Sinclair Computer Trivia-Is SIR Clive Married and if so what is his spouse’s name.?? See last page for answer(s). Anyone have any interesting reading material on Sir “C”, send it on in.
BACK ISSUES-several members have asked about such. Last October we ran out of a special run of back issues- they ran from Nov 1984 to current month. Due to not finding a copier at low price, and available for personal use, we will not be able to repeat a back issue offer. Current prices put the price in the range of $3 per issue, and 15 back issues available…..so at these prices, I am not going to copy our back issues.
NEWS:TS Horizons and the newsletter SYNAPSE will discontinue publishing this year, notice has gone out to subscribers and advertisers. Unlike past practice, where one folds the tent first, and then lets checks bounce, these people are showing class. If anyone has a current address as of Feb 1987 for SYNAPSE, please let me know, the PO keeps returning N/Ls mailed to them as “no such street”. My last known address is: SYNAPSE, 642 North Street, State College, PA 16801. Robert Heil, editor, is just about single handedly going to meet the commitments of the group out of his own pocket.
NEWS:We have heard ZEBRA SYSTEMS was dropping their disc drives from Timex, now we hear ZEBRA will be no more! From “MERGE”, TS-Spectrum Users, 1611 Rose Ave, Merced CA 95340…”after a few phone calls I discovered that they will soon be closing their doors, and may not make it to the 2nd Annual Computerfest in May”! I note they also mention E A Brown in the same bunch of past supporters. From others we learn that DAMCO is dropping the Waferdrive system as no one makes the microdrive cartridges for it.
VIEWS:Keep subscribing to the remaining mags- SYNCWARE NEWS,PO BOX 64, Jefferson, NH 03583- a year for $16.95 and TIME DESIGNS 29722 Hult Rd.,Colton, OR 97017 a year is $15 and support your user group.
NEW: Sir Clive announces a IBM Compatiable lap-top portable, weighs 2 pounds, priced around $350 this from RMG, Rod Gowen and CCATS “Plotter”, Oregon City, OR. More data on this as received.
NEW:256K RAM boards under development, Larken Electronics is reportedly one of two outfits. This from the Jan/Feb issue of TIME DESIGNS.
For past several months,I have been trying different methods of publishing this newsletter. Memographics usually are decent both cost and repro wise. Several pages are weak, a production problem, likewise too much ink. I have compounded the problem by not watching my borders.And in general mixing light and dark copy on the same page. With the last mailing I found that envelops will solve a couple problems that a few members have had, not getting the whole newsletter. So from now on, envelops ! If you are dissatisfied or have a problem reading the material, let me know what and I’ll try to fix what ails you and try to keep it from occuring again.
Thank you for your patience-your editor-PAH
NEWS:From Bill Pierson, Germany comes word that Santie brought a IBM compatiable for Christmas, so to share his wealth of old Sinclair goodies he sent us some 13 pounds of old issues of ZX Computing. Some are so old that the ZX81 is news! Thanks Bill, we’ll still keep you on the mailing list even though….
NEWS:From Dave Harris, Korea, smoked his TS1500 awhile back and is ordered a QL which he plans to soup up. He wants to increase RAM by replacing the 64K RAM chips with 256K chips. Wants to know if anyone has done such. He has done similiar to a Atari 520ST by piggybacking 32, 256K chips, thus getting a 1Meg Machine. Any help appreciated….
ANSWERS to question on Sir Clive on page 2; 1)Yes and 2) Anne (Source of Data-TIME, Jan 3,’83, page 29)