SHAWN STAMP, 3405 Mark Lane, Norton, OH 44203, (216)825-8957, challenges you to see just what your TS2068 is capable of doing! CHOPPER COMMAND is billed as a fast-paced action game that takes over where Rambo left off. As a chopper pilot in the Air Force, you rescue POW’s from the jungles of Vietnam. Comes on cassette with instructions to transfer the program to you disk system for only $17.50 (includes S&H).
CHIA-CHI CHAO, 73 Sullivan Drive, Moraga, CA 94556-1209, has his latest catalog available. Included in its pages are bargains like Diamond Mike II and the Great Game and Graphics Show, both for only $10. Compass, the 2068 BASIC compiler/Z80 assembler program for only $10. Word Twister and Vocabuilder for only $10 and Money Machine II for only $11. Most programs are available on either cassette or Aerco disk for the TS2068.
ROBERT D. HARTUNG, 2416 No. County Line Road, Huntertown, IN 46748, (219) 6373081, has offered to place orders for Beta Basic 4.0 through the British supplier for pre-paid US customers. BETA BASIC 4.0 allows structured programming and procedures on Spectrums of Spectrum-emulated computers by 100 new commands and functions to the machines. The cost is $26 plus $1.50 for handling in US funds by check or MO. Contact Mr. Hartung for more details.
WEYMIL CORPORATION, Box 5904, Bellingham, WA 98227-5904, is introducing the Delta Device, a non-volatile memory system for the TS1000 designed by Mr. Wilf Rigter. The Delta Device is a full 32K NVM board featuring the Rigter Operating System. The 32K is divided into 8k blocks which are controlled by DIP switches allow mapping to various memory locations. The Rigter Operating System is a powerful file handling system with commands that include DIRECTORY of memory resident programs, SAVE, NAME/RENAME, MERGE, and EXIT. The cost is $75 plus $5 S&H.
Fred Nachbaur announces “ZX-TERM*80“. This full-feature terminal program requires only a SCRAM board (or equivalent), plus 16K or more RAM and a Westridge or Byte-Back modem. Features 40, 60 or 80-column screens, separate adjustable windows for input and output, Xmodem up/downloading of ASCII files, Sinclair programs, or Sinclair variables. Custom graphics sets possible. Supplied with relocator, user options, “useful POKEs” for customization, and technical info for hackers. Takes only 4K of user RAM (plus the 8K static RAM area), so allows over 10K for files even in 16K. $24.95 from SILICON MOUNTAIN COMPUTERS, C-12 MTN. STN. GROUP Box, NELSON BC V1L 5P1 CANADA
E. A. BROWN COMPANY, 3404 Pawnee Drive, Alexandria, MN 56308, (612)7638847, is currently distributing their latest catalog. Hardware and software items can be found for Timex, Atari-ST, and IBM computers and compatibles. Some bargains of interest to Timex computer enthusiasts are full size printers, 2068 Mikrodrives, and TS1000 and 2068 software.
RUSSELL ELECTRONICS, RD 1 Box 539, Centre Hall, PA 16828, has released their latest catalog which includes software and hardware for the Sinclair QL, and Timex TS2068 and TS1000. Many specials are available on numerous hardware items for the TS2068 and TS1000. Write for the current catalog.
THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY SOFTWARE WORKS, 615 School Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, is 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, versatile operating system that requires less than 8K of RAM. Fully compatible with Oliger memory resident DOS, it will also read and run programs written for the Millenia K Interface. Supplied on two disks. Price is $24.95 plus S&H. Write for details.
TS-2068 SAFE DISK UPDATE, 1317 Stratford Ave., Panama City, FL 32404, (904) 871-4513, ia s quarterly newsletter devoted to the support of users who have upgraded to disk drive systems. A section features the Oliger Safe Disk Operating System (SDOS). The annual subscription is $12.
AN-TO PRODUCTIONS, 9009 West Elm St. #2, Phoenix, AZ 85037, is currently marketing QUICKEY 2068 keyboard overlays. The overlays are available for the following programs: AccuDraw T2, Artworx v1.1, Tasword/Tasprint, Mscript (original and V5), and Omnicalc II. There is also a keyfinder and a blank overlay for your own programs. Price: $6.95 each.
LARKEN ELECTRONICS, RR#2 Navan Ontario, Canada K4B-1H9, is currently marketing the LKDOS Cartridge. LKDOS is a replacement DOS for Aerco, Ramex, Oliger, and Larken Disc Systems, and claims to allow compatibility between the four popular TS2068 disk IF systems. LKDOS supports all the token commands such as LOAD, SAVE, CAT, ERASE, MERGE, OPEN, CLOSE, etc., and files types can be BASIC, code, or array. The DOS claims to be fully Spectrum and OS-64 compatible and supports NMI snap-shot memory saves when used in conjunction with the necessary hardware. Priced from $65.00.
RMG ENTERPRISES, 1419-1/2 7th Street, Oregon City, OR 97045, (503)655-7484, announces the publication of ARCHIVE MASTER. This text 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 tool. Published in a loose leaf format, ARCHIVE MASTER comes complete with its own binder. Price $44.95.
CHARLES STELDING, 1415 South Baxter, Tyler, TX 75701, brings you TIMEX 2068 DESK TOP PUBLISHER. This new program allows the user to layout pages for bulletins, reports, announcements, newsletters, etc. The program will generate headlines, text, and allow placement of SCREEN$’s anywhere on the page. The user may also design his own fonts to add to the ones already included. For the 2040 and most dot matrix printers with appropriate interface. Price $19.95 plus S&H, Olivetti 2300 version $24.95 plus S&H.