Pro/File Pokes for the Byte-Back Centronics Printer I/F
Here is the Parallel I/F modification for the new Byte-Back interface.
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Timex/Sinclair 1000
Pro/File Plus Cassette Clarification
Last issue I stated that cassettes of “ZX” which contained many enhancements published in Updates was available. Apparently it was not clear to many that the biggest enhancement of all, the machine code alphabetizing routine featured in the last issue, was included on this tape.
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How to Connect Your TS/ZX to a Monitor – Easily
Anyone who has stared at those funny little moving marks or lines of distortion on TV displays, anyone who would like to enjoy a crystal clear image without the annoyance of RF interference and having to carefully adjust the TV set’s fine tuning, or arrange cables just so, anyone who thinks a quality monitor would
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Upgraded ZX Pro/File Cassettes Available
Many readers who would love to spruce up their old Pro/Files with the enhancements covered in this newsletter, but who lack the time or ability to enter them in by hand have expressed a wish to be able to purchase cassettes of “ZX” incorporating some of the more extensive modifications.
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The ZX Coupon File
I use the PRO/FILE as a coupon file with headings to match my wife’s coupon holder. The sample below shows how the files are organized. Entering a search by general heading, by brand name, or by expiration date will tell me at a glance just what coupons we have or which ones we should use
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What to Do for the RS232
Are there any Memotech RS232 serial interface owners out there who have ZX Pro/File running through this device to their serial printers? Jerome C. Friedman in Parsippany, NJ would like to learn how to do it.
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The Display/Pause/Display “DO” File
Finally, this routine will make Pro/File search and display a file. Then, it automatically goes to the next file without the need press ENTER of the Display Options. This could be useful where automatic displays of information are required such as in store window demonstrations or in a “flash card” type setting for youngsters.
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“DO” The Menu Approach
There is nothing to prevent a “DO FILE” from branching to a menu of options. Leonard G. Holmes, a clinical psychologist in Williamsburg, VA, uses Pro/File to hold billing information and he uses this “DO” menu technique to print out various kinds of statements.
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The Label Maker “DO File”
Here’s a neat utility that I use all the time to make return address labels. You can change it accordingly to print your own name and address, or whatever other information you need.
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Block Delete “DO File” Purges Unwanted Data
This function allows you to clear out files that you no longer want. If you use Pro/File to catalog your stamp and coin collection, for example, and you find yourself running out of room, you could use the Block Delete function to “split” your data base in two.
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“DO Files” Revisited
Perhaps the most powerful, but also the most under-used and misunderstood function in the Pro/File program is the “DO File”.
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