IBM PC

The IBM PC and compatibles as seen by the Timex/Sinclair community: SyncWare’s PC series, the reader debate over PC coverage, and PC-related software.

Articles (18)

TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
A Primer for Using a QL-Mutilator
MS-DOS conventions for QL users.
Update MagazineApril 1990
An Introduction to PC-Conqueror
Review of the MS-DOS emulator for the QL.
Update MagazineJanuary 1990
Cable Column: QL – Archive – PC
Databases, transferring to PC.
Update MagazineApril 1990
Dear Reader
The management of SYNCWARE NEWS has asked me to take on the post of editor, as of the first issue...
John (Basil) WentworthSyncWare NewsNovember/December 1987
Forum
SYNCWARE NEWS welcomes correspondence from its readers. Some editing of letters may be necessary for brevity or to enhance clarity....
Robert Fischer
Sergio Frost
Mel R. Richardson
Dallas Swindal
Gary Robinson
Kenton Garrett
Tom McHargue
Roy Brann
Joan Kealy
Stan Nagrod
Jack Dohany
Dick Wagner
Byron DeFries
John Sumpolec
Ed DeBoer
Robert Gray
Arthur Cant
Larry Chavarie
SyncWare NewsNovember/December 1987
Forum
Letters from readers.
Louis Thorpe
Ken George
Dave English
T. G. Morley
SyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1988
Forum
Economists are always being quoted as saying that the best time to buy anything is last year. This year, they...
SyncWare NewsMarch/April 1988
From The Editor’s Cluttered Desk
Telecommunications II; computer graphics; send in the clones.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1988
In The Mailbag
An open letter to the readers; guest editorial: the "Sleeper Has Awaken"; newer Sinclair user; puzzle of the month fan;...
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1988
MSDOS for the Sinclair QL
MS-DOS emultors for the QL.
Update MagazineJanuary 1990
PC Findex from Tom Woods
(This is not Timex/Sinclair related so isn’t in the ‘For Your Support Column’.-ed.) PRO/FILE, the popular data base program for...
SyncWare NewsMay/June 1987
PC-IMPORT
File transfer and BASIC language dialect translator.
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1988
QL + MSDOS
The ability to access the many MSDOS programs is enticing. A look thru catalogs of 3 West Coast dealers in...
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year
Even though the snow is coming down outside my window and the local fire department has strung Christmas lights across...
SyncWare NewsNovember/December 1987
Sinclair Talks to PC/XT
Routines to transfer files to/from a PC using a parallel printer interface.
Update MagazineJanuary 1990
SyncWare Examines the IBM PC
OK, already I can hear you ask, “Why are you writing about the IBM PC in a Timex publication?” The...
SyncWare NewsJuly/August 1987
SyncWare Examines the IBM PC, Part 2: A Bit About the PC
First, it is important to tell you what we mean by the term “PC”. IBM started 5 years ago with...
SyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1987
Word Perfect Power with the Z88
Editing Z88 documents with Word Perfect.
Update MagazineOctober 1989