Biocal Software
167 Wilson St, Petaluma, CA 94952
Products
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Tic Tac Toe | Challenge the computer in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. Played in 3 dimensions on a 4x4x4 grid. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| 6-Shooter | A game of skill in which you try to hit a randomly moving target. 5 levels of difficulty. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| 8-Ball | Call your stroke, cue-angle, and object ball angle. The computer calculates all subsequent angles. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Amazing | Can the mouse reach the cheese before that cat catches it? Watch the mouse travel through the maze. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Artillery | Protect your hometown from enemy planes. Variable gun angles, limited ammo, so aim carefully. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Backgammon | Full-screen graphics, break disabled, 100% machine code, clean loading, smart play, top rating from TSUG review, multi-game scoring, cube doubling, simple operation, documentation included. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bandit | 1K. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bar-Chart | Watch the fluctuations in your expenses. Plots numeric arrays using a scaled histogram. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bar-Dice | Variation of Yahtzee. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Base-N | Convert numbers from one base to another quickly; up to base 36. Includes decimal fractions. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Blackjack | Multi-player, multi-deck version of popular 21 card game. Sharpen your skills for Las Vegas/Reno. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bomber | Maneuver your bomber through anti-aircraft flak to drop your payload over the target; fuel limit. 16K | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bong | Throw dice until you reach 10,000 points. 1s and 5s are scoring dice. Up to 5 players. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Cat and Mouse | Two cats chase a mouse through a maze. You control the mouse to score on its way to the cheese. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Catalog | Card file system. Uses indexed sequential access method (ISAM). Vary key and record sizes. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Chase | Steer your interceptor to the target. Arrow buttons control velocity. 1K. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Checkbook | Balance your checkbook. Outstanding checks, deposits, current balance. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Checkers | Challenge the computer to a game; includes demo game and two player mode. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Clients | Mailing list keeps track of your clients using ISAM techniques to maintain the file. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Craps | Bet on the dice rolls. Up to 5 people. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Backgammon Reviewed | John Burn’s BACKGAMMON is a 100% machine code program put out by Biocal Software, Inc. The program takes about 6 1/2 minutes to load and self starts. The program comes up running with the title and copyright notice. You are then greeted by the board and asked if you want the dice to be rolled | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
| New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n2) | New products from Expense Cutters Products, JPR Software, Biocal, Memotech, R.S. Panwar, Wisconsinc Electronics, Calliope Software, Practical Computer Products, Melear Marketing, SofTek, RAMSTRAP, Syncware,f/22 Press, Hunter, Friendly Computer, M.C. Hoffman, Integrated Data Systems, Softsync. | |
| New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n8) | New products from Magic World Software, Hawg Wild, Bob Fingerle, Gladstone, CompuTech, Pyramid Software, Ultimate Blackwood, SyncWare News, H. R. Brady, Timeware, Biocal, Robotec. | |
| New Products and Services (Syntax v5 n5) | Biocal Software (167 Wilson St., Petaluma, CA 94952 707/7634348) announces new software for the ZX/TS: Rebound (paddle ball game). Life (Conway’s classic simulation) , Bomber (fly over a city and destroy), Z80DA (disassembler and machine code monitor with CAI/ESF and CAI/P40 options). Backgammon (version updates $2 + original copy). Blackjack (up to 4 players), Bar-Dice | |
| Resources (Sync v3 n2) | Listing of new user groups, books and other resources. | |
| Resources (Sync v3 n5) | Listing of new user groups, books and other resources. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Resources (Sync v3 n6) | Listing of new user groups, books and other resources. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Vendor Report | Updates on Biocal Software, Knighted Computers. | |
| Vendor Report and Notes | Updates from Barlog Software, Tom Woods, Biocal, Quicksilva, Memotech. |