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excerpt: "Reviews of two budget TS1000 books: Signet's The Timex Personal Computer Made Simple ($3.50, recommended) and Bantam's Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000 ($3.95, not recommended due to factual errors)."
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# Bookshelf — The Timex Personal Computer Made Simple & Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000

Reviews of two budget TS1000 books: Signet’s The Timex Personal Computer Made Simple ($3.50, recommended) and Bantam’s Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000 ($3.95, not recommended due to factual errors).