| Color Plotting on the 2068: Commodore 1520 Interface Review |
Review of the Commodore 1520 printer/plotter as interfaced to the TS2068 via John McMichael’s interface board (available as bare board, kit, or assembled; $15–$30). Covers PIC-PLOT and SCREEN-TO-PLOTTER software, print quality (fine lines; results vary by image complexity), speed (7 minutes to over an hour), and OKIMATE 20 color printer compatibility. Includes detailed wish list |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| How to Make Your Timex Sinclair Computer Compatible with Other Computers |
SincLink Shareware Article (file ss88915a) outlining a project to enable Timex Sinclair computers to communicate with Amiga, Apple II, Atari, Commodore, CP/M, IBM, and Macintosh systems via RS-232 serial ports. Describes the required hardware (serial port interface for each machine type) and outlines the minimum software requirements: format a disk, get a directory, view a |
Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Linked Lists in SuperBASIC |
Tutorial explaining linked list data structures for QL SuperBASIC programmers. Covers the concept of pointer-based dynamic ordering, where records store pointers to the next item rather than maintaining physical sort order. Includes a working type-in program demonstrating insertion (handling empty list, front insertion, end insertion, and mid-list insertion) and sorted printout. |
Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| Newsletter Exchange Items |
Reprinted brief items from three newsletters: a QL CLS curiosity tip (CLS 160 causes an odd display reset on the QL) from the BEZUG newsletter; a note on TS computer virus safety from the CCAT/S User Group Plotter (TS computers with self-contained ROM operating systems are immune to OS-based disk viruses); and a notice from |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Note Pad |
A TS2068 BASIC program for composing and printing short personalized notes or letters on the Timex 2040 printer. Addresses are stored in DATA lines starting at line 3801 with an index in line 1700. The program can save in two copies (GO TO 4000) and allows different content each time while reusing the stored address |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| S.N.U.G. — Sinclair North America Users Group Formation |
Announcement of the formation of S.N.U.G. (Sinclair North America Users Group) as a national coordinating organization for Sinclair/Timex users and groups. Details membership dues ($12 individual, $15 user group), initial membership goals (100 by January 1989, 300 by July 1989), planned services including a public domain software library, quarterly publication, vendor complaint follow-up, and calendar |
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| SincLink Contact Log — November/December 1988 |
The SincLink running log of phone calls, letters, and meeting reports for November–December 1988. Notable items include: a SHAREWARE FILE WARNING for file ts8872ba (QL to PC Clone Cable diagram has errors — do not use); GUTS/SV meeting report (November 30) with Bob Kuster’s TS2068 JLO disk library; TSPUG meeting report (November 20) with Rex |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| View from Ram-Top — Christmas |
Christmas season editorial surveying recent T/S product releases: Pixel Print Professional (DTP with bank-switching, 64-column printing for TS2068), Graphit-1 charting software from Bottle Cap, QL business/financial titles from Emsoft, Meta Media Productions smart terminal for QL, Digital Precision IBM emulator for QL (95% compatibility claimed), and the Cambridge Z88 laptop. Encourages readers to buy hardware |
Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
