TS 2068: Software Reviews
Software reviews were cornerstone content in computing magazines and user group newsletters, guiding readers through an expanding marketplace of commercial and shareware programs. These evaluations provided crucial consumer guidance in an era when software purchases represented significant investments and returns or exchanges were often impossible.
Reviewers often compared similar applications, highlighting strengths and weaknesses of competing word processors, spreadsheets, or games.
Beyond consumer advice, these reviews documented the evolution of software design and capabilities. They celebrated innovations while criticizing poor implementations, ultimately influencing industry standards. For many enthusiasts, these reviews also served as informal tutorials, revealing features and techniques they might otherwise miss in the often sparse documentation of the era.
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 'Fontman' Varies Type Styles on 2068 Screen or Printer | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| "PRO" a Program for Surveyors | Program to facilitate work by civil engineers and surveyors. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 16 Point Font Patrol | Review of 16 Point Font Designer from Mountaineer Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 - Logical | Review of Bob Swoger’s Logicall. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 & Spectrum Reviews | Hall of the Things, Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Lunar Jetmen. These four programs for the ZX Spectrum have several things in common. First of all, they are all of truly “ARCADE” quality with excellent graphics and sound. Secondly, they have all occupied the #1 spot on the European charts in 1983 or 1984. Lastly, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 and Spectrum Software | Short review of Letaset from Eclipse Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 AOS Logicall, Part 2 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| 2068 Disk Utility: Superboot | Super Boot gives the FD68 user utilities not found on the original Aerco DOS. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Review: Checkrec & Inventory | Review of “Checkrec 2000” and “Household Inventory 2000“, two programs written in BASIC, in spreadsheet format. Programs available from WMJ Data Systems. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Review: Greeting Card Designer | Thanks to Zebra Systems (the same great folks that brought us Tech-Draw… ZPRINT80… and many other fine products), we now have… GREETING CARD DESIGNER! | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Review: Hi*Res | There was once a time when I had a small touch of envy when I read an ad for a plotter for some computer other than my Sinclairs. I was even able to use a plotter-printer with my old Commodore VIC-20. In fact, I still had my Commodore 1520, but had rarely used it the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Reviews by Tex | CATALOGUE REVIEW Book reviews are quite common. I like to be a bit different, now and then, so I decided to review a catalogue that arrived in my morning mail. The catalogue I feel is of sufficient interest to the T-S community to warrant such special treatment is the 1985 EDITION 1, published by SOFTWARE | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 SOFTWARE REVIEW | I had hopes of getting more done on the 2068 machine code routines I was working on but having taken my summer vacation this month, I am a bit behind on just about everything. Thanks to the many users who have written me about the WORM word processor program and hope everyone gets all the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Software Review: The Great Graphics Show | THE GREAT GRAPHICS SHOW is just that. There are 18 menu selectable routines which provide such items as a simulated oscilloscope with a slowly rotating“Lazy Joe” Pattern Plus the option to display other Patterns by operator input. The most spectacular routines are those which display various forms of graphs. Game routines include a touch-typing game, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Software Reviews | First, a word or two concerning joysticks for the budget-minded. One of the following reviews is of a product which requires a joystick in the left port of the 2068. I obtained excellent results in reviewing that program by “borrowing” a joystick from a seldom-used ODYSSEY 2 video game which had been languishing in the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Word Processing | Short description of improvements to MSCRIPT in version 5.3 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Word-Processor Software Evaluation (Part III) | Mscript, Text Editor 2000, Word 1.5, Word-Most, Textman, T50WS84B reviewed. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 2068 Word-Processor Software Evaluation, Part I | Overview of word processing software for the 2068 and evaluation criteria. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 3 Font Packages for the TS2068/Spectrum You Should Know About | Reviews of Byte Power’s First Class Fonts II, Jack Dohany’s Font Manager and Bill Ferrebee’s Font Packages and Font Editor from Mountaineer Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 3D Deathchase | It is the year 2501, and the North American continent is ruled by mighty warlords in constant conflict over forest territory. You are an elite mercenary biker who is charged with defending your warlord’s land. At $1000 per kill, its a quick way to get rich, its also a quicker way to die… | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A New Professional DTP | Review of Pixel Print Professional 5.0, available from Stan Lemke. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Review of a Aerco FD-68 Utilities Program Disk | This is a nifty set of disk utilities for the Aerco FD-68. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Review of Spectrum Games | Reviews of three ZX Spectrum games for TS2068 users: DK’Tronics ‘Spawn of Evil’ (3D star fighter cockpit perspective, alien invasion); DK’Tronics ‘Maziacs’ (maze game with treasure, guards, and swords — similar to TS1000 ‘Mazogs’ but without maze solution display at game end); and Activision ‘Pitfall II’ (rescue mission with scorpians, condors, bats, eels, frogs; sound | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Review of Tech Draw Jr. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| A Screen Copy in Full Color and More | Review of interface and software to print in color on Okimate 20. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Short WP Review | Gesso Software has a word processor progran for the T/S 2068 and the 32 column printer. It is call “WP 32“. The best feature of this program is that you print exactly what is shown on the screen. It is easy to outtype this processor if you are a good touch typist. I rate it | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Touch of Grey: ZPRINT-80 | If you own a full-size dot matrix printer and a Centronics interface, you can now produce full-page graphic screen dumps. You will also be able to faithfully reproduce your color artwork in shades of gray, thanks to Zebra Systems Inc. “ZPRINT-80”. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Universal Data Base Manager | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| ACZ General Ledger | ACZ GENERAL LEDGER 2.000 is a small business accounting system for the TS 2068 computer. This program will provide the small business with the following financial reports: Monthly and Year To Date Income Statements, Ledger Detail, Balance Sheets, Chart of Accounts, Trail Balance, and Journal Entries. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| ACZ General Ledger 2000 | ACZ GENERAL LEDGER 2,000 is designed to run on the T/S 2068 with the T/S 2040 printer. An option is provided for use of a CARDCO numeric keypad utilizing either of the T/S joystick ports. The program is designed to produce the most important financial reports required by a small business at minimum expense. A | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Address Update | New address for Mike Rhees and brief review of Type 2068, his word processing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Adventure Time | Review of Star Hunter by John Camarata. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| American Football | I obtained this program because it sounded like a good “warm-up” for a certain interest (or “habit” as some may like to call it) that I have in the Fall. You may have guessed by now, that it is Pro Football, but I will not bore you with details about my favorite team (except that | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| An American Original | Preview of Diamond Mike from JRC Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Ant Attack | Review of the ZX Spectrum game, running on Spectrum emulator. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Appointment Watch | APPOINTMENT WATCH is a spread sheet program written in machine code and BASIC. It requires at least 16K of memory. In 16K, Appointment Watch allows the user to enter and store 100 appointments. It allows you to enter the Date, Time, and Place of your appointments, as well as with whom they are, and the | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Art Studio | Review of the drawing/graphics package for the ZX Spectrum from Rainbird Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Artworx | Review of drawing program for the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Asleep at the Wheel | Short review of Pyjamarama, a game for the ZX Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Astronomer | Review of the program from CP Software. Requires a Spectrum ROM. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Astronomy Program Pack - A Review | ASTRONOMY PROGRAM PACK, I. Auersbacher, 41 King Street A2, Belleville, NJ 07109; for the TS-2068; $14.95. When you are showing off your computer to someone who is not a computer user, what type of program do you select? A spreadsheet program? A database? A word processor? No, you’ll probably pick out your best game program | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Back To The Drawing Board | For many in the computer world, the name Timex conjures up images of a tiny, black “toy.” Timex Computer Corporation now has a larger, more expensive machine, the TS2068, and they are convinced that it is a powerful home computer. After experimenting with the hi-res graphics capabilities of VU-3D, a new cassette-based program for the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Badgammon | This is a very good version of the game “Backgammon” for the TS 2068. It has full color and sound: playing pieces are drawn in hi-res graphics. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Banners in Colour | Review of John McMichael’s Bannerific, a program for creating banners on the VIC-1520 plotter. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| BASLOAD | Review of program to convert TS 1000 programs to the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Beta Basic 3.0 | Extension to Sinclair Basic with 100 new or enhanced commands. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Beta Basic Review | Among the many outstanding things that software writers and hardware developers have provided for T/S users, some have gone unnoticed by potential purchasers who did not happen to subscribe to the newsletters or magazines in which they were reviewed or advertised. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bob Swoger's LogiCall Provides Those Little Extras to Larken Users | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Boriel ZX Basic Compiler | I’ve known about the Boriel ZX Basic Compiler for a number of years, but I thought I would give it a try myself. It is designed for creating programs on the Spectrum, but it could be adapted to other computers. To test it out, I decided to use my one dimensional celluar automata program that | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Brickworker | BRICKWORKER is a utility-type of program for those who require help, or are interested in the “art” of brickworking. BRICKWORKER will operate on either the Spectrum or the un-aided TS 2068 computer. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bridge Anyone? | Review of Bridge Tutor (Beginners) and Bridge Tutor (Advanced), both ZX Spectrum programs. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bugaboo | BUGABOO is an arcade quality game for the TS2068 which has been converted from the Spectrum. It is, or was, one of the most computer games in England and is sold in the USA by Quicksilva for both the 2068 and the Commodore 64. Bugaboo, we are informed, is a flea who falls down a | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Burning the Midnight Oil | Review of JazzoFire, a compilation of Paul Bingham’s Classy Front End series. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Byte Power | Review of Byte Power magazine (on tape). | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Byte Power (review) | With support for our 2068’s getting fewer and fewer, one bright spot is BYTE POWER. Each issue comes on a cassette, and after receiving six, 1 an VERY satisfied with all. The price is $5.59 for one issue, $29.99 for 6, or $49.99 for 12. It works out to less than 49 cents per program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Byte Power 1st Class Magazine Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Byte Power Magazine | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Byte Power Magazine's The Print Factory | Review of the desktop publishing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Calorie Counter review | Of the many people trying to lose weight, a few eventually discover that calorie intake must not exceed calorie expenditure. Counting calories can be a bothersome task, but for some of us, this may be the only way, at least initially, to balance our metabolic budgets. CALORIE COUNTER by Foote Software could be a handy | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Casby's Loader V - 'The Spoiler' | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Celestial Computing: Astronomical Software 1, Planet Finder | AS1 provides functions frequently found only on more expensive software for more expensive computers. Combined into two compact “Time Options” and “Coordinate Options” menus, we see many selections that were treated as separate programs in Eric Burgess’ ‘Celestial Basic.’ Planet Finder is a collection of astronomical images and information. It’s a cleverly designed, graphically interesting | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Check-B | Review of a menu-driven checkbook balancing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Checkrec | As checkbook record programs go, this is one of the better programs I’ve seen. It has all of the features of other check record programs and includes a reconciliation segment to compare your balance to that on your bank statement. An outstanding feature of the program is its ability to spreadsheet. You can move through | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Chequered Flag | Brief review of the racing game, from Psion, for the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Chequered Flag | Review of auto racing simulation game, translated from the ZX Spectrum version. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Circuit Board Designer | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Clone: Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Color Plotting on the 2068: Commodore 1520 Interface Review | Review of the Commodore 1520 printer/plotter as interfaced to the TS2068 via John McMichael’s interface board (available as bare board, kit, or assembled; $15–$30). Covers PIC-PLOT and SCREEN-TO-PLOTTER software, print quality (fine lines; results vary by image complexity), speed (7 minutes to over an hour), and OKIMATE 20 color printer compatibility. Includes detailed wish list | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| COLOR2GREY | Review of the utility to convert color images to greyscale images for printing. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Colossus | Like it’s namesake, the Colossus of Rhodes, Lemke Software Development’s graphic banner designer utility “Colossus” stands head and shoulders above similar software. Colossus contains features that heavyweight software developer Broderbund Software has just recently added to its popular program “The Print Shop”. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Coloured Screen Dumps for the TS 2068 | Review of PIC-PLOT from John McMichael. PIC-PLOT prints monochrome or two-color screen images to the VIC-1520 plotter. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Compass | Review of the BASIC compiler from JRC Software.. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Compass Compiler Assembler Package | After trying to use the COMPASS Compiler for three days, and becoming very frustrated, I decided to give up. This compiler is the best I have seen for the Timex computer, but it still has a lot of shortcomings. (Editor Note: as far as we know, this is the only integer Basic compiler that is | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Coupon Magic, The Dealer's Den: 2 Programs | Review of the two programs. Bill’s Coupon Magic is written by Bill Erickson. Dealer’s Den is by Timothy Kessler. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Crazybugs and Cyberzone | Crazybugs is a Pac-Man type game, but with enough differences to make to make another enjoyable game. You are in a subterranean maze and are being chased by beetles. As the beetles lay eggs, one at a time, you must go, fetch, and lock up the egg in a flashing box. After locking up four | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Creating Graphics for Print Factory with The Creator | Review of graphic design program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Database Showdown | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| DeathChase | Review of the game, originally for the Spectrum and converted to the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Desktop Publishing on the TS2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Deux Ex Machina | Short review of game for the ZX Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| DOS-64: A Review | Review of MakeDOS-64, a machine code system which allows use of the OS-64 cartridge code on an Aerco Disk Drive without loss of Aerco DD commands, and with access to the full 256K RAM via bank switching. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Dunbar Aitkens: Silent Conversation and The Glass Plate Game | The Glass Plate Game is a conversational one. Idea cards and markers are used, and the challenge is to build patterns of thought by finding interesting connections between the cards. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Educational Software for the TS2068 | Kids on Keys, Facemaker and Kindercomp from Spinnaker Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| EF's 50 Best Games | Round-up of the magazine’s top 50. Flight Simulator for the TS 2068 is number 45. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Electret Scientific Company's Musician Royale | Musician Royale is a comprehensive TS 2068 program for transcribing, composing, playing, and saving music. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Fall of the Third Reich | Review of the program by Mark Stueber. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| First Class Fonts II | 1st Class Fonts II’s main program has three basic parts: a library of “fonts” (or type styles), a simple word process and a “definer” that allows the user to modify or change any character within one of the font sets. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Fish Locator | SUM Magazine has received many different programs for review. One of the most original is Fish Locator. Fish locator is a program that will analyze the fishing environment in your area from the date, weather, and coordinate information you supply and give you a comprehensive summary of the day’s overall fishing prospects. You are also | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Football Manager | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Fourth | Review of Abersoft 2068 Forth. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Game Playing on the T/S 2068: Chess Review | Review of Chess from Timex. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Game Review: Bugaboo | First, one must accept the concept that a flea is worth saving. If the philosophical connotations can be resolved into a positive decision, one can then enjoy the challenge of assisting poor “Bugaboo the Flea” in his attempts to to escape from the perilous environment into which he has fallen. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Game Review: King's Keep | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Game Software Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Games from 'Games' | Review of Deathchase and Frogger, available from Games to Learn By. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Games To Play Now That The War Is Over | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Getting Started with Beta BASIC | Introduction to Beta BASIC, an extension of Spectrum BASIC. Requires a Spectrum BASIC ROM or cartridge. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Golfing World | Review of a golfing simulation program, converted for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Grafist | Review of drawing program for the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Grafist | Review of drawing package from Canaan Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| GRAFIST | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Graphic Design Files for The Print Factory family of programs | Review of John McMichael’s graphic disks. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Graphics | Review of graphics available in Byte Power’s Print Factory and Companion. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Graphics for Zebra's Designer Series | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Graphing Data, Part I: Quadra Chart and Graph-It | Comparative review of two TS2068 graphing programs: Quadra Chart (Psion Software) supports bar, pie, and line charts for up to 6 x/y pairs but has limited y-axis scaling and no user axis labeling. Graph-It (from ZX-Computing Apr-May issue) performs line graphs with user-set axes, full labeling, multiple simultaneous data sets, and best-fit linear regression with | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Greeting Card Designer | GREETING CARD DESIGNER is a sophisticated program that allows you to design and print out on your Epson compatible printer, beautiful greeting cards. The front and inside page can both be personalized with your own borders, graphics, and phrases. A graphic library of 23 graphic characters including Christmas trees, bells, grads, and flowers gives you | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Gremlins, the Adventure | First it was on the movie screen and now it has made its way to your monitor screen. GREMLINS, THE ADVENTURE is a graphic/text adventure of the highest caliber for the Spectrum from Adventure International. It has made the most of the graphic capability of the machine and provided a most amusing entertainment for the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Hacker | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Handicap Helper: Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Hardware Review: SPECTRUM Conversion Kit | About a month ago I received a golden flyer from Pheonix Enterprises advertising a product that they claimed would allow me to run Spectrum programs. Needless to say, they had my attention, I had already heard of Doug Dewey’s emulator board, but decided that was more than I wanted to invest at the time. So | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Horace ... At Last! | A common complaint in the microcomputer field is that those who make the hardware don’t know how to write the software. This adage has largely been confirmed by Timex, whose software for the 1000/1500 series seldom came up to the same quality level as packages from independent suppliers. This same problem has also been evident | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| HOT Z-2068 | Once again, Ray Kingsley has brought out one of the most powerful machine-code monitors I have ever seen. Everyone planning to write machine code routines on the 2068 owes it to himself to buy a copy of this package. This latest version of HOT Z includes disassembly and data displays, ROM floating-point code display, four | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Hot Z-2068 | Review of the disassembler from Sinware. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| HOT Z/Zeus Comparison | Comparison between the two machine-language utility programs. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| I.S.T.U.G. TS2068 BBS | Review of the simple BBS program written by the Indiana Sinclair Timex User Group. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| In Spec: Rotronics Toolkit | This series of programs, available all on one wafer, offers a variety of useful tools. To quote the manual, “The routines are a compilation of the most popular programs available via the ROTRONICS Information Service.” All of these programs self-initialize upon loading and most are Then called with one simple command. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| In Spec: Trans-Express by Romantic Robot [Review] | There are two main things you will find you can do with the program. The first is transfer programs from tape to wafer… but not all programs. The main problem with this is that the Wafadrive uses a bit over 2K of the computer’s memory for itself, so that programs that use a lot of | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Integer BASIC Compiler | If you have lots of experience programming in languages that don’t tell you about errors, JRC has a BASIC compiler that you may be able to use. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Killer Emulator is Bigger and Better | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Koala Pad With Zebra Graphics Interface Including ZPaint and Tech Draw | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| LDOS Version 3 | One can upgrade to version 3 by ordering a new EPROM for LKDOS. It provides a raft of great improvements. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Learn to Fly a 747 on Your 2068 at Home | Announcement of a 747 Flight Simulator program by Derek Ashton for the TS2068, capable of flying over 7 airfields in real time. The program never reached commercial release; interested parties were directed to contact Bob Swoger in Streamwood, IL. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Library Notes | Review of Moon Base Attack. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Logical 'Auxiliary Operating System' For the Larken Equipped Multi-Drive 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| LogiCall Review | Review of the disk management program by Bob Swoger. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| LogiCall Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Logiciel (Software) | Software for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Logiciels (Software) | Reviews of Masterchess, Voice Chess, and Highway Encounter. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| M-Script review | MSCRIPT is the word processor that was supposedly going to be offered by Timex themselves, possibly even on a cartridge. MSCRIPT has been developed not only for the Timex 2068, but also for other computers such as IBM and Radio Shack. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Code Tutor | Review of The Complete Machine Code Tutor by Malcom Evans, available from Knighted Computers. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Code Tutor: A Comprehensive Review | MACHINE CODE TUTOR for the 2068 is a program on two cassettes and consists of 35 lessons. The advertising states 33 lessons. Most of the lessons have demonstration and examples following them. The 34th just explains the interrupts and the 35th is just a sign off message. After the program/simulator section is loaded, a prompt | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Mailing List | The program is written entirely in BASIC language. It stores from 100 to 425 NAMES, ADDRESSES, and PHONE NUMBERS; lists all names; searches by NAME, by CITY, by ZIP code, or by PHONE number. It allows changes to entered data, or deletions of data. It allows a print out of the complete listing, or a | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Masterfile | MASTERFILE is a cute and powerful file program originally written for the Spectrum. This review covers Version 09, converted to run on the T/S 2068 without any type of “Spectrum emulator”. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Masterfile Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Meet Musicola | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Micro Review | Review of The Complete Machine Code Tutor. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Mini XMOD Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Money Machine, Puzzle Maker and additional comment on Money Machine II | The original Money Machine is a little different than Money Machine II: it does not have Bann Brite nor the enlarged type of the latter. It has 400 puzzles and provides for loading in new puzzles. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Money Manager | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| More Educational Games [Review] | Reviews of Logic Levels, Number Tumblers, Up & Add ‘Em, Alphabet Zoo and Aegean Voyage. Ports of educational games by Fisher Price/Spinnaker. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| MSCRIPT | Review of the word processor. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| MSCRIPT | MSCRIPT is the only word processor that uses the 64 character mode on the T/S 2068. When released it was also the most expensive word process for the T/S 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| MSCRIPT Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| MScript Version 5.3 for Larken DOS | Mscript is a totally different word processor from Tasword. Once you get used to the protocol and press the right keys, Mscript is just as easy to use and a lot more rewarding. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Mscript Version 5.3 for Larken DOS | Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| MTOS, A 2068 Utility | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Multi-Draw 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Music Library | Music Library is a data base management program that provides a convenient format for organizing your music collection. It allows you to store three lines of information (each 32 characters wide) on 100 or more items of music. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Musician Royal | MUSICIAN ROYAL is one of the most recent programs released for the 2068. Written by Dr. Oleg D. Jefimenko and sold by Electret Scientific Company, it proves to be one of the more comprehensive music programs available. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Customized Pixel Print | Description of new features added by Steve Spalding. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Items | 256K RAM from Larken; PC-DRAW from MDM Enterprises; tax software from ABBA Soft; Beta Basic 3; BBSes; West coast fair planned; Pixel Print Plus. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| News, New, Views and Reviews | New QL newsletter: QLusa. Speedysoft has Spectrum software. Reviews: Omni Calc2, Pixel Print Plus!, MScript v5.3, Font Manager and Mail Sort/Label Print. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Night Gunner | Review of the game as translated by Digital Integration for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Night Gunner and Fighter Pilot | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Oh Banna ... Give Me a Letter | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Oh Banna ... Give Me a Letter | Remember when (not meaning to sound like Andy Rooney…but) you had to buy a board game to play your favorite T.V. quiz program? Well, if “Wheel of Fortune” is your favorite gameshow, it is now available for the 2068 computer. Herb Bowers and ABBA Software offer a ‘Wheel of Fortune’ clone called ‘Money Machine Il’ | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Oh Banna ... Give me a letter: A Software Review of 'Money Machine II' | Review of Herb Bowers/ABBA Software’s version of Wheel of Fortune. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| OmniCalc 2 Spreadsheet | OmniCalc 2 is a spreadsheet program that will allow you to have up to 99 columns or 250 rows of data with a maximum of 5000 cells. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Partial Review of Maxcom | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Pascal for the TS2068 | One of the buzz-words in the programming field these days is “structured programming”. In general, this refers to programming in blocks of code, each a fairly independent unit unto itself. One of the principal languages supporting and encouraging structured code is Pascal. Pascal was invented by Nicholas Wirth in 1970 and quickly gained acceptance in | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| PC-Draw Review | Review of program for drawing printed circuit boards. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Penetrator | Penetrator is a fast action arcade-type game written for the Timex-Sinclair 2068. The game is packaged in a neatly styled box with excellent instructions. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Personal Portfolio Manager | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Pinball Wizard | Review of Pinball Wizard, a ZX Spectrum program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| PIX-FX Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| PIX-FX, A Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| PIX-FX: Not Another Graphics Program! | Review of graphics manipulation program from Ed Grey Enterprises. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Pixel Sketch and Graphics Editor (PS/GE) 2.0 | The Pixel Sketch and Graphics Editor, Version 2.0 (or PS/GE, for short) uses the standard video mode, the extended color video mode with eight times the standard color resolution, and the high resolution graphics video mode to draw and to print text. This versatility is very useful especially if you like lots of color or | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Pixel Sketch and Graphics Editor Version 2.0 | Pixel Sketch and Graphics Editor lets you create, edit, and label original graphics and modify, merge, and analyze existing screens with electronic tools. Some of the editing functions on PS/GE are found in Apple graphics software like Mouse Paint and Dazzle Draw. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Pixie | Review of Boss Package T2203-C, a user defined graphics and drawing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Pole Position Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Print Factory by Byte Power | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Print Factory by BytePower, A Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Printer Drivers | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Pro/File 2068 | Review of Tom Wood’s database program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Pro/File 2068 Filing System: An Outstanding Value | When Tom Woods released PRO/FILE 2068 so long ago, it appeared to be quite a file system if you could figure out how to use all of it’s features from the meager instructions included with the program. We were all promised that a comprehensive manual was being compiled and would be shipped to all who | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Pro/File Cartridge | Probably the most useful type of computer program is the data base since almost anyone can find a need for it and because it can be effectively 3 used without a printer. For Timex computers, Tom Woods has twice provided high quality programs in this field with ZX PRO/FILE for the TS 1000 and then | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Product Review: Musician Royal Demo | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Products from Russell Electronics [Review] | Reviews of ROMFIX, GAMESMATE JOYSTICK INTERFACE. ROMFIX upgrades the Russell Electronics ROMSWITCH to run all Spectrum programs. The joystick interface is a cartridge dock board that gives your 2068 a Kempston style joystick port. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Program Review: TS Tinyboard | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Program Review: Videotex, Video 3D and Videocopy | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Program Review: Yacht, Tarot | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| QL Notes | Reviews the Zenkar 128K RAM expansion board (fits inside QL, heat issues, RAM chip recommendations, 5-year warranty) and the COPYTEK disk duplication program. Also covers Digital C for QL (based on Small C, limitations noted) and corrects a prior item about Stan Lemke’s art program and 2068 extended color mode support. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Rating Game | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| REM | Review of MSCRIPT. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review of "Grader" For the 2068 | Review of the program by Robert Fisher. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review of DBAddres An Archive Program | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: ARTWORX version 1.1 | Artworx is a program that allows you to draw pictures using Brushes, Spray, Fill, Zoom, Circle, Arc, Oval, Line, Ray, Box, Triangle and Dot. You can also add text to your pictures in four different type font, Normal (TS2068 Letters), Bold, Ultra or Italics. The program also allows you to move pieces of the picture | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Bugaboo | Review of the Quicksilva game for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Byte Power's The Print Factory | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: Critical Mass | Program Type: Arcade Game From: DURELL Critical Mass is a very fast action game with SUPERB graphics. The goal of the game is to destroy the anti-matter converter before it reaches critical mass. Believe me it is not very easy to do! The game is even a little frustrating near the end (especially when you | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Disk Library | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: Fighter Pilot | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: First Class Fonts (Byte Power) | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: Ghostbusters! | Quick.. what do you get when you match the most profitable comedy movie ever (over $200 million) with the programming genius of David Crane (PITFALL, KABOOM! and more)? Times up…”who ‘ya gonna call?… GHOSTBUSTERS! ” Yes, those people at ACTIVISION have freed the “slimers”, and its your job to rid Gotham City of the spooks, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Larken MAXCOM | MAXCOM is 300/1200 baud Terminal/Remote BBS software… It is 2 programs in one meant to be used with the LKDOS operating system. Larken claims that it can download files as large as 110K, and when running at 1200 baud will not miss any characters. It features a 64 column display and IBM monochrome graphics capability | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: MScript | MSCRIPT is a versatile and easy to use word processor for the TS2068. Unlike its BASIC competitors, it is written in machine code so there is no agonizing key stroke delay or print-out delay. MSCRIPT works with the AERCO and TASMAN interfaces, and MSCRIPT is also written for many other machines, such as the TRS-80 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Multi-Draw 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: Penetrator | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: Rainbird's OCP Art Studio | Graphics editing package for the Spectrum, run on the TS 2068 with Spectrum emulator. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Redcoats | A strategic game written for the Spectrum that will run on the TS2068 with or without a Spectrum emulator | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Speech Development System For TS2068 (HS68) | Total DISAPPOINTMENT! This Hardware and Software package lets you digitize your own library of words. But frankly for 39.95$, it is very very expensive… HERE’S WHY! The PC Board is uncased! A 9 Volts Battery is stuck right on it! The output cable broke on the 2nd day!!! The microphone is right on the PC | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: THE SACRED ARMOUR OF ANTIRIAD | In this excellent game you are TAL, mankind’s last hope against the invaders. (Where did I here that before?!?) First, you must find the sacred armour and also find parts that will help you survive throughout your journey. When you have all the pieces of the ‘puzzle’ you must find the source of the ennemy’s | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: The Worx! | First, I was a little disappointed by this program, it was a little confusing the way it worked. Still can’t get some of the functions. Anyways this program offers a PLANNER, a PHONE BOOK, a CALCULATOR, a DECISION MAKER, a BIORYTHM and a CLOCK. The thing with the program is the editor, especially the delete | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: Timegate | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: Tomahawk | This newly adapted game for the TS2068 from D. K. Marshall (DIGITAL INTEGRATION) is a heck of a lot better than the PSION Flight Simulator! I am not a real fan of Flight Sims, as you can tell, I am still in the dark ages with the old PSION sim! Well, TOMAHAWK won my heart! | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: TS2068 Speech Synthesizer | Same as the TS1000 reviewed in Fall 1985 issue with enhancements based on the greater power of the TS2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Review: ZIP BASIC Compiler | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Review: ZPrint 80 Universal Print Driver | Have you ever wanted to be able to modify a favorite program so that it would utilize your full-sized printer/interface combination to print out information? Or get a full 8 1/2 X 11 inch screen dump in color (sort of)? And do it in either 2068 or Spectrum mode? Well, now thanks to Zebra Systems, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Reviewer Corner | Review of Generala. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Reviewer Corner: Generala | Software version of game similar to Yatzee. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Reviews by Tex: Softaid | The Softaid tape is one cooperative effort to support relief efforts for victims of famine in Africa. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Reviews: TS2068 Basic Compilers | Reviews of Compass from JRC Software and ZIP Compiler from Knighted Computers. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Revised Review: Specterm-64 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Revised Review: Specterm-64 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Scrabble Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| SCREEN-SOLV Electronic Worksheet (Banta Software) | Product description for SCREEN-SOLV for the TS2068: an algebraic and trigonometric equation solver and definite integrator using 10-point Gaussian approximation. Supports up to 26 equations, 6 arrays of 50 elements, up to 46 user-defined variable names, and IF/GOTO/GOSUB/LOOP program sequencing. Results displayed in tabular form or graphically via a built-in PLOT routine. Runs on TS2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sharing My Experience with Pro/file +3 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Shuttle Designer | Design a rocket to put the assigned payload into a suborbital trajectory at the correct velocity before it runs out of fuel. If you succeed, then you are given an “access” code. The code is necessary to continue so that you can design a more complicated rocket. A second success gives you a final access | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sign Designer, Banner Designer | Design and print greeting cards, signs, and banners with your 2068 and full-size printer. The quality of Sign Designer and Banner Designer are equal that of Greeting Card Designer. Commands are identical for all three progams. With the Graphic Designer Utility (provided with each of the three programs), you can design your own graphics that | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Before you get the idea that we have abandoned the T/S 1000/1500 and T/S 2068 computers in favor of the QL, let me reassure you. As long as there are new products and developments concerning these micros you can count on Computer Shopper to bring you the news. When Timex originally announced its second computer, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Smart Text TS-2068 | Many programs may be evaluated and either reviewed or rejected in a single session at the keyboard. This IS NOT TRUE in the case of Bill Jones’ SMART TEXT TS-2068. In fact, upon first reading the 70-page manual, my reaction was, “Egad, he has reinvented Wordstar!” Of course I jest. Nevertheless, a mere listing of | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Smart Text TS-2068 | “SMART TEXT TS-2068” is Bill Jones’ effort to create an AppleWorks environment for your TS-2068. The package includes a text editor and manager integrated with a small mailing list routine. Other convenient features are printer formatting for a variety of utilitarian purposes and in a variety of type styles. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Smart Text TS-2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Soft-Aid Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Soft-Aid Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Softaid Tape Reviews | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software | Spy vs. Spy, Ghostbusters, Locomotion, Gift from the Gods, Softaid tape. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Impressions | Cyclepath (Deathchase), Penetrators, Quack!, TS Demo EPROM. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review | Off the Hook: ten programs for the ZX Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Art for All Ages | Last month we explored the world of music through the program MUSICOLA for the TS2068. This month we continue our journey through the “Computer Cultural Corner” with a look at another program that allows us to express our artistic tendencies. ART FOR ALL AGES is a program for the TS2068 that allows you to turn | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Bombjack | Review of the game as run on the 2068 with Spectrum ROM cartridge. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Circuit Designer | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: COLOR2GREY | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: Fall of the Third Reich | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: FOOTBALL | If this one confuses you, take a look at the copyright date. One may deduce that the program (for the 2068) is an “upgrade” from the TS-1000 version. While an upgrade to a newer machine is certainly permissible, and often very desirable, BANTA loses points on this one for failing to upgrade the documentation. Said | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Money Machine II | For those unfortunate ones who are able to observe Vanna infrequently or not at all, but are nevertheless equipped with a T/S 2068, there remains the option of MONEY MACHINE II. This option not only permits discretionary observation of Miss Banna Brite (as shapely an assembly of pixels as one could wish for), but also | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: MSCRIPT v5.3 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: MSCRIPT v5.5 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: Multi-Draw 2068 | Review of the graphics/drawing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: MUSICOLA | I guess you might as well call me a “Bill of all trades”. I have experience in programming, in advertising, in writing (as I hope this review is an example), and in marketing, But my first vocation is music. I am within one semester of completing a degree in Music Education at West Virginia University. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: New Hard/Software Combos Produce Dynamite Color Graphics | Reviews two new color screen dump packages. Don Thompson’s programs for the Sinclair QL support both the Olivetti PR2300 monochrome ink-jet and the Canon/Radio Shack/IBM color ink-jet, offering full-size or zoom mode dumps with positive/negative options. Dave Franson’s TS-2068 color dumps for the Canon color printer provide two output sizes. Both available via mail order. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Omnicalc 2 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: Pix Fix | Review of the program by John T. Nguyen. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Pix Fix by John T. Nguyen | Review of the image editing/creation program for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: PIX-FIX | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: Pix-Fx | Review of the program by Michael DiRienzo. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Sprites 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: Starion & Space Scan | SOFTWARE REVIEW: “STARION“ This is a 3-D graphics program drawn with extreme precision very quickly and smoothly. The complex shapes can be spun, rotated; the effect is, to say the least, amazing. You blast your way through space. Each time you blast the enemy ship, the cargo becomes a letter. This you collect until you | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: T/S 2068 Checkbook Manager | Review of the program Timex Computer Corp program for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: T/S COUNT | IT am currently finishing up a degree in Data Processing at our local community college, and about two months ago I was checking my required classes list. Oh no! It can’t bel You mean I STILL have to take Accounting> “There MUST be some mistake…I don’t need to learn… if I want my degree I | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Talking Educational Software | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: The New Tax Law & You | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: The Worx! | Review of ‘The Worx!’ (by Artel S. Fratlich and David C. Ridge, Novelsoft), a desktop utilities suite for TS2068/Spectrum. Covers all nine modules: Planner (appointment scheduler with 40 activities), Notepad (text editor, 20 lines/file), Telephone directory (50 entries), Calculator (arithmetic + five functions + programmable), Decision maker (paired permutation ranking), Biorhythm chart, real-time clock with | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Timegate | TIMEGATE from Quicksilva is a very fast action space adventure arcade-type game for the TS2068, It was originally written for the SPECTRUM and has been faithfully re-done for the TS2068. According to the info flyer from Quicksilva “a hero is needed to save the universe by fighting the evil Swarm…” The directions for this game | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Top Drawer | Brief review of drawing package written by Jim Turner, a member of the Ottawa-Hull Timex Sinclair User Group. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Trivia Machine | One of my favorite activities, when I am not working at the keyboard, or at my job, is being a “Trivialist”. I love playing Trivial Pursuit, and of the other trivia games available. That’s why when I received TRIVIA MACHINE, by MANX Software, I was anxious to test myself. The program is designed to be | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: UPLOAD 2000 | If you’re like me, the TS 2068 was not the first computer you owned. You probably had a ZX81 or TS1000, and probably have plenty of programs to run on it. Now that you’ve moved on to the more sophisticated TS2068, you probably think to build a library for it, you’ll have to start from | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: User Defined Graphics | USER DESIGN GRAPHICS is a neat way to design your own characters for use in games or whatever. The program self starts, presenting the user with a menu that includes a “tutorial” option. This should be selected by the first-time user. It runs through the whole routine of designing a special character, with on-screen narrative. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Videotex v.15 | Review of the shader program that works with the SMUG image digitizer. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Voice Chess | One of the software packages recently introduced for the TS2068 is “Voice Chess” by SoftSync. Available on cassette, the program loaded easily and utilized well the features of the computer. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: VOICE CHESS | Voice Chess is a chess program for the TS 2068 that actually talks to ryou! All speech comes through the speaker. The manufacturer of Voice Chess is Softsync, and they should get a pat on the back. They finally added the necessary touch to chess. I don’t know how many of you out there can’t | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: VU-3D | Although VU-3D is billed as a business program, many of you will have fun with tinkering around and showing off the program to your friends. This program sure shows off the stuff a TS 2068 can do! VUU-3D is a program that allows you to draw and view figures in a 3 dimensional perspective. The | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: VU-File | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: War in the East | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Software Review: YS Mega Basic | Review of extended BASIC utilities for Spectrum computers. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Review: Zaxxon | Zaxxon for the 48K Spectrum that is a duplication of the popular arcade game. It comes in a nice plastic package and looks much more “expensive” than a standard cassette case. On the front is a great picture of the game. The documentation is pretty good and explains the game quite well. A person who | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Reviews | Reviews of Screen-Calc (Banta), Screen File (Banta), Gridlock (2-Bit Software) and Timex/Sinclair 1000 Basic Programs in Minutes. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Software Reviews | Short reviews of several TS1000/2068 software titles including a guitar chord finder, a pinball game, a rocket game, and a math drill series. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SPDOS or Yet Another TS2068 Disk DOS | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Spectera-64 V4.1 Terminal Program Review | Review of Spectera-64 version 4.1 for the TS2068, highlighting 1200 baud capability, 64-column display without hardware add-ons, and a 7K programmable overlay area. Notes the overlay system allows adding auto-dialers, RLE decoders, and other utilities. Cautions that 1200 baud requires an RS-232 interface rather than the TS2050 modem. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Specterm-64 v4.0 & v4.1 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Spectramonitor Revisited | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Spectrogramme | Reviews of games for the Spectrum and TS2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Spectrum Emulator/Chameleon News | First-hand review of the EMU-1 Spectrum emulator cartridge ($68) for the TS2068, with a compatibility list of ~20 tested programs. Working titles include Maziacs, Mad Martha 2 (adventure), Monopati, Hobbit, Jet Set Willy, Attic Atac, and Tasword. Discusses why some programs fail (US 60Hz vs. UK 50Hz causes issues with pseudo-pixel graphics routines), notes Spectrum | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Spectrum Program Reviews | Beach-Head, Dangermouse in Double Trouble, reviewed. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Spectrum Section | The Timex 2068 is based on the English ZX Spectrum computer, which is very popular in throughout Europe. Tons of excellent software is available for the Spectrum, yet very little of it will run on the 2068 due to design changes made by Timex. With the proliferation of Spectrum emulators and ROM chips, more and | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Speech Recognition System | Review of the program from G. Russell Electronics. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Speech Synthesizer for the TS-1000 | Now I’ve heard everything! A computer that talks back to me? why not…everybody else does! Tad Painter has done the “unheard” of by digitizing the human voice for T/S computers. His SPEECH SYNTHESIZER program does the job without the need for expensive additional hardware. It’s all software generated. SPEECH SYNTHESIZER is available for the TS | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sprites 2068 | SPRITES 2068 is a sprite development and handler package. Those of you that have the Technical Manual will note that there is an appendix, number C-5, devoted to this subject. This program is none other than this same code. SPRITES 2068 co-authors Tidwell and Ruegg have “debugged” the Timex sprite package code. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sprites 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Superdriver Catalog | Superdriver (SD for short) is a collection or family of machine-code printer support modules, for use by both experts and non-experts. Modules are available either separately or in a package. Comprehensive documentation is provided. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Syntext-2000 Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| T/S 2068 Grade Book | Short review of teacher assistance program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| T/S 2068 Software Review "Spectax85" | Just a short time back when I was turnin my mind to thoughts of (UGH!) 1040s and the associated alphabetical list of “Schedules,” I got aholt of a program designed to help a guy do his/her annual “voluntary” (HA!) submission of revenue to the revenoors. It was submitted to me for review and comment, although | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Tasprint | TASPRINT is a utility produced by Tasman Software, the same firm in England which sells Tasword II and the Tasman interface. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Tasprint: Five Typefaces for Dot Matrix Printers | Description and sample output of Tasprint (Tasman Software), which adds five typefaces to dot-matrix printers with graphics capability: Lectura Light, Median, superbold, Data, and Script. Called from Tasword II via the tilde character. All characters print in double height. Also covers Tasword II border and paper color change technique via POKE. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Taswide | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Taswide | Review of Taswide, a program that lets programmers use the 64-column mode of the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Taswide Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Tasword II - Mini Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Tasword Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Tax Time … and Some Help | For those with TS 2068s there is help available in the form of SPECTAX85 from Poretsky and Poretsky. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Tax Time ... and Some Help | Here it is just one month before income tax filing time and, if you are like me, you could use a little (or a lot) of help preparing your tax forms. For those with TS 2068s there is help available in the form of SPECTAX85 from Poretsky and Poretsky. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Textwriter 2000 Plus: A Brief Review | Textwriter 2000+ — available for the 2040 printer at $18.95; for the Aerco interface at $24.95. Bob Fingerle’s TW2000+ is a menu driven word processor with word wrap for the TS2068. The menu consists of seven items: Most of the items are self explanatory. #1 allows you to set paper and ink colors on your | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The 2068 Emulator | I have finished the code to make the Timex run under Gerton’s Z80 emulator and finally debugged the Series One interface code to work with the Timex 2068. The final product is changed greatly from the one that I demonstrated down in Dayton. The machine stack is located where it is suppose to be at | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Companion Arrives at the SDPJ Office | Review of Byte Power’s Print Factory Companion. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Computer: A New Tool for the Garden | Yard Improvement Planner, by Timex Computer Corp. for the 2068, is one of the programs mentioned. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Great Game and Graphics Show | Review of the cassette (with 17 programs) from JRC Software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Kruncher | Review of a program for 1000/1500 and 2068 that can make program code smaller through common methods. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Print Factory Gains in Popularity | Description of the program and its utilities from Byte Power. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The RAM Music Machine | Review of a Spectrum program, from DATEL Electronics, that offers MIDI sequencing and sampling. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Textwriter Series | Of all the word processing software S.U.M. has reviewed, the Textwriter series by Robert Fingerle offers the most versatility for all Timex computer users. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Wiz | Review of small business accounting system. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Through the Magnifying Glass | Short review of Sherlock, a game for the ZX Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TIMACHINE - A BASIC Compiler | Deja vu! That was my first thought upon opening the large envelope from editor Tim Woods. Let’s take a trip via H.G. Well’s time machine by setting the controls to travel back in time one year. Exactly one year ago, I was asked to review a BASIC compiler for the T/S 2068 called ZIP (Sept/Oct | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TIMACHINE Review | From its animated title screen to its ability to locate compiled code anywhere in memory, TIMACHINE is just what every BASIC programmer who lacks extensive assembly language fluency has been dreaming of. You should see the wonderful things it does to graphics programs written in BASIC. Compiling any BASIC program is as easy as adding | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TIMACHINE: A sort of review | Let’s face it, fellow members, all T/S buffs are NOT equal. As the famous author, George Orwell wrote in “1984, ” some are more equal than others. To be specific, some are proficient in machine code and I am not. “Timachine” by Novelsoft is a compiler program. It takes your Basic program and converts it | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timegate | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Timex Sinclair 2068 Guidebook | Cassette “guidebook” to publications, hardware, software and supplies for the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | This month marks the second anniversary of the Timex decision to exit the home computer market. Many of us thought that it would all end then, but, happily, we are still here and stronger than ever. When Timex was still around, there was very little third party development going on, but now it is these | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Tomahawk | Review of the flight simulator program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Tomahawk - A Software Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Tomahawk by Dave Marshall | Review of AH-64A Apache flight simulator for TS2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| True 64 Columns on the 2068 | OS-64 is a plug-in cartridge that gives the 2068 a 64 column display operating system and includes full size printer software that supports Aerco, Tasman, A & J, and Oliger Centronics printer interfaces. The cartridge plugs into the cartridge dock on the front of the 2068 and is, in effect, the 2068 ROM with new | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| TS 2068 Colour Printouts | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| TS 2068 Colour Printouts | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| TS 2068 Gradebook | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| TS2068 Review: The Horace Saga... | There are three programs in the Horace saga: Horace and the Spiders, Horace Goes Skiing and Hungry Horace. Having all three, I think they are quite entertaining. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TSDPJ Dives Into The Print Factory's The Press Desktop Publisher | Review of The Press desktop publishing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Turbo Esprit | Review of the ZX Spectrum game. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Two Excellent 2068 Games | Short reviews of Voice Chess and Cyberzone, both available from Softsync. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Two Programs from Executive Workshop | Review of the Straits of Hormuz and Executive Clue, both for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Two User Reports on Tasword Two | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Typeliner | Review of the desktop publishing extension to Word-Master. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Uploader 2000 | Almost any program you have in BASIC for the ZX81/TS1000 can now be used on the TS2068 with the use of UPLOAD2000. This is a program that allows you to convert most BASIC 1000 programs into working versions for the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| VIEWord | VIEWord is the first in a series of software packages for the TS2068 being produced by Jim Clatfelter. It is to be followed by MAIList and BOOKeep. Considering the quality and simplicity of VIEWord, I am looking forward to these other two. Considering the 32 character screen line that the 2068 provides, various word processors | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Vieword Mailist Formail | VIEWord, MAIList, and FORMail are utility programs that would be most suited for the small business environment or personal home computing. VIEWord is an interesting (but easy-to-use) word processor. MAIList, as the name implies, is an address manager, and FORMail is a utility that uses files from both VIEWord and MAIList, to print formal type | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| VU-3D 10 Years Later | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| VU-CALC | Only the name of this program resembles the ZX/TS VU-CALC. This version occupies 37K when resident without any data. Due to its design, large tables use very little additional memory. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| VU-Calc | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| VU-Calc Revisited | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| War Games | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| War Games (Feb Mtg) | More than 4,000 copies of “The War in the East” by Mark Steuber have sold. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| War Games Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| War in the East — Game Review | Detailed review (rated Excellent) of War in the East, a TS1000/1500 (16K) and TS2068 (32K) strategy wargame simulating the German invasion of Russia from July 1941. Features a map of Central Europe with terrain types, 11 unit types with different strengths and mobility, 30-month game length, seasonal weather effects, and probabilistic combat outcomes. Uses color | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| War in the East: The Invasion of Russia, July 1941 | Review of the war strategy game, for both the TS1000 and TS2068. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| What's In Store: VU-3D | When Timex Computer Corp. began showing the TS 2068 Color Computer last fall, the star of every demonstration was a graphics package called VU-3D. It’s a fascinating program that duplicates the capabilities of some of the lower end professional Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems which sold for tens of thousands of dollars only a few | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| White Lightning | Review of the game development program that supported 255 sprites and was programmed in FORTH. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| WINKJET1 Review | Review of William Pedersen’s printer driver for the Olivetti PR2300 inkjet. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| WMJ Data Systems Software | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Word Processing | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Word Processing for the 2068: Tasword II | Tasword comes in a black plastic case about 6×9 inches with a 20 page manual. It loads easily in about a minute and signals its beginning with a beeping tone. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Word-Master: A Review | Review of a wordprocess/desktop publishing program for the Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| WordMaster | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Workin' in the Software Patch | Our feature program this month is OMNICALC 2, the impressive spreadsheet program from Microsphere, Ltd. OMNICALC 2 was reviewed in an earlier issue of SUM (volume II, Number 12). In my opinon, OMNICALC 2 deserves every bit of praise it gets. Advanced capabilities and ease of use places OMNICALC 2 way ahead of any other | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| WP32 Word Processor | Word processor with additional features. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| WP32 Word Processor Review | Detailed review of the WP32 word processor for the TS2068, written by PUG member Bob Orrfelt and priced at $24.95. The five-component program offers up to 200 lines of text with full-screen editing (deletion, insertion, line copy), screen graphics exhibits, four special character sets (Greek, Spanish, scientific, general symbols), hex peek/poke utilities, and flexible save/load. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Writing and Playing Music with Romantic Robot's Music Typewriter | Reivew of the program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| You Too can be an Artist | Review of The Artist by Bon Jangeborg, published SofTechnics. Requires Spectrum ROM. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Z80 – The Spectrum Emulator for MSDOS | A review of the Z80 shareware Spectrum emulator by Brian Gaff (B.G. Services, UK) for MS-DOS. Covers building a tape loading interface, loading Spectrum and TS-2068 programs, and modifying Tasword and Pro-File for use under the emulator. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Zeus Assembler | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Zeus Assembler: TS 2068 Software Review | Review of the Zeus Assembler for the TS2068, distributed by Softsync and originally written by Crystal Computing (UK) for the ZX Spectrum. Covers line-numbered Z80 mnemonics entry, full-screen editor, machine code conversion, and the built-in Mini Monitor for examining and modifying memory. Notes the absence of a BASIC-callable assembler subroutine mode. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| ZIP Basic Compiler | The resident language in the T/S 2068 is Sinclair BASIC (an altered version of Microsoft BASIC). BASIC is a relatively easy language to learn and thus an easy means of communicating with the microprocessor. The microprocessor can perform approximately 1/2 a million operations per second. Then, why is BASIC so slow? The processor only uses | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| ZIP BASIC Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| ZTERM-64 Modem Software Review | Detailed review of ZEBRA SYSTEMS’ ZTERM-64 terminal program for the TS2068, used with their OS-64 column module ($29.95 each). The review covers the 16-line display limitation, phone number and macro storage, X-MODEM send/receive capability, buffer management, support for AEI/A&J microdrives, and a mystery ‘USER DEFINED DEVICE’ feature that proves to be undocumented. Concludes it is | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |