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.
ROBERT C. FISCHER, 221 Scoggins St., Summerville GA 30747, announces a gradebook program for teachers using the TS1000 or the TS2068. The program provides machine code data processing for multiple classes, and it provides for a flexible number of students and grades per class. $15.95 for 1000 and $19.95 for 2068.
UAS, PO Box 612, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, has a catalog listing of over 100 programs for BOTH computers. Included are games, utilities, business, finance and math programs. Prices from $1.00 to $19.95.
TOM LAFFIN, Bridge St., Box 133, Hillsboro, NH 03244, has previously owned ZX81 computers for $25.00 each. Units each come with BASIC manual, ZX power supply, video switch and cable. Cassette cable not included.
KNIGHTED COMPUTERS, 707 Highland St., Fulton NY 13069, (315) 593-8219, has MULTI-DRAW for the 2068. It is a screen design program, giving joystick control of dual multi-function screen cursors which draw, print, define characters, change colors, flash, save/load or printout your own TV screen creations. The program works with the 2040 printer or a dot matrix printer and the Aerco interface.
RAMEX, 48945 Vandyke Rd., Utica, MI 48087, (313) 463-1795, has a catalog of software and hardware for the 2068. Programs include eduational, scientific, accounting and games. Call or write for catalog. Ramex has a disc drive interface available around mid-November for $200.00. It allows up to 4, 1 megabyte drives on your 2068.
BEN JOHNSON, Kaltek Calculator Technology, PO Box 7462, Rochester, NY 14615, has a few very nice kits for TS1000 computers. A Julian Clock kit is available for $7.00 (board), $26.00 for the full kit. A shift lock module kit is also available for $17.46ppd. The RC-103 analog interface is available for $18.00 and has a variety of applications, LOAD signal conditioner, ohmmeter, capacitance meter, light meter, tachometer, thermometer and others. An applications sheet comes with it.
FRED NACHBAUR, Syncware Co., 902 Hoover St., Nelson, BC V1L4X6, Canada, now has a RAM based Memotext available with Powell Hargrave‘s Super Data Save (SDS) relocated and incorporated for fast load and saves of text. Help screens and a return to BASIC are also included. Requires memory in the 8 to 16K block and the Memotech parallel I/F. Work with the RS232 I/F is in progress. This is THE word processor for the 81, 1000 and 1500. The entire contents of the last issue and the entire first volume were “Memotexted” on a ZX81. $29.95, if you already have documentation, then the cost is $24.95 (royalties, you know).
TOM BENT (that’s me), 9016 Flicker Place, Columbia, MD 21045, (301) 730-7187, has an upgrade for your little ZX. Replace your 8K ROM with an improved eprom. Full display file, SCROLL/CLS works properly, LPRINTs small numbers (.0001), DIM very large single strings (DIM A$(47000)) in 64K and a few other nice changes are incorporated. $20.00 for EPROM and circuit. (It fits under the hood.)
JIM HOUSTON ENTERPRISES, 414 West Elsmere Pl., San Antonio, TX 78212, has a shifter board which allows you to use the extra keys on a large keyboard. The bare board is $17.00. It requires 40 resistors and diodes and 10 IC’s. Assembled and tested, it’s $45.00, and w/edge connector $55.00. Also, Jim has a direct video board and inverter for the TS1000 for $15.00, he will install it for you for $27.50ppd. He has some AERCO DISK system programs. For those of you interested, send him a SASE for details.
PAUL BINGHAM, Pleasantrees Programming, PO Box 7345, Mesa, AZ 85206, still has a few copies of Graphics A to Z for the 1000. The cost is $21.00 ppd.
SUM-WARE, 810 Mammot Rd., Alden, NY 14004, has the 2068 PINBALL program on the original cartridge. Supplies are limited. $29.95 plus $2.00 shipping.
RAY KINGSLEY, PO Box 8032, Santa Fe, NM 87504, now has HOT Z AROS. This program will run TRANSPARENT, and allow you to step through 3 64K banks of memory (now under development),read, write and execute code anywhere memory is available. Also, Sinware has available a 2764 eprom to replace the bug infested EXROM. This is a monumental and much needed improvement to the underdeveloped 2068. Prices- HOT Z 2068 V1.8 and 1.9 on tape, allows access to any part of RAM, $24.95, ROM annotation, an excellent source of 2068 info, $15.00, Two 2764 eproms burned w/HZ AROS $39.95. (full bank switching). HZ AROS on cartridge board, $59.95, 2764 EXROM replacement, $16.00ppd. All other orders add $2.00 each item for p/h.