Byte Power Nov 1986
Date: November 1986
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Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 3x3 Character | This program will allow you to create 3×3 graphics fairly easily. The working space is on the left side of the screen. On the right side you can see the character (3×3) you defined or are defining. To create a character move with the arrow keys, 1 to fill a dot, and 0 to clear | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Better Programming! | This month I will show you how to make an echo while playing a music. I call this echo ‘THE FALSE ECHO’ because it isn’t really one, let me explain…This ‘echo’ only works well with a music that contains pauses. During these pauses what happens is that the sound isn’t completely turned off! Let’s say | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Bubloid | Try to pick up as many crystals as you can while avoiding energy sucking plants and the Electric Bubloid. The Energy Rings will give you 100 of energy and the crystals will give you 100 points. You may use either the joystick or the keyboard, Q-up, A-down, O-left, P-right, SPACEBAR or FIRE BUTTON to use | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Checkbook Balancer | Enter your statement balance, your checkbook balance, the checks that are not cleared yet and the deposits that haven’t been recorded and the computer will tell you if it balances, if it is over or under! | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Derby | Up to 5 players can play. You may bet on 1 of the 5 horses up to $200. Four kinds of bet: PARLAY:Choose the horse that wins and the one that comes in 2nd! | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Diamond Max | You are in a diamond mine and the object is to collect enough diamonds before time runs out, while avoiding falling rocks. Detailed instructions in program. Features 20 level of play, a maze editor so you may create or change any level. Joystick or keyboard may be used, keys are Q-up, A-down, O-left, P-right or | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Editor's Note | HO! HO! HO! Looks like it’s Christmas time! We would like to take this moment to wish all of you a merry Christmas and all the very best for the New Year! This month, have we got good stuff for you! Test your aim in the game ‘PLUKKERS HUNT’, your memory in ‘MEMORY’, your logic | |
| Memory | Kids will love this one! Match all 8 pictures, the lower your score the better. To see a picture press the letter corresponding to the square desired. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| MUSIcomp | This program is a very basic music writer using the A,B,C… method for inputing the notes, once loaded a menu is displayed, 1-INPUT DATA FILE, 2-CLEAR DATA FILE, 3-SAVE FILE, 4-LOAD FILE, 5-COMPILE CODE, 6-COPY and 7-QUIT PROGRAM. 1-INPUT DATA You input the data with an editor, like a word-processor. EX: O3 +A-2 -B+2 P4 | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Plukkers Hunt | You are on a hunting trip on planet Zirmak, with the help of your invisible goowak (Zirmak dog), and duo-disk blaster, you shoot down as many Plukkers as you can. You may use joystick or keyboard: Q-up, A-down, O-left, P-right and SPACE-fire. You may reset the game by pressing [EDIT] Shift & 1. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Review: Speech Development System For TS2068 (HS68) | Total DISAPPOINTMENT! This Hardware and Software package lets you digitize your own library of words. But frankly for 39.95$, 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 |
| Super Budget | This program lets you enter your expenditures for every months and also the estimated spendings (budget). It will tell you at the end of the year if you are over or under budget or even! The functions: 1- Enter Data When you press 1, a list of 60 items will be displayed. Enter the number | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Towers of Hanoi | Move a certain amount of disks from one tower to another, making sure you never put a large disk on a smaller one. Up to 15 disks can be transferred. The computer will tell you in how many moves the task should be done. More detailed instructions in program. Features a save game in progress. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Trace | This program will help a BASIC programmer to debug a program. What it does is simple, while the program is running, the computer will display the line it’s executing at the bottom of the screen. While using the trace you’ll notice that the program slows down quite a bit, and sometimes a program line is | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |