| Happy Anniversary! |
Editorial marking the one-year anniversary of Chuck Kereluck and Robert Cazares taking over as SEATUG newsletter editors. Covers newsletter growth from 5 pages to 14 pages, the closure of Stan Lemke’s LSD publishing operation, Bill Ferrebee’s move to Computer Buyer Magazine, and a forthcoming hardware anthology. |
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| Hardware Review: IQ-8300 / PC-8300 |
Detailed review of the Lambda 8300 (also marketed as IQ-8300 and PC-8300), a Timex/Sinclair 1000 clone in green and white case. Covers ROM differences from the TS1000, tape LOAD incompatibility, rubber chiclet keyboard (42 keys), character set differences, error code format, and composite video output jumper. |
Lambda 8300, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Laptop Computers |
Survey article reviewing portable computers of the era including the Tandy Model 100, Toshiba 1000, NEC ProSpeed 386, NEC Ultralite, and Cambridge Z88. Author uses a Z88 with 128K RAM drive and PC-Link ROM as his primary portable machine. |
Cambridge Z88 |
| Macro Makes Notes Book |
Programmable function keys utility for the TS2068 using Interrupt Mode 2, allowing macro key sequences to be triggered from within any program. Originally written for the ZX Spectrum and adapted for the TS2068. Includes full machine code DATA listing. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Mandelbrot Plotting Programs |
Announces two Mandelbrot fractal plotting programs added to the SEATUG library: one from the CATS group and a second by Fred Nachbaur. Explains fractal mathematics and the plotting approach on the TS2068, with ASCII art Mandelbrot output included. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| PIX-FX Software Review |
Review of PIX-FX graphics manipulation program for the TS2068, developed by Michael DiRienzo of VectorWare (Seattle, WA, $20). Features include image resizing, cropping, sphere-wrapping (Planet Maker mode), and compressed SCREENS save. Illustrated with ‘Planets in the Solar System’ photos. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SEATUG Minutes — June 7, 1990 |
Meeting minutes for the Seattle Area Timex/Sinclair User Group’s June 1990 meeting, including treasurer balance ($180.90), discussion of donated TS1000 equipment auction, IQ-8300 demonstration, and Derryck Turner’s demonstration of the Oliger disk interface on the TS2068. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SMUG 1990 Computerfest Report |
Report on the SMUG 1990 Computerfest held in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with approximately 120-130 attendees. Covers Zebra hardware sales, disk drive bargaining (Tandon TM100-1A drives), and a SNUG meeting discussion of hard-copy library and mass storage options. |
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| Telecommunications |
Account of using the TS2068 with the Zebra OS-64 cartridge for 64-column BBS access via Challenger BBS, including a dedicated SEATUG/Timex room. Describes downloading RLE graphics files at 300 baud and using Jack Dohanys’ RLE decompression program. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
