TS 1000: Book Reviews

• 2 Books of Games: TS 1000 - Review of Crunchers: 21 Simple Games for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 and 51 Game Programs for the Timex Sinclair 1000 and 1500.
• 49 Explosive Games for the ZX81 - Review of the book by Tim Hartnell.
• A Practical Guide to Machine Language Programming on the Timex/Sinclair - Using only 16 chapters and 8 appendices, the author takes you on a guided tour of the Z80 in Sinclair country, distinguishing the CPU properties from the system behavior with clarity and flair. Your tour guide is an expert whose practical experience includes writing the word processor “WORD*” on which this book is written. Appendix
• An Introduction to VU-CALC Spreadsheeting for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 and the Sinclair ZX81 - Review of the book.
• Applied Sinclair: Subroutines for the Mathematically-Minded - This publication is, in a word, “impressive”. To complement his powerful cadre of subroutines, which are capable of handling some rather formidable problems from applied math, Booth has also included some very elegant plotting routines, which, used in conjunction with the numerical programs through a (simply written) main program will actually plot the solution for
• Beginner's BASIC book a beauty - Review of David Lien’s Learning Timex Sinclair BASIC.
• Book Review ... Almost - Tantalizing Game for the Timex/Sinclair 2000 Series.
• Book Review: Converting to Timex Sinclair Basic
• Book-cassette package teaches programming - Review of Programming for Real Applications by Dilithium Software.
• Book(s) Review - GOSUB 100 Programs-Building Subroutines in Timex/Sinclair Basic and The Most Popular Subroutines in BASIC.
• Bookrev: Timex/Sinclair Sourcebook - Review of guide published by Microdesign Concepts.
• Books Noted: How to Use the Timex-Sinclair by Jerry Willis. - How to Use the Timex-Sinclair introduces the user of the tiny machine to the computer’s basic components, offers an overview of things it can do and provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up the computer. Willis also furnishes the reader with a description of how to load and save programs on standard audiocassettes and
• Bookshelf - Reviews of Timex Sinclair 1000 by Robin Jones and Ian Stewart, The ZX81 Companion by Robert Maunder, The Watchmakers Guidebook to the Timex Sinclair 1000 Computer, and Computers for Kids ZX-81 Edition by Sally Greenwood Larsen.
• Bookshelf - Reviews of The Timex Personal Computer Made Simple and Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer.
• Bookshelf - Review of Timex/Sinclair 1000 User’s Guide, vols 1 and 2, by Joseph Giarratano.
• Bookshelf - Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and Machine Code and Better BASIC.
• Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 - Byteing Deeper into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 is catchy title, but do not take it too literally since the book was originally written for the ZX81 and retitled. Nevertheless, the content applies completely to the TS 1000. More importantly though, it does not just “byte” deeper than the User”s Manual, it covers many of the
• Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex/Sinclair 1000 - Review of the book by Mark Harrison.
• Computer Interfacing Techniques in Science [Book Review] - 30 experiments for any ZX computer.
• Computers for Kids -- Sinclair ZX81 Edition - Review of the Creative Computing Press book.
• Control Things With Your Timex Sinclair Computer
• Converting to Timex Sinclair Basic - Review of the book by Stuart Bird, published by Wayne Green Books.
• Crunchers - 21 Simple Games for the Timex/Sinclair 1000. - This little gem is an ideal small education book, although priced a bit too high in this reviewers opinion.
• Crunchers -- 21 Simple Games for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 - New Timex Sinclair owners will find the games fun and original and also acquire programming skills while working through Crunchers.
• Disassembly book is complex, invaluable - Review of The Complete Timex TS1000/Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly by Ian Logan and Frank O’Hara.
• DLS Buyer's Guide
• Experiments in Artificial Intelligence - Review of the book by John Krutch.
• Fresh air from Reston - Review of Making the Most of Your Timex Sinclair by Tim Hartnell.
• From the MC Bookshelf - Author Eric Burgess started a user’s group after being flooded with modifications to his Apple II programs in Celestial Basic: Astronomy on Your Computer. Burgess has just finished work on a sequel. In More Uses for Your Timex/Sinclair 1000: Astronomy on Your Computer, Burgess was able to “use many of the suggestion from the Celestial
• Getting Acquainted with Your ZX81 - This British book is a good way to move beyond the ZX81 manual if you’re new to computers.
• Gosubs - GOSUBS by Ewin and Shirley Gaby came out about the time Timex was going under. It is “A BYTE BOOK” and published by McGraw-Hill. Written for the original ZX81, the programs are applicable to the 2068 as well as the QL.
• Graphics: A to Z - Review of the book by Paul Bingham and Rick Goulian. Starts with BASIC PRINT statement graphics and goes to machine code graphic subroutines.
• Highfalutin' Computin' with Bob Orrfelt On Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Computer, by Bob Orrfelt - Bob Orrfelt’s book on the TS-1000 brings back an occasion when I submitted a somewhat hastily put together paper in a college English course, and got it back with a fairly good grade, but with a notation from the professor, ‘‘This is so good I wish it were better.’ He explained that this was his
• How to Market Your Timex/Sinclair Software - Review of the book published by Softmark Associates.
• Inside Story - Review of Secret Guide to Computers by Russ Walter.
• Interfacing Books - Table compares The Ins and Outs of the Timex TS1000 & ZX81, Control Things with Your Timex Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair Interfacing.
• Know Your CPU - Review of Z80 User’s Manual by Joseph Carr.
• Learning Timex Sinclair Basic - If you have ever thrown down your TS1000 User Manual in despair— or disgust, help has finally arrived: David Liens Learning Timex Sinclair Basic. It is a clear, thorough guide to programming the Timex Sinclair 1000, but ZX81 and ZX80 users are not ignored. No matter how “learner friendly” the manual for the new TS1500
• Learning Timex/Sinclair BASIC - Announcement of David Lein’s book.
• Learning Timex/Sinclair Basic - Review of the book by David Lien.
• Learning Timex/Sinclair BASIC
• Machine language simplified - Review of Machine Language Made Simple For Your Sinclair ZX80 and ZX81.
• Mastering Machine code on Your ZX81 - Review of the book by Toni Baker.
• Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 - Though written for the ZX81, Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 applies equally well to the Timex Sinclair 1000. Each chapter also includes addressing and programming procedures for the ZX80. The light conversational style is both entertaining and understandable.
• Mastering Machine Code on your ZX81 - Review of the book.
• Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer - Review of Tim Hartnell’s book.
• Mastering Your Timex Sinclair Personal Computer - Review of the book.
• More Than One Can Chew - Review of Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 published by Wiley.
• More Uses for Your Timex/Sinclair 1000: Astronomy on Your Computer - This book is a collection twenty programs dealing with amateur astronomy. The programs are quite varied, ranging from the EASTR program which calculates the date of Easter Sunday for any year, to the CONST program which randomly selects a constellation for display and gives you a chance to identify it.
• New T/S BASIC Listing Book - Brief review of amateur publication of TS programs, contributed by amateur programmers.
• Oh! Pascal! - One of the most friendly textbooks the reviewer has encountered.
• Pocket Information - Review of The ZX81 Pocket Book by Trevor Toms.
• Poor presentation handicaps teaching aids - Another book which will be of interest to ZX-81 owners is The Ins and Outs of the Timex TS-1000 and ZX-81, by Don Thomasson. The book looks as if it were written for a readership in the States but it has some relevance in Britain. It explains the hardware of the ZX-81 and includes a
• Powerful Projects With Your Timex/Sinclair
• Powerful Projects With Your Timex/Sinclair
• Powerful Projects with Your Timex/Sinclair [Book Review] - Hardware interfacing projects for the 2068 and 1000.
• Publications: Munchers - Review of the book.
• Ramblings Book Review - Mastering Your Timex-Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer
• Reading Up On The Timex/Sinclair Computer - Reviews of Time Lost by Joseph Giratano, 30 Games for the Timex/Sinclair Computer by Bill Behrendt, and Timex/Sinclair Interfacing by James Downey and Don Rindsberg.
• Reference Card for the ZX80, ZX81 and Timex Sinclair 1000 - Review of the card from Nanos Systems.
• Review of Computer Interfacing Techniques in Science
• Science and Engineering Programs for the Timex/Sinclair 1000
• Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly Part A: 0000H-0F54H - Ian Logan has disassembled and annotated the ZX81 Monitor, easing your access to the improved 8K ROM.
• Sinclair ZX81/Timex Sinclair 1000 Statistics - Review of Sinclair ZX81/Timex Sinclair 1000 Statistics: Twelve 16K Programs Including Multif actor Analysis of Variance by A. H. Wolach and M. A. McHale.
• Software Reviews - Reviews of Screen-Calc (Banta), Screen File (Banta), Gridlock (2-Bit Software) and Timex/Sinclair 1000 Basic Programs in Minutes.
• Something for Everyone - Review of What Can I Do with my TS1000? Lots! published by Wiley and Sons.
• Star Bookrev - Review of ZX-81 Horizon by Adrian Watney.
• SYNC at the Library - Books available about the TS1000/ZX81 and TS2000/Spectrum.
• Technical Tidbits - Review of “ZX-81 and TS1000 Technical Tidbits” from the Long Island Sinclair-Timex Group.
• The Anatomy of a Microcomputer - Review of The Ins and Outs of the TS1000 and ZX81 published by Melbourne House.
• The BASIC Handbook - Review of the book by David Lien, published by Compusoft Publishing.
• The Complete Sinclair ZX81 Basic Couse - Review of book/tapes by the same title.
• The Essential Guide to T/S Home Computers - This book has useful programs galore. There are exercises for you to practice on. There are games and ways to apply general programming skills to specific problems.
• The Essential Guide to Timex/Sinclair Home Computers - Review of the book.
• The Essential Guide to Timex/Sinclair Home Computers
• The Essential Guide to Timex/Sinclair Home Computers
• The Essential Guide to Tmex/Sinclair Home Computers
• The Expandable ZX80 and ZX81 - Author offers seven documented projects and several ideas for additional projects.
• The Ins & Outs of the Timex TS/1000 and ZX81 - Review of the book by Don Thomasson.
• The Microchip Demystified - Review of Mastering Machine Code On Your Timex/Sinclair.
• The Sinclair ZX81 - Review of the book by Randle Hurley.
• The Sinclair ZX81 Programming for Real Applications - This book is aptly billed as being for people who want to get down to business with their ZX81s.
• The Sinclair ZX81 Programming for Real Applications
• The Timex Sinclair Computer Made Simple and Mastering Your Timex Sinclair Personal Computer - Review of the two books.
• The Timex/Sinclair User's Encyclopedia
• The ZX81 Companion - Bob Maunder’s new book is very different from The ZX80 Companion. It aims to appeal to every ZX81 owner, but more to “students” of computing whether at home or at school.
• The ZX81 Companion - The ZX81 Companion, like other ZX81 books, is totally applicable to the TS1000. It begins with a chapter on graphics techniques. First the screen field is explained. Then PLOT and UNPLOT are used to develop the basic components in graphics: drawing straight lines, using triangles, circles, parabolas, and ellipses, and moving a point around the
• The ZX81 Pocket Book
• The ZX81 Pocket Book
• This book is clear, witty, useful - Review of Timex Sinclair 1000: Programs, Games and Graphics by Ian Stewart.
• TS1000 Book Report - Short review of Timex Sinclair BASIC Primer with Graphics by Waite and Chapnick.
• Understanding Your ZX81 ROM - SYNC readers will recognize Dr. Logan as a major ZX80/81 expert whose writings are well worthwhile. Understanding Your ZX81 ROM is no exception. The book is written for a serious beginner who has a fairly good knowledge of Basic and wishes to take advantage of Z80 machine code execution speed. It supplements, but does not
• Usborne books are delightful & fun - Review of Understanding the Micro, Computer and Video Games, Computer Spacegames and Computer Battlegames.
• Useful programming tips - Review of The ZX81/Timex Pocket Book by Trevor Toms.
• What to do with a Timex/Sinclair - The Watchmaker’s Guidebook to the Timex/Sinclair Computers is available from TSG Enterprises. The book contains a directory of suppliers with a brief description of their wares. About 120 software suppliers and 50 firms offering hardware peripherals for the little computer are listed, along with the addresses of 50 “ancillary” suppliers. The 44-page book also lists
• What's In Store: 30 Games for the Timex/Sinclair Computer - I used to use my Timex Sinclairs mostly for business purposes. I don’t consider myself much of a games player, and most game programs obtained from books require long and laborious typing, a process for which I don’t have (or won’t take) the time. Then along came “30 Games.” All of the games in “30
• What's In Store: What Can I Do With My Timex Sinclair 1000? Lots! - Review of the book.
• Where to find everything - Review of The Timex Sinclair 1983 Directory by E. Arthur Brown.
• Your Guide to Computer Books - Short review of several Timex/Sinclair books.
• Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and ZX81 - Review of the book by Douglas Hergert.
• Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and ZX81
• ZX81 Basic Book - Review of the book by Robin Norman.
• ZX81/Timex Programming in BASIC & Machine Language - Takes up where your ZX/TS manual leaves off; the book assumes you know the basics of ZX/TS hardware and software.