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excerpt: "Ed Grey reviews Silicon Mountain Computers' ZX-TER*80, a full-featured terminal and file-transfer program for the ZX81, TS1000, and TS1500 by Fred Nachbaur. Highlights include selectable 40/60/80-column display, three adjustable windows, upper/lowercase keyboard redefinition, X-MODEM protocol, support for both the Westridge 2050 and Byte-Back modems, and extensive documentation. Requires a non-volatile memory board (SCRAM card) and…"
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# ZX-TERM*80 Review

Ed Grey reviews Silicon Mountain Computers’ ZX-TER*80, a full-featured terminal and file-transfer program for the ZX81, TS1000, and TS1500 by Fred Nachbaur. Highlights include selectable 40/60/80-column display, three adjustable windows, upper/lowercase keyboard redefinition, X-MODEM protocol, support for both the Westridge 2050 and Byte-Back modems, and extensive documentation. Requires a non-volatile memory board (SCRAM card) and at least 16K RAM.