What’s In Store/New Hardware: Timex Sinclair 1500

The little Timex Sinclair 1500 comes equipped with 16K RAM, which can be expanded to 32K. In contrast with the flat-membrane keyboard of the TS1000, the TS1500 has 40 fullmovement keys, including 22 graphics characters. The TS1500 also features the “one touch” key-word entry, first introduced on the TS1000. This allows the user to enter commands, such as LIST or RUN. by touching one key, instead of typing out the whole word. The screen display is black and white.

The TS1500 is compatible with the library of several hundred software programs and all the peripherals available for the TS1000, including the TS 2040 printer. The new computer is designed to be used with a TV and a cassette recorder or cartridges, and can be hooked up to a modem for telecommunications. Timex says it will introduce this modem later this year.