This column announces any software or hardware that is new or otherwise untested by us. If you have something of interest, send us a description of your product. We advise readers to send a SASE, as a courtesy, to the individuals or companies, for further information.
Barry Carter, PO Box 614, Warren, MI 48090, has a 30 page, full size manual for using the Smart II software with the 2068 and 2050 modem. It explains the information in English (not computerese), gives examples, hints, etc. $5.00.
Aerco, PO Box 18093, Austin, TX 78760, (512) 451 5874, has a smart Centronics printer interface for the 1000 that can autoboot your disk system, set ramtop and disable the Memotech control characters in some software. $99.00+$3.00s+h.
Zebra Systems, 78-06 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven, NY 11421, (718) 296-2385, has a Koala Graphics Tablet for the 2068. It allows you to draw Hi-res pictures, intermix text, connect analog joysticks and more. Tablet, interface and software comes to you for $89.95+$3.00s+h.
Pete Petri, 11707 Orsinger Lane, San Antonio, TX 78230, (512) 696 1109, has rewired keyboards with up to 90 keys for both 1000 and 2068 computers. He has a PC board that will shift all the shifted keys to new keys, and also has a Video driver with an inverse video switch for the 1000. No prices were included with the literature, but as I recall, the cost was reasonable.
JRC Software, PO Box 448, Scottsburg, IN 47170, (812) 752-6071, has a 2068 Integer Compiler and Two Pass Assembler on one tape for $24.95. Also available is the 1000 Incredible Super Tape, which contains 45 programs for $24.95.
Chia-Chi Chao, 73 Sullivan Dr. Moraga, CA 94556, has Vocabuilder, a vocabulary learning program for the 1000, 16-48K RAM $7.95+$1.00s+h. Also available is a Byte-Back Modem, seldom used, exc. cond. for $109.95 or offer, plus free Vocabuilder.
Poretsky & Poretsky, Inc., 521 Argyle, Brooklyn, NY 11218, (718) 469 5948, has Spec-tax for the 2068. It is designed to help with the 1985 taxes. It will help prepare the 1040, most of the regular schedules and help you decide if you should itemize, average, etc. Quantity prices available. $16.95ppd.
D. Lipnski Software, 2737 Susquehanna Rd., Roslyn, PA 19001, (215) 572 6812, announces a new Software Buyers Guide, with over 800 software titles, 100 booktitles and 100 hardware items and more. It is in a 3 ring binder and will have updates. $20.00ppd., foreign add $1.50 surface or $5.00 air. Price includes first update.
K. D. Lewis, Box C-6, 767 Hopetown Rd., Chillicothe, OH 45601, has a book containing a number of numerical algorithms for science and engineering types. SUM (Small User’s Math) is a compendium of programs that were mainly written and tested on a TS1000. $15.00 per copy.
American Surplus Trading, 62 Joseph St., Moonachie, NJ 07074, has TS1000 computers without power supplies for $14.95, guaranteed to work. They also have 2040 printers for $14.95 sold as is, but they include a 24V. transformer. Leonard Holmes of Williamsburg, VA, sent this in saying that his 2040 printer worked. The transformer he received had 5 and 24 volts on it, but it needed wires, a plug and a housing.
Toronto Software World, PO Box 84, Agincourt, Dept. 3, Ontario, Canada M1S 3B4, has a catalog for ZX81, 2068 and Spectrum conversions. Included in the catalog is Forty Niner, a (software) Hi-res ZX81 game which is available for $18.95 Canadian.
John Oliger Co., 11601 Whidbey Dr., Cumberland, IN 46229, has an assortment of 1000 and 2068 PC board kits. These include Centronics parallel printer interfaces, 2764/27128 eprom programmers, expansion boards, cartridge boards, 64K boards, their associated parts kits and more. Send for his catalog.
Rick Munday, Box 4838, APO, NY 09286, has access to a variety of Spectrum programs, many of which are in or have instructions in Spanish. Get in touch with him for more information. Most of the titles are available for about $15.00.
A.F.R. Software, 1605 Pennsylvania Ave. 204, Miami Beach, FL 33139, (305) 531-6464, has accounting templates for its ZX-Calc program which will allow a small business to prepare the ten most fundamental financial reports. $8.00 for listing, $19.95 for cassette+$1.50s+h.
Sum-ware, 810 Mammot Rd., Alden, NY 14004, (716) 547-2273, announces the opening of their Timex/Sinclair Computer Store. They also have a new catalog with lower prices. Send a LSASE and double stamp for more information.
Al White, 308 18 1/2 Ave. SW, Rochester, MN 55902, has Wizard, a graphic Dungeon and Dragons type game for the 1000, which is available for $5.00.
WMJ Data Systems, 4 Butterfly Dr., Hauppage, NY 11788, has a new catalog of software available, which covers quite a bit of ground including accounting and data base, games like Voice Chess and utilities. QuarTerS, a publication geared toward Basic usage, will be published four times a year, $8.00 for a subscription. The first issue should be out in January.