SYNC v4 n2 – Timex/Sinclair Computers

Date: March/April 1984

Volume: 4

Issue: 2

Articles

Title	Description	Computers
An Assortment of Sorts	Several sorts implemented for the 1000: bubble, float, shell and quick sorts.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable
Crazybugs and Cyberzone	Reviews of Crazybugs (Timex) and Cyberzone (Softsync).	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Defining Characters	Working with user defined graphics characters on the 2068.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Forth	Overview of Forth and review of Tree Systems PLURI-FORTH EPROM.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Glitchoidz Report	Corrections to Search and Replace (4:1), Brick Busters (4:1) and Tax Shelter Time Bomb (4:1).	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Go-fer	Review of sophisticated data base system that supports cassette and disk drives.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
In and Out of SYNC	Review of competing systems for reader comparison. The Commodore 64 is reviewed in this article.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Just for Fun	Short programs from readers:	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable
Knight's Tour	How to write a program to implement the Knight’s Tour chess puzzle.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Letters	Uses of 64K RAM; 2068; Bulletin Boards; ZTX-650 Transistor; Correction to ‘Say What’	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Letters: 2068	Enthusiastic reaction to the 2068.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Letters: Bulletin Boards	Reader requests list of BBSes.
Letters: Say What	Suggestion for improving code in “Say What” (Sync 3:6).	Sinclair ZX81
Letters: The ZTX-650 Transistor	Replacements for the transistor.	Sinclair ZX81
Meteors	How to use the display file; demonstrated in a video game.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Parcle	Machine language routine to clear just part of the screen.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Programming Boule	Implementation of the casino game.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Resources (Sync v4 n2)	Listing of new user groups, books and other resources.
Sync Notes	Discussion of current issue, announcements of Timex Command Cartridge.
The Anatomy of a Program Line	In-depth analysis of how the Timex 1000 and 2068 store and process program lines.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Array Advantage	Discussion of arrays with examples.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The Circle Game	Drawing circles in BASIC and machine language.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The Great RAM Rescue	Remap the internal RAM to the 8K-16K block. For ZX/TS computers with a 16K RAM pack.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The Intercontroller	Review of Intercomputer’s Intercontroller HV bus device.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The ROMPAK System	Review of a expansion board that supports EPROMs in the 8-16K block; board uses a ZIF socket. The company had several programs on EPROM.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The ZX Pro/File	Review of Thomas Woods’ data base program.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Try This	Short programs from readers.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS2068 Programming Tips	Graphics programming techniques for the 2068.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Using RAM Packs	TS1500 Plus 16K RAM Getting the TS1500 and the TS1016 RAM pack to work properly involves a little more than plugging everything together and turning the power on. The following steps are suggested: Plug the RAM pack in, type in: These will clear everything (program lines and variables) out of the system and activate the	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500
Whither Clive?	Some background on how Clive Sinclair came to purchase the DeLorean factory in Ireland to manufacture the C5.
ZX/TS ROM and RAM Addressing	Investigation into PEEKing and POKEing outside the 16K-32K address range and how to use a 74LS138 to decode RAM in the 16-32K range.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000