ITEM: Attention TS User Groups!!! The MIDWEST TIMEX-SINCLAIR COMPUTERFEST, is scheduled for May 3rd and 4th, 1986. Your club is invited to attend the computer fest in Cincinnati. Clubs may rent a 4′ x 8′ table for $10, for selling, copying, and trading of, newsletters and original programs, demonstrating software, hardware, and for generally promoting your club. This is a special exhibitors price for clubs only!
Preregistion. FAMILY-$7.00 ADULTS-$4.00
DOOR PRICE… FAMILY-$8.00 ADULTS-$5.00
(These admission prices cover both days of the fest.) SEND INQUIRES TO: (S.A.S.E.) T/S COMPUTERFEST, 3832 WATTERSON AVE., CINTI. OH 45227 PLEASE INCLUDE THIS MESSAGE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER!!!!!
ITEM: Someone asked me the other day if Byte Back was still in business or not. The answer is yes. Byte Back was one of the earliest American supporters of the Sinclair machines, and their latest catalog still contains quite a lot of great addons for both the TS1000 and TS2068. They carry a 64K RAM for the TS1000/ZX81, with special features like battery back-up, 24 pin EPROM socket, and more, for $99.95; a real time clock $79.95; their own modem $29.95; RS-232 and centronics parallel interfaces $69.95; and more. Add $4.95 shipping. Byte Back, Rt. 4, Box 54, Bednbaugh St, Leesville, SC. 29070, (803) 532-5812. Write for a catalog and tell them who sent you.
ITEM: AN-TO Productions(9009 W. Elm St.#2, Phoenix AZ 85057) carries a line of plastic keyboard overlays for the TS 2068, for use with Tasword II and MScript (and soon for Omnicalc and other programs). These overlays help in word processing and data entry by helping you to find the keys and they have tables printed on the top half for quick reference. Only $3.99 each (specify) or $7.50 for two. Blank overlays are also available to customize to your needs for $3.00 each. Add 50¢ per order for postage and ahndling.
ITEM: If you’ve ever heard of DARKSEID, STRONTIUM DOG, DANGERMOUSE, and ASTERIX & OBELIX you’re probably a real comic book fan. These are just a few of the computer games available for Spectrum users in England. If your interested in any of these games try the English Micro Connection, 5 Kilburn Ct., Newport, RI. 02840. (By the way Darkseid is featured in the popular “Superman” game for the Spectrum).
ITEM: Remember the TS 1510 cartridge dock that Timex came out with in 1983? It allowed the ZX81, TS 1000, and TS 1500 to run instant loading, plug-in cartridges. Well now Zebra Systems is selling the TS1510 along with three cartridges-Flight Simulator (considered by some to be the best game type program to come out for the TS1000), Chess (the Timex standard, we assume),and Supermath (never heard of it) as a set for #39.95. Quantities are limited. Zebra SAystems, 78-06 Jamaica Av., Woodhaven NY 11421. Many other items are reduced, too.
ITEM: Applied Sinclair: Subroutines and Programs for the Mathematically Minded. A book for all levels of programmers and users of Sinclair computers. It comes with a cassette tape containing 59 demonstration programs (TS2068 only). The book features interesting mathematical diversions, including: Curve-plotting: Cartesian, Polar, and Parametric descriptions;Contour-plotting: 2-d surfaces; Decimal-place calculations; Base-changing: Integer and fraction. It contains experiments in computer programming and numerical-analysis problems, including: Matrix-inversion, with determinant calculation; Numerical integration, with error calculation ( = and <> step-size); Discrete convolution. It is a source-book for useful programs and subroutines, including: Root-finding: Systems of equations; Data regession: Linear and non-linear, multi-variable; Differential equations. Some of the features of the book are: Line-compatibility: All prog’s/sub’s and demo’s may be in memory at the same time. Some sub’s/prog’s/demo’s make use of several other sub’s so that much repetition has been spared. Written in Sinclair Basic: Sub’s/prog’s will run on ZX80 with 8K Rom, ZX81/TS1000, TS1500, TS2068, and SPECTRUM. 168 pages, 59 dem’s, 25 central sub’s/prog’s. Price: Book only $13, Book and tape for TS2068 $16.00. Address-RICHARD BOOTH, SHERMAN FAIRCHILD LAB, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, BETHLEHEM, PA 18015 (215) 861-3951.
ITEM: A new 2068 printer interface from Hacksel Electronics, 247 Queen St. W., Toronto, ONT, CAN, M5V 1Z4. (416) 596-1663. Hacksel claims it works with all Centronics-type printers, allows full page, hi-res color screen copies using a gray scale, is compatible with software designed for the Aerco and Tasman interfaces as well as Omnicalc II, Vu-Calc, and Vu-File. Available in cartridge port or rear-edge connector boards for $49.95 (U.S.) plus $4.00 postage and handling. Write or call for more information.