We discussed the SPONZY (Spectrum ROM on ZX81) project, the TS-Pico new software and other projects.
video, orig pub: 08.09.24, updated: 08.09.24
Johan "Dr Beep" Koelman talked to us about how he got into Sinclair computers and what led him to write a bunch of games for the 1K Sinclair ZX81.
video, orig pub: 08.09.24, updated: 08.09.24
We discussed the project to re-create the Timex 1510 cartridge player. Carl talked about his effort to recreate the Timex/Sinclair 2000 and Ryan showed us photos he took at two computer museums in England.
video, orig pub: 08.09.24, updated: 08.09.24
We talked about reasons for enjoying the ZX81/TS1000, Mowgli Assor joined and told us of his experiences.
video, orig pub: 06.24.24, updated: 06.24.24
We discussed real uses of the TS 2068, including small business accounting in Canada and Argentina, the 1510 cartridge system and other topics.
video, orig pub: 06.22.24, updated: 06.22.24
Jim March joined us and we updated him on progress with the hardware, software and other items he donated for preservation.
video, orig pub: 06.22.24, updated: 06.22.24
Jack Boatwright joined us and recounted his experiences.
video, orig pub: 06.22.24, updated: 06.22.24
Special guest is Gary Grimes, the industrial designer responsible for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 case design.
video, orig pub: 04.30.24, updated: 06.09.24
In this meeting, we talked about the TS Pico project, new members, records with ZX programs and more.
video, orig pub: 05.17.24, updated: 05.17.24
Will Collum, former Timex Computer Corporation programmer, joins us to discuss his work at Timex (he wrote the cartridge detection code in the TS 1500), Z80 coding, and his career before and after Timex.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.05.24
Our first Sunday meeting with folks from Europe.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
David gave an update on archiving tapes, documents, newsletters and more. Jeff Burrell showed the latest developments and demonstrated functions of his amazing video board.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Jaroslav ล velch, PhD, is head of the Prague Game Production Studies group at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He talked to us about his book, GAMING THE IRON CURTAIN: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Keith Watson's use of a Timex/Sinclair 2068 to produce compressor performance charts.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Load ZX Museum: https://loadzx.com/en Sell My Retro: https://loadzx.com/books/ Planeta Sinclair: https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
In this week's meeting, we talked about the huge amount of documentation Jack Boatwright preserved.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
In this week's meeting of our group, we were joined by Lon Hildreth, a former Timex programmer. Lon worked at Burroughs, with Lou Galie and Scott McCourt, prior to joining Lou and Scott at Timex.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
In this week's meeting of our group, we were joined by Tim Ward, a Timex enthusiast. Tim was instrumental in forming the Timex/Sinclair Users Group Of Fort Worth and later, with Tony Willing, formed a tape library of TS1000 and TS2068 programs.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
In this week's meeting of our group, we were joined by Ryan Gray, a Timex enthusiast. Ryan has resurrected a user-defined graphics editor he wrote on the TS 2068 in the 1980s and is working on improving it. Ryan is using a Raspberry Pi 400 with the ZEsarUX and FUSE emulators for his development.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
In this week's meeting of our group, we were joined by Joe Vandezande, a Timex enthusiast. Joe told us about his maxed-out Timex/Sinclair 1000 that he attempted to mount in a Hazeltine computer terminal. Andy Hradesky, a long-term TS enthusiast, joined us and regaled us with tales of his experiences.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
We watched David as he tried to operate the ZESarUX emulator in real time and at full speed, encountering all sorts of problems trying to run a simple demonstration.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Newcomer Paul Anderson gave us an intro to how he came into the Timex/Sinclair scene in the 1980s and what he's doing now.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Adam Trionfo dug into the FDD 3/3000 disk images, examining a home-made version of Q*Bert.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Adam gave an update on the activities of the Albuquerque Timex Sinclair User's Group, made up of Ryan Gray, Carl Miles and Adam.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
We talked about creating multi-ROM cartridges, the possibility of an auto-boot Spectrum ROM cartridge and more.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Sunday afternoon meeting so European Timex and Sinclair and American enthusiasts can meet.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Clark Calkins joined us for this meeting. Clark had a long career in computer programming and worked for a brief bit, part-time, for A & J Microdrive. He also wrote a real-time, embedded operating system for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 based on CP/M.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
Bob Swoger developed LogiCall as an easy-to-use front end for Larken DOS disk drive systems.
video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24
This program plots the orbit of Halley's Comet, starting in 1986.
video, orig pub: 08.17.23, updated: 05.05.24
David talked a bit about the connection between the Koala Pad and Sinclair computers. David also gave an update on archiving tapes, documents, newsletters and more.
video, orig pub: 07.30.23, updated: 05.05.24
We chatted about our projects, including Ingo Schmied's work on making an enlarged ZX81/TS1000 with a full size keyboard, Joe Vandezande reverse engineering a floppy disk interface for the TS 1000 and more.
video, orig pub: 09.05.23, updated: 05.05.24
We chatted about the TS Pico, a device developed by Ricardo Colagno, Gustavo Pane, Tim H and Jeff Burrell. It was inspired by work Johan "Dr Beep" Koelman did for the ZX Spectrum.
video, orig pub: 09.05.23, updated: 05.05.24
We were joined by Steve North, a comedian and comic coach who, in the early 1980s, wrote four games for the Timex/Sinclair 1000.
video, orig pub: 09.06.23, updated: 05.05.24
We talked about:
- a 3D printed cartridge case and board to fit in it
- potential solution for lower (video) RAM in the 2068
- what a "next" TS 2068 might look like
video, orig pub: 10.14.23, updated: 05.05.24
With special guest Jeff Street, Zebra Systems programmer. Jeff wrote a number of programs and drivers for Zebra Systems, including OS-64.
video, orig pub: 10.14.23, updated: 05.05.24
Tim showed off a Sinclair Spectrum +2 and we had a fun discussion about what we might do as a community to complete the TS 2060 Bus Expansion Unit and build a "next" 2068.
video, orig pub: 10.28.23, updated: 05.05.24
Bill Miller's collection rescued, Louis Florit's TS 2068 website, Johnny Red shows Portuguese Timex computers.
video, orig pub: 12.16.23, updated: 05.05.24
Ricardo Calcagno, Gustavo Pane, Jeff Burrell and David Anderson demo and discuss the TS Pico interface for the Timex/Sinclair 2068. Tim Swenson talks about Bill Miller's collection.
video, orig pub: 12.16.23, updated: 05.05.24
We talked about creating a bus expansion unit (BEU), now that we have information from Timex about its specifications, as well as an updated TS 2068.
video, orig pub: 12.16.23, updated: 05.05.24
We were joined by Dan Roy, who designed a TMS9918A-based video expansion for the Sinclair ZX81/TS1000.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.05.24
We discussed the implementation and possible expansions of the ZX Spectrum computer.
video, orig pub: 04.12.24, updated: 05.05.24
Joรฃo Diogo Ramos, of the Load ZX Spectrum museum, discussed the status of two pending projects, including the SCLD documentation and the launch of the Timex Computer World website.
video, orig pub: 01.15.24, updated: 05.05.24
Adam and Ryan considered creating a podcast focused on unusual stories of how people used their Timex and Sinclair computers.
video, orig pub: 01.15.24, updated: 05.05.24
Eduardo Fuentes presented his enhancements to a CP/M board for the 2068.
video, orig pub: 04.12.24, updated: 05.05.24
We discussed using modems with Timex computers, ongoing software conversion projects, ZXZine and more.
video, orig pub: 02.20.24, updated: 05.03.24
Jeff Burrell discussed the potential options for a "next" TS2068 using either software or hardware.
video, orig pub: 02.20.24, updated: 05.03.24
Joe Vandezande shared some software for the ZX81 he'd recently archived, we welcomed new participants Jeremiah Stoddard and Zee Mehciz, and more.
video, orig pub: 02.20.24, updated: 05.03.24
Richard Booth, author of Applied Sinclair: Subroutines for the Mathematically-Minded, joined us.
video, orig pub: 07.31.23, updated: 05.03.24
Our discussion included emulator usage, Baud Day and the TS-1510
video, orig pub: 04.12.24, updated: 05.03.24
With special guest George Grimm, former software manager for Timex Computer Corporation.
video, orig pub: 03.18.23, updated: 05.02.24
Online meeting of Timex/Sinclair computer enthusiasts. Includes presentations by Stewart Newfeld (of Zebra Systems) and Jeff Burrell.
video, orig pub: 04.30.24, updated: 05.02.24
In this week's meeting of our group, we were joined by Tim Horner (from New Zealand!), Ingo Schmied, Ryan Gray, Jeff Burrell and Stewart Newfeld.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.02.24
Jeff Mazur, author of the Timex Sinclair 2068 Intermediate/Advanced Guide talked about his book, NTSC ZX Spectrum he was sent to work from, and more.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.02.24
Short clip of the Byte-Back BB-1, activating the relays in sequence. Each relay has an LED that lights when the relay is active.
video, orig pub: 03.22.24, updated: 05.02.24
This meeting features Tim Swenson, a long-time Sinclair user. Tim started out with a Sinclair ZX-81, briefly transitioned to the Timex/Sinclair 2068 and used the Sinclair QL for many years.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.02.24
Greg Bennett talks about his implementation of Wordle on the ZX81, Jeff Burrell talks about his work on using UnoDOS and divMMC hardware to potentially lead to a 2068-specific divMMC.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.02.24
This meeting features Thomas B. Woods, Wes Brzozowski, Jeff Mazur, Tim Horner, Ryan Gray, Jeff Burrell and Stewart Newfeld.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.02.24
The Timex/Sinclair 2068 to Spectrum twister includes an RGB output port compatible with most Sega Genesis HDMI converters.
video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.02.24
Discussion about Bob Swoger, a long time supporter of the Timex Sinclair community.
video, orig pub: 04.22.23, updated: 04.30.24
Bob Swoger memorialized; members demonstrated their programs and caught us up on projects.
video, orig pub: 04.22.23, updated: 04.30.24
Tim Swenson gave a demonstration of Sinclair QL emulators, including showing off some microdrive cartridges.
video, orig pub: 04.22.23, updated: 04.30.24
In this meeting we learned that former Supreme Court Justice David Souter was a Timex/Sinclair 2068 user.
video, orig pub: 04.22.23, updated: 04.30.24
Special guest Jim March chats about writing The Timex/Sinclair User's Encyclopedia.
video, orig pub: 04.23.23, updated: 04.30.24
Members caught us up on their projects. Adam, Carl and Ryan met in person.
video, orig pub: 04.23.23, updated: 04.30.24
Mark Kloosterman showed us some of his large Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair collection.
video, orig pub: 04.23.23, updated: 04.30.24
We talked about updates to the website, recovered programs and what the members of the group have been working on.
video, orig pub: 07.31.23, updated: 04.30.24
Chuck Durang, author of the Timex/Sinclair 1000, 1500 and 2068 user manuals, join us to talk about his experiences.
video, orig pub: 07.31.23, updated: 04.30.24
Adam Trionfo demonstrates Diamond Mike, released by JRC Software in 1985 for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 Computer. It was written by John Coffey. Collect diamonds until the screen ‘POPS’ and then find the exit before the time runs out. The top of the screen will show your score, time remaining, number of lives MIKE has left,…
video, orig pub: 02.03.24, updated: 02.03.24
video, orig pub: 04.21.23, updated: 07.31.23
Danny Ross, former Vice President and COO of Timex Computer Corporation, joins us for this special meeting.
video, orig pub: 04.21.23, updated: 07.31.23
Claudius Fatla joined to tell us about developing a clone of the Timex Computer 2048, a computer produced by Timex Portugal.
video, orig pub: 04.21.23, updated: 07.31.23
Bob Fischer, a former middle and high school band instructor, joined us to talk about a grade book program for the TS1000 he wrote and sold.
video, orig pub: 04.20.23, updated: 07.31.23
Behold the glory of the Timex/Sinclair 1000 in 1982. The power is within your reach!
video, orig pub: 04.26.23, updated: 07.31.23
Greg Harder demonstrates Fred Nachbaur’s F-Scapes program.
video, orig pub: 07.29.23, updated: 07.31.23