Syntax/Syntax ZX80 v4 n3

Volume: 4
Issue: 3

Articles

Title Description Computers
A Sojourn at Compuserve Overview of Compuserve and its services.
Computers for Kids -- Sinclair ZX81 Edition Review of the Creative Computing Press book. Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Dear Editor Keyboard audio tone; full-sized keyboard from Double H Electronics; detecting two keys at once; communicating via tape with someone in England; damaging keyboard leads; curing interference; RAM pack wobble; user-defined graphics on the ZX/TS.
Direct Input Horizontal and Vertical Line Graphics Lets you draw lines by direct input and loops so you can draw until you run out of memory. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Do or Die You are trapped in a Mayan maze-like tomb. A block pixel in the central chamber is the only escape route. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Drive to Run CP/M In the Works Kopak Creations and Aerco are working jointly on a ZX/TS disk drive to run CP/M (world’s most common disk-based microcomputer operating system.) Aerco says the drive will be available in 3 months.
E-Z Key 60 Keyboard The keyboard is well designed, comfortable to use, is completely consistent with the style of ZX/TS computers and improves entry. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Get Your System Together Build a enclosure for your computer to keep everything organized. Timex/Sinclair 1000
KOPAK Introduces New Keyboard Kopak Creations’ new keyboard, ready in 15 weeks, plugs into internal ZX/TS keyboard connector.
Math Use Math to introduce your children to the ZX/TS and give them experience with basic skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Timex/Sinclair 1000
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n3) New products from Compuwiz, R.I.S.T., Banta, Software Unlimited, Z-West, Synergistic, Sinware, Spectra Computer Products.
Pledge Keeper Simplifies recording pledges and can be especially helpful during telethons or other fund raising events. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Program Improvements/Refinements Improvement to Sweetheart.
Real-Time Soft Clock Creates a software clock from the 3.25 MHz ZX/TS logic clock using the system variable FRAMES at decimal addresses 16436 and 16437. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Reference Card for the ZX80, ZX81 and Timex Sinclair 1000 Review of the card from Nanos Systems. Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Reverse Video Monitor Driver This circuit, using the concept published in Electronics, drives a video monitor and reverses video on demand. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Routine Elimination If you PEEK the code from the REM line and POKE into protected memory for running, you can eliminate the loading routine by writing the REM line in hex equivalents to ML decimal codes. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Snake Review of the game published by Zeta Software. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Timex Printers on Their Way Timex printers are en route to distributors, according to a Timex source, and should be in retail stores in March.
Users' Groups
Vendor Report Updates from/about Proprietary International, Norris Electronics, SMUG, Gladstone Electronics.
Wanted: Assembly Language Programmers Proprietary International needs assembly language programmers for their unreleased ZT21000.
Where to Move RAMTOP? Many programs that put machine code routines above RAMTOP tell you to lower RAMTOP first. This program calculates just what decimal numbers to POKE to put RAMTOP where you want it. Timex/Sinclair 1000
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