ZXir QLive Alive! v5 n2

Date: Summer 1995
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
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Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
A Word to the WiseBill Harmer’s article in the Spring ’95 issue of ZQA causes some old thoughts to resurface on the future of Sinclair computing, the demise of various User Groups, Newsletters and the move by Sinclair users to other platforms. The moaning over the demise of Sinclair computing has been droning on for a few years.
CAI/ESF Stringy FloppyIt comes with 1 or 2 drives an is menu driven with easy keyboard commands. You can SAVE and LOAD programs at 1100 BAUD on microcassettes. The CAI/ESF is used with the CAI/O board. The predecessor to MDV. From “The Timex/Sinclair Directory” by E. Arthur Brown Company, 1983.Timex/Sinclair 1000
Daisy Be Good - IIILet’s keep looking at Bill Jones’ Daisy Disk, Disk No. 1. Autoload brings up the version, which is used for input and edit of documents. It is the version, at which we spend most of our time, working at the keyboard. For this, the value of ‘TURBO’ is 2.Timex/Sinclair 2068
From the Chairman's DiskIt took time, a lot of time, but finally SNUG has been put to bed with the money distributed. I know how much there was but I don’t know how much went where and I will let those that handled the money state that part.
I Can't Believe What I Saw!Unusual code listing for Manager program.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Input/OutputLetters from Les Cottrell, Tim Swenson, Robert Gilbert, Francine Sklar, Harry Miller, David Lassov, Joan Kealy, Bill Cable, Gilliam Parrish, Ferdinand Gunther, Carl Jones.
Lil' Amp Rides Again!Copy programs from one computer to another via an amplifier.Timex/Sinclair 2068
MDIR_BAS v1.05MDIR_BAS (v1.05) is a SuperBASIC program designed to facilitate using the MAKE_DIR keyword (FLP/RAM, [SUPER] GOLD CARD, QXL]. The MAKE_DIR keyword is used for creating sub_DIRectories — that is, subordinate DIRectories to the main directory. On the QL, these appear as names appended an arrow-type symbol ‘ ->’.Sinclair QL
Memories Mean A LotAs we grow older, memories of our first computer or our first experience with computers is one thing we won’t forget. “Son, when I was your age, we didn’t even have an abacus and ……” My introduction to computers came some 26 years ago. IBM TimeShare terminal.
QL CornerThe 3rd annual North American show will be held on Saturday, June 10th, 1995 in the city of Oak Ridge, TN. QL traders attending the show are Stuart Honeyball of miracle Systems, Tony Frishman of TF Services, Bill Richardson of WN Richardson and Co., Jochen Merz Software, Frank and Carol Davis of Mechanical Affinity andSinclair QL
QL Hacker's JournalPast issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for. Editor’s Forumn Another few months, another issue. I don’t know if there is any special significance to putting out issue #20, but it looks nice to have a zero in the 1’s place.Sinclair QL
QLuMSi - Recent ChangesQLuMSi/QL Using M’cr~S~ft. interface (yes, it’s pronounced clumsy) is a front-end program, an MS-DOS simulation, and a learning tool. QLuMSi is a TURBO-compiled program that can be EXEC(_W)’d on any QL which has TK2_EXTensions.Sinclair QL
QXL Notes - SequelWell, I finally got my working copy of SMSQ 2.47 [the QXL’s operating system (OS) which mimics the QL’s QDOS] — very satisfactory, but not perfect. First, the excessive keyboard rollover which really made the QXL difficult to use has been corrected.Sinclair QL
The Musical PC8300The PC8300 is a Hong Kong “clone” of the TS-1000, also known as the “IQ8300” or as “Your Computer”. This article is about making music on one, but the info may also be halpful with “your own computer” (no capitals) if your unit is capable of music and you have never tried programming any.Lambda 8300
Waging in the TSRoomApril 8th, 1995. WAG is Wild A__ Guess. TSRoom is the room in which I have all my computer equipment setup. With the definitions out of the way here we go. When I received the SPRING issue of ZXir QLive ALive!Timex/Sinclair 2068

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