| Sinclair User Group List |
Partial international listing of Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair user groups with contact information. Omits groups from Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, and Spain due to space constraints. Primarily covers US groups with some international entries. |
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| SincLink Newsletter 8905 / SLIX Contacts April 1989 |
Monthly SincLink contact log for May 1989 covering April 1989 activity (approximately 37 entries). Includes the SincLink file directory listing for the Sn895 archive, summaries of disk format compatibility work, newsletter exchange updates, and user group meeting notes. File directory shows 193,386 bytes total for the Sn895 archive. |
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| SLIX Indexing Proposal |
Proposes a system for indexing and full-text searching the SLIX (SincLink Information Exchange) permanent disk database. Describes the algorithm: chronological sort of directories and files into LIFO order, keyword extraction from capitalized words, sorting keywords (approximately 1 hour for a 55K file using Shell sort in SuperBASIC), deduplication, and interactive keyword search with cursor positioning. |
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| The TIMEXsinclair 2068: Bank Switching and Memory Expansion |
A landmark technical article proposing interim standards for expanding the TS2068 beyond its standard memory limits. Introduces a Bank Switching Controller (BSC) design using a standard PC expansion backplane (EVEREX SYSTEMS EV-168) and an adapter card (VIDJUP Co. design) that can address up to 16 megabytes of memory. Covers the Current Chunk Owner Table (CCOT), |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| View from the Ramtop |
Brief editorial celebrating TimeLinez’s sixth birthday and introducing the main technical article on TS2068 memory expansion by William J. Pedersen. Notes a change in meeting schedule for the Silicon Valley Users group (now third Wednesday of each month starting in August), and mentions two new BBS systems serving the Bay Area community. |
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