Bob Mitchell

Location: Canada

Articles (73)

TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
Bob’s Notebook: Another Disk Rename RoutineSinc-LinkNovember/December 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Bank Balances
Program to track bank balances.
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Bank Switching Notes For A Beginner
Tips for using the Larken RAMDISK.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Binary Search
Binary search subroutine.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1986
Bob’s Notebook: Calendar
Calendar program.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Character Set EditorSinc-LinkJuly/August 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Computer Term Definitions
Terminology definitions.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Convert Numbers to VAL$
Short machine language program to convert numeric values to VAL expressions.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1986
Bob’s Notebook: Digital Clock for the TS 2068
This bit of code will provide a digital 24-hour clock which can be used in various applications. It uses the...
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Disk Index, Sorting Routines
Disk index utility; MSCRIPT sort.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Disk Management Utilities
Disk utilities for LKDOS.
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1988
Bob’s Notebook: Disk Menu
Disk menus, printers.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Dot Matrix Printer Copy of SCREEN$Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Font Loader
Font loader, a type-in program that loads a font from a Larken disk.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1986
Bob’s Notebook: FONTMAKER (user-defined graphics editor)
Program listing for “FONTMAKER”, a user-defined graphics editor.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1986
Bob’s Notebook: Index Card Memory Aids
Shortcut/memory aids on index cards.
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Interrupts IM2
Interrupts IM2; sample autoline program.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1985
Bob’s Notebook: Jumping Backwards Relatively SpeakingSinc-LinkMay/June 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Larken Extended BASIC example
Demonstration program that includes Larken Extended BASIC examples. Shows syntax and how quickly the extensions worked compared to Sinclair BASIC.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Larken utilities
Larken utilities.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Machine language routines for Spectrum
Machine language routines for Spectrum. First emulates the block DELETE function in the TS2068. Second emulates ON ERR.
Sinc-LinkAugust/September 1986
Bob’s Notebook: Making Graphs with Larken Extended BASIC
Making Graphs with LKDOS V3.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Near Letter Quality Printing
Routine to print at near letter quality on the Smith-Corona Fastext 80, an 8-pin dot matrix printer. Requires Larken Extended...
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1992
Bob’s Notebook: Odds & EndsSinc-LinkJanuary/February 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Organizing Tapes and Programs
Suggestions for organizing a tape library.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1987
Bob’s Notebook: Password Protection
Techniques and a routine for adding password protection to a TS 2068 program via ON ERR.
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1986
Bob’s Notebook: Peeking and Poking About
One of the fun things about using the T52068 is the ability to PEEK and POKE about in amongst the...
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1987
Bob’s Notebook: Pixel Print Plus
Demo of Pixel Print Plus.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Print a Disk Directory
Program to print a Larken disk directory.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1987
Bob’s Notebook: Printer Exerciser
Larken utility.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Printer Interfaces
Comparison of two printer interface drivers, peeking and poking, revisions to his BUDGET program.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1988
Bob’s Notebook: Printing and TIMACHINE
TIMACHINE and Larken disk system.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1990
Bob’s Notebook: Pro/File 2068 Revisited
Details several modifications to Pro/File 2068. Includes saving the data array and its size to disk, changing the array size,...
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1988
Bob’s Notebook: Pro/File and Pixel Print Plus
Exporting data from Pro/File and printing it with Pixel Print Plus.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Programming Tips
How to add your own NMI routine to Larken Extended BASIC, printer control codes for Tasword and MSCRIPT, using ROM...
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Quicksort
Quicksort; title line in display; machine code with examples.
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1985
Bob’s Notebook: Renumber to 10000+, TASWORD utils
Renumber to 10000+, TASORT, The Loader
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1989
Bob’s Notebook: Rewrite: Autoboot & Grafix24Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Short utility programs
Short utility programs. HEX to DEC conversion; COPY 24 lines to the printer; in-line color via the keyboard; increase size...
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1985
Bob’s Notebook: Tasword to MScript converter
Tasword to Mscript converter.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1990
Bob’s Notebook: TASWORD Two Patched (Again?)
Patches to Tasword Two. Includes re-activating the 2040 printer, a word count feature and an option for saving for autostart...
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1988
Bob’s Notebook: TIMACHINE
Notes on using TIMACHINE, how it differs from Sinclair BASIC.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1987
Bob’s Notebook: Toolkit Part 3, Programming Options
Tutorial for TS 2068 programmer’s toolkit Bob adapted from a program for the Spectrum. This article covers Search and List,...
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Toolkit Part 4, UDG Designer
Tutorial for Tookit, a programmer’s aid adapted for the TS 2068 from a Spectrum program. Covers Uncorrupt, Line Sort, REM...
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Toolkit, Part 1 Renumber Functions
First of a series of tutorials about TOOLKIT options for the TS2068. TOOLKIT was adapted from a program by David...
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Toolkit, Part 2 Information & Interrupt OptionsSinc-LinkJuly/August 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Transferring Files Between Computers
Using a modem to transfer files between a TS 2068 and a PC.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1992
Bob’s Notebook: TS2068 Interrupts
The Z80 has three Interrupt modes (IM) two of which are of special interest to the programmer. An “interrupt” is...
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1985
Bob’s Notebook: Tutorial on Open, Close, Channels & StreamsSinc-LinkSeptember/October 1988
Bob’s Notebook: Using the Smith-Corona Fastext 80 with the Tasword
Notes on using the Smith-Corona Fastext 80 with the Tasword.
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1987
Bob’s Notebook: What do you use your computer for, eh?Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1991
Budget
This BUDGET program Is In three parts. First the long program in BASIC Is given. When the listing is keyed...
Update MagazineApril 1988
Dear Editor
User with ataxia seeks help; comments on Programmers Toolkit from Softsync; replacement transistors; repair traces on keyboard; technical information for...
SyntaxDecember 1983
Discan: A Larken Utility for the TS2068Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1991
Documentation for Character Set Editor
Program to allow for editing an entire character set on the 2068.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1991
Fastext 80 Crib SheetSinc-LinkJuly/August 1989
How to Squish a DiskSinc-LinkMarch/April 1991
Interrupt Mode 2Sinc-LinkMay/June 1991
Larken Load/Save Routines
Machine code utility for loading and saving tracks on the original Larken system.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1988
Larken NMI-F Autorestart MenuSinc-LinkMay/June 1990
LARKEN Sequential/Random Files UtilitySinc-LinkMay/June 1989
LKDOS Version 3 EPROM: Highlights and First ImpressionsSinc-LinkSeptember/October 1988
Mastering “Merge” (LKDOS)Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1991
Mscript Version 5.3 for Larken DOS
Review
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1988
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...
Update MagazineOctober 1988
OPEN #, CLOSE #, Channels & Streams – A Tutorial
Let’s delve into the mysterious realm of channels and streams and those two odd tokens OPEN and CLOSE. These two...
Update MagazineOctober 1988
Peeking and Poking About
One of the fun things about using the TS2068 is the ability to PEEK and POKE in amongst the machine...
Update MagazineJuly 1988
Rename
Utility for Larken DOS to rename a program on disk.
Sinc-LinkAugust/September 1986
Software Review: Omnicalc 2Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1991
TS2068 ROM DisassemblySinc-LinkJuly/August 1990
Using the Larken Sequential/Random Filing System to Produce a TS2068 ROM DisassemblyUpdate MagazineOctober 1991
VU-CALC Tutorial, Wide Printer Enhancement and Additional Notes on VU-Calc
Printing spreadsheets on wide printers.
Update MagazineJuly 1989
Z80 Dictionary
List of operands and descriptions.
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1990
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