Bill Heberlein

Articles (80)

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A Fond Farewell
Tribute to “THE HACKER” newsletter, which is ceasing publication after membership dropped to only six; Heberlein praises the award-winning newsletter’s...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1992
A Little More on the MS DOS Emulator for the QL ComputerSMUG BytesJanuary 1990
AERCO User’s CornerSMUG BytesAugust 1989
At Our Last Meeting
There was some qood discussion on our classes and what classes will be held. There will not be a basic...
SMUG BytesApril 1987
Bill Heberlein Lists Solutions to Hacker ContestThe HackerMarch 1989
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesFebruary 1988
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesApril 1988
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesJuly 1988
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesAugust 1988
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesSeptember 1988
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesNovember 1988
Bill on MscriptSMUG BytesOctober 1988
Bill on MSCRIPT
Tips for using the MSCRIPT word processor to produce two-column newsletter layouts. Explains how to use the left-margin commands (>lm=3...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMarch 1988
Bill on QLSMUG BytesMay 1988
Bill on QLSMUG BytesJune 1988
Bill on QL BasicSMUG BytesFebruary 1989
Bill on QL BasicSMUG BytesMarch 1989
Bill on QL BasicSMUG BytesApril 1989
Bill on QL BasicSMUG BytesJanuary 1989
Computerfest ’92
Editorial noting that Dayton will be the only Sinclair show in 1992; discussion of the Sinclair community’s declining numbers; call...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesSeptember 1991
Contest Program — Attendance Tracker, Part 1
First installment of a QL SuperBASIC attendance-tracking program submitted as a SMUG programming contest entry. Tracks monthly attendance for up...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJune 1991
Contest Program — Attendance Tracker, Part 2
Continuation of the QL SuperBASIC attendance-tracking program from v8 n6; covering lines 2050 through 14000+, including display and print routines,...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJuly 1991
Contest Program — Attendance Tracker, Part 3
Final installment of the QL SuperBASIC attendance-tracking program; covering lines 15000 through 17180+, including routines to delete records by number,...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesAugust 1991
Dayton Computerfest
Directions to Hara Arena for Dayton Computerfest; layout of tables; SMUG and Zebra share two tables; call for members to...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJune 1991
Dayton Computerfest Report
Post-event report on Dayton Computerfest: 26 Sinclair users on the sign-in list, plus many former users; RMG donated door prizes;...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesAugust 1991
Dealers Note
Editorial urging Sinclair dealers to send out catalogs and product notices to the club; calls for product descriptions and reviews...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMay 1991
Editor’s Page
Brief editorial note from editor Bill Heberlein asking members to mention SMUG Bytes when contacting advertisers, along with an apology...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesDecember 1987
Editor’s Page
Editorial notes covering the new 2nd Bytes computer store and the TS2068 Safe Disk Up-Date newsletter ($12/yr, Panama City FL)....
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1988
For Your Support
Product announcements from John Oliger Co., NovelSoft, Willcocks Research Consultants, Grey & Clifford Computer Products, Knighted Computers, G. Russell Electronics,...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1986
From the PresSMUG BytesApril 1987
Is This It?SMUG BytesMarch 1990
Is This It? I Guess Not!SMUG BytesApril 1990
Label Program — Part 2
Continuation of the QL SuperBASIC mailing label program; covering lines 1580–9999 including window definition procedures, disk file load and save...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1992
Letters From You
Editorial covering a letter from Joan Kealy about Jack Dohany’s upgraded word processor; announcement that Don Lambert is the new...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMarch 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
President’s notes on the January meeting: distribution of mugs, incoming letters, and planning for a birthday-themed event. Short summary of...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Meeting notes: discussion of Dayton Computerfest with favorable impressions; Gold Card hardware for the QL mentioned; DOS emulator on QL...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesSeptember 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Meeting discussion of upcoming Dayton Computerfest; member Gordon displayed a TS-1000 with a handicap hook-up peripheral; article from John Peterson...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesAugust 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
No January meeting was held; February meeting designated as the Annual Meeting, at which dues are due, elections will be...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1992
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Low July attendance; guest Brother Mateja again demonstrated QL digitizer software from disk (no hardware present); program was purchased from...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJuly 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
President was unable to attend due to a medical issue; reports a good turnout in his absence; brief note that...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesNovember 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Summer meeting with low attendance; programming contest discussed; guest Brother Mateja demonstrated QL digitizer software featuring a 4-second video demo...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJune 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Meeting notes covering mugs pickup, election of Bud Dankert as secretary, an inquiry from a Northwestern University student about orphan...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesFebruary 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Meeting notes: agreement to have a table at Dayton Computerfest; programming contest discussed; note that the president’s late arrivals are...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMay 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Meeting notes: member swap items, a question from an MSTC student about a music interface, discussion of laser printer access,...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesApril 1991
Meeting Notes / GIGO
Meeting notes: president missed the meeting; old member Paul Boise attended; discussion of going to Dayton; UPDATE magazine and a...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMarch 1991
Milwaukee “Family Reunion”
We enjoyed this Fest more than any of the others, since we hosted the event last year. You can’t imagine...
Audrey Curnutt
Robert M Curnutt
CATS NewsletterAugust 1990
New QL ProgramSMUG BytesJanuary 1989
President’s Program
Call for new officers and club volunteers; upcoming shows listed.
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJuly 1991
President’s Program
Notes on the new CTSC newsletter from Don Lambert; newsletter exchange arrangement with CTSC; upcoming swap and ham shows; digitizer...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesApril 1991
President’s Program
Dayton Computerfest confirmed as the official Sinclair show for 1991; notes on Audrey Curnutt possibly attending; upcoming events summary; digitizer...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMarch 1991
President’s Program
Low attendance discussion; question of whether to continue as a formal club or shift to an informal group; upcoming shows...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesSeptember 1991
President’s Program
Bob Swoger/CATUG information about Dayton; swapfest report (ZX88 spotted for $400, TS1000 seen); upcoming shows listed.
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMay 1991
President’s Program
Reports no Sinclair Computerfest this year; Dayton Computerfest to serve as the main annual show; notes on upcoming ham and...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesFebruary 1991
President’s Program
Notes on upcoming ham and computer shows; report that digitizer boards are running low in supply; mention of John McMichaels’...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1991
President’s Program
SMARC swapfest planning notes; mention of the attendance tracker program appearing in the newsletter as a contest entry; upcoming shows.
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJune 1991
President’s ProgramSMUG BytesOctober 1991
President’s Program
1992 meeting dates submitted and approved except January (first Wednesday falls on New Year’s Day); NO JANUARY 1992 MEETING; upcoming...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesNovember 1991
President’s Program
Heberlein reports switching to an IBM compatible with WordPerfect 5.1 to produce the newsletter, enabling access to a laser printer...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1992
President’s Program — Dayton Attendees List
Full roster of approximately 30 Sinclair attendees at Dayton Computerfest, organized by state (PA, MD, VA, AL, KY, OH, IN,...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesAugust 1991
Print Your Program in QuillSMUG BytesMay 1989
Programming Contest Details
Expanded rules for the SMUG programming contest: categories broken into professional and amateur, accepted languages, and program types including business,...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMay 1991
Rainbowfest / Chicago Group News
Bob Swoger of the Chicago area Timex user group called about Rainbowfest (April 26–28, Schaumburg IL); includes Don Lambert’s address...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMarch 1991
Review of the Cleveland ComputerfestSMUG BytesSeptember 1988
Sinclair Milwaukee User Group
Our group is called Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group, also called SMUG. We were established in 1983 and work with all...
Update MagazineOctober 1988
Sinclair Names
Heberlein offers to share his database of over 1,100 Sinclair user names and addresses, organized by state, available in Archive...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesMarch 1991
Sinclair VendorsSMUG BytesJuly 1989
Sinclair VendorsSMUG BytesSeptember 1989
Sinclair VendorsSMUG BytesAugust 1989
Sinclair VendorsSMUG BytesJune 1989
SMUG Editor Wins Hacker ContestThe HackerFebruary 1989
SMUG Programming Contest Announcement
Call for programming contest submissions open to professional and amateur categories; accepted languages include BASIC, machine code, and C; program...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesApril 1991
So You Want to Write a Program! (Part II)
Second installment of the structured programming tutorial. Provides BASIC code for the menu function (lines 5–680) featuring arrow-key navigation and...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJanuary 1988
Some New Newsletters
Notices of two new QL newsletters: the International QL Report from SeaCost Services in Newport RI, and a letter from...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesJuly 1991
SpellboundSMUG BytesMay 1989
Spellchecker ProblemsSMUG BytesApril 1989
Telephone Pager Alert
Warning to members about pager scam calls using 212-540-XXXX numbers that function like 900 numbers charging $55 per call; information...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesNovember 1991
The Dayton Computerfest
Advance information on the Dayton Computerfest scheduled for August 24–25, 1991 at Hara Arena; table pricing (professional vs. user group...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesApril 1991
Timex TidbitsNite-Times NewsOctober 1987
Wanted: Contest Entries
Brief editorial noting that the SMUG programming contest has received no entries at all despite the approaching deadline; a last...
Bill HeberleinSMUG BytesNovember 1991
What’s Up With Quantum Computing? Can You Get Your Money Back?SMUG BytesDecember 1988

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