Update October 1994

Date: October 1994
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TitleDescriptionComputers
A Review of QLerkThere have been several finance programs brought out for the QL since the year 1983, but none that I have felt was good enough to use for the middle-class home or for the small business (earning less than $500,000 per year).Sinclair QL
Cable ColumnFormEd - A form editor and printer for Archive databases.Sinclair QL, Type-in program
How to Build a Larken Dock BoardHow to make a dock cartridge board.Timex/Sinclair 2068
LogiCall ReviewReview of the disk management program by Bob Swoger.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Modems or MagicMy previous article (Modems or Black Magic, UPDATE! Jan. 94) discussed the basic elements of communications by modem, but there is a lot more of this Magic. The field of the Information/Communications Super Highway is very complex and new developments appear at fast pace, such as an announcement by a company that they are developing a direct wire communications system that obsoletes modems.
Pertinent Points on QL Disk DrivesI have recently ran across some items that I thought it best to pass on to the rest of you. I realize that many of you know some, or perhaps all of this, but it is always good to bring everyone else up to the same speed whenever possible.Sinclair QL
QLAMBer UpdateBy the time you read this, the latest “variation” of the QLAMBer program should have been out-and-about for several months. The good news is that variation 2×001 can automatically identify the “_doc” extension of a standard Quill/QLWP file, and produce a more easily read HARDCOPY than before.Sinclair QL
Report on the Dayton Computerfest in AugustFor the 6th year in a row now, we at Mechanical Affinity, and for the 5th year for UPDATE! Magazine….found our way to the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on the last weekend in August.
Review of Chris Boutal's Genealogist 3In a group of people gathered around the glowing embers of a fire of a winter evening, the talk can touch on many things, and invariably someone will say something which prompts another to say “I remember—” and the talk will often turn to reminiscences of a family member, relation, or acquaintance, who did thisSinclair QL
Serial Printer Output ProgramMachine language program listing.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
T/SNUG QL Public Domain LibraryDonated to T/SNUG by Paul Holmgren Files were downloaded from various BBS’s Set of 9 5.25″ disks. All for $9.00 Order from: John Donaldson 835 Foxwood Cir Geneva IL 60134-1631 708 232-6147Sinclair QL
The October EditorialOnce again I set fingers to the keyboard. I often realize just how much I have come to rely on word processors to do my letters and for other text items. It is so much better to see the whole concept and be able to change it in a matter of seconds…and to make as many copies of it as I wish.
Timex Publication Index, part 1Many moons ago I had to prioritize the many ideas I had for my computing projects that were filling my spare time. I also had a LOT of Timex/Sinclair publications with tons of neat articles that I was interested in doing with my Timex/Sinclair machines.Sinclair ZX80, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
World Map, Part 2WORLD MAP Part 2Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Type-in program
Xtricator, Version 1.75Review of the ZX-81 emulator by Carlo Delhez.Sinclair QL, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Z88 Flow ChartANY DATA, TYPED INTO PIPEDREAM, DIARY OR PROGRAMS IN BASIC, WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE TEMPORARILY SAVED IN SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES, WHEN GOING FROM ONE APPLICATION TO ANOTHER. TO SAVE A FILE PERMANENTLY, IT MUST HAVE A NAME AND BE SAVED TO THE FILER.Cambridge Z88
Z88 ROM and Internal RAM UpgradeThe Z88 Users’ Club in England is no longer viable. Membership had fallen to 1000 members from 4000 members. Roy Woodward decided to discontinue the Group. He is still providing support for the Z88 in a business called Woodward Technology. Roy is selling back issues of the Club Magazine ‘Z88 Eprom’.Cambridge Z88

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