| BBS Downloads | This was copied in part from TIMELINEZ who downloaded it from TECH ECHO. This is on the Owego Free Academy’s BBS. Msg # 8091 and under file NukesRus. For Sale-IBM XT or PS/2 power back up supply Single board Nuclear Reactor supplies backup power for 12 years. | |
| Club Notes | August meet, we had a small turn out, normal for summertimes, but I’ve also noticed that some of the most interesting meets occur in the July-August period. More demos and talks. Dave Shoenwetter gave a talk on printer interfacing and how to generate graphics on an Epson type dot matrix printer. | |
| Club notes, policy | SINCUS NEWS is the newsletter of the Sinclair Computer Users Society, a non profit organization operated by volunteers dedicated to the Sinclair and Timex Sinclair computer user. Any repros of ads, or any product or services mentioned are not an endorsement but an informational service provided to SINCUS members. | |
| Meet News, club notes | August meet turned out smaller than usual. Local BBS, TCCS, is down for good. | |
| Modem tips | Creating text files in MScript to upload via Loader V. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Modem Tips | Using a TS2068, modem, and Loader V software, and MScript one can create text files, and UPLOAD the files to a BBS or another computer via the modem. 1. Create the text file on MScript or Tasword 2. 2. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| News, New, Views and Reviews | Pixel Print only works with some printers. Time Designs magazine has published its last issue; suggestion to consolidate all newsletters into one. Computus Interruptus being compiled. News from August 1988 NorthWest MiniFair. | |
| News, New, Views and Reviews | I have found the new Oliger Disc IF ROM V2.52 defaults to single sided for FORMAT, and only discovered it after FORMATting and MOVEing a double sided disc to a new single sided disc! Surprise, surprise! Right on the chip it says “sides=1”, I guess I shoulda known. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| ZX81/TS1000 Tips | Use a pocket calculator to convert decimal address to hexadecimal and back; program for doing the same on ZX81/TS1000. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| ZX81/TS1000 Tips | 9. Using a pocket calculator to convert decimal addresses (generally 5 numbers) to hexadecimal addresses(four digits): [ An example will parallel the instructions 29279 ] The Interger obtained in step (d) is the most significant hexadecimal digit. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
