Brainchild Computer Works, Inc.

Contact: Gwen Marsh

Products

NameDescriptionComputers
GaamworksGame module with cartridge interface, sound and Atari-compatible joystick ports. Cartridges would support up to 8K ROM via 2716, 2732 or 2764 EPROMs. Black anodised aluminum case, 6 1/2″ long x 1″ deep. Joystick ports are two 8-bit parallel ports. Built-in speaker. No evidence it was ever produced. All ads claimed it was soon toTimex/Sinclair 1000
KolorworksTexas Instruments TMS9918 video display processor (VDP) adaptor for the TS 1000. All of the features of the TMS9918, including: 32 sprites 256 x 192 pixel graphics User defined characters Extension of Basic commands include PAPER, INK, BORDER, BIN, SPRITE, OUT, INP 16K RAM dedicated to the VDP James Hastings-Trew, a Kolorworks owner, wrote aTimex/Sinclair 1000

Documents

TitleDescriptionComputers
Brainchild Computer Works postcardPostcard from Brainchild Computer Works advertising their products for the Timex/Sinclair computers.Timex/Sinclair 1000

Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
Vendor Reports and NotesFrog Software appears to have disappeared; Brainchild backordered on Kolorworks; Memotech RS232 not in stock; first issue of Ramblings out.
Vendor Reports and NotesUpdates from Brainchild, Kopak, Paul Hunter.
ZX 81 News and ResourcesBug alert for Aerco CP-ZX ver 2.2 centronics interface. Review of JLO Video Upgrade Project (TMS9918A). Hardware User Report: JLO Video Upgrade Project Just what sort of peripheral is this video project? Let me begin with a sweeping analogy: the Video Upgrade Project is just like a video monitor, a disk interface, or a full-sizeTimex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
ZX81 Hardware and Software NewsShort notes on ZX81/TS1000. This issue includes brief info on Larken, COMPUSA, Aerco and Oliger 1000/2068 disk systems. Also, why Aerco CP/M was never released. Short reviews of Sinc-Artist for the 2068 and ZX HI-Res. And one user, a Kolorworks owner, mentions writing a TMS9918 toolkit for the ZX81.Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000