| 30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX-80 - a Review | 30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX-80, by Melbourne House, Glebe Cottage, Glebe House, Station Road, Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, distributed in the United States by Image Computer products, 615 Academy Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062, 111 pages, paperback $14.95. 1980. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| A Weekend With the ZX-80 | I have always been intimidated by computers, and mathematics in general. One look at the Sinclair ZX-80, and I was confused. It wasn’t what I had expected; there were no blinking lights, or humming, and no rows of ceiling high, pulsing units. It looked nothing like my 1950’s science fiction concept of a computer. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Acey Ducey | [Figure: Ace of spades and two of clubs playing cards (art by Alan Rowe Kelly)] This simulation of the Acey Ducey card game. In the game, the dealer (the computer), deals two cards face up. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Adding an LED Load Monitor to the ZX80 | Single LED (light emitting diode) added to the tape "ear" input of the computer. The voltage for lighting the LED is just right for loading a program from the cassette tape. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Castle Doors | [Figure: Drawings of a dragon-like beast and a hooded fish-scaled monster] Castle doors is an adventure game that presents a new challenge with each playing, and the opportunity for easy adjustment of difficulty if the Wizard is winning too much, or too little of the time. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Converting From Other Basics | While Basic is a distinct computer language, it exists in many forms. Thus, a program written for another machine might have to be converted before it will work with the Sinclair. This series will deal with conversion techniques, in hopes of allowing you to get as many programs as possible running. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Dealing Out a Conversion | Sinclair owners will probably spend a fair amount of time converting programs from other Basics. This can be a rewarding and educational practice or an exercise in frustration, depending on how you go about it. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Draw a Picture | Simple program from 30 Programs for the ZX-80. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Editorial | The Sinclair ZX80 is the new kid in town; a short-lived position in this rapidly changing field. In the past few years, several dozen personal computers have made an appearance. Some are thriving, others have fallen into the obscurity of bargain sales. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Hurkle | Game converted to ZX80. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Interview with Clive Sinclair | Clive Sinclair is the man behind the first mass pocket calculator, the first scientific calculator kit and, now, a mass-market computer. David Ahl talked to Clive while in London at the PCW show. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Linsac's Game Programs 1 and 2: A Review | Reivew of games cassettes from Linsac. Games include Three Towers (Towers of Hanoi), Guess a Number, Mastermind, Sketcher (simple drawing program), Hurkle, Nim, Symbol Simon, Nine Lives, The Maze Game, Plain Sailing, Noughts and Crosses, Chinese Puzzle, Tower of Hanoi and Battleships. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| New Peripherals from Sinclair | “Extremely low cost.” That’s the answer I got when I asked Nigel Searle about the forthcoming Sinclair printer. Relentlessly, I pressed for more. It is a line-at-a-time printer and only prints a line when the user hits NEWLINE. “Seems awkward,” said I. “Extremely low cost,” said Nigel. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Nicomacus | Program determines number you are thinking of (between 1 and 100) by successively dividing it by 3, 5, and 7. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Pounds and Pence, Dollars and Cents | Programs for working with decimals in 4K ROM. | Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program |
| Resources for the ZX-80 and MicroAce (Sync v1 n1) | Currently available hardware, software, books and user groups and newsleters. | MicroAce, Sinclair ZX80 |
| Sinclair ZX80 | [Figure: Sinclair ZX80] Clive Sinclair has surprised the world with the launch of his attractive, hand-held personal computer. Costing less than $200, and plugging into a TV and cassette recorder, some now suggest the ZX80 to represent the thin edge of a mass consumer market wedge. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| The SYNC Challenge: Hammurabi | Challenge to readers to get Hammurabi from Creative Computing's Basic Computer Games converted to work on the 1K ZX-80. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| The Times They are a' Changing: The Building of a MicroAce | What do you get with the MicroAce? It comes with processor, cassette interface, pressure-sensitive keyboard, video interface, power supply, 2K of RAM memory and a 4K Basic in ROM. | MicroAce |
