Another Year Older
This issue marks the beginning of our fourth year of publishing SYNCWARE NEWS. While the past year included some changes within our publishing group, a new editor for this journal and starting up a separate publication dedicated solely to the QL, we feel proud of our efforts and accomplishments. We are planning to make Volume #4 even better.
Coming issues this year will include more material for the less technically inclined on the basics of T/S computing. We’ll continue regular installments of Basil Wentworth’s fine MC series for the novice programmer. The column “Basic Topics” that first appeared in 3:6 will continue as material is available. Articles are in the works for dedicated applications using your 1000, 1500, and 2068. So even if your faithful old Timex computer isn’t your front line machine any longer, don’t let it just set on the shelf and gather dust. Put it to work!
You “old” (ok, experienced?) software and hardware pros needn’t feel left out. Folks like John Oliger, our own Fred Nachbaur and Tom Bent, and others are still out there, putting their tired little computers through the paces in an effort to bring top notch, hi-tech material about your machines to you. We also are planning another PROGRAMMERS COMPETITION!!! Complete details of the contest will be announced in a future issue. So “old timers”, there’s plenty of material to keep you folks busy too.
2nd Annual Fest Planned
The 1986 Midwest T/S Computer Fest chairman Frank Davis has announced that there will be a 2nd Annual Midwest T/S Computer Fest! Tentative dates for the grand event are May 2-3, 1987. The location has been changed to Indianapolis, IN. Plans include seminars, a dealers room, and a special banquet for dealers and users groups Friday night before the Fest. Information can be obtained from Frank Davis, [address omitted], Peru, IN. Please include a SASE.
TS Communications
One area of T/S computer use that needs to be further delved into is telecommunications. There is a wide variety of modems, interfaces, and terminal software currently available for all the T/S machines. The Indiana Sinclair Timex Users group is currently running a bulletin board, with software they’ve developed, on an unexpanded TS2068. The BB can be reached at (317) 898-3903. Set your moden for 7 bytes, 1 stop, and even parity. At present this is only a message type bulletin board. A future issue of SWN will have the group’s complete story including how-to instructions for creating your own service. For now, get a modem, get connected, and try ISTUG’s number.