| 2068 Review: Hi*Res |
There was once a time when I had a small touch of envy when I read an ad for a plotter for some computer other than my Sinclairs. I was even able to use a plotter-printer with my old Commodore VIC-20. In fact, I still had my Commodore 1520, but had rarely used it the |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A National Users' Group |
One of the more provocative ideas emerging during the WINTERFEST was that of a national Users’ Group. The project is still flexible enough so that you can get your own ideas into the hopper. |
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| Applied Sinclair: Subroutines and Programs for the Mathematically Minded |
Have you ever had some tricky or complicated calculations to make, or found yourself over your head with mathematic routines? If you have then this book is for you. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Basil's Compendium: TS1000 and TS 2068 |
That’s right–Basil’s Compendium is going to add the TS2068 to its repertoire. But you ZX81/TS1000 enthusiasts need not lose heart. The two computers use the same microprocessor, the Z80, and are really not awfully different from each other. Sort of like brothers born a year or two apart. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Cryptograms on the Computer |
Let me start out by saying what this program does NOT do. In spite of the title, it does not solve cryptograms, I enjoy working those little fellows far too much to surrender the fun to a computer. This program is designed, rather, to do the clerical jobs for me, while I save the creative |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| ETAMITLU - The Simplest Word Processor |
Don’t ask me how to pronounce that word. Don’t ask what it means, either. If you know how my mind works, you won’t have to ask. If you don’t–well, you remember what Louie Armstrong said about jazz: “If you have to ask what it is, you wouldn’t understand the answer,” |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| For Your Support |
Product announcements from Nicholson Nightime Network, John McMichael, Lemke Software, Grey & Clifford Computer Products, Dan Elliot, G. Russell Electronics, Knighted Computers, Larken Electronics, Steven Petrovic, B &G Electronics. |
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| Forum |
The Winterfest Economists are always being quoted as saying that the best time to buy anything is last year. This year, they were wrong. The prices for QL’s, 2068’s, and a lot of peripherals, software, and literature were lower than I have ever seen them. The weather of Sunny Florida was a bit of a |
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| Memotech CIF "Copy" Fix for Hot-Z 11 |
Many TS-1000/ZX-81 users drive full size printers with the Memotech Centronics interface due to the wide availability and the ease of use with BASIC programming. However, machine code programs designed to operate the Timex printer have compatibility problems when producing screen copies that are longer or shorter than the standard 22 lines. A notable example |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| More on S.N.U.G. |
During one of the organizational meetings of the recent Sunstate Timex/Sinclair Winterfest ’88, the idea of a National organization for the advancement of Sinclair computing came up. It was decided that since we had developed a “core group” that was dedicated to promoting Sinclair computing, we would attempt to lay the groundwork for such an |
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| Random Numbers |
This program is an interactive tutorial on random numbers, ways to generate and test them and on uses. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Stitches in Time |
A programmer I am not, but a knitter I am. One of the routines in knitting has been reduced to a minimum with the help of a knitting machine. Now what takes longer than the actual knitting of an article is figuring out the pattern and adjusting it to the specific measurements of the individual. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| SyncWare News Pioneers IFWARE |
For some time, we have been considering the publication of an index to back copies of SyncWare News, as well as reprints of material we have published over the years. That is, IF there is enough demand to justify printing them. |
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| The CATS Meow |
One of the souvenirs I brought back from the WINTERFEST was a copy of the CATS library of public domain programs. In case you don’t know, CATS is the Capital area (Washington DC) users’ group. The library now consists of 11 volumes, on 5 cassettes. The list is growing. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Ripples Spread |
Time Designs Magazine, a TS-oriented periodical that would be a fine addition to your library (AFTER SyneWare News, of course), has also been getting comments that were provoked by our reference to PC’s. |
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| The Winterfest |
Hats off to the T/S User Groups of Florida, for their great job in staging the Orlando show. The production was a joint effort by four users’ groups, under the spectacularly able management of Mary Lynn Johnson, with Mel Nathanson as co-pilot. (More detailed comment on succeeding pages.) |
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| Time Bomb |
This classroom project teaches the students to tell time–assuming that there will still be a need for this archaic skill in the era of digital watches. The student is confronted with a series of clock faces, with the hands at randomly-selected positions. The complexity of the time indicated by the clock depends on the difficulty |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| World Geography |
This program embodies a very elegant graphics routine, The program offers you two categories of study: Countries/Islands or Continents/Oceans/Seas; whichever category is chosen, you have the option of Review/Identify. If you choose the Identify option, you are asked to give the names of various geographical entities within the category you chose. If you choose Review, |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
