| 2068 Tape to Disk Conversion For VU-File and VU-Calc | (EDITOR’S NOTE: The program tape-to-disk conversions shown in this article are for use with the Aerco FD-68 Disk Interface. The procedures are presented “cookbook style”, so they should be easy to follow and to modify for other disk interfaces. Just substitute your interface’s commands at the appropriate spots. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| A 2068 Printer Driver | In reply to the request from Mr. George Cary in the May/June SyncWare News for a big printer driver for the Spectrum mode 2068, the accompanying machine-code program is submitted. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Beta Basic Review | Among the many outstanding things that software writers and hardware developers have provided for T/S users, some have gone unnoticed by potential purchasers who did not happen to subscribe to the newsletters or magazines in which they were reviewed or advertised. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Dear Reader | The management of SYNCWARE NEWS has asked me to take on the post of editor, as of the first issue of 1988. I am both honored and delighted at the prospect. This preliminary announcement is intended to let you know what I am thinking at the moment, and to ask your help in charting the course for the magazine. | |
| For Your Support | SHAWN STAMP, 3405 Mark Lane, Norton, OH 44203, (216)825-8957, challenges you to see just what your TS2068 is capable of doing! CHOPPER COMMAND is billed as a fast-paced action game that takes over where Rambo left off. As a chopper pilot in the Air Force, you rescue POW’s from the jungles of Vietnam. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Forum | SYNCWARE NEWS welcomes correspondence from its readers. Some editing of letters may be necessary for brevity or to enhance clarity. Computerfest Update The proposed San Francisco T/S Computer Fest has apparently been postponed indefinitely… Plans for a one-day, Mid-West User Group get together are in the formative stage. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Quick Mode for 1500-1000 | We leave the wonderful world of true hi-res for a moment, to show you just one of any number of fascinating possibilities that can result from experimenting with the ZX81’s interrupt-driven display routines. Those of you who have played with Wilf Rigter‘s “Nova” package already know of some of the neat things you can do | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Read Restore & Bump for the 1000 | If you have ever tried converting programs written for other computers to run on the TS 1000 then you are probably aware that the DATA, READ, and RESTORE statements are frequently used commands which are not available in SINCLAIR 8K BASIC. The machine code programs presented in this article can be used to replace these basic statements. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Rock Crush | Given the paucity of new software for the ZX81/TS1000, it is indeed heartening to discover that there are still at least a few programmers who, like me, still consider this venerable machine worthy of support. One such programmer is a Mr. S. McDonald, in Scotland. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Season's Greetings and Happy New Year | Even though the snow is coming down outside my window and the local fire department has strung Christmas lights across our downtown streets, I still can’t believe we’re into the Holiday Season already. I vividly remember just sitting down and writing the Holiday Greeting for issue 4:2. | |
| TYD*BYTS | One of the most common complaints with the PC8300 is that the characters tend to have a “splayed” look, with horizontal lines sticking out to the right. No, it’s not because the Chinese designers didn’t know how the characters are shaped. It’s simply a matter of overdrive (video level or “contrast” too high). | Lambda 8300 |
| TYD*BYTS | MScript/Oliger Printer Port Compatibility. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| TYD*BYTS: 2068 REM Generator | Here is a REM generator USR routine that I would like to share with other avid TS2068 fans. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Using 2068 Report Codes | This may sound like just another dry ROM article to some 2068 owners, But I promise you it is not. Now to prove this to you, type in and run the short program called "Fun Report Codes" (Listing 1). Instead of the old "0 , OK", you will see a smiley face in front of the line and statement number! How did we do that? | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
