Compute! (v6 n5)

Date: May 1984

Volume: 6

Issue: 5

Articles

Christmas TreeTS 1000 Type-in program
Chore AssignerTS 1000 Type-in program
What's In Store: Timex Sinclair 2000TS 2000 TS 2068
Product announcement for 2048 and 2068.
What's In Store: What Can I Do With My Timex Sinclair 1000? Lots!TS 1000 Book review
Review of the book.
Little Programs for Little KidsTS 1000 Type-in program
Guess a Number
TurkeyTS 1000 Type-in program
CheerleaderTS 1000 Type-in program
Money Talks - In RhymeTS 1000 Type-in program
Poet uses Timex Sinclair 1000 and random numbers to write poems.
Jack-O'-LanternTS 1000 Type-in program
Trick or TreatTS 1000 Type-in program
Pulse RateTS 1000 Type-in program
Computer Buyer's Guide: Timex Sinclair 1000TS 1000
Aging Fast While Learning BASICTS 1000 Type-in program
Future Age Calculator program
Rad RhymerTS 1000 Type-in program
Insert your names into a nursery rhyme.
Learn Names Quicker!TS 1000 Type-in program
Memorization game.
What's In Store/New Hardware: Timex Sinclair 1500TS 1500
Product announcement
New Year's EveTS 1000 Type-in program
Thank-You NoteTS 1000 Type-in program
Decision MakerTS 1000 Type-in program
Machine Code Development System For Your Timex Sinclair 1000TS 1000 Hardware project
Turn your Timex Sinclair 1000 or Sinclair ZX81 into a high-speed, machine-code development system.
Letters: Can Anybody Help?
Writer seeks program to plot stationary satellite positions for use with TVRO Earth Station.
Arcader Programs His OwnTS 1000
Arcade ace Tony Snyder founded his own software company and is working on an original game, Tunneling, for the TS 1000.
Machine Code Development System For Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Part IITS 1000 Hardware project
Turn your Timex Sinclair 1000 or Sinclair ZX81 into a high-speed, machine-code development system.
Letters: ZX81's OK!ZX81 TS 1000
Fan defends the ZX81.
B-17 Reunion: The "Little Computer That Could" And A Data-Base Program Bring WWII Vets Together With New TiesTS 1000 Software review
Roberts uses Timex Organizer to keep records for his locksmith business and to track B-17 vets.
Basic Manuals For ChildrensTS 1000
Computers for Kids, A Kid’s Manual for Programming the Sinclair/Timex Computers and Computer Battlegames and Computer Space Games mentioned.
Firmware CardTS 1000 Hardware project
Card to put a 2K or 4K EPROM anywhere in the memory map.
Timex TS 1000 Cuts Price Again!TS 1000
Price cut to $55, incl $15 rebate.
Timex Stops Clock on Computer Operations
Voice ReproductionTS 1000 Hardware project
Machine language tools to sample and playback voice recordings.
Letters: Help!, Penance!TS 1000
One writer seeks service manual for ZX81; other points out that many support options available for Timex/Sinclair 1000.
Letters: Last CallTS 1000
SAMS Computerfacts technical service data for Timex-Sinclair 1000 and Sinclair ZX-81 mentioned.
Letters: TimexTS 1000
G.S. of Cheektowaga, NY, laments lack of info about Timex/Sinclair 1000.
ZX80 ReviewZX80
A complete, ready-to-run computer for under $350 would make anyone sit up and take notice.
Demand for ZX81 Outstrips SupplyZX81
Sales have been at 1000 units a day and world-wide sales in October are reported at 40,000. Gladstone Electronics, who import the ZX81 direct from Britain placed the first order from North America but still have an enormous backlog of orders.
New Sinclair ComputerZX81 ZX Spectrum
Spectrum announcement. Sinclair has also come to an agreement recently with Timex to distribute the computers in North America; the two companies have been in close alliance for some time as the ZX81 and Spectrum are both manufactured in Timex’s Scottish plant.
Sinclair's LatestZX81 Hardware review
Review of the ZX81.
Sinclair ZX81 - Toy or tool?ZX81 Hardware review
POKEing on the ZX80ZX80 Type-in program
T/S Game In 3-DTS 1000
Product announcement for Mothership, an arcade-style space fighter game in 3-D.
Interview with Clive Sinclair
Sinclair ZX80ZX80
Review of the ZX80.
Christmas Buyers GuideZX80
Comparison of computers available in December, 1980.
Program Conversions With Sinclair BASIC and TI BASICTS 1000 Type-in program Tutorial
Program conversion between BASIC dialects is often easier than imagined. This tutorial demonstrates the compatibility of TI BASIC and Sinclair BASIC and includes helpful tables and sample conversion programs.
Sinclair NewsletterZX80
Announcement of Syntax ZX80.
Random Ramblings: The British SceneZX80
Round up of British computers including a brief bit about the ZX80.
Random Ramblings: The Consumer Electronics ShowZX80
1979 summer CES; ZX80 mentioned.
ZX Interface BoardZX81 Hardware project
Input/output interface board that works with either ZX81 or Spectrum.
The 4th Personal Computer World ShowZX81
Report on computer fair. Sinclair products mentioned include ZX82, ZX81 and printer.
Credit Due to Personal Computer WorldZX80
Follow-up to December 1980 review of ZX80, noting it was a reprint of an article from Personal Computer World, a British publication.
ZX Interfaces ExplainedZX81 ZX Spectrum Reference
The ins and outs of Sinclair computers. Details are given for the Spectrum as well as the ZX81.
BASIC TranslationTS 2068
Letter to the editor from a 2068 user looking for software to type in.
Soft CenteredZX80
Software announcements. “The first American software for the Sinclair ZX 80 should be hitting the market soon, courtesy of Image.”
ZX81 UpdateZX81 Type-in program
Update on accessories, software, a BASIC program, notes on the Spectrum, KRAKIT, fast load software, and a machine language program.
6th Computer Faire
Super Invasion for the ZX80 from SoftSync shown at the faire, along with Double Breakout.
Dateline:Tomorrow: Naked MicroAce On the Way. Also ZX81MicroAce ZX81 TS 1000
We hear that the MicroAce II will be announced shortly. It will have a full-stroke keyboard, possibly 16K of on-board memory, will run 8K ZX80 Basic, but will not have a case or housing. According to insiders at MicroAce, it is a much improved machine and allegedly better than the recently introduced ZX81 by Sinclair/England.…
International Winter Consumer Electronics Show
Various systems spotted at CES mentioned. Sinclair announced 16K ram.
Random Ramblings: The Northeast Computer Show
Photo of the Sinclair booth at the Northeast Computer Show. More than 200 ZX80s were sold.
New Magazine for Timex Sinclair UsersZX81 TS 1000
A consortium of North American companies has come to gether to publish the first monthly magazine aimed solely at the 700,000 users of the TS1000 and ZX81. In what is one of the largest magazine launches into the home computer market, Timex Sinclair User will have an initial print run of 100,000.
ZX81 Printer ReviewHardware review
Sinclair ZX81ZX81 TS 1000
Review, reprinted from Personal Computer World.
ZX81 User-Defined GraphicsZX81 Hardware project
Small circuit to allow internal RAM to be used for user-defined graphics when the computer has 16K RAM pack attached.
ZX81 Background ReverseZX81 Hardware project
Circuit to invert ZX81 video signal, provides white on black.
Four-digit Multiplexed BCD to ZX81 AdaptorZX81 Hardware project
Interface binary-coded decimal (BCD) devices to the ZX81.
What Can You Buy for Under $1000?ZX80
A Sinclair ZX80, obviously.
Improving Your ZX-81ZX81 Hardware project
Circuit modification to improve reliability of SAVEs.
Servo InterfaceZX81 Hardware project
Connect a ZX81 to servos.
Supply ProtectorZX81 Hardware project
Battery backup power supply for ZX81.
ZX Analogue-to-Digital ConverterTS 1000 ZX Spectrum Hardware project
Fast eight-bit analog to digital converter project.
ZX 80-81 ProgramsZX80 ZX81 Type-in program
Four programs: trigonometric Fourier synthesis, program labels, dodge game, rapid descent.
ZX81 Burgler AlarmZX81 Hardware project
ZX81 ImprovementsZX81
Simple alternatives to hardware modifications for loading/saving problems on the ZX81.
K-Mart Committing to ComputersTS 1000
K-Mart announced that 1100 stores will handle the Commodore VIC-20, up from 550 stores two months ago. In addition, a spokesman confirmed that the chain has committed an equal dollar amount (around $10 million) of TI 99/4A home computers. The chain also expects to handle the lower-priced ($100) Timex/Sinclair unit.
Timex Sinclair 1000TS 1000
The Timex Computer Corporation will enter the personal computer market with the Timex Sinclair 1000. Sales will begin in July through the more than 100,000 Timex retail outlets, including computer stores, department stores and chains, consumer electronics, jewelry, and drug stores. This step is the result of an agreement between Timex and Sinclair Research Ltd.…
Vector GraphicsZX81 Hardware project
Hardware and software to interface a ZX81 to an oscilloscope or other vector display and draw draphics.
Large Scale Fun for Small Scale ComputersTS 1000 Software review
Reviews of Keystroke Management (2-Bit), TS Destroyer and Space Raid (SoftSync), Millepede (Axis Software), Meteorites (SoftSync) and Merchant of Venus (Timex/Crystal Computing).
1984 Winter Consumer Electronics ShowTS 1500 TS 2068 TS 2050 TS 2040
1500, 2068 shown as well as TS 2050 modem, TS 2080 80-column dot matrix printer, TS 2040 printer. Softsync announced Personal Accountant for a variety of computers, incl Timex.
Back To The Drawing BoardTS 2068 Software review
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…
The Timex-Sinclair 2068TS 2068 Hardware review
Having stunned the computer world with the inexpensive, tiny, black and white computer that bears his surname, inventor Clive Sinclair set out to build an even more remarkable machine. The result of his efforts first appeared in the United Kingdom as the ZX Spectrum. With several revisions and refinements, the ZX Spectrum has finally made…
Popular Electronics Tests: The Sinclair Research ZX80 Personal ComputerZX80
ZX80/Microace GamesZX80 MicroAce
The Chest of Classics comes with four games: Life (Conway’s Game of Life), Lunar Lander, Mindmaster, and K-Trek, a variant of Star Trek. Complete BASIC listings are provided as well as a color keyboard overlay. From Lamo-Lem.
ZX-80 Music
The Player ZX80, music synthesis for the 4K ROM ZX80. Single voice with 2-octave range and can perform tunes up to 127 notes long. Space Muse-ak is a random sound program also included. Wm. D. Maples.
ZX80 GamesZX80
A Night in Las Vegas (Slot Machine, Roulette, Blackjack and Craps) from Lamo-Lem.
Likes the Sinclair ZX80ZX80
Letter to the editor: reader takes exception to review in the August 1981 Popular Electronics.
ZX81 GamesZX81 TS 1000
Product announcement for Super Invasion, Wallbusters, Cyborg Wars, Chess, Trek and other games from Softsync.
Sinclair Disassembler
Product announcement for ZX80 1K Disassembler for 4K ROM ZX80 and ZX81 and 8K ROM ZX80. Includes a RAM memory test that shows addresses of failed bytes. From Lamo-Lem.
ZX81 UtilityZX81 TS 1000
Product announcement for Cassette I/O from Cosmonics.
Sinclair Expansion
Product announcement for Computer Continuum’s Expansion Board.
Decimal Multiplication for the ZX-80
The 4K ZX80 ROM only performs integer math. This program does decimal multiplication.
Sinclair ZX81 Personal ComputerZX81 TS 1000
Sinclair Extensions
Product announcement for SUPER Z from Lamo-Lem.
ZX81 SoftwareZX81 TS 1000
Announcement of Gladstone Electronics catalog.
ZX80/ZX81 Stock ProgramsZX80 ZX81 TS 1000
Product announcement for programs from M.H. Marks Ent.
ZX81 Memory ExpansionZX81 TS 1000
Memotech 64K RAM product announcement and several tapes of software from Sinclair Research.