Sinc-Link v6 n1

Date: January/February 1988
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
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Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
A Tip for QL OwnersOne user found out the hard way that the QL chassis is grounded, resulting in blown video output.Sinclair QL
Autoload MenuSimple program to make an autoloading menu for disk drive users.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Bob's Notebook: Pro/File 2068 RevisitedDetails several modifications to Pro/File 2068. Includes saving the data array and its size to disk, changing the array size, and making the machine language sort more convenient.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Color Text Printouts with MSCRIPTDescribes how to make a custom version of MSCRIPT that will print ot the VIC-1520 plotter.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Diskdriving with a JoystickLarken disk interface and Kempston joystick both use port 31.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Items Gleamed from Other Club NewslettersThe Plotter reports that most repairs sent to Dan Elliot are completed and returned quickly. Only those requiring SCLDs take longer. CATS has article about connecting QL to RGB monitor. L.I.S.T. reports A&J Micro no longer supplying microdrives because they cannot obtain tapes.
Larken Load/Save RoutinesMachine code utility for loading and saving tracks on the original Larken system.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
News from the Vice-PresidentUpdate on health of the Toronto Timex/Sinclair Users Club and club activities.
Our Computers in PortugalReport on Timex and Sinclair computers available in Portugal. Notes that a number of products, including disk drive system, are produced by Timex Portugal.Timex/Sinclair 2068
REPAIR: A Larken Disk Repair UtilityTool to reconstruct programs on disks where the directory has become corrupted.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Sinc BitsRumors 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
Two Hundred and Sixty Seven Words from the PresidentHumorous note about computer terminology.
ZX81 EPROM BoardSchematic for interfacing an EPROM, static RAM or SEEQ’s 2K EEPROM to the ZX81/TS 1000.Timex/Sinclair 1000