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At the April meeting, brief autobiographies were submitted by 36 of the 40 plus attendees, which had been requested to help plan meeting agendas and the thrust of the News Letter. The results were interesting and helpful to the editor and the officers of your club. Twenty five had strong technical backgrounds from PhD in…article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 04.12.26

I spend about 12-16 hours a day hacking away on this little black box doing who knows what. It could be anything from working on my new rom to making tapes for customers, or trying to straighten out the clubs library. I’m transferring the library over to disc so that I can allow access to…article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 04.12.26

I am a school teacher, Grade 7/8 level, in the Math, Science and Geography areas. I presently use a TS 2068, Spectrumized with a Rainbow emulator and edge-connector, to which I have piggy-backed a AGF joystick interface and a LPRINT III Centronics printer interface. The latter drives a Panasonic KX-P1080 printer. I use a black…article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 04.12.26

It all began with my attending a B.C. Teachers’ Federation conference on computer technology in 1980. I had previously been attempting to learn about microcomputers by taking courses sponsored by the school board. As a teacher, I could see the potential of these machines, but I was left with a feeling of extreme skepticism. Firstly,…article, orig pub: 09.13.22, updated: 04.11.26

My first computer was a ZX-81, purchased in early 1983 while I was working on a project in northern Saskatchewan. Due to the difficulty of obtaining software, and the unsatisfactory keyboard, I remained stuck on some very simple applications, using an old black-and-white television set. Later that year, I bought a Zenith green-screen monitor. Just…article, orig pub: 10.07.22, updated: 04.11.26

Over 200 pages of educational material, written to be used as a self-teaching course in beginning machine code. Many examples and tips.book, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 03.13.26

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

30 games ranging from fortune telling programs to simulation of the ecosystem.book, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 01.24.26

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: 03.17.26

Guide a spider through three increasingly tricky stages — plughole, bath, and bathroom — using pixel-perfect collision detection and procedurally generated obstacles.computer_media, orig pub: 04.13.26, updated: 04.13.26

Collect rings across twenty puzzle screens while dodging crushing weights and hungry eaters — complete with a built-in level designer for creating your own challenges.computer_media, orig pub: 04.13.26, updated: 04.13.26

A machine code utility that extends the built-in SCREEN$ function to recognize UDGs and software-generated graphics by scanning screen memory via USR.computer_media, orig pub: 04.13.26, updated: 04.13.26

A pixel art studio with joystick drawing, machine code PICK/PUT routines, block fill, and a live status line — all packed into one BASIC program.computer_media, orig pub: 04.12.26, updated: 04.12.26

A machine-code-powered 64-column text editor.computer_media, orig pub: 05.13.24, updated: 04.12.26

By Wes Brzozowski version 3.0 documentation dated 1-4-86 Welcome to the wonderful world of the CLONE tape copier. this program provides some relatively easy ways to make copies of your tapes. It also allows some of the more advanced programmers to learn of the “hidden spec”, bundled away inside their program’s headers. But before describiing…document, orig pub: 06.04.24, updated: 04.07.26

1986 user manual by Thomas B. Woods for his 32K and 64K non-volatile RAM cartridge for the TS 2068, describing how to install and use the battery-backed RAM board. Congratulations on your purchase of the Universal Dock/Extension Board. This device is design to fit in the Cartridge port on the right side of your I/S…document, orig pub: 01.25.24, updated: 04.04.26

SPRITES 2068 is a machine-code sprite graphics package for the Timex Sinclair 2068 computer. It allows you to define, display, move, and manipulate graphical characters (sprites) on the screen directly from Sinclair BASIC programs. This is a machine-code sprite engine for the Timex Sinclair 2068. It is called from Sinclair BASIC by placing command strings…document, orig pub: 03.30.26, updated: 03.30.26

SPRITES 2068 is a machine-code sprite graphics package for the Timex Sinclair 2068 computer. It allows you to define, display, move, and manipulate graphical characters (sprites) on the screen directly from Sinclair BASIC programs. A “sprite” in this package is a User Defined Graphic (UDG) character or a group of UDG characters that can be…document, orig pub: 03.30.26, updated: 03.30.26

Commented disassembly of the HOME ROM.document, orig pub: 03.27.26, updated: 03.27.26

User Groups Vendorsevent, orig pub: 02.14.23, updated: 03.12.26

Vendorsevent, orig pub: 11.27.25, updated: 11.27.25

Fourth annual event. Held at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on August 28th and 29th. Tim Swenson hosted the first of several after-fest BBQs at his house in Dayton this year. Several of the attendees appear in the photos below.event, orig pub: 03.30.23, updated: 02.24.24

Organized by Tim Swenson, the West Coast Sinclair Show was held in Union City, CA, on 5 June 1999, one week after the East Coast Sinclair Show. Vendors The key visitor to the show was the renowned author Stan Kelly-Bootle, writer of many computer books, including the “Devil’s DP Dictionary”, and the holder of the…event, orig pub: 07.04.21, updated: 07.10.23

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

Newsletter of the Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group (SMUG).periodical, orig pub: 10.02.21, updated: 03.12.26

Newsletter published by Curry Computer for the Sinclair QL.periodical, orig pub: 05.30.22, updated: 02.14.26

Fan-produced magazine for Sinclair QL owners. IQLR was produced using a Sinclair QL with a Super Gold Card, Minerva ROM, Hermes co-processor, QIMI and Keyboard-90 interfaces, Text87 and Hewlett Packard inkjet and laserjet printers.periodical, orig pub: 10.30.20, updated: 02.08.26

Cassette-based magazine supplied with several programs per tape.periodical, orig pub: 03.17.22, updated: 01.24.26

Simplified version of Art for All Ages for young children.product, orig pub: 12.15.20, updated: 04.12.26

Drawing program. Draw circles, squares and freehand with joystick in eight colors. Undo, cut and paste features.product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 04.12.26

A post-apocalyptic text adventure set in a deserted Manhattan, where the player must navigate subway tunnels, city streets, a large library, a zoo, and a high-rise to retrieve medical supplies and escape by hot air balloon.product, orig pub: 12.24.19, updated: 04.06.26

Loco-Motion is an action game for the ZX Spectrum, written by Parker Brothers in 1984 as a ZX Interface 2 cartridge. Written entirely in Z80 machine code, the game puts players at the controls of a locomotive navigating railroad tracks across a scrolling countryside landscape. Players must guide their train along the rails while managing…product, orig pub: 01.04.21, updated: 03.31.26

OS-64 is a ROM that supports the Timex/Sinclair’s 64-column mode. It is fully compatible with 32 column commands and functions. The original Zebra manual is available on archive.org. OS-64 is supplied on cartridge. Insert in the TS2068’s cartridge slot (with the power turned off), then turn your computer on. The boot screen will be black…product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 03.31.26

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

Presidents: Neal Schultz, Bill HeberleinVice President: Bill Heberlein, Neal SchultzSecretary: Lloyd Dreger, Bud DankertTreasurer: Judy Frohboese, Dick CulticeDirector of Education: Dick Culticeusergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 03.12.26

Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20161116054906/http://ncmedals.com/catug/ The user group had a BBS, using software written and maintained by Bob Swoger and hosted by his employer, Motorola. It was hosted on Digital Equipment Corporation minicomputers. Initially hosted on a PDP 11/23, it later moved to a PDP 11/60. When the PDP went down in 1990, Swoger migrated the BBS to…usergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 02.12.26

Discussion about Bob Swoger, a long time supporter of the Timex Sinclair community.video, orig pub: 04.22.23, updated: 03.22.26

We talked about archiving milestones, tape recovery techniques, emulator development, preservation concerns, and community history.video, orig pub: 03.16.26, updated: 03.16.26

Our meeting covered keyboard Kickstarter plans, Pascal compilers, AI-assisted coding, TS-Pico debugging, and RAM expansion techniques.video, orig pub: 03.16.26, updated: 03.16.26

On this 42nd anniversary of Timex's departure from the computer industry, we discussed the announcement, the context and the impact on us individually and the community.video, orig pub: 02.22.26, updated: 02.22.26

We discussed custom keycaps for a full-size keyboard for the ZX81/TS1000, Carl and Ingo's work on getting Carl's new full-featured TS1000 going and more.video, orig pub: 02.22.26, updated: 02.22.26