Long Island’s LIST-another info filled issue-some is beyond me but there are programs, book reviews, hardware review of the A&J MicroDrive,how to modify a Spectrum to US standards, how to contect a TI keyboard to the 1000 and more on the Spectrum ROM by N.A. Pashtoon. Its in the library-if you want to subscribe-it is $15 a year-LIST PO Box 438, Centerport, NY 11721-0438- in light of their quality of information it is money well spent!
Colorado-Mile High Chapter,Timex Sinclair Users Group, 914 S. Victor Way, Aurora, CO 80012 the following (editted and copied with much thanks to):
TSS NEWSNOTES- January issue in library, and as I type this, Don Barnard calls me from Red Bank, TN and lets us all know that his next newsletter is in the mail and has Dave S.’s modem-patch update in it (atta boy Dave!) and of his idea of having a User get together in Chattanouga this summer-similiar to my idea, see last month’s note about a get to-gether in Alantic City, NJ. If I get any response I’ll head all his way. That’s Don Barnard, TSS PO BOX 15214, Red Bank, TN 37415-0214 tele: 615-877-6328 Don stays in touch with many in the interest of getting up to date whats happenings in the 2068 related world and publishes a monthly newsletter keeping his subscribers updated too-write for details. Dave Higgonbottom is still a news item, lotsa plans, and lotsa ideas but still no contract.
TIMELINEZ- January issue;The PLOTTER- March issue also in library, In the PLOTTER is a story about the END of a BBS. If you are into modems or thinking about one-read this for the care and feeding of a SYSOPS…
NIBBLEs…speaking of care and feeding, user groups are for the most part run by volunteers who depend on help from ALL the others be they novice or expert, be it a hello, an article or a helping hand with the mailing of the newsletter, INPUT is going to keep the USER groups going, if you just pay dues you aint a member, if you dont vote, or help or in some way share in the group some day soon there wont be user groups, BBS, newsletters software, businesses, etc, … “The English Micro Connection”, 15 KIlburn Court, Newport, RI 02840 has their #2 catalog out and list some very REASONable prices (they seem to remember that many of us who buy Sinclair did so because of the low price) and their Spectrum addons WORK as per our last demo of the Sinclair microdrive! and FAST. Listed are:(Spectrum/2068 and ZX Spectrum devices, see catalog for details), Disk IF-$149.95;Monitors,RD Digital Tracer;Light pens;Printer-80col;Printer IF;Joystick/IF; AND SOFTWARE-assembler -Fifth-DLAN -Mega BASIC-“C”-PASCAL 4T- DEVPAC 3 and more more more. If you havent seen their catalog and prices you arent doing yourself any favors, and tell ’em SINCUS sent you…. ” hear the new Prez of Apple says that there aint a HOME computer and that there never was one and that is why so many HOME computer companies went on the rocks.”… HOME use of a computer has NEVER been clearly defined by anyone. It is a very hi-tech learning tool, and a very expensive toy and a decent tool for those who have a small business at a decent price. HOME means mass market, easy to use as a car, cheaper than a telephone and as useful as a car or a telephone. We have microcomputers now, and we can use them with quite a bit of training, but for what around the house? I’d like to hear from anyone one who uses the computer around the house on a non-business application. Does it truly save you time?, How much and at what cost? Is it worth it? I am all for the computer, but I use it to learn about computers and I want to know what is there the average non-techie can do with the HOME computer but shot down space invaders? (I need the info to justify getting disc or micro drives, color monitor and modem and the full size printer) and boy with that then I could. …ah? Here I am a non-techie, a novice in programming and I’ve the ZX81 kit and the 2068/2040 and want to get more goodies. My Dad has been in electonics since before radio and with computers since before 1955 and he doesn’t have a computer or even a programmable calculator. He uses a long white stick called a ‘slide rule’-non electronic even, writes everything in pencil, eraseable yet and non-magnetic. And to top it off he still seems happy to this very day! Takes all kinds I guess.(he is looking for one good reason too!!)