| A Text Application for Abacus |
One normally expects to use a spreadsheet program to manipulate lines and columns of numbers. I work in the anesthesia department of a fairly large hospital and have been using ABACUS for designing work schedules for the past year. Having first planned to do scheduling using QUILL, I soon found out that ABACUS offered advantages |
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| Chaos |
Continued from last month. |
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| Concept-3D Bug Alert |
I’ve toyed with Concept-3D over the years, but had been put off by its unfortunate habit of committing hara-kiri when I tried to SAVE a file. |
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| Current Sinclair Dealers |
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| Did 'Ja Know? |
This Column is the direct result of some comments that my earlier tidbits in Ramblings have indeed been useful – not merely the “look at me” tactics of the newly initiated QL user. |
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| Estate Planning |
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| From The Editor |
First of all, thanks go out to Mannie Quintero and Joe Miller for lending me their spare QL’s. Just after I picked up a QL from Mannie, my new keyboard matrix arrived. A day later Joe brought another QL for my use. It’s the thought that counts. |
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| HamFests & Computer Shows |
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| New High Tech Center Now Open |
A bright, promising center for high tech adventure has exploded onto the Washington horizon. It is something which deserves the attention of CATS members, their friends, and their families. Dubbed “TECH 2000”, it is located at 800 K St. NW, adjacent to the D.C. convention center, in the new “TechWorld” building. |
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| Next Workshop |
Let’s get together and get it together! Barry Washington, Cliff Watson, myself and others expect to be there with soldering irons and conflicting advice on the best of many ways to connect the QL and monitor. |
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| Presidential Ramblings |
Twenty two of us gathered for the March meeting, so the change of date apparently did not adversely affect attendance. The General Meeting itself was brief. I reported that Ted Osheroff has agreed to work on the needed changes in the Constitution (reduce the number needed for a Quorum and change both the effective date |
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| RGB Monitor Cable |
There has been renewed interest in the “Skip Fisher” adapter/buffer cable for the QL RGB monitor output. As many know, the OL is vulnerable to damaging external voltages thru its RGB circuits which are not internally buffered. |
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