Byte Power Spring 1987
Date: Spring 1987
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Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Better Programming! | Last month we thought we were finished with the SOUND EFFECTS but we found a method of creating a simulated two-voice BEEP. So we are telling you how to do this effect that works on both the TS2068 and the SPECTRUM without any modification whatsoever. So here it is: First you need 2 variables to | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable, Type-in program |
| Bits & Bytes Talk | This new features lets you the reader express yourself about the Timex world. If you have something you’d like to share with our subscribers don’t hesitate send it in! Here is a letter from a reader of Fort Myers, Florida: Dear Editors, In reply to your questionnaire, regarding the format desired by readers of your | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Decision Maker | This program can be used for a wide variety of decisions… It will help you choose the best stereo, help you decide to take a job or not or help you select the best course of action for the future. The Menu 1) Choose an ITEM (or thing) 2) Choose a course of action 3) | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| EASYprint | This program is a word-processor for full-size printers only… It features Center, Justify, Word count and up to 132 columns!!! In the Main Menu… In text mode… Change Printer functions. This section will allow you to define some parameters… Change the text width (32-132), DO NOT CHANGE width when there is text or it will | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Editor's Note | At last BYTE POWER is now SPECTRUM compatible!!! Yes it is now ready. You will find it on side B of the cassette. Note that the SPECTRUM version will only work on the SPECTRUM, it isn’t compatible with the TS2068! Also note that the BYTE POWER program (THIS ONE!) will now print in 32 columns | |
| INKEY$ | This short routine will let you press as many keys as you wish! Full instructions in program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Mister Butterfly | Mister Butterfly is looking for his 5 children, can you help him find them? They were playing with their balloons in the field and they found this entrance to some sort of cavern. They decided to explore it and all went in a different direction. As luck would have it, they got lost! Now you | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Review: Thanatos | This program you take control of a dragon called ‘THANATOS The Destroyer’. You must find ‘Eros’, a beautiful young enchantress whom will guide the dragon through castles to collect the book of spells and find the magic cauldron. He also must fight knights and foot-soldiers and all kinds of mythological creatures. The graphics in this | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| The Qualifier | This program will let you analyse the range of homes you can afford depending on the data given to the computer. Just enter the maximum down payment, the maximum monthly payment, the interest rate and the term of repayment (years). The computer will then give you the maximum price you can afford for a home. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Tycoon | Try to pump as much oil out of the ground as possible to make the most money… Full instructions in program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Z-row Gravity | In this game you must destroy Aliens, Satellites, Galaxies and Robots. They keep spinning around and if you are not careful you might get hit!!! To make thing more difficult, when you start moving you can’t stop (well, you stop at a new level or when you die!). To control your ship: Q:Forward, O: Turn | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |