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SINCUS NEWS is the newsletter of the Sinclair Computer Users Society, a non profit organization operated by volunteers dedicated to the Sinclair and Timex Sinclair computer user. Any repros of ads, or any product or services mentioned are not an endorsement but an informational service provided to SINCUS members. Views and opinions are not necessarily the those of the society. Any modification to your computer as a result of any article contained in SINCUS NEWS is done at your risk. We do not take responsibility for any typographical errors.
Hello and welcome to NEW members, Harold Jones, Montrose,PA; John Byrne,Cookeville, TN; Jaime Cruz-Figueroa, Lillington, NC; David Buck, NY, NY; Dr. Frank D. Straus, Richmond, VA; W.C. McGrath, San Ysidro, CA; William R. Sherman, Jr. Washington,DC. I hope you find SINCUS NEWS informative, and that you will be delighted to share your knowledge or questions with us.
How much does it cost to operate a User Group? Good question! It takes a few bucks, and a lot of sweat to operate SINCUS. We get a free room at the Vestal Library, and we have donated money to library. Newsletters (paper, ink, printer cleanings, envelopes, labels, ribbons, discs and POSTAGE) add up to approximately seventy five cents per copy. Then you add the swaps- our basic source of info from around the US and Canada, (and that is still cheaper than making long distance phone calls to everywhere all the time). We keep printing costs down by using a mimeograph machine. We sell disc and tape programs for the 2068, and with a bit of net on that we can keep the price down on swap tapes/discs. We also keep a tight rein on Freebies and when one’s subscription is up, that’s it. And we promote the use of SASEs. We keep a healthy bank balance in order to meet our obligations to our subscribers to refund subscriptions should we cease operations. We have been fortunate to have generated some income from the sale of CLONE, and the $8 a year subscription rate allows us to operate with a minimum of frills.
For information on any of the articles or sale items please send a SASE, and we will be glad to help. Write: Paul Hill, SINCUS, 1229 Rhodes Rd. Johnson City, NY 13790.
Any members or readers out there who have a digitizer, RAMdisc, new software, new hardware, we ALL would appreciate if YOU would write about it. Pencil on paper to 2068 with any word processor, on disc or tape. We have available Oliger or LKDOS systems, DD,DS,40 track 5.25″ discs. Mscript, Tasword II, Smart text and a couple others. I dont mind editting, printing and washing the dishes, but I can’t write it all. Coming next issue the start of Ray Blyers 2068 ROM directory in several parts.