Family Computing (v2 n8)

Date: August 1984
Volume: 2
Issue: 8
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Articles

Title Description Computers
A Year to Remember “MAN SNATCHED BY UFO!” was the headline on page two of the local paper. Just before the man disappeared, his wife, Mrs. Harry Winkler, reports, they were sitting quietly at home watching TV. All of a sudden she noticed her oven door opening and closing and the hands on her kitchen clock spinning wildly. Their Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Ice Cream Cone As you lie in your hammock on a hot summer’s day, languidly fanning yourself with a copy of family computing, do you ever fantasize about eating a big, delicious, dripping ice cream cone? But does the thought of trudging through the hot streets to the neighborhood store require more energy than you can muster? Well Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Nibbles: Timex Sinclair Resource The Timex Sinclair User’s Encyclopedia lists a wide variety of game, home management, business, and personal productivity software for the TS 1000, 2068. and Sinclair ZX81 computers. It also includes a programmer’s guide. Published by Arrays. Inc., of Los Angeles, the $14.95 book is available at bookstores and at some computer stores.
Renegade Robot The top-secret building where you work is guarded by a robot. One day you arrive at work and find the robot missing. Puzzled, you enter the building and immediately sense that something has gone wrong. Strange noises are coming from a distant corridor. You investigate and discover that it’s the sound of the robot, twirling Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
What's In Store: VU-3D When Timex Computer Corp. began showing the TS 2068 Color Computer last fall, the star of every demonstration was a graphics package called VU-3D. It’s a fascinating program that duplicates the capabilities of some of the lower end professional Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems which sold for tens of thousands of dollars only a few Timex/Sinclair 2068
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