| A Video Upgrade? |
Why? Is the predominant first question. If you find that your computer does its job, but you would like to see it work a lot faster (in SLOW), if your tired of that annoying fast mode flicker, if you have a program longer than 16K of BASIC and want it to run without crashing, then |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Basic Topics |
Is It A Number? By Fred Nachbaur The following routine contains a trap to insure that you enter a number. This is useful in math drill programs, to prevent cheating by entering an expression. The BASIC interpreter will accept the question as the answer by evaluating the expression for you. For example, in response to |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Basil's Compendium: Basic Machine Code for the ZX-81/TS1000 |
As the title implies, this series is designed to introduce the beginner to the basics of machine coding. The beginner in machine language that is. We must assume that you already have a working knowledge of BASIC. As the title also implies, I will try as much as possible to relate machine code programming to |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Editorial |
In case you hadn’t noticed, a few changes have occured with SWN in the last couple of months. The appearance among others, is quite different. Another change that has transpired is the editor/publisher personnel. We are very happy to have Tom Woods as our publisher. Not only is he involved in publishing, but also in |
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| For Your Support |
In this column, we will announce any software or hardware that is new or otherwise untested by us. If you have something of interest, we will announce it here. Send us a description of your product. Keep it short, please. We advise readers to send a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope), as a courtesy, to |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Forth-With |
In Volume 1, No. 5 of Sync Ware News I approached you with the idea of presenting an introductory/ tutorial column on the FORTH language. If you missed my introduction to FORTH article in Volume 1:3, I suggest you go back and read that. Contact Sync Ware News for back issue availability if you need |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Forum |
This column is designated for small talk. Forum will be a channel to communicate your needs, ideas and/or specialties to other ZX/TS computerists. Do you provide a service, or do you require a special service? Let us know and we will share your notions with everyone else. There is one catch, NO PRICES will be |
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| Machine Code Topics: 2068 BASIC ROM Calls |
This is the first of an occasional and indefinite series on machine-code programming for the 2068. I do not intend to take you through the rudiments of Z80 instructions, nor even the discovery and invention of the poked REM statement, but if you know how to do it even a little bit, then maybe I |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TMS9918A Video Upgrade: Part 1 |
The TMS9918A video project consists of two PC boards, a small modification/addition to the main computer board, and a +5, +12, -5 VDC power supply (an expansion board of some type is necessary). Video board “A” contains the TMS9918 VDP chip, 16K video ram and one support chip for I/O interfacing. Board “B” contains the |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Translations: Memotext to ZX Pro/File |
If you have a Memotext word-processor module and 64K RAM, you undoubtedly have already made use of its powerful “text” files mode. Memotext also supports “data” files, organized in six fields per file, up to 31 characters per field. Entering data files is just as easy and fast as text, thanks to the re-defined keyboard, |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
