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The Durham Hamfest called the DURHAMFEST will take place Saturday, May 19th, 1984, in South Square Mall under the large parking deck.
The least contrast paper for the 2040 printer is that available from TIMEX, the next level of contrast is achieved using the ALPHACOM 42 paper (available from BRENDLES and BESTS and other chain stores), and the greatest contrast is achieved using the RADIO SHACK 26-1332 paper (a little smaller in width for their TP-10 printer). The 2040 produces smudgy print using the TP-10 paper and our “sdk” routine for the 2068 computer; the paper is seemingly too sensitive. But graphics and other printouts look great. The best choice seems to be the ALPHACOM 42 choice seems paper available in black or blue print (Alphacom makes the 2040 printer!). If you send us a printout, try to get your work looking as presentable as possible; better yet, send us a tape and we’ll take the needed care.
Mike Hicks has given us the following two special items: PRINT #0; “HELLO”: PAUSE 0 will print “HELLO” on the 24th line. Try it! By pressing Extended mode and then Graphics mode you can get flashing characters, but I don’t know how to get out; if you find a way, please let me know–Mike Hicks.
YMCA and YWCA CAMP KANATA, located close to Wake Forest, NC, is offering a computer camp component to their summer camp this year. It will be presented by The Texas Instruments Learning Center, a group out of California; the extra fee for computer instruction which consists of two hours every afternoon during the entire week-long session, is $100. The program sounds good; though overpriced, it would be difficult to do such an activity on a commercial basis for less if done properly–no more than two campers per computer, for instance. Camp Kanata computer instruction will focus on LOGO, and 10 to 12 hours of LOGO instruction will definitely be enough in most cases to foundation in give campers a very good initial foundation in this language as well as some experience with the TI 99/4A. Write to Camp Kanata, Rt. 3 Box 192, Wake Forest, NC 27587.
2-BIT SOFTWARE, P. D. Box 2036, DEL MAR, CA 92014 (619)481-3242 is offering a whopping 50% off their TSZX offerings, which consist of 2K Educational/Computer Literacy/activity/game programs. The hitch is that we must order at least 6 or more tapes, but they offer a $5 off coupon for fewer tapes. One good feature is the extension of this offer though July 4th, 1984.