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article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 12.03.24
Review of ZX-81 Horizon by Adrian Watney. An excellent introduction to advanced programming with a detective game, a graphics game, a file management system, and a machine code programmer/toolkit. Very clearly presented. Many hints and tips. The cassette includes all the program texts – so it saves a lot of time and protects you from…
article, orig pub: 03.26.21, updated: 11.23.24
Program to play tunes via the television speaker.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 11.17.24
Review of the war strategy game, for both the TS1000 and TS2068.
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
Short machine language routine to print on the TS 2040 with darker letters.
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
Short article republished from RPNZL Notes.
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
Review of the editor, disassembler, assembler program.
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
Brief statement about non-copyright protected content reprinted from other newsletters.
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
Options include adding a FORTH interpreter, modem from Byte-Back, and ham radio uses.
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
article, orig pub: 11.16.24, updated: 11.16.24
article, orig pub: 11.15.24, updated: 11.15.24
GREAT NEWS! TIMEX SINCLAIR USER magazine does NOT appear to be dead, as we last reported, but it may be changing colors! We hope to be hearing from them soon: though in the newsletter press there is some skepticism about this magazine’s reappearance in its original form, now that TIMEX is joined by SYNC who…
article, orig pub: 11.15.24, updated: 11.15.24
article, orig pub: 11.15.24, updated: 11.15.24
There is nothing quite so frustrating as to get a disc or microcartridge full of programs and not know where to start in order to make the programs work.
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
BoSTUG members Peter Hale and Mike Mitchell are collaborating on a book of the 20 most useful QL SuperBASIC keywords for non-programmers.
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
I never saw it mentioned anywhere specifically, but I have found that in SuperBASIC you run into trouble if you have too many LOCAL variables.
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
Moving a file from the QL to an IBM-XT and reverse is really quite simple.
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
Here’s another game for your TS 1000 or ZX81. I call it “MARBLES”. It uses the same screen-reading technique as my last program (“MINES”). This program is a pinball-like marbles game. The object of the game is to score the most points by dropping your marbles into the high-scoring Slots. At the beginning, you are…
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
If you try to SAVE, LOAD, VERIFY, or MERGE with an improper filename: E.g. SAVE “file Without a closing quote, line editor rejects structure as being illegal. Keep trying to enter the illegal structure 9 times and the ROM crashes.
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
Does your OL sit here and stare at you on power up, just daring you to press F1 or F2? Remembering that the OL has a MEMBRANE KEYBOARD and that kevs can stick. run the back of a finger nail over all the keys (special notice to space bar and ENTER key, please).
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
MIKE MITCHELL works for RICHARD DANA Corp as a mechanical engineer. The company designs and builds automatic assembly equipment which need custom cams. Mind you that I never intended to marry it but like many of my projects, it began with the thought that I could do something better than someone else and has progressed…
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
South Bay Computer Club TS Meeting Notes:
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
article, orig pub: 11.12.24, updated: 11.12.24
One of Sinclair Basics’ more valuable contributions to the BASIC language were the keyword VAL and VAL$. These permitted formulae to be entered as text strings and then be evaluated.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Most QL owners are now aware of QUANTA (QL Users And Tinkerers Association) which publishes a monthly newsletter of software and hardware reviews and worldwide doings with the QL.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Al Boehm uses his QL at the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory and takes it on trips to demonstrate the results of his work. He submitted this delightful SuperBASIC program to display mean cloud contours.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Taking the Quantum Leap by Mike de Sosa. Taking the Quantum Leap is a professional trainer’s rewrite of the User Guide the way it should have been done the first time.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Ways to improve your use of the Psion programs that come with the QL.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Simple terminal program for the QL.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Program to demonstrate “windows” (small, independent areas of the screen) on the TS 2068.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Brief introduction to using modems with Timex/Sinclair computers.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Henry April, owner of EZ-Key, retires from national retailing. QLs available for $99.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
Short minesweeper style program to demonstrate how display files work on the TS1000.
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
article, orig pub: 11.11.24, updated: 11.11.24
This is really a collection of short programs, reached by appropriate ‘GOTO’ commands. The first part of the program gives the appropriate line numbers names which are easier to remember, and dimensions the arrays.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
You may be interested in a TSZX loading aid which really works; further, it allows one to easily align ones tape heads (the latter has been the source of all my load problems with the TS1000): no tape recorder has been properly aligned when purchased.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
We will have the Timex modem on hand far a hands on demonstration, continue with the software sharing that went on last meeting, and we will come up with a group project that can be done in a one to two month time period. We will also have an auction of donated materials: Step, Rampager,…
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Here is a way of seeing the special 64 character mode in operation and convincing yourself that you need a high res RGB monitor or some such new addition.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Here’s a way of going through the display file and darkening up each dot, then printing out everything with COPY for a nice dark, hard copy image.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Sinclair has done it again. I expect you haven’t heard about his new computer – the QL – as it was only announced last week in Britain. The specification of the machine is very good and I will list some of the main points.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
The REM statement is a short machine code routine which must be the first line of the program. The other lines can be anywhere and can be modified to give other messages.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Short program to covert between the two bases.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
This is the review of the AC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS program I promised you last month, but didn’t get a chance to do. The program is simply called AC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS PROGRAM and it functions like a miniature version of ECAP. Anyone who knows what ECAP is can skip to the next paragraph. For those who…
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
STEP is a program from Sinware. The ad says STEP is the ultimate debugging tool for programs in BASIC. I cannot say if this is true or not, But it sure comes close. STEP permits the execution of a program by several methods. The simplest is one line at a time. To use STEP, first…
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Inside [a Timex Cartridge] one finds three blobs of what looks like high quality tar on a circuit board. Apparently they must weld down the silicon wafers themselves, which gives them a pretty good proprietary grip.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Review of the book by Peter Shaw.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Review of the book by Roger Valentine.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Review of the book by Roger Valentine.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
The Glass Plate Game is a conversational one. Idea cards and markers are used, and the challenge is to build patterns of thought by finding interesting connections between the cards.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
If I were selecting an interesting, affordable textbook suitable far beginners or intermediates, ages 10 to adult, this would be the book. It has a large number of program listing, very well explained, and the programs are interesting as well as useful. Most important is the careful explanations it’s also very well illustrated (even colored…
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Here is a method for installing a Toshiba TCS5S65 PL-15 Very Low Power CMOS SK X B RAM ($40 from Microprocessors Unlimited) in a TS1000 computer. Two of the great advantages of installation are the reduced power consumption (maybe as much as a 30% cut) and the absence of RAM pack wobble and crash. Who…
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
News and rumors in the Timex community.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
64K inside the case from Independence Research, ROMPAK programs; disk drives; CAI Instruments products and more.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
Undoubtedly you would like to own a nice machine code loader, and a Simple disassembler, and a hex/decimal decimal/hex converter. Then you could easily follow and learn from Dick Scoville’s machine language tutorial which starts in this issue.
article, orig pub: 11.10.24, updated: 11.10.24
The Mid-West TS Computer Fest was held on May 3rd and 4th at the Ramada Inn in Cincinnati, Ohio. I believe I was the only attendee from Central PA. Bill and Gerry Russell were there from Russell Electronics but they are TS dealers. The Computer Fest was a huge success with over 358 attendees and…
article, orig pub: 11.09.24, updated: 11.09.24
article, orig pub: 11.09.24, updated: 11.09.24
article, orig pub: 11.09.24, updated: 11.09.24
Program allows you to place machine code located anywhere in memory into a DATA statement in line 1 of your BASIC program.
article, orig pub: 05.30.22, updated: 11.09.24
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
List of vendors supporting Timex/Sinclair users.
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
Groups still supporting Timex/Sinclair users.
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
Overview of options, including MSCRIPT, Tasword and connecting a full-size printer.
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
Mimicking READ/DATA/RESTORE on the Timex/Sinclair 1000.
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
article, orig pub: 11.08.24, updated: 11.08.24
Review of Pinball Wizard, a ZX Spectrum program.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.08.24
Review of Bridge Tutor (Beginners) and Bridge Tutor (Advanced), both ZX Spectrum programs.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.08.24
A use for the extra output winding on the transformers supplied with surplus 2040 printers.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.08.24
Description of a 2 arm digitizing tablet for the ZX Spectrum.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.08.24
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Routine to simulate a “spinning baton” that clears lines of text.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Patch to calendar program that appeared in the January 1985 Family Computing. Patch allows for printing calendars.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Brief descriptions of programs available from Biocal Software.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Based on the Koala Pad, Zebra Systems’ Panda Pad lets you draw on the TS1000 and TS2068.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Software package and filter that creates color through persistence of vision effects.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Report on computer features based on the QL User’s Guide.
article, orig pub: 11.07.24, updated: 11.07.24
Program to make sense of the various charges on a credit card bill.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Review of a word processor for the Spectrum.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Adapting a label-making program to create article headers.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Review of a golfing simulation program, converted for the TS 2068.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
News about the newsletter and this tidbit: Rumor has that Sinclair was looking at G Russel Electronic’s ROMSWITCH. Bill Russel could not shed light on why this might be, but in light of the fact that Sinclair wants to come back into the US with it’s computers, this may be а silent approval of Bill’s…
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Machine code routine that gives a programmer access to one sprite. The sprite can be any size and can move in eight directions.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Review of a game where the goal was to guess the name of star. One winner would be flown to Hollywood to meet the star.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
New address for Mike Rhees and brief review of Type 2068, his word processing program.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Short snippet from Electronic News, October 15, 1984: Atlanta – Daniel D. Ross, the former vice-president of Timex’s now-defunct computer products operation, has joined a venture capital firm here, Advanced Technology Development fund, as a general partner. Mr. Ross stepped down from his former post at timex last December, just prior to the firms’ exit…
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
New editor, Robert Heil, introduces himself.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Announcement of availability direct from Westridge.
article, orig pub: 11.05.24, updated: 11.05.24
Machine language routine to print bold on the 2040.
article, orig pub: 11.03.24, updated: 11.03.24
Simple speech recognition hardware and program for ZX/TS computers (with at least 16K RAM). The word “simple” should be emphasized. The program is relatively simple to enter and run. It is limited to recognizing only ten simple words (but ten words of your choice!). It is not designed to replace your keyboard, rather it is…
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.26.24
Is It A Number? By Fred Nachbaur The following routine contains a trap to insure that you enter a number. This is useful in math drill programs, to prevent cheating by entering an expression. The BASIC interpreter will accept the question as the answer by evaluating the expression for you. For example, in response to…
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.25.24
Display the contents of the stack without altering it.
article, orig pub: 03.24.24, updated: 10.16.24
Binary Teacher, Hexer, Photon, Short-Route, Enigma, Quick-Pay, Bulletin.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
Bomb-catcher, Land-mine, Slot-machine, Bowling, Minicalc, Arvolform, Bulletin.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
Respell, Bumper, Burts Game, Elecform, Fifteen, Infofile, Bulletin
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
Windchill, Census, Sides, Droptest, Cardtrick, Stumper, Acorec, Bulletin.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
2K: Big Char/Exam, Labyrinth. 16K: Tollbooth, Stock Projector, TTD, Thwart, Bulletin.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
2K: Bank Shot, Deposit Multiplier, Math-Helper, Number Master. 16K: Gran Marquee, Tape File, Sub-Niner, Bulletin.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
2K: Loader, Logarithms, Grafit, Guess It, Paint Brush. 16K: Measurement Conversion, Torpedo, Baby Syntext, Bulletin
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 10.05.24
Short programs that illustrate a point, demonstrate a technique, or show something the author has found interesting.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
How to write a program to implement the Knight’s Tour chess puzzle.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
Winners of the 2K program contest. Winning programs are:
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.05.24
London Bridge calls for nerve, thought and luck. The display is a graphic representation of the bridge, seen from above. The roadway is made up of a random mix of numbers 1 to 5, representing five types of flagstone. You must cross to the other bank but as you would expect, the bridge is falling…
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.04.24
article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 10.04.24
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.04.24
Original 13 colonies appear in the order that they entered the union, followed by the flag of the 13 colonies.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.04.24
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.04.24
Would you like to freeze the upper part of your display screen? With “Split ‘n Save” you can! While the information in the lower portion is appearing and disappearing, any test or graphics in the upper portion remain on view.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.04.24
Disassembler for the TS2000, written and debugged on the 1000.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.03.24
Review of VU-Calc.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Product announcement for Wordplay, Dr. Floyd and Graphics PAC 1 from Apropos Technology.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
New product announcement for the 2000, said to be made in 48K and 16K versions. A photo of a Spectrum and Sinclair printer accompanies the announcement.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Product announcement for The Parrot from R.I.S.T., a plug-in speech module. Generates 64 allophones (SC-01?).
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Tips for the Timex-Sinclair 1000 on improving the screen display, programming and formatting characters and graphics.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
This useful utility lets the more serious Timex/Sinclair user make use of space in upper memory.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Product announcement for programs from D. Lipinski Software.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Sinclair will soon be invading the U.S. with a low-cost (what else?) color computer featuring improved graphics and a truly “expanded” Basic.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
This article describes how to construct your own simple and inexpensive output line. The project is ideal for low-end micro owners whose computers lack output ports. Interfacing techniques given for the Timex Sinclair using phototransistors and the TV.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Brief review of the FDZX1 Interface Board from Group Technology. Board allows for automatic measurement, data acquisition and instrument control.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Clive Sinclair has been doing a first-rate job of getting his ZX-81 computers into the hands of people interested in learning about small computers. He’s been selling mostly via mail order so far. Starting in July, Timex will take over, selling the small computer through their chain of dealers.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Review of the Memotech Memopak 64K unit.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Announcement of availability of Jupter Ace from Data-assette.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
If you’re suffering from this dreaded disease, here’s a simple hardware trick that will have you and your computer feeling tip-top in no time at all.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Educate your ZX81 — teach it to talk to your H8 or some other outside device. Includes schematic for a buffered parallel connection and software for both computers.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Product announcement for Memotech 32K RAM, High Resolution Graphics, Centronics Parallel Printer Interface and RS232 Printer Interface Memopaks.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Review of Sinclair Research’s Flight Simulator.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Winky Board II interface announcement.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Product announcement for the Gladstone Electronics 64K ram expansion.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.02.24
Seeding the RND function for greater randomness.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.01.24
Think the Sinclair “toy” computer is too small for serious applications? Well, here’s a file manager program that lest you create, delete, list and retrieve records with the best of them.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.01.24
The user of the Timex-Sinclair computer can store and work with data files, even though some commands for handling data are missing. This program can be easily adapted for other kinds of data management, too.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 10.01.24
On January 30th, several of us attended a meeting held in Columbus, Ohio at the Linden Branch of the Columbus Public Library. Members of ISTUG attending were Paul Holmgren, Frank Davis, Basil Wentworth (also there as the new Editor of Syncware News), Bob Crecco (also representing SLUG of Louisville) and Judith Muir (an Associate Member…
article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 08.10.24
Greater Cleveland Sinclair User Group member Toby Radloff has been portrayed in Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor comic book.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Fair scheduled for October 8th and 9th, 1988.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Using this amazing screen splitting utility routine enables you to make a SCREEN$ in one of 30 different ways, combinations of top pixels, middle pixels, bottom pixels, and attributes. Reprinted from The Dallas-Fort Worth Expansion, which reprinted it from Your Sinclair, December 1987.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
The Metacomco C package for the QL includes SuperBASIC extensions for emulating UNIX when running C programs. The commands are CRUN and CRUN_W. Two major features of the UNIX operating system are the ability to “redirect” the input and the output of a program, and the ability to read the arguments passed to a program.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
The Trump Card is simply the most useful single addition you get for the Sinclair QL. It combines a disk interface, 768 kilobyte RAM expansion, Toolkit II for SuperBASIC extensions, a screen dump, static and dynamic ramdisks and a dynamic printer buffer. When you consider that even the lowest cost 512 Kb RAM expansion and…
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Digital Precision has produced its latest and last version of its text editor, The Editor Special Edition. They’ve really thrown in all the whistles and bells in version 2.05. There are major improvements and additions over previous editions of both the regular Editor and older versions of The Editor Special Edition. The Editor Special Edition…
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Timelines….BBS was founded out of frustration of not having a Timex/Sinclair BBS that I could log on to that spoke my. language (Sinclairees). When I bought my TS-2068 computer and TS-2050 modem I thought that I could do some modeming like the Apple and I.B.M. computer users do. What I found was that there were…
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Max shared his 1988 Income Tax Program with group members.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
James DuPuy describes how he created the images on the cover.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
News of the Florida T/S Fest, newsletters, Tim Stoddard’s battery backed real-time clock module for the TS 2068.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Reprint of the announcement.
article, orig pub: 08.10.24, updated: 08.10.24
Our Timex brethren in Milwaukee are producing Digitizers for the TS-2068. The cost of a completely assembled and tested unit with postage is $52.95 while the bare board alone costs $22.95! These prices include the software. For more information write to SMUG, Р.O.Вох 101, Butler, Wisconsin 53007. RMG Enterprises have expanded their Timex/Sinclair inventory by…
article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 08.10.24
One of the reasons I bought a 2068 was to use the advanced video modes described in appendix C of the basic manual. I was disappointed when l found it impossible to access these modes using only BASIC. After learning machine code I was able to use the Dual Screen Mode in my BASIC programs.…
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 08.04.24
Program to backup any 2068 program on cassette with two tape recorders.
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 08.04.24
TS1500 Plus 16K RAM Getting the TS1500 and the TS1016 RAM pack to work properly involves a little more than plugging everything together and turning the power on. The following steps are suggested: Plug the RAM pack in, type in: These will clear everything (program lines and variables) out of the system and activate the…
article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 07.19.24
article, orig pub: 09.13.22, updated: 07.15.24
And now, here are a few more words about the last contest. First, we would like to thank all of the contributors who donated prizes for this contest. I’m sure that all of you will agree that this is indeed a formidable list of prizes for a TS based contest and we would like to…
article, orig pub: 06.06.22, updated: 07.08.24
Overview of the commands.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Overview of the improvements in v9.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Larken’s “Extended Basic” cartridge proposed as a standard across multiple disk systems.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
There have been some tremendous strides for the Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad family of computers. It is difficult to believe that these computers have been gone from the market (1000/1500/2068) for over four years now. It seems as if you can’t keep a good thing down. There have been improvements added in the past few years, not to…
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Using JRT Pascal with RP/M on an AERCO FD-68.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Converting data from Pro/File 2068 to MScript.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Methods of transferring files between the two computers.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Letter from John Austin describing the tape exchange. Includes listing of several tapes.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Short sprite code program. Originally published in Your Spectrum, December 1987.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Tim Ward, a former member, is trying to get together a Public Domain Software Library from all over the place for the 1000, 1500, and 2068.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Introduction to using the tape load/save routine.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Tips for programs with loading screens. Originally appeared in Your Spectrum, October 1987.
article, orig pub: 07.05.24, updated: 07.05.24
Ed uploaded TYPETAS.TXT to the BBS.
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Cautions against interfacing directly to some lines; color pack is PAL only.
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Using a copy of the directory, the program allows for copying microdrive tapes.
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Using the expression evaluator to get around the limitations of BIN.
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Short program to demonstrate color attributes.
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Review of Micro Computer Software Design: How to Develop Complex Application Programs by Sally Campbell.
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Review/overview from new user.
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Compares Pixel Draw II, Artworx, and Tech-Draw.
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Notes on configuring a new printer with the AERCO disk system.
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Large text demo. Originally published in Your Spectrum, Sept. 1987.
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Utility routine that enables you to save a SCREENS in one of 30 different ways, combinations cf top pixels, middle pixels, bottom pixels, and attributes.
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Describes the benefits of belonging to the group.
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Letter to Jerry Pournelle about the speed of BASIC compilers on the Sinclair QL.
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