#1-3 01 января 1987

Outboard

WANTED - VOLEX TTX TELETEXT
ADAPTOR for 48K Spectrum. Must
be working - A.D. CLAPHAM,     
3 Leivers house,Derwent Crescent
Arnold, Nottingham, NGS бTF
(Tel:0602 203327 EVENINGS)         
I have a SHINWA CP 80 printer
and wish to PRINT (actually on
the printer of line drawings
from a program called FURNITURE
-my problem is that I do not know
of POKE or RANDOMISE No. which
will do this -I use TASMAN
INTERFACE software-any help
would be appreciated by a 71
year old pensioner PERCY on
0454-260578 thanks in
anticipation -diolch!!
CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH BULLETIN
BOARD COMMUNICATIONS IN GENERAL,
OR BETTER STILL WITH THE USE OF
A VOYAGER 7 MODEM AND NEWTERM
COMMS SOFTWARE?

CHRIS CLAYTON, 21 RUDCHESTER
CLOSE, CARLISLE CA2 7XL. (0228
32150)
You can achieve high-quality,
almost desk-top type, mixed text
and graphics both on-screen and
print-outs from a suite of
programs including: Word-Master:
a word-processor, `14.95;
Headliner: a graphics designer,
`7.95; and Typeliner: a multi-
column layout utility, `10.50.
The quality of the pamphlet we
have received is excellent, The
word-processor in particular has
extensive features too numerous
to include here.For full details
write to CARDEX,11 Marsh Street,
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria,    
LA14 2AE (Tel.0229 36957)
BUCCANEER USER GROUP do a free
monthly Spectrum cassette mag.
with lots of character, letters,
etc. Just send a blank C60
cassette and an S.A.E. well
before the 2Oth of the month to:
Sarah Stavers, 24 Eric Close,
Forest Gate, London, E7 OAY 
(Sayyou heard it from OUTLET!). 
The mag. is issued at the end of 
the month.
PHANTOM is a VIEWDATA BB
currently running on a
spectrum!! - Its got its own
"Speccy Club" area as well as
lots of other general areas too
- Why not give it a try - 8pm to
8am only on 0226 202825 Every
night.                          
      OPUS DISCOVERY CLUB       
8 Raynham Crescent, Blackhill,
Keighley, West Yorks. BD21 2TP.
Write for details of their
monthly newsletter.
For Sale : INTERFACE 3 (Tape to
M/Drive convertor) (48k)  - `25.
INTERFACE 007 (as above)  - `20.
SINCLAIR ZX PRINTER (new) - `15.
Wanted : MODEM/ Software to work
on Spectrum 128.              
Phone : 0977 511205 (evenings)
and ask for MELVYN.


        OUTBOARD BB ADVERT      
The Gnome At Home is a BB that
has a SPECCY section called
SPECTACULAR. You can ring it on
(01)888-8894 ,it uses normal
viewdata(like PRESTEL) s/w.The
page for Speccys is *spect.0#
see you there! - Brian Gaff.


SOFTWARE CITY, 173 MANSFIELD RD.
NOTTINGHM,NG1 ЗFR (0602 410495)
offer a range of guaranteed,USED
items such as spares, various
drives, interfaces and Spectrum
sand even used s/ware-very cheap,
They also offer cash for s/ware.
Write or phone for details.
Reduce costs by sending your old
fabric printer ribbons to:
ALADDINK, 4 HURKUR CRESCENT,
EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE, TD14 SAP
to be re-inked. Special offer:-
ONLY `1.00 PER RIBBON! 
(Telephone:08907 50965)


You can get extra microdrives
for `27.50, I'face 1 + 1 or 2
drives for `57.50 or `83.50 and
5 blank cartridges for `9 from
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, 64 Tannery
Drift, Royston, Herts SG8 SDE
(Tel.0763 41754).


Adventure games on microdrive or
Opus disc by Peter Hoar:
EXTRICATOR-`3.99(TAPE-`2.99)
ENERGEM ENIGMA-`5.99(TAPE-`4.99)
available from PRECISION GAMES, 
2 Fern Hill, Langdon Hills,
Basildon, Essex, SS16 SUE. We
hope to do a review soon.
SPARE KEYBOARD MEMBRANES
(Spectrum:`4.50, Spectrum+:`9.50
inc. p.p.), POWER SUPPLIES
(`8.00 inc. p.p.)can be obtained
from VERRAN MICRO-MAINTENANCE
LIMITED, UNIT 2H & 2J, ALBANY
PARK, FRIMLEY ROAD, CAMBERLEY,
SURREY GU15 2PL (0276 66266).
They also repair Spectrums
(`19.95)
VERY WIDE RANGE of spares and
accessories offered by
MICROSNIPS of 37 Seaview Road,
Wallasey, Merseyside L45 ЧQN
(051 630 3013) including:
microdrive cartridges: `1.99,
4-pack:`7.95, DK-Tronic
keyboard: `34.95, Saga Emperor
keyboard: `49.95.   (postage -
ADD:`1 orders up to `20,       
ADD:`2 orders up to `50)
MICRODRIVE CARTRIDGES are
available at `1.75 each or a
storage box with 10 (`22.45) or
20(`39.95) cartridges (the box
alone is `4.95) from TRANSFORM
LTD, 24 WEST OAK, BECKENHAM,
KENT, BRЗ 2EZ (Tel.01 658 6350)


STORT SOFT do 500 sheets of 11"
x 9.5", бOgm continuous printer
paper at `4.95 or `9 for 9Ogm
from 18 Crown Close, Sheering,
Bishop's Stortford, Herts CM22
7NX (Tel.0279 89509)


'Plug-in black box' program to
microdrive transfer 'at the
touch of a button' for `29.95.
Write to KOBRAHSOFT, 'PLEASANT
VIEW', HULME LANE, HULME,
LONGTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFS,
STЗ SBH and ask for INTERFACE
MD1.


We recommend MULTIFACE 1 (48K)-
`40.95 inc. and MULTIFACE 128
(any Spectrum)-`45.95 inc. Plugs
in the back of your Spectrum
then just press a button to
transfer ANY program to
microdrive. Both include a
through port, the '128' formats
cartridges to 100K+, the '1' has
a joystick interface. Write to
ROMANTIC ROBOT, 15 HAYLAND
CLOSE, LONDON NW9 OLH
(Tel.01-200 8870)


Can't afford a Multiface? LERM
do a soft tape to microdrive
transfer that converts most
programs at `11.99 (tape) or
`12.99 (cartridge, 48K Spectrums
only). Write to LERM, 11
Beaconsfield Close, Whitley Bay,
NE25 9UW (Tel.091-2533615). Ask
for TRANSFER PACK 4 and state
type of Spectrum and drive. E.g.
SPECTRUM PLUS and MICRODRIVE.
Alternatively, send an SAE for
details of their info sheets.


SAME-DAY REPAIR OF YOUR
MICRODRIVE (`19.50), INTERFACE 1
(`19.50) OR SPECTRUM (`16.00).
Send them to: THETFORD MICROS,
21 GUILDHALL STREET, THETFORD,
NORFOLK IP24 2DT(Tel.0842 61645)


T.V. SERVICES OF CAMBRIDGE LTD.
has been an OFFICIAL Sinclair
Repair Depot for the past 6
years. They repair microdrives:
`15.95, Interface 1: `18.75 and
Spectrums: `18.75. Call or send
to: French's Road, Cambridge,
СВЧ ЗNP (Tel.0223 311371)


Finally, note that you can put
any message you want on OUTBOARD
(well almost anything!) but keep
it brief. Something you want or
something to sell? If there's
room we'll stick it on OUTBOARD.
All free of course! Just send it
in a short DATA statement (why
not use JOTTER?) on your next
cartridge to CHEZRON