Syntax/Syntax ZX80 v2 n10

Volume: 2
Issue: 10
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Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
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8K ROM Monitor RoutinesContinuation of article from prior issue examining the 8K ROM.Sinclair ZX81
A Night in Las VegasReview of the cassette from Lamo-Lem.Sinclair ZX80
A Tool to Help Debug ProgramsTo determine what occurs during a loop portion of a malfuntioning program, use a PRINT statement called a flag.Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81
Annotated 4K ROM Listing - Systems VariablesListing tells you the values of all major variables used in the 4K ROM.Sinclair ZX80
Beginners: User-Friendly ProgramsSome easy programming methods to write user-friendly programs for either 4K or 8K ROM programs.Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81
Bingo Number GeneratorGenerates numbers with their preceding letters and prints them at 8x their normal size at the top of the screen.Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program
CAI Peripherals UpdateCAI Instruments will ship their first Widgets the week of Sept. 21.
Changes to September Budget ProgramUser interface changes to the program.Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program
Changes to Super ZX80 InvasionAdd new levels of difficulty.Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program
Crash Course in MicrocomputersReview of the book by Louis Frenzel.
Dear EditorLetters about magazine index; resistor values; ordering from England; errors in books; TV interference; bad connections; memory problems; replacement parts.
Gradebook for TeachersProgram helps teachers average grades at the end of the grading period.Sinclair ZX80, Type-in program
MicroAce-ZX80 Component EquivalenceChart showing part numbers and designations between the two computers.MicroAce, Sinclair ZX80
Rounding off RoutineThe 8K ROM’s floating point decimal is great, but sometimes you don’t need 9 decimal places.Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Sinclair Printer by 1982Sinclair engineers will redesign the printer to meet US requirements at the end of September, 1981.
Sinclair Product UpdatesSinclair’s ZX81 computer reaches the US on Oct. 7, 1981.Sinclair ZX81
Sort RoutineThis routine can sort 20 words of 20 characters in about 8 seconds.Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
Syntax ErrorTwo errors in Machine Code Print Routine.Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81
Trouble-shooting Your MicroAceYou’ve put together your MicroAce and examined the PC board solder connections — everything looks good. Power up — you get a white screen and no cursor. What do you do now? Here is a chart compiled by removing each IC chip from a working MicroAce and observing the effect. It may provide you withMicroAce