Here is a list of most of the groups or clubs and fanzines that I
know of - if there are any you feel should be added, please let me
know via my email address which is at the bottom of each and every
article I write. Some of the information about clubs etc is written
by me from my knowledge of them, I hope to be able to supply more info
soon, and possibly 'offficial' documentation!
If you decide to write to any of these, it's usually a good idea
to include an SAE, and to state what computer/ media you have.
All of these are in England, unless the address shows otherwise.
- Ace Software: Alan Cresswell, 18 West Street, Geddington, Northants. NN14 1BD
Spectrum Software for sale - more than 2000 programs on tape and +3 disk, all
originals. Also due to branch into other 8-bit computers.
- Adventure Probe: Barbara Gibb, 52 Burford Road, Liverpool. L16 6AQ
Phone: 0151 280 5616
Produces a magazine and sells software for adventure games (usually those text ones).
- Adventure Workshop: Philip Reynolds, 36 Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, Lancs. OL2 6RS
Phone: 0161 652 7565
Adventure games sold on tape/+3 disk for the Speccy and Amstrad CPC. Also buys games
for both machines and does conversions between formats.
- AlchNews: Andy Davis, 62 Tithe Barn Lane, Woodhouse, Sheffield. S13 7LN
(same address as Alchemist PD), also have their
own site, and a
PD site for Alchemist.
- Alchemist Software: Lloyd/Trevor, 126 Hayward Road, Redfield, Bristol. BS5 9QA
- Arrow Software: Andrew, 15 Danebury Drive, Acomb, York. YO2 5EQ.
Games for the Speccy
- BCS/Softcat Software: Sam/Spectrum software, especially graphics / titling.
- BG Services: 64 Roebuck
Road, Chessington, Surrey. KT9 1JX
- Chic Computer Club (all formats): PO Box 121, Gerrard's Cross, Bucks.
SL9 9JP
Have email and their own web site.
- Classix (email
: u9600169@bournemouth.ac.uk)
James A Waddington, 11 Finsbury Drive, Wrose, Bradford, West Yorkshire. BD2 1QA.
Phone: 0336 776390 (pager)
No SAE required. Caters for the Speccy, C64, CPC, Amiga, with a Games Finder
Service, a top Spectrum 'retro' fanzine (sadly now dead) and plenty of cheap old Spectrum
software for sale. Also appeared at the 3rd NSSS (Sam/Speccy show).
Due to other commitments he's had to reduce his service a bit - see the webpage.
- CLP Computer Supplies: Units 7 & 8, Holland Way, Blandford, Dorset. DT11 7TA.
Mail order computer supplies, or an 1.99UKP
- Computer Caverns: 9 Dean Street, Marlow, Bucks. SL7 3AA
- Computer Sales and Wants: Debby Howard, 10 Overton Road, Abbey Wood,
London. SE2 9SD
- The Corner (all formats): no longer exists
- Crashed: Mark Sturdy, Pear Tree Cottage, North
Deighton, Wetherby. LS22 4EN
Now with their own website!
- Desert Island Disks - fanzine by Michael Bruhn
- Dreamworld: 10 Medhurst Crescent, Gravesend, Kent. DA12 4HL
- 8 Bit Mart: Harrowden, 39 High Street, Sutton In The Isle, Ely, Cambs.
CB6 2RA
- Fish: Tape/Diskzine No longer exists
- Format(INDUG): 34 Bourton
Road, Gloucester. GL4 0LE
- Greek Spectrum Club
- IEBA: 5 Beacon Flats, Telford, Shropshire. TF1 1RG
- La Lettre Du Spectrumaniac: Christian Aymard, 17 Le Mas Blanc, Route De
Bel Air, 34680 St. Georges. France
- Motivation: 16 Montgomery Avenue, Beith, Ayrshire. KA15 1EL Not
sure if more SAM or Spectrum orientated?
- Outlet: Chezron Software, 34 Saltersgate Drive, Birstall, Leicester.
LE4 3FF (Spectrum tape/diskzine(+3/+D/Opus), also recently started
PC diskzine). Note: This IS the correct address!
- Prism PD - club, fanzine(PD Power):
13 Rodney Close, Bilton, Rugby. CV22 7HJ
- Rooksoft: 1 Dovey Close, Astley, Tydesley, Manchester. M29 7NP. More a
software house?? (Probably wrong address, correct one coming soon-ish)
- Scene+: Diskzine, currently edited by Tiger's Claw (aka LCD) for SUC in Germany.
- Sinclair Classic: Tape/Diskzine Finished at no.10, writers joined
in with Subliminal Extacy.
- SinTech: See Spectrum User Club.
German
- Softcat software: see BCS entry above
- Softsell: See below address for Spectrum Software Hire
- Spanish Spectrum Club: Address or other info unknown
- Spectrum and Sam Profi-Club: (email womoteam@t-online.de).
Wolfgang and Moniker Haller, Im Tannenforst 10, D-51069 Köln. Germany (Koeln=Cologne, this is the same address as WoMo Team).
- Spectrum UK: 28 Rockingham Drive, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 0LQ
- Spectrum User Club: Thomas Eberle,
Gastaeckerstr, 23, D-70794, Filderstadt. GERMANY. Same address for SinTech.
- Subliminal Extacy: Free PD Tape/Diskzine, see address for any one
of Extacy-3. Also available
via ftp as .TAP files.
Unfortunately no new ones have appeared in a long while.
- Trading Post: (email tradingpost@btinternet.com). Vistoria Road, Shifnal, Shropshire. TF11 8AF. Phone: (01952) 462135. Software, hardware, and are UK distributors for Sintech in Germany.
- WoMo: see address for Spectrum Profi-Club
- Z2: Due to replace ZAT, but only managed 1 (or 2?) issues before dieing out.
- ZX Files: Paul White, 30 The Rowans, Wetherby, West Yorkshire. LS22 5EB
A very cool magazine in A5 size that covers lots of stuff like reviews -
games and demos, interviews, and other stuff. He wants to close it down I think,
but we can't have that! He also appears at the NSSS
(show) as he lives 5 minutes away! (Spam protected email - remove the obvious)
Officially dead are Amiga Wibble , The Resistance, Spectrum Software Hire,
Sinclair Freak'eren (died in 1996), and ZAT (which ended at issue 28, replaced by Z2
which died also)
German Groups
The following information is from Peter Liebert-Adelt (email:
p.liebert@t-online.de) in Germany, via
a comp.sys.sinclair news posting.
- ZX-TEAM (ZX80, ZX81, TS1000, TS1500, LAMBDA, POWER 3000, JUPITER ACE)
Joachim Merkl, Bernbacherstr. 12, D-90768 Fuerth
ZX-TEAM-MAGAZIN bimonthly, 28 pages
a lot of hardware-projects like floppy, hard-disk, mailbox, LCD-screen
Soft-library > 1000 programs
- SPECTRUM USER CLUB (SPECTRUM)
Thomas Eberle, Gastaeckerstr. 23, D-70794 Filderstadt
magazine SUC-SESSION monthly, 20 pages
PD-library, Clubmeeting, hard+softwareservice, repairs
- SPECTRUM PROFI CLUB (SPECTRUM and SAM)
Wolfgang Haller, Ernastr. 33, D-51069 Koeln
monthly magazine 16 pages
PD-library, Clubmeeting, hard+software service, repairs
- SINCLAIR QL User Club e.v. (QL)
Andreas Rudolf, Gruener Weg 25, D-53773 Hennef
- Z88
no user group, but the only known Z88 activity in Germany:
J. Austermuehle, Postfach 10-14 32, 41546 Kaarst
- SINCLAIR CONNECTION
no user group, only ME(!) to announce good news about SINCLAIR
computer-user-groups and their activities in Germany
'me' is Peter Liebert-Adelt (p.liebert@t-online.de)
I would appreciate it if anyone who knows more about the above, or can
suggest some more to me would get in contact with me. Any computer media
based 'zines that are PD (free) will also be available via the
PD libraries too, and maybe the
ftp sites as well.