| Paycheck Analyst |
A Sinclair QL SuperBASIC program that analyzes a paycheck’s deductions. User answers 9 questions about a weekly/monthly pay period and the program displays gross pay, FICA, federal/state/city taxes, United Way, credit union, and insurance as both dollar amounts and percentages of gross. Option to print results on a serial printer. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| QL Flight Simulator by Microdeal |
Review of the Microdeal QL Flight Simulator. Wire-frame graphics update approximately twice per second; reviewer notes the keyboard memory control scheme makes it easy to overcorrect and enter unrecoverable spins. Overall assessment is average. Described as the only flight simulator available for the QL. |
Sinclair QL |
| QL Productivity Tips |
A collection of three SuperBASIC productivity tips for the Sinclair QL: using the slash-zero character (CTRL+SHIFT+FP) in printer output for program listings, the screen-redraw key (SHIFT+F5) in Psion applications, and using CTRL+F5 to pause on-screen scrolling in SuperBASIC without Toolkit II. Tips are particularly useful for Quill word processor users. |
Sinclair QL |
| SincLink Contact Log — October/November 1988 |
The SincLink running log of phone calls, letters, and meeting reports for the GUTS/SV group, covering October–November 1988. Notable items include: Rex Lund’s theatrical light board controller project; Tim Swenson’s 40-track QL disk drive acquisition; discussion of TS1000/TS2068/QL file format compatibility for the 1989 T/S Fest in Washington DC; William Pedersen’s proposed TS2068 bank-switching and |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SincLink Newsletter Exchange |
Table of contents and file listing for SincLink SLIX disk files, Volume 6 issues 10–11 (October–November 1988). Lists files covering SincLink news, financial report, SLIX progress, contacts, and newsletter exchange labels. Provides supported disk formats (TS2068, QL, IBM, Amiga, Mac, etc.) and instructions for mailing disk exchanges to Bill Miller. |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Incredible Shrinking Screen |
A Spectrum/TS2068 BASIC program that progressively reduces the active screen display through a series of PLOT/DRAW and PRINT operations, creating a visual effect of the display shrinking to a smaller and smaller area. Submitted as an entry in a proposed ‘most outrageous program’ contest. |
Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Tymnet Information Service |
Introduction to the free Tymnet online information service as a safe testing ground for beginning modem users. Explains connection procedure (terminal ID ‘A’, login ‘INFORMATION’) and provides a list of local Bay Area Tymnet access numbers for cities including Oakland/Alameda, Belmont, Burlingame, Concord, Fremont, Los Altos, Napa, Pleasanton, and San Francisco. |
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| View from Ram-Top |
Editorial reflecting on one year as TIMELINEZ editor, describing the organizational upheaval including SincLink’s separation, rejoining, and final re-integration with TIMELINEZ. Announces that American Micro Connection now covers printing costs, resolving financial issues. Solicits Timex-platform articles, noting the current issue is heavy on QL content. |
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| War in the East |
Review of War in the East, the only QL wargame available at the time of writing. Player commands German Wehrmacht units against Soviet computer-controlled forces on an accurate Eastern Europe map. Each side has 30–40 units; turns take approximately 45 minutes. Notes good gameplay for wargamers, save-game feature, and purchase of all four scenarios. |
Sinclair QL |
| Z88 Programs, Tips, and Other Useful Info |
Tips and a QL SuperBASIC program for transferring files from the Cambridge Z88 to the Sinclair QL using the Z88 Export menu. The included listing reads ASCII text lines transmitted from the Z88 over a serial connection, handling the Z88 newline convention. Also covers the SKIP procedure for interrupting transfers with ESC. |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
