T-S Horizons n14 – Timex/Sinclair Computers

Date: May/June 1985

Issue: 14

Articles

Title	Description	Computers
2068 Word-Processor Software Evaluation (Part III)	Mscript, Text Editor 2000, Word 1.5, Word-Most, Textman, T50WS84B reviewed.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Adapting the ZX81 Rampack to the TS2068	Adapt the 1016 ram pack, memory mapped to the DOCK bank.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Build Your Own Surge Suppressor	Add MOVs to a power strip and make a surge suppressor.
Cassette Notes	Tape cleaning and adjustment suggestions.
EDITorial	It was one year ago that Timex closed its doors to the world of computers. Upper management “pulled the plug:” “not enough R.O.I” was their excuse.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Enter	New Subscribers; The Portuguese 2068: Hopeful Hybrid or Mutant Misfit; Impending Cancellation of SYNTAX.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
FDD Specifications		Timex/Sinclair 2068
From the Cluttered Desk: Reader Input Plus Other Notes of Interest	David G. Hansen of Madison, Wisconsin, is the 2068th subscriber.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Hardware History	Review of the Sinclair calculators.
Machine Code Graphics Loop	Thoughts on programming graphics with machine code.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Number to Word	Convert a 7 digit phone number to all possible letter/number combinations.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
QL Report	May is here and hopefully the QL will be too sometime soon. We have seen a lot of new products come into our offices this past month. We have the Computamate Q-Disk interface connected to our machine and are running a double-sided single drive capable of storing 700K worth of data!	Sinclair QL
Reviews for the Non-Programmer	Review of SuperScreen, a machine language program that allows you to manipulate the display as ‘windows’, effectively displaying output from several programs at once.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Software Review	The Home Asset Manager, The Coupon Manager, The Checkbook Manager, The Gambler, and Supermaze, all for the TS1000, reviewed.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Spectrum Program Reviews	Beach-Head, Dangermouse in Double Trouble, reviewed.	Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068
T-S News	Ezra Group has software for TS1000 and TS2068; “The 1985 Sinclair User Annual” published by Sinclair User; Timex Sinclair Amateur Radio Users Group published QZX.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS 1000 Keyboard Add-On	Wire a keyboard to your TS 1000.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
USR: User group Service Report	Welcome to the first installment of thee User Group Service Report. Our current, though tentative, plans are to run this report on a regular basis alternating every other issue with another column (possibly Sinclair World Report which would tell us of European and other foreign developments – if we can talk a certain Canadian friend
Zebra Graphics Tablet Tech-Draw Software	ZebraPainter, TECH-DRAW and the Zebra Graphics Tablet reviewed.	Timex/Sinclair 2068