Jon T. Passler

344 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915

Products

NameDescriptionComputers
LifeGraphics program; 22×27 world; half second between displays. 1K.Sinclair ZX80

Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
Dear EditorSemantics about baud vs bits per second; keyboard conversions; solving heat build-up; Timex modem compatibility with ZX80; renumbering program; conversion to ASCII; install RAM pack inside ZX81; interface Selectric typewriter.
DEF on the SinclairOne way around DEFine in Sinclair Basic is to replace all FN calls with the expression in the definition. This often requires breaking down an equation to simplify it.Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Defensive AwariImprovements to author’s program.Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Fifteen Puzzle8K ROM version of game published in earlier issue.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Just for FunRenumbering by a USR Routine; Sweeper; Ed, the Head.Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Just For funMousetrap; Unvader; Draw and Store; Number Nine; EliminatorSinclair ZX81, Type-in program
LettersREM on the 4K ROM; Mini-Billboard for 8K ROM; “Bar Charts” and Rubber Cement; Splitting Strings; Short Video Cable; The 5-6 Seconds of Silence.Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81
Linear RegressionComputes the linear relationship between two sets of variables, expressed as the linear regression equation, and calculates the coefficient of determination, an indicator of the strength of the relationship. Given a set of two variables labelled X and Y, the program will yield an equation describing Y as a function of X.Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Resources (Sync v1 n5)Listing of new user groups, books and other resources.
Rounding off RoutineThe 8K ROM’s floating point decimal is great, but sometimes you don’t need 9 decimal places.Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Search and Replace RoutinesThe routines in are designed to search through a program and replace all occurrences of one character or keyword with another (keywords are represented with one byte, too). The routines can all be entered directly from the keyboard into a 1 REM line.Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Setting Up Bar ChartsThis program listed works with 1K to chart two years of monthly checking account balances with vertical bars. The graph is set up for a range of $0 to $1500, but can be modified for other ranges with a few changes and some trial-and-error experimentation.Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program
Setting Up Bar ChartsThis program listed works with 1K to chart two years of monthly checking account balances with vertical bars. The graph is set up for a range of $0 to $1500, but can be modified for other ranges with a few changes and some trial-and-error experimentation.Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program