Syntax/Syntax ZX80 v4 n6

Volume: 4
Issue: 6

Articles

  • Color TS2000, 16K TS1500, Modem This Summer
    Timex reports it will begin sales this August of TS2000s with 16K or 48K RAM, color/sound capabilities and bank-switching. The 16K version will sell for $149.95; the 48K for $199.95, says Timex. Both versions contain 24K ROM, including 8K ROM for cartridge capabilities and bank-switching. With bank-switching the computer can potentially use up to 256
  • TS1000 in Canada This June
    Timex Canada plans to market TS1000s sometime in June, with customer sales starting in late June or early July. The company projects an initial 100,000 unit release, says a Timex spokesperson.
  • New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n6)
    New products from Daydesign, Compuwiz, G. Russell Electronics, SofTec, DJM Software, Compucraft, DK’tronics, Timeworks, Toptronics, Florida Creations, ZX/TS Software Exchange Club, Busyness, SyncWare, Memotech, Stuart Software.
  • Syntax Errors
    Correction to Banner Writer.
  • Program Impovements
    Correction to Banner Writer.
  • LPRINT Bug Bypass for TS2040
    Method to avoid the printing bug in the TS2040.
  • ZX/TS Users' Groups
  • Defining Functions on the ZX/TS
    You sit down to type in a non-Sinclair BASIC program into your ZX/TS only to find in the listing a FN(A) statement. Should you forget about the rest of the program? No. We’ll simulate a defining functions feature. This versatile approach is actually better than other micros’ function defining feature.
  • Disable Auto-List
    This routine tricks Sinclair’s auto-list mechanism into malfunctioning so new program lines do not appear on the screen.
  • New Features on TS2000, TS1500
    Advance publicity photos from Timex show some interesting features of the new TS2000 and TS1500.
  • Checkers for Two
    Play this game just like board checkers.
  • Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and ZX81
    Review of the book by Douglas Hergert.
  • Dear Editor
    HP 82954A thermal paper works with 2040; explain Syntactic Sum; transistor cross-reference; relocatable HOT Z from Sinware; DIY resolutions to various problems.
  • Design
    Run this flashy program on a TV as a personalized store window ad.
  • Egg Timer
    This simple, practical software timer sets off an alarm to let you know when your egg boils, your game finishes or time’s up.
  • Letter Recognition Train
    Children learning to read must first master skills of letter recognition and discrimination. This simple program teaches that skill, with little help from adults
  • Vendor Report and Notes
    Norris Electronics is out of business; Byte-Back memory units might not work with TS2040 printer. Frog Software is distributing May-June issue of Sinclair Computing.
  • Frogger
    Frogger helps Timex step up to the big time arcade with fast action, good medium resolution graphics and a challenge tough to beat.
  • Loading One ZX/TS from Another
    Send programs from one computer to another directly by wire from the sender’s monitor driver to the receiver’s ear jack.
  • 8K MC Video Invert Routine
    Machine code program can almost instantly change everything on the screen to inverse video.
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