| Artificial Intelligence |
There has been a lot of hype presented to the public about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dedicated computers have been designed and even another programming language (LISP) developed. Some reports have stated that businesses just are not buying these dedicated computers and the market has not lived up to expectations. True AI would require a dedicated |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Basil's Parting Word |
A story that I read when I was very young left a deep impression on me. It was called “The Last French Lesson”, and was written, I think, by Anatole France. That part of France in which the author lived had been ceded to Germany, and lessons were . thenceforth to be taught in the |
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| Bug Alert! |
One of our readers, John McMichael, pointed out that when the Pro/File printer driver routine is relocated to use it with Beta BASIC (BB), it uses three code addresses that fall within the RAM area also used by BB. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Build Your QL Expert System |
With this issue, the 1980’s Era of Computer Discovery comes to a close. Sad, but true. See ‘From The Publisher’s Desk…’ inside for the complete details. |
Sinclair QL |
| Final Farewell Issue |
With this issue, the 1980’s Era of Computer Discovery comes to a close. Sad, but true. See ‘From The Publisher’s Desk…’ inside for the complete details. |
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| From the Publisher's Desk |
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…” – book 1, chapter 1, A Tale of Two Cities. No other quotation could better sum up my feelings |
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| Vegemat 1.04: Slicing and Dicing CP/M Filenames |
Recently, I was handed a few CP/M disks which had been converted for use by one of the QL’s CP/M emulators. The filenames on the disk were all preceded by a ‘8’/’CHR$ (127).’ Not all CP/Mulators, and few printers (or, individuals), can comprehend this character. The request which accompanied the public domain disks was to |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
