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In Cannonade you are the commander (choose your own rank) of a squad of six men. You have been given as your next objective the capture of an enemy gun emplacement. Your men must outmaneuver the gun’s handlers. If they are spotted as they are advancing, they may be fired upon. When a man is…article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 09.05.26

Mystery Manor puzzle/game for multiple platforms, including 2068.article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 09.02.26

IRA’s (Individual Retirement Accounts) are good – those who can afford them. At present you can put up to $2,000. a year into such an account, and reduce your taxable income by the amount of your deposit. You can not withdraw any money until the year in which you become 59 1/2 without suffering a…article, orig pub: 09.13.22, updated: 08.18.26

Use the SCREEN$ token to read file names from the screen following a disk CAT. I recently purchased a Larken Disk System for my TS2068 and found myself frustrated by the lack of a simple and short disk file LOAD program where I didn’t have to type each file name into a LOAD menu program.…article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 08.17.26

Did you ever do a lot of repetitive keying or wish you had programmable function keys? Here’s a clever little utility which will do just that. I found it in an old ‘SINC TIMES’ newsletter. It was originally written for the Spectrum and uses the interrupt mode 2. I’ve modified it to run on the…article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 08.17.26

Over 200 pages of educational material, written to be used as a self-teaching course in beginning machine code. Many examples and tips. A Self Study Manual For The Beginning Assembly Language Student That Bridges The Gap Between Advanced Basic and Machine Code (c) 1986 by Dr. Lloyd Dreger Distributed by S.M.U.G.–Sinclair Milwaukee Users GroupBox 101,…book, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 10.04.26

Guide to creating spreadsheets using VuCalc software on the Timex/Sinclair 2000 or Sinclair 2X Spectrum microcomputersbook, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 08.22.26

Subtitle: The only book you’ll ever need to become an expert at the Timex/Sinclair 1000 and 2000book, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 03.13.26

Practical programs to do real jobs in a variety of environments. Included is a bulk storage program, word processing, financial applications, banking uses, plus educational programs. Author pushes the ZX81 and casts aside the idea that it is too small for any real computing work.book, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 03.13.26

Subroutines for applied math and plotting routines, for both TS 1000 and TS 2068. Available with cassette.book, orig pub: 10.18.20, updated: 02.15.26

Compuquest published text adventure games for the Atari 400/800 and Timex/Sinclair 2068 with Spectrum ROM.company, orig pub: 07.28.26, updated: 07.28.26

While the Timex Corporation is best known for its watches, it also produced a number of other products since its inception as a clock company in the mid-1800s. During World War II, the company produced fuse timers for defense products, continuing through the 1950s and the Korean war. After the Korean war ended, Timex expanded…company, orig pub: 06.19.19, updated: 04.30.26

8x16 and 16x16 fonts for desktop publishing programs on the Timex/Sinclair 2068.computer_media, orig pub: 10.03.26, updated: 10.03.26

A Z80 assembler for people who would rather not work in hex. Type mnemonics with decimal numbers and each line is assembled into memory as you enter it, with labels, a live disassembly, insert and fill, block moves between banks, CALL and JP relocation and a hex/decimal/binary converter. Loading The whole assembler is one BASIC…computer_media, orig pub: 10.03.26, updated: 10.03.26

A hardware port-polling routine detects incoming telephone calls and waits for a persistent off-hook signal before triggering your own answer code.computer_media, orig pub: 08.04.24, updated: 10.03.26

A sprawling two-part text adventure with item tracking, a spike-door timing minigame, and a hand-rolled two-word command parser that challenges you to defeat an evil ruler.computer_media, orig pub: 06.18.23, updated: 10.02.26

A strategic conquest game front-end that handles multi-player setup, map loading, game saving, and a persistent commander win-percentage leaderboard — all driven by machine code routines.computer_media, orig pub: 09.28.26, updated: 10.02.26

You have heard stories of the land of Hombinus all your life. You pack food, water, a crossbow and bolts, and before you leave the Remlin valley you visit the old hermit woman, the only person ever to go into Death Castle and come out alive. Available both as standard PDF and imposed to print…document, orig pub: 10.03.26, updated: 10.03.26

Conquest was written for the TS2068’s built-in joystick port. This edition also works fully from the keyboard: the cursor keys stand in for the stick and ENTER stands in for the fire button. On most emulators the PC arrow keys already send the Spectrum cursor keys. Available both as standard PDF and imposed to print…document, orig pub: 09.29.26, updated: 10.03.26

Bill Harmer97 Ruskin StOttawaCanada K1Y 4B3 Dear Bill, You suggested in your last TS Bulletin that you might be at an impass as to where to turn with your publishing hobby. You seem to not be tied to a user group any longer. I have some thoughts about that in regards to T/SNUG and ZXir…document, orig pub: 09.23.26, updated: 09.24.26

Arthur Adams18201 20 Mile Rd.Marshall, MI 49068 James L. Aldrich8339 Quail Point Ln.Mentor, OH 44060 Larry Anderson6203 Western Ave.Davenport, IA 52806 Thomas ArbsterBox 477Bethany, OK 73008 Ronald Ashburn216 Congressional Ln. Apt 202Rockville, MD 20852 Mowgli Assor1707 Tremont RoadColumbus, OH 43212 Clinton Bailey1260 Central Ave.Barboursville,WV 25504 John Bailey23 Boyce Ln.Fort Rucker, AL 36362 Phillip Banks3706 W.…document, orig pub: 09.23.26, updated: 09.23.26

UPDATED MARCH 1,1991 UNOFFICIAL TECHNICAL MANUALAND FURTHER INFORMATIONFOR THE FD-ZX FLOPPY DISK INTERFACETHE ZX81 AERCO DISK SYSTEM BY DONALD S. LAMBERT1301 KIBLINGER PLACEAUBURN, IN 46706TELE: (219) 925-1372 WITH HELP FROM THE FOLLOWING:RICHARD MATEJOVICFRED STERNFRANK DAVISJERRY OF AERCO THIS IS A PUBLIC DOMAIN PUBLICATION. FEEL FREE TO COPY AND OR PASS ON REALIZING THAT NO ONE…document, orig pub: 08.10.26, updated: 08.10.26

Members of the Timex/Sinclair Online User Group returned to VCF Midwest for a second year, taking three tables with Evan Wright’s table beside them. The show itself was larger than in 2025, having expanded into another wall unit of the convention center. Where the 2025 display leaned toward showing the machines, the 2026 display leaned…event, orig pub: 09.22.26, updated: 09.22.26

Jeff Fetta had s Sinclair display with seven machines: a Sinclair QL, a ZX Spectrum fitted with a Harlequin board, a Timex/Sinclair 2068, a ZX81 with a Memotech keyboard, a ZX80, a Timex/Sinclair 1500, and a Memotech MTX 512. He also had Timex hardware boxes, period manuals, and reference books. The Cromemco system and the…event, orig pub: 09.10.26, updated: 09.10.26

VCF Midwest 20 drew what was likely the largest gathering of Timex/Sinclair enthusiasts in many years. More than a dozen members of the Timex/Sinclair Online User Group exhibited together in a coordinated display, and the group met new members at the show. What was exhibited Also at the show Carl Miles gave a presentation on…event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.23.26

VCF East ran April 17–19 at the InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall, New Jersey — a Friday pre-show followed by two public days. The 2026 theme was “Dawn of the PC.” Sixty exhibits filled eight rooms and the lobby, alongside talks, computer classes, vendors, consignment, and a hardware workshop run by GlitchWorks. The…event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.22.26

VCF Southwest ran May 29–31 at the Westin DFW Airport in Irving, Texas, across multiple show halls. Jeff Kuhlmann held a Timex/Sinclair table for all three days, with his friend Joseph helping. The anchor of Jeff’s display was a TS1000 running on a small black and white television. The machine had a Zebra Systems replacement…event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.22.26

Newsletter for people with a combined interest in amateur radio and the Sinclair—Timex computers.periodical, orig pub: 12.11.19, updated: 07.12.26

British publication dedicated to Sinclair computers, most specifically the ZX Spectrum.periodical, orig pub: 12.11.19, updated: 06.11.26

Quarterly published by Tom Woods. Started as Pro/file Updates for owners of ZX Pro/File database. In 1986, the newsletter was renamed to Computer Updates and expanded to include updates to all software published by Tom Woods.periodical, orig pub: 10.11.25, updated: 06.06.26

Quarterly published by Tom Woods. Provided updates and more to owners of ZX Pro/File databasesperiodical, orig pub: 06.05.22, updated: 06.06.26

Newsletter of the Greater Cleveland Sinclair Users Group.periodical, orig pub: 07.10.22, updated: 03.13.26

Decimal-based assembler that includes converter for hexadecimal/decimal/binary/2-byte values.product, orig pub: 10.24.20, updated: 10.03.26

Adds 38 utilities, functions and commands to 2068 BASIC. Runs in any bank. In edit line mode ZEBU gives up/down arrow keys, truncate edit line to the left or right of the cursor, delete all between colons at cursor, fast delete key corrects Timex bug. In the immediate or run mode, ZEBU will join BASIC…product, orig pub: 05.26.20, updated: 10.02.26

You command an expeditionary force landing on an unknown, inhabited planet. Build armies, aircraft and fleets in the cities you hold, explore a 64 × 64 world one square at a time, and take every city before your rivals do.product, orig pub: 06.18.20, updated: 09.29.26

Self-contained memory expander, housed in metal.product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 08.15.26

Supports 1-4 drives of any size, single/double density. Software driver in EPROM.product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 08.10.26

Contact: R. Mulderusergroup, orig pub: 07.29.26, updated: 07.29.26

Contact: R. J. Vaskousergroup, orig pub: 07.29.26, updated: 07.29.26

This informal group has twice a month meetings online (via Zoom). Like in-person user group meetings, we have guests, talk about our projects and a wide array of computing topics. This group has its origins in the Yahoo TS 2068 Group, which migrated to groups.io when Yahoo Groups shut down. Join Our Email List Sign…usergroup, orig pub: 04.21.23, updated: 06.14.26

President: Frank DavisVice-President: Paul HolmgrenSecretary: Willie JonesTreasurer: Carol Davisusergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.29.26

President: Michael E. CarverVice-President: Bill DunlopSecretary: Jack ArmstrongTreasurer: Rod GowenLibrarian: Gaylen Benchusergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.13.26

VCF Midwest report and António's TS 2068 SCLD replacement project.video, orig pub: 10.04.26, updated: 10.04.26

A structured BASIC ROM built in a week and a half, a TS2068 emulator running in your browser, and Berserk's arcade speech squeezed onto the AY chip.video, orig pub: 10.04.26, updated: 10.04.26

KiloZed keycaps corrected. Timex Sinclair 1526 cartridge shown with micro SD card. Zebra Systems history shared, documentation planned open-source. TS1000 modernization progressing. ULAplus palette demo.video, orig pub: 08.30.26, updated: 08.30.26

A chiptune version of the end titles theme with Timex Sinclair 2068 extended color high res mode stills, converted using the Retro Pixel Converter: https://factus10.github.io/retro-pixel-converter/ Images and chiptune version made by Josef Jelinek. Josef is also responsible for many improvements to the Retro Pixel Converter. You can view images like these with Jon Becker's ECMview program for the TS2068: https://www.timexsinclair.com/computer_media/ecmview/index.htmlvideo, orig pub: 08.30.26, updated: 08.30.26

Elite running from a 64K 2068 cartridge, a Berserk port that talks through the AY chip, and Stewart's first OpenSpand board.video, orig pub: 08.30.26, updated: 08.30.26