The RAMTOP Mar 1987
Date: Mar 1987
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Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 T/S Computer Fest Announcement | Brief notice announcing the May 2–3, 1987 Timex/Sinclair Computer Fest in Indianapolis, urging member attendance as vendors may be liquidating remaining TS inventory. Also notes discussion of moving future fests to the west coast. | |
| Editorial | Discusses the T/S Computer Fest and an update to the club’s library tape (v2.1, now allowing eight copies at meetings). Introduces the FILE 0 program for the Oliger disk system as a new member utility. | |
| FILE 0 for the Oliger Disk System | A BASIC type-in program for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 that reads the CATalog of an Oliger disk and displays a navigable directory with cursor movement and a file-load option. The program is noted as tight on memory and makes use of BASIC keyword tokens to save space. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| North Coast Computer Fair Announcement | Announces a computer fair co-sponsored by GCUG and Euclid Square Mall, planned for October 3–4, open to all user groups at no charge with vendor space available for rent. Invites interested groups to an April 4 planning meeting. | |
| QL Column: Tips | A collection of practical SuperBASIC tips for the Sinclair QL covering TV/monitor mode switching POKEs, CAPS LOCK POKEs, screen freeze shortcut, SGN function definition, LEFT$/MID$/RIGHT$ string equivalents, QLDRAW 1.4 window sizing, ENTER key detection, and Fahrenheit/Celsius conversion functions. Also includes a CLOSE #0 warning. | Sinclair QL |
| Quick Copy Utility for the QL (Part 1) | Introduces the Qcopy microdrive backup utility for the Sinclair QL, describing four versions (with/without volume name, with/without directory). Provides a full SuperBASIC listing for Qcopy 1.4, the most complete version of the utility. | Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| Timex/Sinclair News & Resources: Z88 Preview | A preview of Sir Clive Sinclair’s Cambridge Z88 laptop computer, based on a review by Guy Kewney in the March 1987 issue of Personal Computer World. Covers the Z80 CPU, 128K ROM, expandable RAM, three-line LCD display, built-in software suite, PC Link utility, battery life, and cartridge expansion, with notes on IBM compatibility concerns. | Cambridge Z88 |
| TSU BBS Usage Survey | Presents survey results on TSU BBS usage patterns via bar charts, including reasons members use the BBS (information, uploads/downloads, browsing, or all) and the types of modems they use to connect. |