Robert J. Midura
Owner(s): Robert Midura
19 Merrifield St., Worcester, MA 01605
Products
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Hole Golf | Play 9 or 18 holes against another player or the computer. The better your practicing performance, the more consistent your play will become. A different course for each round played. Up to 5 players. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Capitals and States | 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 | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Crazy 8 and Poker 4 | Two card games. Crazy 8: Displays card in play, 2 keystroke selection of card from deck of 52 to play with options to draw and to peek at computer’s hand at any time during game; score keeping. Winner of a hand is dealt to and plays first. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Hangman | Features a graphics display, a scratch sheet display to keep track of letters guessed. Seven word categories, score keeping and 400 word dictionary (prerecorded dictionary: animals, vegetables/fruits/herbs, music, astronomy, birds, automobiles, and geography). Create your own dictionary. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Jet Bomber | Maneuver your jet over the scrolling landscape and through tunnels while you drop bombs on targets and fire missiles at enemy fighters in your path. Missiles from the ground make your mission more difficult, 5 levels. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Lander | Land before you crash or run out of fuel. Three levels, five screens per level. Multiple targets. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Minigolf | Graphics display and random creation of each of the 18 holes. Random height of elevated tee, 3 types of variable size hazards, animated ball, splash effect, final score report. Also displays hole number, hole par, shot number, and current score. Distance between tee and hole determines par. Flashing messages for misses and hole in ones. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| River Assault | Pilot your fighter through waves of enemy missiles. Sink ships; hit enemy fuel depots; fire up to 5 missiles at once; downward scrolling. 4 linked scenarios; 3 difficulty levels; 9 speeds; real time scoring. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Strategy at Sea | Two games: Convoy and Sub Hunt. Convoy is a shooting gallery type game; your sub has 20 missiles to attack a 15 ship convoy. Targets pass in either direction at various distances from your sub. Graphic explosions, 5 levels of play, 5 types of ships, score shows all ships sunk. Sub Hunt: Your destroyer must | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Supplements to 18 Hole Golf | Courses 4, 5, 6 on one cassette; 7, 8, 9 on one cassette. Courses 8 and 9 feature unlabeled graphics terrain items and more complex holes. Courses 8 and 9 offer more terrain items per hole and are recommended for advanced players. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Just for Fun | Faster Random Numbers Frank Terranella Have you ever been frustrated by the RND function? You type in:LET R=INT (RND*10)+1to generate random numbers in the range of 1 to 10. While an output of 3, 2, 2, 4, 7, 7, 5, 3 is random, it is not pleasing to have the same number crop up so | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable, Type-in program |
| Just for Fun | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable, Type-in program | |
| Just for Fun | Calculate PI to 8,192 places; update to Ricochet; INPUT anywhere; COPY lines 23 and 24. | |
| Knight's Tour | The Knight’s Tour Puzzle The “Knight’s Tour” is a familiar chess puzzle. The object is to move a knight according to chess rules around the board in such a way that each square is visited only once. The puzzle may be solved by using a trial and error process that systematically explores all of the | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Resources (Sync v2 n5) | Listing of new user groups, books and other resources. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Resources (Sync v4 n2) | Listing of new user groups, books and other resources. |