| A Tour of the Bus Depot |
A guided tour of the Bus Depot BBS, walking readers through connection settings, menu structure, and the available Timex/Sinclair file download section. Aimed at helping members navigate and make use of the local T/S-friendly BBS. |
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| Business Meeting Minutes |
Minutes from the NEF T/S UG meeting of June 11, 1988, covering officer elections, a dues increase to $15 per year, newsletter production limits, and a vote on affiliation with the QL USA Newsletter. |
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| Editorial |
The editor introduces a notably large issue resulting from an increased volume of member submissions. Mentions upcoming T/S computer fests and notes an ongoing questionnaire from Update Magazine. A brief editorial preface to the issue. |
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| Electric Rate Calculator |
A BASIC program of approximately 50 lines, translated from BASICA (July 1988), for calculating daily kilowatt-hour usage and electricity costs based on JEA rate schedules. Menu-driven and suitable for home energy budgeting. Compatible with the TS 2068, TS 1500, and TS 1000. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Engineering Applications: Tubewall Thickness |
A substantial BASIC program of approximately 200 lines for calculating required pipe or tubing wall thickness using Barlow’s formula and Clavarino’s formula. The menu-driven program can solve for wall thickness, pressure, or allowable stress. An engineering utility demonstrating the T/S computer’s usefulness for technical calculations. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| First Impressions (The Continuing Saga of a QL User) |
Provides a wiring diagram for connecting the QL’s 9-pin serial port to a Hayes-compatible DB-25 modem, and notes that 300 baud operation requires additional Modapter hardware. A continuation of the author’s QL setup chronicles from earlier issues. |
Sinclair QL |
| Light-Bar Menus for the ZX81/TS1000 |
A tutorial on implementing highlight-bar menu navigation on the ZX81/TS1000 using inverse graphics characters. Includes a complete BASIC listing “GAMES-TAPE VS. 1.1” of approximately 50 lines demonstrating the technique. Useful for developers building menu-driven applications on the TS1000. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| QL Printer Codes |
Presents a SuperBASIC procedure Set_Codes that defines Epson-compatible printer escape sequences as string variables, plus companion procedures Test_Run and Save_Codes. Submitted by Steve Berg; attributed to Frank Toemay. A useful utility for QL users needing programmatic control over printer formatting. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
