Paul Holmgren, 5231 Wilton Wood Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46254, asks you to try it before you buy! Where else can you get this kind of deal? I.S.T.U.G. is selling copies of their BBS program. You get the program plus full directions to set up your own BBS on your TS2068. To sample the system, call (317) 898-3903 [7,1,E: 24 hrs.]. Too many features to mention here. Said to run 99.99% trouble free. Price $16.00.
Glenn Technics, Box 2760, Anaheim, CA 92804 has AccuDraw for color art and tech drawings on the TS2068. All the features you’d expect to find in a first class drawing program. Supports full size printers through the Aerco printer I/F. Price $19.95.
John Deering, 136 Neverbreak Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075, is offering mods to PRO/FILE 2068 for use with the Rotronics Wafadrive System. The price is $9.95.
John Riley, club librarian of the Capital Area Timex-Sinclair User’s Group (CATS), has five volumes of TS2068 public domain software available for swapping with persons who donate new software to the library. For details, and a complete list of programs available, send a SASE to him at [address omitted] Odenton, MD
Grey & Clifford Computer Products, P. O. Box 2186, Inglewood, CA 90305, (213) 759-7406, is offering software and hardware for communications on the Spectrum emulated TS2068. SPECTERM-64 is terminal emulation software which allows 64 column display without additional hardware. Price for SPECTERM-64 is $30. When used with the new Z-SI/O hardware card, it allows use with any RS-232C modem or periphial including Hayes compatibles. Price for the Z-SI/O is $79.95. Write for more details.
Larry Kenny, Larken Electronics, has announced that he is working on a cart-bases DOS for the Larken 2068 disk drive. Features include Spectrum compatibility, built-in NMI “snapshot” save, usage of standard tokens, and disk compatibility with other systems. Also in the works are EPROMs for use with other popular disk systems. Contact LARKEN ELECTRONICS, RR#2, Navan, Ontario K4B 1H9, Canada, to be placed on the “inform-when-ready” list, or to suggest features that YOU would like to see.
Chia-Chi Chao, 73 Sullivan Drive, Moraga, CA 94556, has his latest catalog out. Listed are many great buys on hardware and software. Software titles include works by such companies as ABBA Software and JRC Software. Both game and utilities are available. Many of which are available on 5.25″ Aerco disk. A complete catalog is available with SASE.
AN-TO Productions, 9009 West Elm St. #2, Phoenix, AZ 85037, is currently marketing QUICKEY 2068 keyboard overlays. Overlays are available for the folowing programs: AccuDraw T2, Artworx v1.1, Tasword/Tasprint, Mscript (regular and V5), and Omnicalc II. There is also a keyfinder and a blank overlay for your own programs. $6.95 each.
Fred Nachbaur, Silicon Mountain Computers, C-12, Mtn. Stn. Group Box, Nelson, BC V1L 5P1, Canada, has been hard at work under the mountain and has finally completed DUNGEON OF YMIR V3 for the ZX81/TS1000 with CMOS 8-16K RAM and a minimum of 16K of user RAM (64 K Rampaks will also work provided the 8-16K region is disabled and the CMOS RAM connected). The circuit published in SWN 4:1 is adequate, as is the Hunter NVM (modified as per SWN 4:2). Price $24.95 U.S.
Bill Bell, 596 Cherrington Road, Westerville, OH 43081, (614) 882-3883, announces the availability of an Oliger Video Version of BBDOS for the TS1000 equipted with the Aerco FD-ZX Disk Interface and the JLO Video System. BBDOS is a fully automatic, BASIC transparent, disk operating system that locates itself in the 8-16K region of RAM. This BBDOS version enhances the operation of both the AERCO and JLO additions to the TS1000. It is fully compatible with all printer interfaces. $29.95.
G. Russell Electronics, RD 1 Box 539, Centre Hall, PA 16828, (814) 364-1325, has NUCLEON ($34.95) and TASKMASTER in stock. They are also offering some special sales on QL software. Spectrum ROMs for the TS2068 are currently available for only $16.95. Call or write for details.
RMG Enterprises, 1419 1/2 7th Street, Oregon City, OR 97045, (503)655-7484, announces the publication of a new book, ARCHIVE MASTER. This new book delves into the inner workings of the QL program Archive and contains over 100 tested procedures, tips, and tricks to help you make Archive an even more powerful working tool. Published in loose leaf format, it comes in its own three ring binder. $44.95
Weymil Corporation, Box 5904, Bellingham, WA 98227-5904, announces NOVA 1000, a multi-tasking program for the TS1000. Features include a real-time clock, automatic program line tracer, auto-repeat on all keys, and more. Price $20.00. TRACER TS2068 is a debugging tool for BASIC programs. It allows you to see each line of your BASIC program as it is executed. Debugging has never been easier! Price $15.00. SOUNDESIGN TS2068 is a sound development program for the TS2068. This program will allow you to manipulate the sound chip in ways you never thought possible. Once you have designed the sound you desire, a printout feature lets you obtain a hardcopy for use in other programs. Price $ 15.00
The Cuyahoga Valley Software Works, 615 School Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, is currently marketing SPDOS for the TS2068 and the J L Oliger Disc Interface. SPDOS is available for 40 and 80 track DS drives, supports sequential files, and offers a fast, versitile operating system that requires less than 8K of RAM. Fully compatible with the Oliger memory resident DOS, it will also read and run programs written for the Millenia K Interface. Supplied on two disks. Price $24.95 plus S&H. Write for details.