| Automating the Data Line |
Some programs in Basic call in M/C routines for repetitive or special functions. In such cases it is often convenient to create a joint record. The Basic program can include a decimal loader, as shown in lines 9955 to 9975, below. The details of the M/C routine are contained in the Data lines. This permits |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Fractions |
It is interesting to see the computer work in true fractions instead of converting everything to decimal numbers. This program first displays a blank equation: Each unknown flashes, in turn, for entry of a number operator. Lines 55 to 80 provide the necessary cross-multiplication. The result is available as X and Y in line 85, |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Hardware Mods Review |
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Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Office Use of the ZX81 |
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Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| QL on the QT |
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Sinclair QL |
| Random Numbers, Etc. |
by H. L. Schaaf A few months ago Duane Parker and I had been talking about random numbers. I told him about a program that I had done which gives the seed of any random number, that is to say it works in reverse of the random number generator. Others may also be interested, so |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Stacking the Calculator |
In writing programs in Machine Code it is sometimes necessary to bring in data from a BASIC program or from direct input. A simple way is to go to M/C with RANDOMIZE X+USR 65000. That puts X on the calculator stack, from which it may be drawn and used within the M/C program. X may |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Summer Will Be Festive Time in Sinclair Land |
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| The 2068 Library, Volumes 10 and 11 |
I’ll bet you thought John Riley had disappeared into a black hole in Sinclairland. Not so. He’s been fiddling with his Larken system and putting the finishing touches on Volumes 10 and 11 of the CATS library. Listed below are the programs in those volumes and John’s short summary of each. VOLUME 10 Education And |
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| The Plotter: Tips and Programs for the Plotter User |
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Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| TS 1000 Hardware Mod |
Small, single capacitor mod to potentially improve video signal on TVs. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
