The QZX history in the last issue ran a little longer than I had planned so there was only that article and the calendar. I am sorry that the calendar was late so that the first month of the year has almost already gone. All I can promise is the rest of the months will go quickly too.
In this issue is the article analyzing the QZX mailing list that was promised in the last issue.
I noticed that there is a very sophisticated program for the QL which will convert QL files to MSDOS and even CP/M formats. This program should be of particular interest to those who have the four QL programs in the MSDOS version too. It costs $50 and is available from Mechanical Affinity.
Some reports of the computer show last April in Dayton which has a large Sinclair contingent have appeared. There were at least four informal gatherings of Sinclairists and four formal tables in the hall. Over 50 people interested in Sinclair computers left their names on one mailing list or another. I presume that there will be another computerfest at about the same time this year.
Update Magazine is a good source of information on the Sinclair Computers. A particularly interesting ad appeared in the last issue. It offered ZX81 KITS for sale. Contact Paul Holmgren, 5231 Wilton Wood Court, Indianapolis, IN 46254.
The QZX Index is finally underway. The database itself is completely designed and mostly tested. Almost all of the articles are already entered. The entering of the articles is turning into quite a big job, but it is proceeding rapidly. And I guess I can blame the index for the delay in this issue, but that would not be entirely correct.
An announcement about the availability of the index will be made in QZX in the next issue.