“Resources” lists new products and services for Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair users. Suppliers and users are invited to send brief, informative, objective descriptions of products and services along with details for ordering to: Resources, SYNC, 39 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Plains, NJ 07950.
All programs in this listing are for the TS1000/ZX81 with 16K RAM unless otherwise noted. “CC”indicates cassette format. When a supplier has more than one product listed, the name and address follow the last product.
User Groups
Florida
Timex-Sinclair User’s Group
[address omitted]
Gainesville, FL 32607
New Jersey
Timex User Group of Central Jersey
Chris Bannister, Sec.
PO Box 267
Hopewell, NJ 08525
[phone number omitted]
Canada
ZX81 User Club
[address omitted]
Scarborough, Ont.
Canada M1R 1Y6
Victoria Sync Association
c/o Mr. Dee Shooligin
[address omitted]
Victoria, B.C.
Canada V8X 2T6
West Germany
ZX-Club Deutschland und Umgebung
Postfach 967
D-7000 Stuttgart 1
West Germany
User Groups Forming
Kentucky
Louisville area.
Curtis Edwards
[address omitted]
Louisville, KY 40299.
Nevada
Southern Nevada area (Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City)
John Sumpelec, Jr.
[address omitted]
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Books
Timelost. By Joseph C. Giarratano et al. Que Corp. 131 pp. For 2K TS1000.
6 lost in time adventures told in comic book form and played out with a computer action game: the Mystery of Stonehenge; the Slime Creatures; the Pitdemons; the Cavern Monsters; the Dungeon of the Lord-Wizard; Cave-in. Program listings with notes.
Timex Sinclair 1000/ZX81 User’s Handbook. By Trevor J. Terrell & Robert J. Simpson. Howard W. Sams & Co. 160 pp. $5.95.
Getting started: using the keyboard; number systems; strings & arrays; flow charting; logical operators; graphics; programs; how the computer works; machine code; Z80 instruction set; glossary.
The Timex Sinclair 2068. By Roger Valentine. John Wiley & Sons. 118 pp. $12.95.
50 programs. Character code; attribute table; sound; clock; calculator; simple word processor; invoicing sales ledger; using VARS; renumbering; games; patterns; sorting; locating records; graphics.
Using the Timex Sinclair 1000 and 1500. By Ralph M. Coletti. Wayne Green Publications. 83 pp. $9.97.
Reviews common mechanical problems and solutions, manual, and Sinclair Basic; programming techniques; home and business applications; teaching applications; scientific applications; hardware modifications.
Converting to Timex Sinclair Basic. By Stuart L. Bird. Wayne Green Publications. $14.95.
Gives ZX/TS equivalents for commands and functions found in other Basics for dealing with: string and numeric functions, loops, direct memory access, numeric/string conversions, graphics, system commands and editing, branching, data, matrix statements, display formatting, advanced logic and trig functions.
How to Market Your Timex Sinclair Software. 50 pages of detailed information on the TS market for turning your programs into profit. Topics included: market overview, packaging and pricing, market planning, advertising and selling techniques; list of resources and services. $11.95 ($14.95 Can.); Visa/MC. Softmark Associates, Dept. R-1, 210 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010.
Programming Projects for Your Timex Sinclair 1000. By Frank Wattenberg. Prentice-Hall. 100 pp. For 2K TS1000.
Tutorial book with 12 projects on programming with illustrative programs: reaction timer; road race; slot machine; speed maze; ecology game; games of chance; codes; calendars.
Programs for Your Timex Sinclair 1000. By Melbourne House. Prentice-Hall. 108 pp.
30 programs with notes: Random patterns, leap frog, tic-tac-toe, pinch, battleship; gambling games (e.g., craps); arcade games (e.g., Star Wars); utility programs (e.g., line renumbering); challenging (e.g., Mastermind).
Amateur Radio
Morse Code Translator (2K RAM). Reads Morse code through cassette port; scrolls translated message across screen; translates code off the air through earphone jack; generates code from a character string for recording or hearing through TV speaker; enter message in English and out comes Morse code. CC: $9.95. Thomson Software, PO Box 1266, Lombard, IL 60148.
Business/Household
Heating and Air Conditioning Simulation. Analyzes large buildings. Calculates: 1) annual heating and cooling consumption based on hourly weather, design, schedule inputs; 2) lighting, fans, pumps; 3) multiple zone buildings; 4) what-if situations. At least 32K RAM. CC and manual: $50. Michael R. Busman, 2662 Park Rd., Smyrna, GA 30080.
Construction II. 4 programs which calculate bill of material and construction costs from ground up and lead you through by asking for the specific data necessary for completion. On 2 cassettes: $30 pp. Rod Callahan, Rt. 1, Box 58, Miami, OK 74354.
Construction Estimater. User is led through a series of lists, charts, and schedules to establish construction cost estimate. Material, labor, and subcontract amounts. Part of Bill Ditrite’s series of design and construction programs for the owner/builder and contractor. CC: $10. GO Industries, PO Box 330040, San Francisco, CA 94133. (415) 362-1424.
Payoff. Shows true cost of using credit cards and charge accounts. Enter new balances as you pay off or add to your accounts; explore various ways of paying off an account early; handles accounts with 2 different interest rates; shows month by month balance, finance charge, and required monthly payment.
Payout. Keep track of your spending by category and subcategory. Enter amount and date; entries sorted to category and date order within category. Gives totals for subcategories and categories, dates, amounts, and overall total.
CC: $12.95 pp. each. Ace Software, 2 E. Oak Ave., Moorestown, NJ 08057.
Fin Aid. Evaluate financial statements. Prints a series of questions seeking input from the balance sheet and income statement. Prints 18 financial measures/ratios ranging from mark up to ROI to collection period. Listing: $3.50 pp. SCDF, PO Box 5021, Richmond, KY 40475-5021.
Rental Property Management. Holds 165 detailed receipt/expense entries; auto-sort by date of transaction; auto prep of tax return; review by many criteria. Expandable to 64K. CC: $21.95 pp.; listing: $6.95; manual only: $4.95. P. Hale Software, 40 Hancock St., Boston, MA 02114.
Cryptographics Programs. 5 2K programs for secure communications. Illustrates degrees of message security, including unbreakable random codes. Booklet: $4.95. Crypt, 303 Meadowlark Lane, Durant, OK 74701.
Computer Camps
National Computer Camps. Coed, ages 9-18; all levels of experience from beginners up; June, July, August. For information contact: Dr. Michael Zabinski at (203) 795-9667 or write: National Computer Camps, Box 585, Orange, CT 06477.
Data Bases
Data-base. Create your data base, retrieve, search, or edit; write files on tape; read files from tape; menu selected printout; file parameters and field names user defined; handles various kinds of data, e.g., mailing list, inventory, collections. CC: $20; $1.50 s&h. R. Panwar, 2035 Kentland Dr., Houston, TX 77067. (713) 537-8453.
Screen-Calc. Electronic spreadsheet; 1008 cells; each can hold an 8 letter label and a number. The 180 functions, up to 80 characters in length, permit all arithmetic, trigonometric, and any other operations in the TS; loops; conditional statements; one step summing and averaging; replace functions at will; FIND and JUMP commands provide quick movement. Menu driven.
Screen-File. Holds and searches files containing over 17,000 data characters. Each file holds name, address, telephone, key line, and up to 6 additional data lines. Locate files by name, number code, key line word.
Banta Software, 8088 Highwood Way, Orangeville, CA 95662.
Kitchen Master. Keep track of kitchen items; change, delete, add, search for items. E.g., print out grocery list. Adapts to any inventory. CC: $8.95. Fun-Tech Software, 150 S. Hilsenbeck Rd., PO Box 63, Pierson, FL 32080.
Educational Programs
Making It to the Top. Personality inventory testing program; measures you against 6 scales related to personality qualities most needed for success today; randomly chosen questions; never same test twice; includes behavior modification exercises. CC: $19.95; Computer Ware Publishing, 234 Fifth Ave., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001. In Can.: $24.95; Computer Ware Publishing, 92 Ruskin St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1Y 4B2.
Personality Profile. Gives personality assessment after evaluating your responses to specific questions. CC: $3.
WHM Software, PO Box 5223, Roanoke, VA 24012.
States and Capitals. Learn the states, capitals, year of statehood, abbreviations, the 13 original colonies. US map. All 50 states highlighted. 8 modes: 7 quiz; 1 teaching. CC: $8.95. Fun-Tech Software, 150 S. Hilsenbeck Rd., PO Box 63, Pierson, FL 32080.
5 Educational Programs. Topics include geography, math, and science. Written in Basic with documentation. For information: TAG Software, PO Box 688, Naugatuck, CT 06770.
2K Edugram. 2K LOGO (learn basic LOGO), Math Raiders (answer big multiplication problems to shoot the ship), GPOT (geometric plotting of triangulation). $6. Adventure Club, 2016 Woodhillcrest Rd., Mobile, AL 36609.
Engineering
Plane Frame. Structural analysis program to determine movement and internal forces generated by external loadings on a two dimensional frame. Based on the stiffness method of matrix structural analysis; output formatted for screen and printer. CC, manual, sample problems: $29.95. J. B. Thomison, 1601 Westop Trail, Knoxville, TN 37423.
Graphics
25 Machine Code Programs. Assortment of programs from games to utility programs for using ZX/TS graphics better. $6.
High Resolution Graphics Program. Increases graphics resolution to 128 x 192. CC: $8.
Craig Bird, 2091 Carrick St., Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 2M5.
Oscilloscope. Eye catching moving graphics. Creates full screen oscilloscope patterns that quickly rotate in real time and appear 3-D. Listing: $2 plus SASE. John Richard Coffey, PO Box 448, Scottsburg, IN 47170.
Health
Physical Fitness Analysis. For dieters, health education, or the weekend athlete. Calculates weight loss, pulse rate, target heart rate and ideal weight; includes tables of weight loss and calories used per activity. CC: $8. B. A. Mullkoff, 5578 Perry Town, W. Bloomfield, MI 48033.
Math/Science
MATSOL. Solve any number of simultaneous equations; uses Gaussian elimination with partial pivoting for a fast solution. CC: $9.95. J. B. Thomison, 1601 Westop Trail, Knoxville, TN 37423.
Statistical Correlation. Multiple regression program. Accepts up to 10 variables, computes, and prints to standard printer min, max, mean, SD, simple correlation matrix, multiple correlation with stepwise dropout routine, F-values, and probability. SASE for information. Woods End Laboratory, PO Box, Kimball Pond Rd., Vienna, ME 04360.
Speed of Sound Calculator. Gives speed simultaneously in ft/sec, MPH, knots with only a user input of the ambient air temperature at the desired altitude. Listing: $2. Robert J. Sabbia, 543 Iroquois Tr., Carol Stream, IL 60188.
Areas (2K RAM). 2 programs to approximate the area under a curve to either the x or y axis using Simpson’s rule and the trapezoidal rule. Plug in your equation along with two constraints. Listing: $4. Stephen Zachev, 4859 Elmwood St., Muskegon, MI 49441.
Intermediate Math Pack (2K RAM). Compute primes, GCD, LCM, any base conversion, roots of functions, triangle solutions, linear regression, simultaneous equations, determinants, vector operations. CC, instructions, sample problems: $14.95 pp.
The Calculus (2K RAM). Sophisticated programs for numerical integration, differentiation, 1, 2, 3rd derivatives of function, 1st & 2nd differential equations by Runge-Kutta and Adams-Moulton methods. CC, instructions, sample problems: $14.95 pp.
Weather Predictor/Analyzer (2K RAM). Programs for predicting local, short term weather; computing relative humidity, dew point, temperature-humidity index, wind chill factor. Warning messages for heat stress, heatstroke, and frostbite. CC: $14.95 pp.
L. Auersbacher, 41 King St., Belleville, NJ 07109.
Analog measurement system (2900-Z). For general purpose measurement 14 channels of analog input; simple interface to Sinclair Basic; individually software configured channels, allowing any mixture of temperature, voltage, current, resistance, or frequency measurements; integrating A/D converter allows trade measurement accuracy and noise rejection for conversion time. Maximum resolution: 200 microvolts DC, 0.05 degrees F. English language control over all aspects of the process. Internal ROM. $89. Occam Research, 34 Washington St., PO Box 1055, Trumansburg, NY 14886.
Music/Sound
Talking TS1000. 1) Pronounces hex numbers of memory from any address; allows checking machine code or data without looking at screen; heard through TV speaker or tape port; resides at top of memory. 2) Record voice or sounds into computer memory; record and play back at different speeds. CC: $9.95.
Music Box. Stores notes into strings for each tune; adjustable tempo; playback tunes in any order; keeps menu of tune names; enter notes from table provided; comes with 5 preprogrammed tunes. CC: $9.95. Thomson Software, PO Box 1266, Lombard, IL 60148.
Programming Aids
16K MultiProgram. Explore the mechanics of your computer; block transfer operation; gain advanced programming skills; store up to 10 multiple programs; four games; learn how machine code works. CC: $10.95; $2 s&h. ZX Users Group of New York, Box 560, Wall St., New York, NY 10005.
Variable Dump. 268 byte MC program lists all variables and values in memory. Handles strings, arrays, token characters, numeric and E-format variables. Useful for debugging Basic programs. CC: $9.95; listing: $4.95. J. B. Thomison, 1601 Westop Trail, Knoxville, TN 37423.
16K Assembler. 2 pass assembler that has all the Z80 instructions plus the ZX calculator language. Makes your work easy through use of labels, variables, table, text, and simple expression evaluation. CC: $4.95. John Richard Coffey, PO Box 448, Scottsburg, IN 47170.
Word Processors
Z-Word. Word processor. Write, delete, insert, replace. Full print position control. Output to printer; 32 column; any number of lines per page. CC: $6.95. R. E. Woish, 32-F Plymouth Park, 1700 Butler Pike, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Word Sinc II.4. New version includes standard WSII (SYNC 4:1), e.g., upper/lower case; repeat on all keys; full screen editing; search, replace, delete, tab. Drive all 80 column printers through standard parallel interface; use special printer functions from inside the text file, e.g., selectable line length; optional right justification. 16K: 8000 characters; 64K, 48,000 (up to 36 pp double spaced). Write for details and prices; give computer model number, RAM size, printer, interface. Exclusive US distributor: Gesang Associates, PO Box 452, Randallstown, MD 21133 (301/922-0767 after 6 pm).
Text Editor. 2 parts. Screen editor: lets you handle all 128 characters plus ability to rearrange paragraphs, sentences, etc. Text formatter: left and right margin adjust, automatic paragraph indentation, adjustable line length. 32 single keystroke commands. Basic listing: $2 plus SASE. John Richard Coffey, PO Box 448, Scottsburg, IN 47170.
Word Processor Program. Upper and lower case text on the Sinclair or TS2040 printer; programmable characters; many other features; MC; uses 5K of RAM. Craig Bird, 2091 Carrick St., Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 2M5.
Games
Crazey Mazey (2K RAM). 4 games: Byte Bite (can you avoid the doggy’s chomping jaws?); Slalom (ski your way through this ever-changing snowy scene); Labyrinth (scatter a few bits along the trail to find your way through 3 mazes); Cat & Mouse (catch your dinner before the cat catches you in this invisible maze).
Keystroke Management (2K RAM). 4 games: Musical Desks (it’s more luck than skill to keep your desk when all about you are losing theirs); Corner Office (find your way through the invisible corporate maze to the corner office); Office Automation (will you survive in the brave new electronic workplace?); Go to the Top (corporate adventure game with the key to the executive washroom the reward).
CC: $14.95 each. 2-Bit Software, PO Box 2036, Del Mar, CA 92014.
Fastman (2K RAM). Move through a complex maze with food and power pills while ghosts chase you. Speed levels. Fastload. High score. All MC; arcade type. CC: $4.95; $1.50 s&h. Joystick: $14.95; $3.50 s&h. Zeta Base, 10451 Tennessee Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064.
Football. Colorful, challenging strategy game for 1 or 2 players with both offensive and defensive plays are available for both players. Banta Software, 8088 Highwood Way, Orangeville, CA 95662.
Computer Boxing. Match the 25 all-time great heavyweight champions from Sullivan to Holmes. Was Ali better than Louis? Dempsey vs. Marciano? Profiles on each boxer make for realism. CC: $12.
Journey through the Asteroid Belt. Pilot your ship to avoid the asteroids. Points are based on your skill. Game gets harder. Ship has 3 shields. Each time you hit an asteroid a shield is destroyed and you lose manuvering power. Score bonus points by shooting asteroids, but you must avoid the debris. CC: $6.50. Tri-Soft, c/o R. A. Book, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
Casino Keno. Like the Las Vegas casinos; 80 number display board; players mark their tickets, selecting from 1 to 12 numbers; computer randomly selects and displays 20 numbers; winner payoffs displayed on command; odds used are those of the casinos; printer recommended. CC: $19.95 pp. Macshak Software, 73-312 Ironwood St., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Satellite War. You command a satellite tracking station with the fate of US and NATO forces relying on your skill in tracking down and destroying the enemy’s killer satellites. Miss, and a major city, state, country may be obliterated. Fast pace. CC: $5.
Space Base Attack. Protect your space base from the aliens. Alien gives one last chance to crack his code. MC graphics; fast pace. CC: $8. WMJ Data Systems, 4 Butterfly Dr., Hauppauge, NY 11788.
River Assault. Pilot your fighter through waves of enemy missiles; sink ships; hit enemy fuel depots; fire up to 5 missiles at once; downward scrolling. 4 linked scenarios; 3 difficulty levels; 9 speeds; real time scoring. MC arcade type. CC: $15.
Jet Bomber. Manuever your jet over the scrolling landscape and through tunnels while you drop bombs on targets and fire missiles at enemy fighters in your path. Missiles from the ground make your mission more difficult. 5 levels. MC arcade type. CC: $12.
Robert J. Midura, 19 Merrifield St., Worcester, MA 01605.
TS2068
TS2068 Supershaper System. Create graphic characters on screen by joystick or inputting binary or decimal values. Characters displayed for editing, saved to tape, automatically loaded into data statements. Two programs and several data arrays; multiple character starter library; tutorial on character graphics; CC: $15.95. C. W. Associates, Dept. G. 419, N. Johnson St., Ada, OH 45810.
Software updates for TS2068. Teacher’s Gradebook: $24.95. Address Book: $19.95. Appointments/Scheduler: $19.95. Financial Record Keeper II: $19.95. Invoice Control II: $14.95. Write for information and catalog. Markel Software, PO Box 2392, Secaucus, NJ 07094-0992.
TS2068 software mail order service. Over 50 programs (games, business, home, educational, programming aids from Timex, Softsync, Quicksilva, and others. CC-auto catalog: $2. TS Training Information Center, PO Box 15214, Red Bank, TN 37415. 1-615-877-6328.
States and Capitals. Find out how well you know the states and capitals. Self-teaching tool. Draws map of the US, shows where each state is, locates capital cities. Names must be spelled correctly. The computer will ask you for the state, the capital, or a combination. CC: $15.95; Cart.: $29.95.
Math Wizardry I. Teaches young children the processes involved in solving addition and subtraction problems. Moving displays lead the user through the step by step solution. Digits in answer entered from right to left. CC: $15.95.
Fun Golf. Up to two golfers can enjoy a 9- or 18-hole trek around the green. You must hit the ball from tee to hole and avoid the bunkers, water treads, trees, and roughs to score low. CC: $15.95.
Crazybugs. You are in a maze in which you must get the eggs laid by the bugs, put them in a box, and exit the maze. Although you are faster than the bugs, they are intelligent and will trap you. The screens increase in difficulty. At the higher levels super bugs join the chase. CC: $19.95; Cart. $29.95.
The Timex Computer Corp., Waterbury, CT 06725.
Gulpman. In Gulpland a typical Gulpman dashes through a maze of apple trees to satisfy his voracious appetite for apples, but the Wormoids are constantly after him. They move faster and faster, but he has 9 lives. 15 mazes; 9 levels; sound effects. $19.95.
Cyberzone. With your lasers you must chip away the spinning Cyber spacecraft and wipe out the notorious Cyberzone leader by hitting his only vulnerable spot: the left foot. You must avoid his shots and down his fighters. 5 levels. Lasers controlled by keys, joystick, or voice. $19.95.
Personal Accountant. 3 integrated programs. Compile reports, automatic posting, data base, add messages to entries, profit/loss statements, amortization/payment schedules; create as many accounts as you need; single entry posted into proper categories. $24.95.
Zeus Assembler. Machine code programming is made simple. Use the full Z80 mneumonics instruction set. Editor allows cursor movement in 4 directions; insert, delete, clear line and screen. Display current registers and alter them. Save MC by entering one letter commands; substitute lines of code; Move blocks around in memory. Minimonitor accesses memory. $19.95.
Softsync, Inc. 14 E. 34th St., New York, NY 10016. (212) 685-2080.