Computer Updates

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32K Non-Volatile Memory Updates
Here is a simple modification you can make to the NVM which enables you to remove an old battery and...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
Another Way To Save Data In Pro/File 2068
When you’re running Pro/File 2068 and you type “SAVE” from the main menu, program line 107 is executed which performs...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Big Advance In Programming The 32K NVM
Here’s some good news for 32K Non-Volatile Memory owners. Now there is a way to store your Basic programs in...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Bugs, News, and Miscellanea
Pro/File 2068 owners take note! A few frustrated folks who added the new Machine Code Sort capability from the BREAKTHROUGH...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Build A Computerized Anemometer Using The Experimenter’s I/O Port
This project is the first in a series of articles which will chronicle my ongoing experiments in the development of...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Computer Weather Station: Part 2 Tell Which Way The Wind Blows
In the last issue’s “anemometer” article, I showed how to build a simple but effective (and cheap) device to tell...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Here’s A Cheap Home Brew Tone Decoder That Works Great!!
What’s a tone decoder, you ask? Well, a tone decoder is a vital piece of equipment which must be hooked...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
HOT Z Clinic
Hot-Z for both the TS1000 and 2068 has been in constant demand since I first first added it to my...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
HOT Z Clinic
Last time, we looked at the details surrounding HOT-Z’s READ mode. This issue, we’ll use HOT-Z to write some machine...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
How To Connect An IBM Keyboard To Your Timex 2068
This article shows you how you can use a full size IBM compatible keyboard with your computer and create a...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
HOW To Use The ROMPAK TS1000 PRO/FILE
My old pal, Floyd Cox, writes, “How do I use the Rompak Quickload and Pro/File cartridge on my TS1000?” Answer:...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Introduction To Channels On The 2068
Did you know that your 2068 has a feature built-in to it which allows you to link new peripherals into...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
Keyboard Interfacing Tips Inside!
The first chapter of the explanation of Pro/File’s inner workings is inside this issue and covers the INs and OUTs...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
Mid-West TS Computerfest A Smashing Success
In early May I packed up my bags and headed for Cincinnati, Ohio to attend the Mid-West TS Computerfest. What...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
New SYNCWARE Group Publication Starting
Attention QL owners: Now you’ve got a magazine of your very own. “Quantum Levels” is our newest project and the...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
Pro/File 2068 Plug-In Cartridge Almost Finished
I do not want to make it a habit of filling the pages of Computer Updates with a lot of...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Pro/File Bits & Pieces
Charles Stelding from Tyler, TX writes… Pro/File 2068 makes an excellent calendar and daily schedule. I use it in my...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
PRO/FILE Cartridge Update
By the time this issue of Updates reaches you, I anticipate that I’ll be up to be up to my...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
The Great Computer Depression
(What is This World Coming To Dept.) A few weeks back, I took out a subscription to INFOWORLD, a weekly...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
The New Updates
This issue marks a dramatic change in the newsletter. In our first two years, subject matter was limited rather strictly...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
TS1000/1500 EXTENDED BASIC SCREEN, DRAW, and FILL DEMO
Here’s a program written in Extended Basic to demonstrate the use of the new commands DRAW, FILL, and SCREEN. For...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Use “DO” Files To Change Printer Format In ZX Pro/File
If you find that you frequently need to change the print format (DEFP) in ZX Pro/File for the TS1000, you...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
ZX81 Extended Basic Notes
Robert Shade from Philadelphia was studying the DEMO program which comes with Extended Basic and asked what function all the...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986

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