In the early 1980s, parents and teachers seemed enamored of the potential of computers as education tools. And, seemingly, they were willing to pay money to have that potential realized in their living rooms, dens and home offices.
One suspects this software in this category wasn’t used as nearly as much as those parents and teachers had hoped. From the kid’s point of view, it didn’t matter: the computer was in the house.
Exercise skills in counting (Cats and Dragons), knowing left from right (Trace Course), and spelling (Scrambled Eggs; Alphabeasts). Can be played alone or with a friend.
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Complete theory workbook: note, key, chord & clef recognition and instrument drills. Two levels. Beginner through intermediate. 16K.
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Six programs. Word Sums: Invites you to add amounts shown in words, not figures. Areas: Gives the pupil exercises in working out areas and perimeters with guidance if required. Translation program for English and French words. An English vocabulary test. Two versions of the very popular Hangman. 16K.
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Learn spellings, add in hours and minutes, price quantities of groceries or give change. Plus four function sums with whole figure answers and score. Plus tables. 1K.
ZX81
2K LOGO (learn basic LOGO), Math Raiders (answer big multiplication problems to shoot the ship), GPOT (geometric plotting of triangulation).
TS 1000
Develop beginning reading skills. Large letters, rewarding graphics.
TS 1000
Topics include geography, math, and science. Written in Basic with documentation.
TS 1000
Computer-based picture alphabet for young children, plus a game encouraging letter and word recognition.
TS 2068
Similar to Numbers Primer except it adds the various combinations of 1 to 10 and graphically illustrates the quantities and their sums. 16K.
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Helps develop deductive reasoning skills and introduces many characters and places of Greek mythology. Port of the Spinnaker educational program to the TS 2068. Ages 8 to adult.
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User enters up to 20 formulae; computer solves using input data. Includes “Electronic pac” – solves electronics calculations. 16K.
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A flash card style learning aid for helping the user learn and study high school level algebra. Specifically, the program deals with the solving of equations with one or two unknowns. 16K.
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Find the greatest common denominator, solve the roots of a quadratic equation and linear equations in up to 10 unknowns. 2K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Performs functions on matrices. Finds the number of combinations or permutations of a set. 2K.
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Uses big size upper and lower-case graphics. Sections to learn where the letters are on the QWERTY keyboard; to match lower-case with upper-case; to teach alphabetic order. Age 4 up. 16K.
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This program introduces the letter A to Z in large graphics. Screen prints letter A and awaits input of any key before proceeding. 16K.
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Teach letter recognition skills via maze game. Port of the Spinnaker educational program to the TS 2068. Ages 3 to 8.
TS 2068
Simple step-by-step secrets to creating your own “joystick” animated graphics type games.
TS 1000
Grades responses to generated sets of addition and subtraction problems (without negative numbers) and comments on the accuracy of the player. Variable lengths of numbers up to 5 digits included. The kit discusses the easy expansion or modification to other arithmatic operations such as multiplication, division, squares, cubes, etc. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
A flash card style learning aid for pre-schoolers and elementary school children. Aids in learning the fundamentals of addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Oversized numbers make this program especially easy to use. 16K.
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Computes the value and sum of a specified number of terms with a common difference or ratio, starting with the first user-defined term. 2K.
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Educational program where children and adults compete evenly while learning. Questions range from simple counting to trig. Correct answers result in hits according to relative difficulty. 16K.
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Discover the Universe. Learn the constellations. Test your knowledge of NASA facts.
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Drill on nuclear and electronic configurations. 1-6 players, 16 up. 16K.
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A game for 1-6 players involving drill for chemistry and physics courses on nuclear and electronic configurations. 10-12th grade. 16K.
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Teaches recognition and sequence of the alphabet. Combines instruction, music and video games. 16K.
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Detailed program listing for Integer program to illustrate various advanced programming techniques. Improve your programming skills while writing a new game program to capture your imagination.
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Game design of “Lunar Lander,” a challenging space game. Kit shows in detail what should go into a good game pro- gram; covers display, design, and animation. Based on 8 step procedure of a “top down” design approach: general concept, displays, flow chart, algorithms, writing the program, type in the program, debug the program, modify
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Audio instruction tapes and computer program tape package. Presents audio-visual show forteaching the meaning and relationship of commonly used computer terms.
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Series of games to test your knowledge of Bible Scripture. Interesting and educational fun for the whole family. Keeps score for you so that you can see your progress as you play again. 16K.
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Persons, places and events in the Bible, or each book from Genesis through Revelation. Most books have 50 questions.
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Spelling practice based on word lists in “Classroom Index of Phonic Resources” by Herbert and Davies-Jones. Incorporates 800 words divided into 115 tests. Each test covers a rule of spelling. Corrects mistakes. Age 5 to secondary level. 16K.
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Hangman format test game with 50 words/expressions; each with cryptic graphic or verbal clue. The test material is animal biology. 16K.
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Hangman format test game with 50 words/phrases/expressions; each with cryptic graphic or verbal clue. Test material is 10-12th grade plant and general biology. 16K.
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Answer questions, then drop bombs on the answers as they come marching across the screen. 16K.
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14 programs on cassette for the ZX80/MicroAce including several with active displays.
ZX80 MicroAce
Teaches and reinforces correct capitalization rules for study or review. Menu driven. 16K.
TS 1000
Reinforces capitalization skills and prepares for achievement tests like the SATs. Teaches the most common capitalization rules and tests on what learning. Timed self-tests help strengthen test-taking skills.
Downloadable TS 2068
Test your knowledge of the capitals and states, Europe, Middle East, Asia. 3 modes: 1) Given the state, name the capital; 2) given the capital, name the state; 3) random mixture of 1) and 2). Review option gives all incorrectly answered questions. Each quiz consists of a random order of multiple choice questions with the
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7 programs to help with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and spelling. Crash, Multiply, Train, Fractions, Addsub, Division, Spelling. 7-11 year olds. 16K.
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Math: 4 arithmetic functions at 3 levels of difficulty. Balance: See-saw theory. Volumes: Cube is drawn with dimensions given. Averages: Mean and mode. Bases: Decimal to other bases. Temp: Find resultant temperature from mixing 2 barrels of water at different temperatures. 9-14 year olds. 1K.
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Educational game to learn the chemical elements in the periodic table. Automatic score keeping. Junior high school level and above. 16K.
TS 1000
Names of teaching group are held in an array. Enter the mark for each pupil and a mark order list is produced along with the deviation from the average for each pupil. 16K.
TS 1000
A game for 1-6 players involving “paying for” qualitative analysis data to determine the target substances. 9-12th grade. 16K.
TS 1000
Teaches the fundamentals of a computer system, its hardware, software and peripherals. Self-instruction cassette allows you to learn at your own pace. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Two programs on one cassette which visually help children learn the alphabet and the use of long and short vowels while also introducing them to the world of computers. With the help of graphic displays, students learn to match letters to the correct words. Alpha Tutor (ages 4-8) and Vowel Tutor (ages 5-9). 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Math Raiders combines valuable math tutorial exercises with the fun of arcade games. You are the captain of the USS Raider 1000 with four weapons: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Right answers allow you to fire at the invaders who are trying to penetrate the atmosphere. Two levels of play; ages 6-10. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
40 page booklet in large letters, which has been used with a large number of 10-14 year olds. It includes 25 or so programs which allow the pupils to gain experience whilst holding their interest. 1K.
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50 page booklet for simple control experiments on the ZX81. It includes details of traffic lights, simple robot, bar code reader and music maker. The booklet includes some notes concerning the construction of the control box. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
Teaches the basic useful words and phrases of the French language. Over 240 words and 50 phrases. 16K.
TS 1000
Teaches basic useful words and phrases of German. Over 240 words and 50 phrases available. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Teaches the basic useful words of Spanish. Over 240 words and 50 phrases. 16K.
TS 1000
Three lessons in Cartesian co-ordinates. The first gives basic facts and illustrates with examples. The second introduces the concept of X and Y axes and point of origin using moving graphics. The third is a game which uses knowledge of coordinates obtained from previous lessons. 16K.
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Content free “skeleton” with instructions in REMs for teachers/parents to add their own material. Based on a rocket-launch game; allows you to set 10 question tests (random non-repeated questions) at four levels from a 60 item pool. 16K.
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Displays a high resolution color map of the world. Names all the countries, shows the position of each country and names its capital. Displays the population, currency and main languages of each country, gives statistics on the largest and smallest country, highest and lowest populations, most and least densely populated.
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Provides a realistic game of darts which exercises your ability in number work. Game cannot proceed until you calculate correctly. Correct calculation is also necessary to win the game against the computer. 16K.
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Eliminates redundancy in your programs. The instructions for this program include a section on the way to convert from flow diagrams to decision tables and back. The program will help you to trim a 15 by 15 table resulting in considerable memory savings. 16K.
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Review elementary vocabulary and grammar of German. 18 lessons. High school through college. 16K.
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Begins with definition and explanation of division followed by illustrated examples and test problems. 16K.
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Up to 25 random division problems. Maximum 4 digit divident; 3 digit divisor. Modification for changing skill.
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Graphics, music help pre-schoolers learn the numbers 1 to 10. 16K.
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Calculator format: type in equations, the computer does the rest. Produces columnar output. 16K.
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Math Drills: four programs with 4 to 5 levels and scoreboard. Computer Aided Instruction: general purpose educational program.
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Teaches and quizzes the user on reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Includes the games Super Number Guesser and Fortune Teller. 16K.
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Solve and check mathematical equations quickly and accurately. Solve quadratic, cubic equations, polynomials, factor numbers, solve for x and y, plus more. 16K.
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Answer the questions encountered in each classroom until you make it outside for RECESS and the surprise that awaits you there. Grade level K-3. 16K.
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Each new situation requires either your ingenuity or knowledge (or both) to avoid being sent to the principal’s office. Grade level 4-6. 16K.
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Solve complex puzzles to outwit your teacher and achieve the highest scores. Grade level 7-9. 16K.
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An agile mind and quick reflexes will get you through this maze of mysterious situations to your DIPLOMA. Grade level 10-12. 16K.
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Hangman format test game with 50 words/expressions; each with cryptic graphic or verbal clue. Test material is 10-12th grade electricity and magnetism. 16K.
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9 learning and 3 game programs covering arithmetic, spelling and counting. Grades 1-4. 2K.
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How to construct equational and/or touchstone program lines. Listing. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
English-Spanish and Spanish-English bilingual dictionary. In addition to basic vocabulary, Espanol learns new words and phrases from the user and adds them to its own vocabulary. 16K.
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Enter up to 50 words for your child to learn to spell. Determine how long the word is flashed.
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Memory aid and testing device. This program simulates a set of flashcards. You can put questions on side one of the flashcard and the answers on side two. Then give yourself, your children or your friends a random test or a non-repeating test. Set up math quizzes, trivia, games, memory tests, etc. You define what
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Hangman format test game with 50 words/phrases/expressions; each with cryptic graphic or verbal clue. Test material is 10- 12th grade dynamics and statics. 16K.
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A detection game involving standard chemical qualitative tests. 9-12th grade. Program won an award in the 1982 Sinclair educational computing software competition. 16K.
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Fortune telling program gives graphic displays, including zodiac sky for input birth date and neat random text output. 16K.
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Math Tutor: Five levels of tutoring in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Typing Skills: Sets you against the computer at your selection of typing speed. Birds swoop to attack. Intercept them with missiles. Astro Smasher: Dodge asteroids as you try to smash all the enemy ships. 16K.
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A rocket-launch test game. Four levels of 10-question tests; questions coming at random. English-French and French-English vocabulary. For end of year study, repeated. 16K.
TS 1000
Tests verbs, nouns and adjectives in1 0-question quiz format. Suitable to end of first year of study. 16K.
TS 1000
Contains 200 French words with their translations. Reference and testing modes in both directions (French-English and English-French).
ZX80
A progressive series of drill, practice and review sessions. Graded. 80% score promotes the student to the next level. Up to 8 levels. For grades 1 through 8. 16K.
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A variety of general knowledge tests: Famous People Quiz, Name the Person, and Where About? Also Dates: Choose the correct date of a historical event. Plus Plurals: Spell correctly the plural of the word printed on the screen. 16K.
TS 1000
Seven programs: The student has to find towns in the UK or Europe with a series of five maps drawn on the screen. The maps are of Europe, UK, Southern England, South East England and South West England. There is a Town and Country naming program and an English Towns Hangman. 16K.
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Educational program of U.S. geography. Three lesson sets includes: state’s capital, location, area in square miles, population and other information. There are lesson-planning suggestions and study aids. Makes learning interesting to children with animated graphic rewards. 32K.
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Menu of 21 shapes. Prompts for data, displays areas, volumes, perimeters and circumferences for 2- and 3-dimensional figures. 16K.
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Find the area of a polygon. Solve the unknown given 3 parts of a triangle. Convert radians to degrees and back. 2K.
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Track up to 50 students with up to 30 grades per student. Unlimited classes, weight grades in any way, using your own formulae. 16K.
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Computes grade average, median, totals of each grade, range of scores, class average, review individual or all students scores. 16K.
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Complete permanent gradebook exam and course performance analyzer. Scores displayed in table with analysis of mean, standard deviation, variance, high /low score, frequency distribution for each activity. Final or part term student rankings based on weighted exam scores. 16K.
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Plots any input x/y relation over wide ranges of values (user defined). Menu driven with printer option. 6-12th grade. 16K.
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Indispensable for anyone working with algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry and calculus. Turn your computer in to graphing tool. Enter an equation and the computer calculates points and plots the curve in the Cartesian Coordinate system. Graph I plots one curve in four quadrants. Graph II plots two curves simultaneously.
TS 1000
Covers the fundamentals of the guitar such as string and finger positions. Ideal for the beginner who wants to learn to play the guitar as well as the advanced student who needs additional practice to improve his or her techniques. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Not released. Covers the fundamentals of the guitar such as string and finger positions. This software is ideal for the beginner who wants to learn to play the guitar as well as the advanced student who needs additional practice to improve his or her techniques.
TS 2068
An educational lesson to help you improve your spelling ability. The lesson randomly selects one of fifty vocabulary words. These are the same words used by Word Quiz Vol. 1. You are required to guess the word letter by letter. After each mistake another piece is added to the hanging man. After 13 mistakes, the
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Content for “skeleton” with instructions in REMs for teachers to add their own material. Highly polished hangman format will set 50 words/phrases with graphic or verbal clues.
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Control your weight with a calorie and exercise program, and trace your intellectual, emotional and physical cycles with a biorhythm program.
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Learn Hebrew alphabet, vocabulary and pronunciation. Game format, 60 words. One to 10 players. 16K.
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Test pupils’ knowledge of times tables in multiplication and division. Illustrates concept of multiplication as the addition of groups and the concept of division as the subtraction of groups. 16K.
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Learn advanced math principles including: geometric function, circular and hyperbolic trigonometric functions, half and full incremental integration, differential equations. 16K.
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Teach and test verbs, pronouns, adjectives. Vocabulary of words and common expressions. 16K.
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A collection of six general purpose programs for educational use covering arithmetic, spelling, picture quiz, multiple choice quiz and so on. The problems are chosen by the teacher and the computer monitors the responses for up to 20 pupils. Includes a 60 page booklet with examples, instructions, and listings. 16K.
TS 1000
A flash card style program that allows the user to design and write up to eighty flash cards for one package and then save them. This program comes with the states and their capitals entered as a beginning set of flash cards.
TS 1000
A highly-polished hangman format test game with 50 words/expressions; each with cryptic graphic or verbal clue. Test material is 8-10th grade respiration, skeleton reproduction (human biology). 16K.
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Hangman format test game with 50 words/expressions; each with cryptic graphic or verbal clue. The test material is 8-10th grade excretion, digestion, health (human biology). 16K.
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A number game. Ten levels of complexity; play against the computer or others; try to outsmart the computer; great aid for learning arithmetic as well. 16K.
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Design a fundamental data base that can be used for anything from a mailing list to a date reminder. Uses the “top down” design approach; covers information entry and retrieval, tape stor- age, string arrays, and sorting techniques. 16K.
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For ages 8-13. Six programs, each with jackpot game plus certificate. 16K.
TS 1000
For ages 8-13. Six programs, each with jackpot game plus certificate. 16K.
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Game design of “Slot Machine,” a game of skill and chance. Kit shows in detail how to design a more sophisticated game. This is not, however, a typical slot machine program. A few surprises are thrown in. Uses the “top down” design approach; covers use of arrays, FOR- NEXT loops, subroutines, and how to make
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For ages 8-13. Six programs, each with jackpot game plus certificate. 16K.
TS 1000
For ages 8-13. Six programs, each with jackpot game plus certificate. 16K.
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Three part self-paced course in the basics of chemistry. First two programs include lessons, review of key terms, and self tests. The third program supplements the first two with adictionary and a review of 103 elements. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Basic math skills. Simulated race against the computer or another person. Selectable number range and time allowed for answers. Joggers answer questions to complete the race. K-7. 16K.
TS 1000
Tables, division, addition and subtraction, or a mixture may be tested in this self-contained, easy to use program. Variety of question types, age-dependent timing, scoring, etc. 5-12 years.
ZX80
Improve scores on standardized achievement tests. Stores records on work done, helps identify troublesome areas.
Downloadable TS 2068
For grades four through 12. Designed to help improve scores on standardized achievement tests. Records on work done, helps identify troublesome areas. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
16-page book containing listings of five programs for elementary/junior high science. Bar graph program, reaction test, alphabet memory test, numeric memory test, averaging numbers. Each with a full description and follow-up ideas. 16K.
TS 1000
Programs to teach foreign languages (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish). 16K.
TS 1000
Learn to predict the outcome of a series of actions via maze game. Port of the Fisher Price/Spinnaker educational program to the TS 2068. Ages 7 to 12.
TS 2068
33 lessons on two cassettes. Instructions include examples and exercises to learn machine code. Includes a simulated assembler. Converted from Spectrum.
TS 2068
Learn mathematical concepts by application of patterns and rules. Analogy with repeating decimals. Listing. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
Takes younger children through the composite and comparative values of various types of currency.
TS 2068
Sorts marks into descending order, along with pupil’s initials. Much quicker and more reliable than shuffling bits of paper. 1K.
ZX81
Overcomes the task of working out average marks when children have been absent. Adds up marks, and where short calculates and includes an average to render the totals comparable. 1K.
ZX81
More than 40,000 bytes of interactive instructional material plus 5 fast-action, machine code games (many variations) each of which demonstrates one or more points regarding mass, inertia, momentum. Ages: 14 and up.
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Arithmetic tutorial for grades 3-5. Randomly generated problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
TS 1000
Drill program for addition, multiplication, subtraction, division. Program grades responses, displays answers. Guide included. For grades 1-6. 16 or 64K.
TS 1000
Function areas supported: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. 5 levels with enlarged numbers— for levels 1 to 3.
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Up to 50 problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, with 6 difficulty levels. 16K.
TS 1000
Quiz yourself in addition, sub- traction, multiplication, and division. Three levels of difficulty.
TS 1000
Takes a child from simple counting to multiplication and division. Good for preschool through 4th grade. Kids love the game-like format.
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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. Converted from a ZX Spectrum title by SoftSync.
TS 2068
Teaches young children the processes involved in solving multiplication and division problems. Moving displays lead the user through the step by step solution. Digits in answer entered from right to left. Converted from a ZX Spectrum title by SoftSync.
TS 2068
First grade math with creative graphics to help children learn and review while having fun. Five programs covering addition, subtraction, telling time and more. 2K.
TS 1000
In response to requests from teachers, this tape has 3 competitive programs for Maths Practice, Plus Bridge Maths, 4 Function Practice, each right answer builds another strut of the bridge; if not completed in 15 tries it falls down. Plus volumes; plus Big Maths, large figures for group use. 16K.
TS 1000
Part of the more extensive Master Math package. Micro Math is intended for use on the Sinclair ZX81, Timex 1000, Commodore PET, and VIC-20 in schools and colleges as a computer-assisted learning aid and at home as a self-tuition course. A random number generator originates problems, and the student is prompted to answer. If an
TS 1000
Allows you to enter any set of up to 25 multiple choice questions and performs testing, marking and correcting.
ZX80
Set up virtually any kind of multiple choice test. You can write as many as 30 different test questions each with 3, 4, or 5 possible answers. Questions are ran- domly posed. A correct answer on the first try earns 2 points; the second try earns 1 point. 16K.
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Program starts with an excellent and simple explanation of multiplication. It then proceeds with illustrated examples as in the above and test problems. 16K.
TS 1000
Choose the multiplier for up to 50 problems. Each problem is listed, showing user’s answer and correct answer. 16K.
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Aid to learning the “times tables.” Provides for user to select the multiplier and then prints out the full table for 1 through 12. 16K.
TS 1000
Excellent starting point for learning the notes of the scale. Shows name and timing of notes with plenty of graphical output. A unique addition to formal training. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Complete music theory workbook on 16 cassettes. Includes: treble, bass, and alto clefs; scales, keys, chords, meters, rhythm; piano, guitar, recorder drills. This package is for music teachers, schools, community art centers. 16K.
TS 1000
Designed to help you grow from program user to program writer. Consists of 18 programs with complete listings and explanations. Programs range from simple to sophisticated and include Printout I, a multi-level support and self-teaching guide.
TS 1000
Teaches touch typing. Features include key location, review, token command drills. Mistakes and WPM given at end of each lesson. 16K.
TS 1000
Arcade game to sharpen basic math skills. Port of the Fisher Price/Spinnaker educational program to the TS 2068. Ages 8 to 12.
TS 2068
Introduces digits 1 to 10 in large graphics. Second run through requires user to input to continue. Quantities are depicted graphically as well as by numerals. Last segement allows user to input any number at random and will print that number. 16K.
TS 1000
All purpose mathematical tool for solving equations and plotting graphs. Handles any formula you can enter from the keyboard; plots the graph of any formula; solves simultaneous equations; solves right angles; calculates arithmetic mean and standard deviation for a single list of numbers; calculates means and deviations for two lists of numbers, plus coefficient of
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A rocket-launch test game. Four levels of 10-question tests; questions coming at random from a 60 item pool, but not repeated. Solve standard physics data problems using random integral figures. 9- 12th grade. 16K.
TS 1000
Calculator, bar graph generator, banner and polynomial equation grapher. 2K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Memorize the Presidents of the United States. Two options of review are available: Presidents are presented and you must provide the term(s) or terms are presented and you must provide the president. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Introduce your three-six year old to computers, while reinforcing school work. Provides drills for matching, association, and basic comprehension. 16K.
TS 1000
Tables test, fractions game, area game, make simple math fun for elementary grade children. 16K.
TS 1000
Two programs. First presents story in frames for student interaction. Second reenacts decisions made by the younger son.
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A historical data bank. Organized to provide insight and information regarding historical events. You can access the program to find out what famous persons were born and what noteworthy event happened on your birthday. 16K.
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Game that teaches the wisdom of Solomon through the Biblical Proverbs. Six degrees of difficulty; contains 60 proverbs; learn the proverbs as you discuss them with your opponents. 16K.
TS 1000
Teaches the basic rules of punctuation using periods, question marks and commas. Practice exercises with a timed test. 16K.
TS 1000
Grades tests and quizzes in which all sections are equally weighted; basic but efficient. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
Math game for grades 1-4; will improve skills at all ages; virtually unlimited problems of addition, subtraction, multiplication with reinforcement graphics. 16K.
TS 1000
At heart a random number generator. Popular with younger children as it gives them a chance to fall down when “shot.” Makes nice use of graphic characters. 16K.
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Handles school fund accounts, fully menu driven, any number of accounts available, printer routine included. Keep track of who has what in your school fund. Allows for current and deposit accounts. 16K.
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Two players guess each other’s words after the computer scrambles them up.
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Mathtest: uses repetition, rewards, 3 levels of difficulty. Utilities: enter meter readings; compare past normals; updates averages. Makelist: scrolls text of 22 lines; change any line. Other programs: invoices, budget, monthly sales graph, averages graph. 2K.
TS 1000
Educational program that goes through design and development of Space Shuttle Mission. Results are analyzed to determine the success or failure of the mission.
TS 2068
Learn and practice semaphore, blinker lights and Morse code (including sound). For each code you can see or hear the numbers and alphabet in order, or any number or letter you choose. You can also receive random letters or numbers and messages, and be tested on any of the codes. Use the messages and tests
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A rocket-launch test game. Four levels of 10-question tests; questions coming at random from a 60 item pool, but not repeated, “as … as a so-and-so,” or “as such-and-such as …” 5-9th grade. 16K.
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A data bank of information on the cosmos. Interesting facts. Inter-relationships of the planets, their moons, the sun, artificial satellites, and the constellations. Now you can have finger-tip computerized access to amazing facts about the universe. 16K.
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Earn shots at an alien landing craft by successfully answering questions in various drills. 3 levels of drill in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and visual memory training. Complete scoring for drills and space game. The visual memory drill automatically increases in difficulty as the player gives correct responses. 16K.
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Designed by a (2,000 words per minute) speed reading record holder. Demonstrates concepts needed to improve your reading skills/speed. Actual mechanical techniques are synthesized to give you all the benefits once available only from expensive courses. 16K.
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Mechanical techniques are synthesized by computer. Demonstrates basic concepts needed to improve reading skills and speed. Four 16K programs.
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Ideal program for children to enter their entire spelling lessons, lists, spells, and then tests each word and retests for 100% efficiency. Makes learning fun for 1 or 2 students.
TS 1000
Lively spelling bee challenges the younger set. Computer lists all misspelled words to help your children learn from their mistakes. Two levels of difficulty accommodate both the beginner and advanced student.
TS 2068
Spelling bee for advanced students helps to improve skills or practice for tests. Quiz scores indicate whether more practice is needed. Two levels of difficulties introduce increasingly complex spelling words.
Downloadable TS 2068
Teaches youngsters to spell. Prints a picture and then a large word naming the object or concept. It then prints the picture and asks for INPUT of the word by user, i.e., SPELL. There are many moving pictures and this is a visually stimulating program designed to hold children’s attention. 16K.
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Drills user in self-entered words. Fully adjustable word lengths, number of words, length of time to study words.
TS 1000
14 programs to introduce both the Sinclair and the language Basic. The programs cover several different topics including education, games, and graphics. 2K.
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Three quiz programs relating to all 50 states. Questions on capitals, birds, mottos and more. 16K.
TS 1000
Find out how well you know the states and capitals. Self-teaching tool. Draws map of the US, shows where each state is and locates capital cities. Names must be spelled correctly. The computer will ask you for the state, the capital or a combination.
Downloadable TS 2068
Draws the United States and divides it into seven regions. It then asks which region is to be studied, draws that region’s states, and quizzes the user for the states names and their capitals. At the finish of each region, a scoring summary is given showing results for that region and for the total lesson.
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Educational game to learn US states and capitals. Play and study options. Automatic score keeping. 16K.
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Find out how well you know the states and capitals of the United States. Self-teaching tool and map of United States challenge your abilities to name all 50 states and capitals. 16K.
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Learn the states, capitals, year of statehood, abbreviations, the 13 original colonies. US map. All 50 states highlighted. 8 modes: 7 quiz; 1 teaching. 16K.
TS 1000
Find out how well you know the states and capitals. Self-teaching tool. Draws map of the US, shows where each state is and locates capital cities. Names must be spelled correctly. The computer will ask you for the state, the capital or a combination.
Downloadable TS 2068
Find out how well you know the states and capitals of the United States. Self-teaching tool and map of United States challenge your abilities to name all 50 states and capitals. 16K.
TS 1000
Follows the same format as the Addition Primer except that the function is subtraction. 16K.
TS 1000
Deluxe menu-driven test grader with many options and error corrections provisions to assure user that typed in data are correct. 16K.
TS 1000
Drills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with 5 levels of difficulty. 16K.
Downloadable TS 1000
Not released. Helps children improve important math skills. Tests their knowledge of basic math — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Scores all tests and provides right answers. Five levels helps them to progressively improve math skills.
TS 2068
Drills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with 5 levels of difficulty. 16K.
TS 1000
Math quizzes for three levels of difficulty. Game rewards double as keyboard trainers. 6-16 yrs. 16K.
TS 1000
A rocket-launch test game. Four levels of 10-question tests; questions coming at random from a 60 item pool, but not repeated. 16K.
TS 1000
Generates tables, tests; does not repeat questions in any one test produced. More than 10 questions will require more than 1K RAM. For teacher’s use as answers are supplied also. 1-3K.
ZX81
An enhanced version of Spaceflash. Position your space ship to intercept the alien with one of your missiles. Select the number of ships that must be shot down to win and the number of ships Tarbon must land to conquer the earth. As your aim gets better, Tarbon makes it more difficult by sending down
TS 1000
Notes and comments concerning how the following programs were used with a variety of pupils.
TS 1000
Create a computerized teaching system for any subject. A lesson of up to twenty questions with their answers can be stored. The teacher/parent will find it easy to make up the lesson and can change it as many times as wanted. Animated graphic rewards for the correct answer. 16K.
TS 1000
Keeps track of all student tests/homework scores for the term. It will analyze according to the teacher’s grading system. A bar graph is produced to visualize the scores.
TS 1000
Teacher’s class records. Alphabetize names, record exam, quiz and other scores. Statistical functions, curves. Teachers can enter makeup exams, assign grades for a performance factor, and monitor student performance throughout the year. You can make changes or modifications at any time. Computer will average test scores and provide a suggested report card grade. Output to
TS 1000
Track 40 students, 40 exams, tests, quizzes, quarterlies averaged and weighted; track homework and performance factor and more. 32K version of the 16K program available from Timex. 16-64K.
TS 1000 TS 2068
Drill and practice in completing key words in the Ten Commandments and in recognizing the sequence.
TS 1000
Displays on the screen 10 multiplication questions. Press ENTER and the answers are displayed for pupils to assess their own results. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
Similar to Quiz Grader but also handles differently weighted sections in a test. 2K.
TS 1000
Similar to Test Grader but user can change grade system without changing program listing. 2K.
TS 1000
Similar to Test Grader but prints out results every 10 students then recycles for next group. 2K.
TS 1000
Genesis, Adam and Eve, Noah, Plagues, Exodus, Holy Moses, Sodom, Goliath, Jonah, Bethlehem. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
Helps you learn chemistry topics. Includes writing chemical formulas, naming compound formulas, mole-gram-molecule conversion problems, balancing chemical equations, stoichiometry problems, induing mass-mass, mass volume, and volume-volume relationships, Boyle’s law, Charles law, combined gas law, and ideal gas equation problems 16K.
TS 1000
To help the youngest child, and those who have not yet grasped the concept of number. Presents the basic ideas of number and counting in a friendly and helpful fashion. 16K.
TS 1000
Teaches you about programming your computer. All teaching is interactive and very easy to learn. 16K.
TS 1000
Educational math tutorial program. Drills basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. First grade to junior high. 25 problems of user-selected operation. Score, graphics, and option to do another 25.
TS 1000
Professor I. M. Toad interacts with players as the program educates, motivates and entertains. Combines strategy of tic tac toe with entertaining question and answer game.
TS 1000
Assists in learning the components of time. Pre-teaching and random practice examples with positive reinforcement. Pre-school through 3rd grade. Published after Timex’s closure by Games to Learn By.
Downloadable TS 2068
Gives the surface area for any length. Gives weights for metal constructions. Encompasses the subject of triangulation. 16K.
TS 1000
Learn to touch type all the ZX/TS symbols in a fun, challenging manner. Recommended only for users with special keyboards or overlays. Takes about 10 hours to master. 2K.
TS 1000
Learn the trigonometry functions available in Sinclair Basic. Lots of graphics, pictures, examples. Covers SIN, COS, TAN, ACS, ATN, LN, EXP. Instruction sheet includes a list of formulas to use in you Basic programs. 16K.
TS 1000
Uses a flash card approach to supplement high school math classes and teach the user about calculations involving triangles and parallelograms with numerous graphical examples. 16K.
TS 1000
Handles multiple classes, weighted/unweighted averages, bonus/demerit points, alphabetizing, Timex printer output. All data on ONE screen. 16k TS1000 can track from 279 pupils with 5 grades each up to 64 pupils with 66 grades each. Easily converted to 64K with 7 times more capacity.TS2068 has 5 times the capacity of 16K version.
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First in a series on the principles of programming. Have fun as you find out what “and,” “either,” “or,” “if,” and “then” mean to a computer. Some things may not be so logically impossible as you might think. Ages 12 and up. 2K.
TS 1000
A quiz-making program to help others learn. You tailor the quiz to your student. You may enter text and questions or just questions in multiple choice, true-false or direct answer. Included is a subroutine to organize your inputs so they are readable when displayed. Self expanding to the available memory.
TS 1000 TS 2068
This will instruct you in Sinclair BASIC usage. At the end of the course, your BASIC programming knowledge will be a reality. All functions are described in detail. If this is your first computer, this is a must for your collection of programs.
TS 1000
Languages, history, mathematics: WYNCOM’s TUTOR program stores questions on any subject, presents them in random sequence. 1K version displays answer. Listing.
ZX80
Stores questions on any subject, presents them in random sequence. Checks student’s response. Listing, 2K.
ZX80
Quizzes user on any information that user enters. Option of responding to either a question or an answer. Determines the user’s problem areas; periodically repeats those questions.
TS 1000
Educational game to learn the U.S. Presidents. Important Presidential facts included. Automatic score keeping. Fun for all ages. 16K.
TS 1000
Fully demonstrates all of the Sinclair Basic commands and statements. You control the speed of the demonstration. Repeat each program as you need. If you are having difficulty with the manual, this program will simplify your problems. 16K.
TS 1000
Teaches numbers to young children with animals. Port of the Spinnaker educational program to the TS 2068. Ages 3 to 7.
TS 2068
Named after famous British anti-nuclear war film. Presents relevant facts of Hiroshima; offers relevant data pages; provides a simulation in which the user must explore the effectsof nuclear explosions on London in a range of variable conditions. Detailed instructions, notes, and references. 16K.
TS 1000
TS 1000
Set a quiz, learn to spell, test foreign vocabulary and more. 16K.
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Ultimate spelling program for ZX80/81. For use in the home or school. Program features a current list and a “wordpool” built up from previous lists. Uses a corrective routine with graphics. 4K ROM and 8K ROM versions. 16K.
ZX80 ZX81
Two educational lessons to help you increase your vocabulary. Each lesson displays a word with two definitions. If you select the correct definition, you will receive 10 points. Each lesson consists of 25 words. Lesson 1 is a beginner’s lesson. Lesson 2 is an advanced lesson. Three volumes. 16K.
TS 1000
Computer poses in random order a series of up to 30 variations on a general test question, e.g., a question like, “What is the state capital of . . .?” Checks the answers for accuracy and gives 2 points for each correct answer. 16K.
TS 1000
Pit your wits against the computer. Word-cross: Score points each time you can get words to cross on a grid. Anagrams: Sort out the jumbled letters. Hangman: Use the word lists in the program or input your own. Age 7 up. 16K.
TS 1000
Word games for 2-6 players. A trial of skill referred by the computer. Anagrams: Watch the computer jumble your word up, your opponent sorts it out. Hangman: Avoid a sticky end. ZXrabble: Not really Scrabble, but you get 7 letters and must make the longest word as fast as you can. Age 7 up. 16K.
TS 1000
450 words in random sequence and scrambled differently each time. Solve scrambled words with 3 tries. Categories: people, things, animals, food, plants, time, numbers, geography, science, and technology. Solve scrambled words with 3 tries. After 10 words, score given. 16K.
TS 1000
Enter 100 word sample of text and program will determine educational grade level required to understand it. 16K.
TS 1000
8 part bi-weekly correspondence course in machine code programming. Includes details for adding RAM, EPROM, hex keypad, LCD display and PROM programmer. 1K.
ZX81 TS 1000
RaNDom POKEr, RETURN Address, LOOPer, IF I May, InVARIABLEly, DisARRAYed, and PAUSE. 1K programs.
ZX81
Help your first to sixth graders learn at home. Two program cassettes per package, each with 8 lessons and games. Workbook with exercises and games and explanation for parents. Each package covers a grade and complements standard textbooks used in North America. Allows student to proceed at his own speed and level. Programs are self-guiding.
TS 1000