crater |
Short program to demonstrate graphics ability by plotting 3D function. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Cures |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Date Gate: Making Modifications to DBEASY |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Desktop Publishing |
Brief overview of Page Designer. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Desktop Publishing |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Desktop Publishing |
Notes on DTP using the QL applications. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Draw Routine |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Drive Formatter |
Short program to format QL tapes. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Dump |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Easel/Business Graphics "Tips" |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Emulator for the Amiga |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Emulator for the Amiga and Some Miscellaneous Ramblings |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Etcher |
Etch-a-Sketch for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL FAQ and Resource Pointer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL FAQ and resources pointer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL FAQ and Resources pointer, news on news |
Where to find QL resources, circa May 1996. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Fixes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Flight Simulator |
Review of the QL game from Microdeal. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL for Joy |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL for the Mac |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Gas Guide |
Program to determine whether you should spend extra money to purchase premium gasoline instead of regular |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Gold Card |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Gold Card Uses 2.88 Meg Drives |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Graphics Toolkit |
Short blurb about Landscape Creator. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal #14 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal #15 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hacker's Journal #26 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hardware Fixes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hardware Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Heat Problem Corrected |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Hint: Using QUILL |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL History |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL in the Office: Archive |
Describes use of QL in engineering production. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Info |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Jots and Tittles |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Keyboard Connections |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Keyboard Matrix Chart |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Keyboard Membrane Repairs |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Languages |
With some recent ports of AWK and LISP to the QL, I wondered exactly how many languages are available for the QL. I then look thought some older QL World’s, an older copy of the QUANTA library, and the IFE library to see what I could find. Below is a list of the languages I |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Library Disks |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Library Report |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Mail File Hints |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Meanderings and One-Liners |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Media Managers |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Menu |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Menue |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL MIDI |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL NETWORKing |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Networking |
Claims abound for computer hardware and software. The original claims for SINCLAIR’S QL (aka ZX-83) promised the capability of a PEER/PEER NBTWORK because the QL had been designed for use in a “business” environment. The two ‘NET’ ports bear witness to this intent. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL News |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL News |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL News and Notes |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL News and Rumours |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL News and Views |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL News from Around the World |
QL emulator for Mac. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL News: Chaos Buster |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Notes |
Reader recommends QUANTA; expansion products from Sharp’s. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Numbers Into Text |
This program converts a number (entered as numerals) into an equivalent word string. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL on Packet |
One ham’s experience using the QL to communicate via packet radio. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL One-Chip Mod |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Peintre |
Painting program for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Perks & Quirks |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Pokes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Primer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Printouts |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Program: QL Crypt File Encoder |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Programming Tips |
I never saw it mentioned anywhere specifically, but I have found that in SuperBASIC you run into trouble if you have too many LOCAL variables. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Qorner |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Quill v microdrives |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Quill/Word Processor Tips |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Quill/Word Processor Tips |
Power user tips from Mike de Sosa. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Quill/Word Processor Tips, Part II |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Quirks |
The article on page 17, UPDATE, Jan ’89, by Oscar Sensabaugh presents a problem which has a solution. I am referring to the statement that Oscar uses TWO QL “work copies” in order to implement two printing devices, a QL and a Smith-Corona printer AND he has to make his choice of printing devices BEFORE |
Sinclair QL |
| QL RAM Extension |
The accompanying circuit is an application of the TMS4500A as RAM extension for the 68008. This chip can drive a maximum of 128K dynamic RAM and provide all necessary signals. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL RAM Extension |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL RAMDisk |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Real-Time Clock |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Real-Time Clock |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Remedies |
|
Sinclair QL |
| QL Repair Sources/TS-2068 Repair Sources |
Dan Elliott and Tom Bent are recommended for QL. Elliot also repairs TS-2068. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QL Report |
Notes about the QL, comparison of the QL to Amiga and Atari ST computers. Games and books about the QL discussed. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Report |
May is here and hopefully the QL will be too sometime soon. We have seen a lot of new products come into our offices this past month. We have the Computamate Q-Disk interface connected to our machine and are running a double-sided single drive capable of storing 700K worth of data! |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Resources & Accessories, Cheap! |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Screen Dump for Gorilla Banana Printer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Section News |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Serial Cable Printouts |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Shorts |
Sound Experimenter and Easel Print for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Show |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL SIG |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL SIG Meeting |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Solitaire |
Review of the game from Softshoe Software. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Sound Experimenter |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Sound Explorer |
Program to make sounds. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Submissions Invited |
Request for articles for QL Review. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Success |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Super Basic |
In the last issue I gave you a brief overview of the hardware angle to Sinclair’s latest computer, the QL. This time, I’ll tell you about some of the features available in this computer’s built-in Super Basic language. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Support |
Have you heard the latest? A rumor has been circulating in Great Britain for a couple of months now, that Amstrad is rethinking their position on the QL. Amstrad executives have been keeping an eye on how the QL aftermarket support has been developing. Also, it has been common knowledge that Amstrad would like to |
Sinclair QL |
| QL support takes a quantum leap at last |
Reprint. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Support World Wide |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Survivor's Source Book |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Sync Signals |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Tidbits and Tips Since the Last Issue |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Tip |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Tip |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Tip |
Using a 1200 baud modem without a Modapter. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Tip: 1200 Baud Modem |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Tips |
Tips on printing from the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Tips |
Setting all caps mode; preventing procedure crashes caused by name conflicts. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL to IBM RGB Monitor Connections |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL to IBM RGB Monitor Connections |
Reprinted from LISTings newsletter. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL to IBM RGB Monitor Connections |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL to IBM Transfers |
How to transfer files over serial cable. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL to Monitor -- Come In! Buffering the QL |
Connecting a reconditioned monitor to the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL to Monitor... Come In! Buffering the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL to PC Clone Cable |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL to use CD ROMs |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL to Z88 Data Transfer |
As the new owner of a Cambridge Z88 laptop, I needed a way to transfer files to and from the QL. I did not have enough memory to use Z88COM and I wanted to use the built in Import/Export utility. Transferring files from the Z88 to the QL was easy. Enter COPY SER2 TO RAM1_FILE_EXT, |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| QL to Z88 Linkup |
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Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| QL Today |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Today Notes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Try-It |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL TTL-BITS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL User Defined Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL User Group Forming |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL VAL String Function |
A long time ago I saw a note by Mike de Sosa on the lack of the VAL string function on the QL. At the time Į didn’t have one, but with the recent price cuts I’ve added a QL to my “home for orphan computers”. Although I ordered one with software and QL User |
Sinclair QL |
| QL VAL String Function |
Short program to evaluate functions in strings. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Video Output Circuit |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL vs. TS-2068 |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QL Wayfarer |
Overview of QL software/hardware. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Wayfarer |
Notes from a QL user. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Wayfarer |
Update on QL scene; video recordings of seven seminars from the Seattle Mini Fair available from Rod Gowan. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Woes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Woes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Woes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL Woes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL_DOC |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL_Genealogist |
Review of the program by Chris Boutal. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL-Corner |
One user’s view of the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL-Keyboard-90 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL-Keyboard-90 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL-Oriented Periodicals |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL/IBM PC |
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Sinclair QL |
| QL/MS-DOS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLAMBer |
File management utility. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLAMBer Update |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLAMBer Update |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLAND_LORD |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLAND_LORD: A Review |
QLAND_LORD is designed to aid in the management of real estate. It provides complete detailed record keeping for all financial transactions, prints rent receipts, provides quarterly reporting and prepares the data required for IRS Schedule E tax reporting. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLATter |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLAY 0.85 First Look & More |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLerk |
Review of the program by Bill Cable. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLerk |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS and the Origin There-Of |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLips: Does the QL Mult-Task? Not Quite. |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS: More on the Gold |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLIPS: Super Disk Indexer |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLPatch |
One of the problems I’ve encountered in publishing souce code in the QHJ, is the dilemma of publishing a newer version of a program (or bug fixes). I could publish the whole program but this would waste bandwidth if only a small portion of the code has been changed. Another way is to publish the |
Sinclair QL |
| QLQ Demo |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLuMSi |
Tool to make transition between QDOS and MSDOS easier. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLuMSi - Recent Changes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLuMSi 4.80 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLuMSi DOS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLuMSi DOS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLuMSi DOS v4.20 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLUSTer Upgrade |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLUSTer Upgrade |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLUSTer v4.305 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLuSTer v5.105 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLUSTer_LITE |
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Sinclair QL |
| QLUSTer_LITE |
Iteration of QLUSTer program. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLUSTer/QL_Utilities |
Utility for file management. |
Sinclair QL |
| QLUTter_BAS |
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Sinclair QL |
| QMOSAIC Chronicles |
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Sinclair QL |
| QMOSAIC Chronicles |
User experiences with a non-graphical web browser for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QoLumn |
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Sinclair QL |
| QoLumn |
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Sinclair QL |
| QoLumn |
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Sinclair QL |
| QoLumn |
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Sinclair QL |
| QoLumn |
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Sinclair QL |
| QoLumn |
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Sinclair QL |
| Qool QL |
Some of you who have never encountered heating problems with your QL before, might discover that about August 15, or the hottest day of the year, that your QL will suddenly blank out. Actually, it is not quite so “suddenly”. There are usually small warning signals like a ripple on the screen or the colors |
Sinclair QL |
| QPC The Missing Link |
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Sinclair QL |
| QPC Update |
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Sinclair QL |
| QPC2 for Windows |
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Sinclair QL |
| QROFF Postscript Filter |
I know of a few QL users that have postscript printers at work and transfer QL documents to another word processor to format and print out on the postscript printer. For some this is time consuming. I have written a NROFF-like text to postscript text formater. It basically allows the user to input a text |
Sinclair QL |
| QSPELL - A Review |
Review of the spell-checking program for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QSPELL: A Review |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quanta |
Most QL owners are now aware of QUANTA (QL Users And Tinkerers Association) which publishes a monthly newsletter of software and hardware reviews and worldwide doings with the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QUANTA Index |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quanta Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quanta Program Reviews |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quanta, the Library, and Page Designer |
Review of programs and resources for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QUANTA's Feb 1992 revisions of the Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| QUANTA's Jan 1991 revisions for the Library |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quantum Leap |
The Sinclair QL at the CES show. |
Sinclair QL |
| Quelling Crazy Quill |
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Sinclair QL |
| Query about Lighthouse program |
Reader has difficulty reproducing results with same printer. |
Sinclair QL |
| Quill -- Save -- Same Document? |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quill and Toolkit_2 |
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Sinclair QL |
| QUILL Filesaver |
This program reads a damaged QUILL file and converts it to a plain text file. |
Sinclair QL |
| QUILL Print Driver |
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Sinclair QL |
| Quill Reader |
One of the major defects of QUILL is the lack of an “EXPORT” function. Only after release 2.35, PSION added the export command. But also in this case, if we want ascii text from a doc, we have to : 1) load QUILL2) load the document3) select the export option4) export the document5) quit QUILL6) |
Sinclair QL |
| Quilling on the QL |
User’s notes on Quill word procesor. |
Sinclair QL |
| QXL - Miracle's New PC Card |
Brief description of PC coprocessor card that offered QL compatibility. |
Sinclair QL |
| QXL Ghosts |
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Sinclair QL |
| QXL Notes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QXL Notes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QXL Notes - Sequel |
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Sinclair QL |
| QXL Totes |
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Sinclair QL |
| QZ QL |
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Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| RAM Extension For The QL (512K) |
Here is a circuit diagram which can be used as the basis for a 512K RAM expansion for the QL. There is no printed circuit board pattern but it can be wired up rather easily on a wirewrap board. |
Sinclair QL |
| Ramblings |
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Sinclair QL |
| Ramblings QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Rand_c |
In translating one of my pet programs from SuperBasic (first it started in Pascal), I needed a number of random numbers. Not finding a random number generator in Small-C, I decided to write the program in Lattice C. But, Lattice C does not really have any QL graphic functions. So back I go to Small-C |
Sinclair QL |
| Random ASCII Stereograms |
In QHJ #9, Herb Schaaf wrote a program that created Random Dot Stereograms based on a Mathmatica program published in a Mathmatica magazine. A number of RDS’s have been posted to alt.3d in postscript form. Herb and I have ruined our eyes looking at these things. All of the posted RDS’s have a high dot |
Sinclair QL |
| Random Dot Stereograms |
Random Dot Stereograms (RDS) can give the illusion of depth if you have binocular vision. Instead of the usual pair of stereoscopic pictures, a single ‘picture’ is made with several swaths side by side, interleaved so as to provide the brain with depth clues when you gaze at the dots in a certain way. It |
Sinclair QL |
| Random Dot Stereograms |
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Sinclair QL |
| Ratcliff/Obershelp Pattern Matching |
In the July 1988 Issue of “Dr. Dobb’s Journal”, there is an article on Ratcliff/Obershelp pattern matching. This algorithm is designed to compare two strings and return a percentage of how close they are to each other. A result of 67 means that the two strings are 67% alike. This algorithm can be used to |
Sinclair QL |
| READ.MAC for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Readership Survey |
I received a total of 11 responses the the Readership Survey. Some of the surveys came with some long comments that were good to hear. What languages do you program in? C (8 votes), Basic (7 votes) and Assembly (6 votes) were the highest answers. There were a few votes for Pascal, XLISP, Prolog, Forth, |
Sinclair QL |
| Reading and Writing Other Disk Formats |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Real Windows for SuperBasic |
The QUANTA library has a number of routines that will allow real non-destructive windows in SuperBasic. Since I started working with C, I wanted the same feature written to used with both C compilers. Before going straight into C, I decided to test my algorithm in SuperBasic. SuperBasic is far easier to do developmental testing |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Commercial to Freeware Released |
Recently a number of commercial programming tools have been released as freeware. They are ProWesS, DJToolKit, MasterBasic, and the TurboToolkit. Of the four packages, ProWesS is the biggest and most surprising to be released as freeware. It is a major piece of work, fairly complicated, and gives a lot a capability to the user (and |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Freeware Releases |
A number of freeware programming packages have come my way. I have copies if anyone is interested. Most if these programs should be available on the Internet. If not, I will try to put them out there. BISON – Port by Dave Woodman BISON is another version of YACC (Yet Another Compiler Compiler). BISON is |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Freeware: APL |
Richard Zidlicky has ported a version of APL to the QL. APL stands for A Programming Language. APL is known for being about the worst write-only language. APL uses special symbols as it’s operators. This means that it usually requires a special keyboard, thereby making it a language not easy to port. APL is also |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Freeware: Clips |
CLIPS is an expert system developed by NASA in 1986. It has been ported to the QL by Emiliano Barbaini of Italy. CLIPS is an interpretive language like BASIC or Lisp. Like Lisp or Prolog, CLIPS is designed for use in artificial intelligence. CLIPS has three ways to represent knowledge: Rules, Generic Functions, and Object |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Freeware: INFORM |
INFORM is a language used to create text adventure games. It is based on the text adventures that the company INFOCOM used to produce. The adventures were composed of two data files and two programs. The adventure is first written in the INFORM language and compiled with INFORM. This creates a datafile that is then |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Freeware: REXX |
The REXX language was derived from a batch language on the IBM System/370 called EXEC 2. It has since become a standard language for OS/2 with implementations on other platforms, including the Amiga. A version of REXX has been ported to the QL. REXX is a procedural language like BASIC, C, Pascal, etc. and its |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent Library Listings for the QL on Compuserve |
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Sinclair QL |
| Recent Ports |
MausNet has brought news of a few recent ports to the QL. Below are the details: CRON – Elik Slagter has written a version of Cron, the Unix Execute-at-a-certain-time program. Cron is a process that runs in the background and will execute a particular program at a described time. The crontab file tells Cron what |
Sinclair QL |
| Recent QL Freeware |
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Sinclair QL |
| Recent Upgrades To MicroEmacs |
MicroEmacs is becoming my favorite editor, esp. now that I have a Q40. As MicroEmacs becomes more powerful, it needs some more horsepower to run quickly. On the Q40, speed is not an issue at all. There are some new features to MicroEmacs that impact the programmer. They are: CSM is an easy way for |
Sinclair QL |
| Recipes |
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Sinclair QL |
| Reduce Number of Disks in Use with TK2 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Refield Program |
Program that allows one to add, restructure and delete fields in Archive databases. |
Sinclair QL |
| Regular Expressions |
In all the years that I’ve been dealing with Unix, one of the things that I have not taken the time to really learn is Regular Expressions. Regular expressions are based on a mini-language used for pattern matching in a number of Unix search utilities. The most well known of these programs is grep and |
Sinclair QL |
| Releasing Printer Power from a QL |
Many with a QL do not know how to get the most out of their printers. This is particularly true of those using QUILL who would like fancier documents, but feel they are limited to the enhancements (highlights) provided in QUILL (High & Low Scipt, Bold and Underlined). |
Sinclair QL |
| Report from QL Librarian |
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Sinclair QL |
| Report on Newport 2 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Report on Oak Ridge QL Show |
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Sinclair QL |
| Reprint of Sizebase |
Reprinted from the first issue. |
Sinclair QL |
| Resident Procedures |
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Sinclair QL |
| Resources and Products for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Resources for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Resources for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Response To Day_Of_Week |
While playing around with the function on paper there appears to be a slight error. I am sure that I will not be the first to see this but I will attempt to explain anyway. The year part of the function Y + Y/4 – Y/100 + Y/400 is correct taking into account leap years, |
Sinclair QL |
| Retrieving LOST_DOCs |
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Sinclair QL |
| Reverse String |
In one of the programming newsgroups I read, I saw a couple of postings dealing with how to reverse a string or a list. A short example would be to take the string “abcde” and make it “edcba”.This little puzzle seemed interesting, so I thought I would give it a shot myself. My first approach |
Sinclair QL |
| Review of Chris Boutal's Genealogist 3 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Review of DBAddres, An Archive Program |
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Sinclair QL |
| Review of the QL IBM Emulator |
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Sinclair QL |
| Review: GRAPHIQL |
Review of a CAD program for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Revision Control System (RCS) |
Whether it’s source code or system configuration files, it’s nice to be able to keep track of changes made to files over time. The Revision Control System is a collection of programs that keep track of different versions (revisions) of text files. A special file is created by RCS that contains information about the changes |
Sinclair QL |
| Rhode Island Show |
This past May I made the trek to Rhode Island. Paul Holmgren was good enough to give me a ride. We left Friday night and drove straight through to Rhode Island (NoDoz – don’t drive 12 hrs without it). Paul has this nice little black box that sets off radar detectors. I did a little |
Sinclair QL |
| RLE Decoder |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| RPN Calculator |
Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) is mathmatical convention for handling expressions. RPN is most commonly found in Hewlett-Packard calculators. RPN, like Forth and Postscript, is stack oriented. Operators only handle data stored on the stack. The infix (or normal) expression 3 + 5 would be expressed as 3 5 +. Note the operator goes at the |
Sinclair QL |
| Ruminations from the QL Editor |
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Sinclair QL |
| Ruminations from the QL Editor |
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Sinclair QL |
| Ruminations From The QL Editor |
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Sinclair QL |
| Running QPC on a PC |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sanyo's Slots |
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Sinclair QL |
| Saver |
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Sinclair QL |
| Scan: An Archive Program |
Program that allows one to see up to three selected fields displayed on a line for all currently active records. |
Sinclair QL |
| SCOPY 1.06 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Screen Peek'r |
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Sinclair QL |
| Screen Snatcher for QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Secrets of the QL memory |
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Sinclair QL |
| SeekQL 2.09 - Part 1 |
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Sinclair QL |
| SeekQL 2.09 - Part 2 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Serial Interface for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Setting up Quill for Printers |
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Sinclair QL |
| Shelling Out To Superbasic |
The QL is unique in how QDOS and SuperBasic are sort of rolled into one. Just as we can only have one copy of QDOS running, we can only have one copy of SuperBasic running (OK, I know this is not true for Minerva). In a traditional operating system model, there is the OS and |
Sinclair QL |
| Shoot-out at the QL Desktop Corral! |
Review of several QL desktop publishing programs. |
Sinclair QL |
| Short Takes |
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Sinclair QL |
| Side Bar |
Notes about keyboard alternatives for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinc Bits |
Rumors of a Spectrum +4, positive response to The RAM Music Machine. TS 2068 UP-Date (later Update Magazine) garnered 140 subscribers in its first year. QL activity includes new programs and a replacement keyboard. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SincBits |
Updates on Larken DOS (EPROM); RAMEX Amdek III disk system; Spectrum and QL accessories and improvements. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sincbits |
Mentions SPECDRUM and other music software/hardware for use with the ZX Spectrum. Improvements on SAFE DOS from John Oliger; SPDOS. $99 QL kit. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sincbits |
Updates from the Midwest TS Computer Fest, Spectrum, TS 2068 and QL news. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sincbits |
News about the Spectrum, TS 2068 and QL. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sincbits |
John Oliger has completed latest upgrade for the JLO SAFE DOS. Some details about forthcoming SAM COUPE computer. QL software, hardware updates. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair and Timex News |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Sinclair Announces QL; Plans US Mkt Re-Entry |
Sinclair Research, Ltd announced in London a new machine—the Sinclair QL—using the 68008 processor running at 7.5 MHz. Late February should see initial shipments in the UK, with production building to 20,000/mo by summer. Introductory price in the UK is $599, but the US price will likely be $499 when the machine arrives here, perhaps |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair at CES |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Echo |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Echo |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Hardware Odds and Ends |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Hints and Tips |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Lotto Simulator |
Converted from the 2068 program by G. Mockridge. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Magazines |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair MS-DOS |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair News |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair On the Net |
Some of the more interesting info pulled off the Internet in the prior few months, including a magazine dedicated to Spectrum emulators, new products for QL and a ZX81 magazine. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81 |
| Sinclair Publications: Quantum Levels Still Kicking |
Quantum Levels will continue publishing and will absorb Syncware News. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL |
Reprinted from Creative Computing, v10 n12. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL - A Review and Evaluation |
Review of the computer and its software. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL Computer Examined |
Not long ago I managed to get my hands on Sinclair’s latest machine, the QL. A cursory inspection reveals a very powerful computer. It sports a nice full size keyboard. Unlike the TS1000, the case is large (18-3/4 by 5-3/8 inches). It encloses the 68008 microprocessor, 128K of ram, 48k of rom, 2 microdrive mass |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL Presented at BCS General Meeting |
Nigel Searle spoke about the U.S. introduction of the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL to IBM XT File Transfer |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL Update |
The latest word is that Sinclair will take orders as early as November, with deliveries as early as January (FCC permiting). Several improvements have been made to it since it was first introduced, mainly to correct the original discrepancies in the operating system, etc. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL: Alive and Well in Germany |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair QL/RS-232/Xerox Memorywriter Connection |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Quantum Leap |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Survival Column |
Well, here we are again at the end of another year and we still haven’t given up on our computers. In fact, more has happened in the Sinclair world this year than has happened in any single year since this column began. Therefore, before we say Hello to 1987 lets have a look back at |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column |
Believe it or not, this month’s column marks the start of the third year here in Computer Shopper. Yet, unlike when it started, coverage includes an actively produced computer–the Sinclair (not Timex) QL. But all of those other models have not disappeared by any means, and so to start our third year together, let’s look |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column |
When the QL first appeared, a few books were written in England on its use. These books, available in this coun- try for a while, were written based upon UK ROM versions. For the most part this was no problem, but there were a few points (such as display data) which did not hold true |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column |
When the QL first appeared, Sinclair Research promised to support it with some sophisticated software in keeping with its intended position as a business computer. In addition to the suite of four programs which came (and still come) with the QL, Sinclair initially licensed a number of packages to be published under the Sinclair label. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Survival Column |
Continuing on our recent theme of telecommunications for the Sinclair computers (necessary for you to join us in C*SIX, the Computer Shopper Information Exchange, on DELPHI), this month we take a look at another new terminal program for the QL. Q_Link is published by Meta Media Productions (726 West 17th; Vancouver, BC V5Z IT9; CANADA) |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Survival Column |
Hard to believe, but this month marks the beginning of our fourth year together here in Computer Shopper. Back in June 1984 when we were just getting used to the fact that Timex had withdrawn from the home computer retail market, this column first appeared on these pages. A lot has happened to this line |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair to Concentrate on QL in US |
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Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair to market new micro in U.S. |
Sinclair Research will ship a new $499 microcomputer, the Sinclair QL (Quantum Leap) to American consumers beginning this fall, said the firm’s chairman and founder, Sir Clive Sinclair. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair User Profile |
MIKE MITCHELL works for RICHARD DANA Corp as a mechanical engineer. The company designs and builds automatic assembly equipment which need custom cams. Mind you that I never intended to marry it but like many of my projects, it began with the thought that I could do something better than someone else and has progressed |
Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair's Quantum Leap in the U.S. |
Sinclair announces QL, intended for availability in the fall. Formerly referred to as ZX-83. Editor predicts exit of Timex in light of advertising and product delays. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Slowgold to Slow Gold |
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Sinclair QL |
| SMUG Bytes Tries Something New |
Newsletter produced with Quill on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Software Engineering and OOPS on the QL? |
Through subscriptions at work and home, I read a number of computer magazines, including Dr. Dobb’s Journal (DDJ), C Users Journal, Unix Review, Sun World, and Info-World. These magazines discuss programming, programming trends, and programming utilities/software. Two of the leading topics of discussions have been Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and Software Engineering, which includes Computer |
Sinclair QL |
| Software Reuse |
For years I’ve reading articles on Software Reuse and how it can increase the productivity of programming shops. Since I program alone, as most QLers programmers do, I have never given it much thought for my programming. For some reason, a recent article on software reuse sparked a new thought about software reuse and the |
Sinclair QL |
| Software Reuse And SSB |
Through work I get a number of computer related magazines, either directly to me or ones that are received by the office. This gives me a chance to scan articles on a variety of subjects, of which some I find applicable to my computing. I like to try to apply different programming concepts I glean |
Sinclair QL |
| SOLVIT-2 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Solvit-Plus2 Review |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Some are QXL Notes |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Some Not So New Programs |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Some Notes On Archive |
This came to me as a letter and not an article – ED I am heavy into really relational databases now. The place I work uses Oracle. They have tables in their database with 50 million records or rows are they like to call them. I finally get to compare ARCHIVE (a quasi relational database) |
Sinclair QL |
| Some Passing Thoughts on Success |
Notes about Success, a CP/M emulator for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Some Popular Misconceptions (Mostly about filenames) |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Some Popular Misconceptions (Mostly about filenames) |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Some QL Procedures |
Four procedures for printing. |
Sinclair QL |
| Some QL Stuff |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Some Thoughts On Programming Style |
In QHJ #24 Tim talks about a colleague’s style of writing Perl and contrasts it with his own. I have spent several years as a programming and system development lecturer within my company’s internal training department and nothing seems to cause more grief/criticism/etc., etc., as differences of programming style. I tend to use procedure calls |
Sinclair QL |
| Sorted Directories |
Program to save programs in alpha order. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sound Experimentor |
Unlike most home computers, the QL has a very limited noise making capability. What there is can only be dragged out by using the enigmatic BEEP command. Reprinted from ZX-Appeal. |
Sinclair QL |
| Sound Experimentor |
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Sinclair QL |
| SOUNDEX |
Soundex is an algorithm for storing words, primarily names, in a number format so that they could be easily look up, and words that sound alike will have almost the same soundex result. This is sort of the thing they use when you call information and ask for a persons number. They will type it |
Sinclair QL |
| Special Notice to QL-ers! |
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Sinclair QL |
| Spectator - A Review |
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Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Spellbound |
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Sinclair QL |
| Spellchecker Problems |
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Sinclair QL |
| Speshul QLers Hear This |
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Sinclair QL |
| SQ Notes: QL to IBM RGB Connections |
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Sinclair QL |
| Steering to Success: The QL Roadtest |
Reprinted from another source. |
Sinclair QL |
| Still Speedy After All These Years |
Letter to Jerry Pournelle about the speed of BASIC compilers on the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Stochastic Indexing |
This demo program, SID (Stochastic Indexing Demo), see listing 1 below, simulates clouds as seen by a satellite looking straight down. As a pictorial rendering of clouds, it is rather poor since it only uses circles to indicate where clouds are. But with a little imagination, one can see structures that resemble some types of |
Sinclair QL |
| Stop Me If You've Heard This Before |
|
Sinclair QL |
| String Slicing, Coercion & Concatenation |
String concatenation is a subject that can’t easily be covered in a vacuum. It must include string slicing and coercion as well. |
Sinclair QL |
| Strip_c |
A few months ago I picked up a inexpensive pen-based MS-DOS laptop. It came with a Word Processor that handles handwritten input from the screen. I’ve found it usefull for taking notes at meetings and writing short letters while watching TV. The word processor stores it’s files in its own format and not ascii. I’ve |
Sinclair QL |
| STRIPHTML_C |
With the popularity of the World Wide Web, more and more information is being formatted in HTML, the “language” of the Web. Since HTML is pure ASCII this is not a problem for people that don’t’ have Web Browsers. But, HTML commands can make text look very convoluted. The following C program will read a |
Sinclair QL |
| Structured SuperBASIC |
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Sinclair QL |
| Structured SuperBasic 2.6 |
Structured SuperBasic is a utility that has been printed a couple of times in this newsletter. I have recently dusted the program off and completed a new version. SSB 2.6 has all of the functionality of SSB 2.5, but I have added a lot of error checking, fixed a few bugs, added Config Block support, |
Sinclair QL |
| Structured SuperBasic 2.6.1 |
One project keeping me away from working on the QHJ was updating Structured SuperBasic. I’ve made a few minor changes to it that allows it to much more usefull. I’ve also added a new utility that makes it SSB production easier. The two changes are: 1 – Added a second command line argument of Starting |
Sinclair QL |
| Structured SuperBasic 2.6.2 |
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Sinclair QL |
| Structured SuperBasic Version 2.3 |
INTRODUCTION Structured SuperBasic (SSB) is another way of writing SuperBasic programs. It allows programmers to write SuperBasic programs without line numbers and with white space between blocks. SSB is essentially a filter. It takes in a program file that is written in SSB and outputs a program file that is in SuperBasic. SSB programs are |
Sinclair QL |
| Structured SuperBasic Version 2.5 |
Structured SuperBasic (SSB) has been sitting on my shelf for a number of years without having any upgrades. I really only upgrade SSB when there is a new feature that I need SSB to support. Since I’ve had the Pointer Environment (PE) for just over a year, I’ve always wanted to do some programming supporting |
Sinclair QL |
| Style Sheets, Formats and Macros |
I create a document of my letterhead with design, margins, footer, Justification and tabs the way I like them. I have both my box number and my street address, together with a dummy date and salutation. |
Sinclair QL |
| Substring Searching in C |
The December 1988 issue of “Computer Language” had an article on substring searching in C, based on an APL algorithm. One interesting feature of the substring search function is that it returned a array that pointed to all occurances of the substring in the string. Some algorithms only return the first occurance of the substring. |
Sinclair QL |
| Success (continued) |
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Sinclair QL |
| SuperBASIC |
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Sinclair QL |
| SuperBasic - Your Powerful Friend |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBASIC BASIC for the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBasic Data Types |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBASIC Editor for the QL |
Using Quill to edit SuperBASIC programs. |
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBASIC for Beginners |
BoSTUG members Peter Hale and Mike Mitchell are collaborating on a book of the 20 most useful QL SuperBASIC keywords for non-programmers. |
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBasic Ramblings |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBasic Ramblings |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBASIC Recursion |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBASIC Routines from Psion Solutions |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBasic Tutorial Part 2: Printing in Columns |
|
Sinclair QL |
| SuperBasic Tutorial: Part 3 (or maybe 4) |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Supercode Toolkit |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Supplier Notes |
Henry April, owner of EZ-Key, retires from national retailing. QLs available for $99. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Switching Printer Characters |
Sending printer codes to change fonts. |
Sinclair QL |
| Syncbits |
Resources for all Timex/Sinclair computer models and Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SyncWare Meets QL |
Sinclair Research has been promising the North American arrival of their new QL computer for so long, it’s hard to remember just when the first mention of it was made. Were it not for the fact that this machine is being sold in the U.K., one might well wonder if it is just the figment |
Sinclair QL |
| T-S News |
The QL is coming! We received a very attractive full color booklet from Sinclair Research that tells everything you’ve always wanted to know about the QL-except when it will be available. Much of the information has been published in T-S Horizons before but it does go into more detail on the word processing, database, spreadsheet, |
Sinclair QL |
| T/S Emulators |
Notes on Carlo Delhez’s emulators and letter from Carlo about them. |
Sinclair QL |
| T/S Resources |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| T/SNUG, Quanta and PD-QL Software |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Tapecopy |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Tapecopy |
Using a copy of the directory, the program allows for copying microdrive tapes. |
Sinclair QL |
| Task Commander |
Task Commander is a utility that will convert a TURBO compiled program into a resident extension or Toolkit, that can be RESPRed and seen as a new keyword in SuperBasic. Task Commander will produce a keyword that will produce the same effect as EXEC or EX. Task Commander is not designed for creating library extension |
Sinclair QL |
| Tax Software for the QL |
TAX-l-QL (rhymes with icicle) is the lead program from the Boston QL software house of EMSoft. It is a spreadsheet template to run under ABACUS on the QL to make the IRS tax preparation easier but is does require at least 384K RAM. |
Sinclair QL |
| Tax-I-Now |
Updating Tax-I-QL templates with current IRS data. |
Sinclair QL |
| Tax-I-QL Tip |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Tax-I-QL Tip |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Telecommunication News |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Telecommunications and the Timex/Sinclair Computer |
Brief introduction to using modems with Timex/Sinclair computers. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Telecommunications on the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Telecommunications on the QL |
Simple terminal program for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Telecommunications on the QL |
The QL, for all its power and versatility, is limited in telecommunicating at 300 baud without a hardware link between the serial port and the modem. Michael Mitchell submitted the following. It will get you on line at 300 (or even 1200) baud with a Hayes compatible modem. |
Sinclair QL |
| Telecommunications on the QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Telecommunications on the QL |
Short program to send CTRL-C, discussion of British ham radio software. |
Sinclair QL |
| Telecommunications on the QL |
Simple terminal program. Reprinted from the May 1988 issue of Nite-Time News, which itself was reprinted from the Data Expansion, the newsletter of the Dallas/Fort Worth group. |
Sinclair QL |
| Ten Commandments Of C Programmers |
This was a document that I found on the Internet that I thought would be an interest to the C programmers out there – ED |
Sinclair QL |
| Text 87 + 4 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| text 87 and Quill, Part I |
Comparison of the two word processing programs. |
Sinclair QL |
| text 87: My Latest Impression |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Text Editors |
This is a short review of the text editors available for the QL. Editors come in two basic types: moded and mode-less. A moded editor is one that has a command mode and an edit mode. The Unix editor VI is a classic example of a moded editor. All commands are typed in with out |
Sinclair QL |
| text87 and Quill, Part II |
|
Sinclair QL |
| text87 and Quill, Part III |
Conclusion to the comparison between the two programs. |
Sinclair QL |
| Text87 and WordStar |
|
Sinclair QL |
| text87 plu4 version 2 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Text87 Review |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Text87: An Advanced QL Wordprocessor |
|
Sinclair QL |
| text87: My Impression |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The 1997 North American QL Show |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The A+ QL Offer |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The American QL: A Peek Inside |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Column |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Page |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Page |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Page |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Page |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Page |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C Page |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The C.A.T.S Newsletter |
Five articles reprinted from the newsletter: The C Column, QL Small-C Comparison, Additions to the QL Library, More on Benchmarks and Dealing With The BBS. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Cable Column |
This featured column, by Bill Cable, starts with this issue. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Cable Column |
More on programming in Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Cable Column: Programming in Archive |
Archive has a built-in procedural based language. The author walks through writing a few procedures. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Changing Complexion of Timex-Sinclair Computing Seen at the Orlando 1988 Winter Fest |
This issue of Up-Date was delayed a week to report upon the Orlando 1988 Winter Fest. Representing the Western USA was Tim and Stephanie Woods (Time Designs Magazine), and the Central USA was represented by the staff of SyncWare News and attendees from the Michigan user group. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The City |
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Sinclair QL |
| The City |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Dutch Connection |
Most QLers probably don’t realize what exists overseas for the QL. I also don’t think that they realize what exists out there for the QL and a modem. I feel that I can say this because of a few experiences I have had. The first is with GEnie. I subscribed to GEnie for a few |
Sinclair QL |
| The Editor Special Edition v2.05 |
Digital Precision has produced its latest and last version of its text editor, The Editor Special Edition. They’ve really thrown in all the whistles and bells in version 2.05. There are major improvements and additions over previous editions of both the regular Editor and older versions of The Editor Special Edition. The Editor Special Edition |
Sinclair QL |
| The Editor's Musings |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Fantastic Incredible QLXL-Card |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Future of the QL |
Update on the computer. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Future of the QL in America and Some QL Graphics Systems |
Status of the QL and how to potentially improve the commercial viability of the product; discussion of QL drawing/graphics programs. |
Sinclair QL |
| The German Connection |
Through various means I have gotten in contact with Franz Herrmann of the German QL User Group “Sinclair QL User Club e. V.” After some communications, he sent me a disk with some interesting files. Firstly, there is the IFE (Inter-group Freeware Exchange) database that constains listings to over 53 MB of QL programs. The |
Sinclair QL |
| The Heart of the Sinclair QL ... the 68008 |
Brief description/overview of the processor. Reprinted from SUM, April 1986. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Heart of the Sinclair QL ... the 68008 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Index Printer |
Last issue we gave an index printing program for the TS-2068. This time I was determined to make the QL do it. Actually it turned out to be pretty good, and it has some other applications as well. It could be an “outline printer” or could be used for just about any purpose that one |
Sinclair QL |
| The Mysterious QL Simple but Accurate Times |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Mystery of the Missing RAM |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The New QL II |
New QL may be on the way. |
Sinclair QL |
| The New Sinclair QL Computer |
Report on computer features based on the QL User’s Guide. |
Sinclair QL |
| The North American QL Show in Bedford Mass. |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Other Shoe Drops |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Q(old_S)LAW Project |
Notes about a user survey project that netted only 2% response at that point. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL |
Discusses the Edit functions on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL and the RGB Monitor |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Beginner Course |
If you have dug around as I have between the four sections in the back of the QL manual, you know that these books were not written in a 1, 2,3, sequence that lets you get right to it. I believe that, for this discussion, we should start with the printer itself. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Beginner's Column: "Software Dependant" Software |
Confused title? Nope! We need to understand that the bread and butter for QL computing are the many new softwares, American made, inexpensive, that depend upon the Psion group for operation |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL In North America |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Library continues to grow |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Network device without ToolKit 2 |
Connect two QLs together. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL on Net |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Price Reduction |
Sunset reduces QL price to $299. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Qorner |
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Sinclair QL |
| The QL Qorner |
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Sinclair QL |
| The QL Qorner |
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Sinclair QL |
| The QL Qorner |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Qorner |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Qorner |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Report |
Sinclair appoints authorized dealers in US. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Report |
Volume 1, issue 3 of the short newsletter about the Sinclair QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Report from Curry Computer |
Review of QL software. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Section |
Sources of QL hardware and software. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL Users Corner |
QL will be discontinued. |
Sinclair QL |
| The QL's Forbidden Byte |
Those of us who “cut our computer teeth” on the ZX80/81 learned quite early about the caveat that accompanied any use of CHR$ 118 when machine code was stored in REMs. Like the Cheshire cat, the line could disappear right before your eyes till nothing was left but the grin! The problem was that this |
Sinclair QL |
| The Quebec Link |
Program for 2068 that uses DEF FN to create an underline function. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Quebec Link |
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Sinclair QL |
| The Quebec Link |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Quebec Link |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Quebec Link |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Quebec Link |
This excerpt is from “The Quebec Link” column in the Sinc-Link Newsletter from the Toronto T/S Users Group. Default device on the QL Say you are writting a program and it is important to know from which device the user is running it. What can you do? If the user’s QL is equipped with TOOLKIT |
Sinclair QL |
| The Release of Exchange |
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Sinclair QL |
| The Release of XCHANGE |
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Sinclair QL |
| The Reliable QL |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Return of 'Val' |
One of Sinclair Basics’ more valuable contributions to the BASIC language were the keyword VAL and VAL$. These permitted formulae to be entered as text strings and then be evaluated. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Shell |
While on the subject of Unix languages, Adrian Ives has continued the work of P. J. Taylor with The Shell, a command line shell for QDOS. Given my Unix background, I would say that The Shell is similar in functionality to Unix shells (C, Bourne, T, Korn). The Shell considers commands to be programs to |
Sinclair QL |
| The Sinclair QL |
Reprinted from BYTE UK. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Sinclair QL |
Letter from Donald Jones about upgraded power supply resolving problems. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Sinclair QL Returns |
At the beginning of 1980 Clive Sinclair started selling his first computer, the ZX80. The initial purpose was to take the technology of the day and make it affordable to everyone. By pushing that technology to it’s limits, the ZX80 exploded the limits of price/performance — a full powered computer that sold for less than |
Sinclair QL |
| The Sinclair Z88: Considerations for Peripheral Design |
Since the Z88 uses the Z-80 CPU, some of our better interfaces for the TS-2068 offer the prospects for easy adaptation to the Z88 by BUSS connector changes and re-work of chip addressing. Generally, the engineering has been accomplished for the Z-80 CPU and its 8 bit capability. One seemingly fruitful area is the disk |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Sound of Music |
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Sinclair QL |
| The State of the Eight: 8-Bits Alive and Running |
In a classic scene from a popular Star Trek episode, Dr. “Bones” McCoy looks down at a crumpled mass of organic matter, which is really an alien life-form, momentarily stunned by a phaser pistol. After scanning the alien body, McCoy realizes that it’s still fully alive—even though it should have been killed instantly by the |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Strange One |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Super-QL: Using the Sinclair QL with 640K RAM |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Superior Access Corner |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Third North American QL Show |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Trump Card |
The Trump Card is simply the most useful single addition you get for the Sinclair QL. It combines a disk interface, 768 kilobyte RAM expansion, Toolkit II for SuperBASIC extensions, a screen dump, static and dynamic ramdisks and a dynamic printer buffer. When you consider that even the lowest cost 512 Kb RAM expansion and |
Sinclair QL |
| The Trump Card |
The Trump Card combines a disk interface, 768K of RAM, Toolkit II for SuperBASIC, screen dump, static and dynamic RAM disks and a dynamic printer buffer. Reprinted from ZX-Appeal. |
Sinclair QL |
| The Trump Card |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Versions of QPAC2, Thru December 1993 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The XChange Version of Quill |
|
Sinclair QL |
| The Xchange Version of Quill |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Things to do With TK2 |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Time Designs Tests |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Time Designs Tests: QRAM, Archivist MP, Text87 & Mailbag |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Time Designs Tests: Speedscreen, Flashback, Type 22 and Refield |
|
Sinclair QL |
| Time Designs Tests: Tax-I-QL/87, PACIOLI and THE SPY |
Reviews of the programs. |
Sinclair QL |
| Timex Sinclair Survival Column |
At long last I have a new Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap) in front of me. In fact, this column is being written on it using the bundled word processing software. Available for a little more than a year in the United Kingdom, QLs are just now becoming readily available here in the United States. |
Sinclair QL |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Lambda 8300, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
|
Lambda 8300, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Lambda 8300, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Lambda 8300, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tidbits |
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Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column |
A while ago I received a call from a fellow who is known on-line as Phoenix Pete. He explained that he and another Sinclair computerist were putting together a booklet that would cover the Sinclair online community. This booklet, Pete explained to me, was to list as many local bulletin boards as possible which contained-at |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column |
In the past year we have mentioned SuperBASIC which is the language which comes built-in on the Sinclair QL. Starting this month we will si\tart looking at this programming language and how it is an improvement over BASIC as we have come to know it. Upon powerup of the QL, you have three active windows. |
Sinclair QL |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column |
In the last few articles we started looking at some of the features of the QL’s built-in programming language, SuperBASIC. So far, we have examined some of the most rudimentary capabilities of inputting data (and accessing that data), and printing information to the screen. However, those capabilities by themselves cannot create a useful program. This |
Sinclair QL |
| TK2 - Network - Data_Use - Ser - Altkey |
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Sinclair QL |
| Tom Robbins on Quanta |
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Sinclair QL |
| Tony Blizzard |
Notes from a QL user. |
Sinclair QL |
| Tony Blizzard |
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Sinclair QL |
| ToolKit II Demo |
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Sinclair QL |
| ToolKit II Tips |
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Sinclair QL |
| Toolkit II: Some Things It Can Do |
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Sinclair QL |
| TorQLib |
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Sinclair QL |
| TRA_BAS 1.2 RS-232 Translation |
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Sinclair QL |
| Transferring Files: 2068 to QL Volume 1 |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Translation of QL Programs |
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Sinclair QL |
| Trouble-shooting the QL |
Hints on overcoming issues with faulty QL computers. |
Sinclair QL |
| Trump Card on QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Trump Card User's Guide |
This series of articles will bring to light some of the very powerful features of the TRUMP CARD and TOOLKIT II via real usable examples. The articles may be assembled into a user guide at some future time, if enough interest is shown. |
Sinclair QL |
| TS Communique |
Change R67 on TS2068 to adjust output impedance of composite video out. Saving Tomahawk to disk. Joystick and printing problems. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TS Communique |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TS News |
More about the Sinclair QL. Brief mention of Memotech MTX-512. Software from JRC, Softsync, Apropos Technology. |
Sinclair QL |
| TS-2068/QL Tips |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Turbo and TurboPE |
In the May/June 2000 issue of QL Today, George Gwilt mentions that he has updated Turbo to work under SMSQ/E. He also mentions creating TurboPE, a Pointer Environment interface for Turbo. He does not go into any details nor give any code examples, so I can’t say how easy TurboPE will be to use over |
Sinclair QL |
| Turbo Compiler |
TURBO, the SuperBasic compiler, has been updated and released for almost a year. Simon Goodwin is the original author with a few others contributing to the final released product, by Digital Precision. George Gwilt has taken the source code and updated the program to work on the newer QDOS and SMSQ/E systems. TURBO comes in |
Sinclair QL |
| Turbo Config |
TURBO does not support standard Qjump Config Blocks. George Gwilt has created TURBO Config, a tool that allows Config blocks to be added to TURBO compiled programs. After creating some data statements that get merged with the source code, another tool takes the Config block information and adds it to the compiled program. T_CONFIG_DATA is |
Sinclair QL |
| Turbo Support Page |
To assist in the support of TURBO, I’ve created a TURBO Support Page on my web page. The page will list the various reported bugs to both TURBO and TURBO Toolkit. Each bug will list what it is, what platform the bug has been seen on (QDOS, SMSQ/E, etc), and the status of work on |
Sinclair QL |
| Turbo Utilities |
Another zip file contains a number of other TURBO utilites: LIBRARY MANAGER, DATASPACE and Utility_Task. The zip file does not come with documentation, and briefly explains the programs: LIBRARY MANAGER – pulls out procedures from large SuperBasic programs. DATASPACE – used to ajust the data space requirements in programs already compiled. Utility_task – Neat little |
Sinclair QL |
| TurboPTR |
TURBO is not compatible with all SuperBasic extensions, esp. those with array paramaters or return values through parameters. QPTR is one such set of extensions. So, to create Pointer Environment programs using TURBO, George Gwilt has written TurboPTR, which is a freeware replacement to QPTR. TurboPTR is comprised of the following elements: TPTR – a |
Sinclair QL |
| Turtle Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| Turtle Graphics |
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Sinclair QL |
| Tweak & Tinker: QL Power Supply Unit |
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Sinclair QL |
| Twist_Q & Potpourri |
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Sinclair QL |
| Two Ideas Go Under |
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Sinclair QL |
| Two More on RGB |
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Sinclair QL |
| Two References to Possible QL Keyboard Improvement |
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Sinclair QL |
| Un Zippy Thoughts |
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Sinclair QL |
| Union City Man Conveys His Love For Computers |
About Tim Swenson. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Update to the Update |
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Sinclair QL |
| Updates |
Circulation level is at around 500 and building. All 50 U.S. States and all Canadian Provinces, plus three foreign Countries are represented. The breakdown of population is? 50% TS-2068, 50% Sinclair QL, 12% Cambridge Z88. About 70% use two or three of these Computers, and express their intent to continue to do so. Sinclair QL |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Upgrading Your QL |
Recommended hardware upgrades. |
Sinclair QL |
| User Group Update |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Using a Modem with the QL |
QL Modapator provides the special cable and software needed to interface a QL to a standard modem. |
Sinclair QL |
| Using Abacus to Prepare Data for Statistics Program |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using ALTKEY to create "macros" in Quill |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using Archive: A Home Database "Tel" |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using DEF FN and FN |
Given are three little example programs that mixes up a brew of ways to use DEF FN and FN. There are zillions of ways that the “DEFine” functions can be used for both math and literal operations. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Using FOP_OVER |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using Internet File Formats on the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using Parallel Interface Printers With the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using Parallel Interface Printers with the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using Parallel Interface Printers With the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using QL C, Part 4: Using CRUN |
The Metacomco C package for the QL includes SuperBASIC extensions for emulating UNIX when running C programs. The commands are CRUN and CRUN_W. Two major features of the UNIX operating system are the ability to “redirect” the input and the output of a program, and the ability to read the arguments passed to a program. |
Sinclair QL |
| Using Quill ASCII Files in a DOS DTP |
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Sinclair QL |
| Using Quill for ASCII Files |
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Sinclair QL |
| VAL for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| Vector-Based Characters |
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Sinclair QL |
| Video Interface with QL Computer |
Notes on connecting TV or a variety of monitor types to the QL, along with generating the necessary signals. |
Sinclair QL |
| Visionmixer-1 |
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Sinclair QL |
| What is New for the QL |
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Sinclair QL |
| What's New |
Update on the Spectrum 128K, TASWORD Three, computer astronomy newletter. |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| What's Up With Quantum Computing? Can You Get Your Money Back? |
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Sinclair QL |
| When to Upgrade: The QL in Transition |
Upgrades to the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Where Do We Go From Here? |
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Sinclair QL |
| Whisper heard on the wind |
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Sinclair QL |
| Who was Who at the Festival |
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Sinclair QL |
| Why Buy a QL (or in the end, keep one) |
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Sinclair QL |
| Why the QL? |
Reasons not to give up on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Why the QL? Reasons Why You Should Take The Quantum Leap |
The Sinclair QL, with its compact and efficient keyboard console, its 32-bit CPU, its twin Microdrives, its excellent operating system and highly regarded SuperBASIC, its exceptional “bundled” software, its comprehensive user guide, and finally, its available hardware and software support, is a “best buy” by a considerable margin at $299. |
Sinclair QL |
| Why Use Archive? |
Twelve reasons to use Archive. |
Sinclair QL |
| Will Jackintosh Jump on QL? |
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Sinclair QL |
| Wind Chill Chart |
Type-in program inspired by similar program in Computer Shopper. |
Sinclair QL |
| Window Defining: A Program, Part I |
When programming, to get the full power out of your Sinclair QL one must learn how to effectively use its windows. Using the SuperBASIC commands can become tedious and slow. This series of four articles will develop a program to completely define any window giving all relevant facts about it. |
Sinclair QL |
| Window Defining: A Program, Part II |
In this article we will write and discuss the different functions that will be used. SuperBASIC gives us the ability to write very versatile, many variable functions which can do more than merely return a number. |
Sinclair QL |
| Window Defining: A Program, Part III |
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Sinclair QL |
| Word Wrap |
Now that I have an HP Deskjet 520 inkjet printer, I’m starting to think about what type of output I could do on it. I’ve found the price of any word processors that support it to be a bit too steep. I have rigged up Quill to support one of the fonts built into the |
Sinclair QL |
| Word-Wrap on QL |
Short program to wrap words within the window. |
Sinclair QL |
| Working Directory |
As we all know, QDOS did not come with the concept of directories and subdirectories. A number of extensions to QDOS are available to help create the working concepts of directories. When using ED drives, I found the Path (PTH) extensions useful because they would search a list of subdirectories looking for a particular executable. |
Sinclair QL |
| Writing A Pente Program For The QL |
First, let me introduce myself. I’m 25 years old, live in France (as I’m French) and have had a QL since 1986/87. My main use of the QL is games and game programming, so I’m very glad to have C68. My prefered type of game is one of reflexion and not dexterity (may be because |
Sinclair QL |
| Xchange Goes PD! |
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Sinclair QL |
| Xchange Introduction & Reference Information |
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Sinclair QL |
| Xchange Question Answered |
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Sinclair QL |
| Xchange: Complete program now in library |
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Sinclair QL |
| XOPY |
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Sinclair QL |
| XREF - A Review |
Review of a utility that helps programmers improve their Basic programs on the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| Xtricator, Version 1.75 |
Review of the ZX-81 emulator by Carlo Delhez. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Z88 to QL Connections |
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Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| Z88 to QL Transfer Program |
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Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| Z88 to Sinclair Transfer Link |
Review of program/cable to transfer files from Z88 to/from QL. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL |
| Zenith Monitor |
QL user recommends Zenith monitor and COPAL WriteHand model 1200 printer. |
Sinclair QL |
| ZipaDee_Bas 1.105 |
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Sinclair QL |
| ZX81 & QL Regulator Bug |
Suggested solutions to power regulation problems in the ZX81/TS1000 and QL: add capacitors. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
