1987 Midwest Timex/Sinclair Computerfest

Held in Indianapolis on May 2nd and 3rd, the 2nd Annual Mid-West Timex Sinclair Computerfest was organized by Paul Holmgren, Frank Davis and others. Other Computerfest committee members included representatives of TS user groups from Indiana and Ohio.

Presentations included:

• Machine Code for the ZX81 by Basil Wentworth
• Desktop Publishing by Mark Fendrick
• The FORTH Language by Gary Ganger
• Graphics on the TS2068/Spectrum by Dave Franson
• Hardware Interfacing by Tom Bent
• Printer Interfaces by Dick Cultice, Dave Franson and Bill Heberlein
• The QL and Superior Sinclair Tech by Frank Toemay
• Compuserve by Pat Spera
• Cottage Industry and the Computer by Tom Woods
• Roundtable Discussion of T/S Telecommunications with Kurt Casby, Pete Fischer, Ed Grey, Gary Lessenberry and Pat Spera.

Dealers attending the show included:

• C. W. Associates
• Knighted Computers
• Markel Enterprises
• Sharp’s Inc.
• Syncware News
• Thomas B. Woods
• Time Designs Magazine Company
• Variety Sales
• The WIDJUP Company
• Zebra Systems Inc.

User groups from Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin attended.

The event was covered in the press, including reporting in the Wall Street Journal. As part of the promotions effort for the show, Frank Davis and Paul Holmgren ran a BBS on a Timex 2068 for 8 to 10 months before the show.

Photos from the show