The Sinc Times v3 n5

Date: September/October 1984
Volume: 3
Issue: 5
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Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
Editorial: The best of times, the worst of times...Well, the worst is over and it can only get better. At least that’s how I -feel now as I tap out my -first newsletter on my 2068. I wish to thank all of you who have decided to stick with the newsletter (and, of course, the ZX computers) for your continued support – ISinclair ZX80, Timex/Sinclair 2068
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Keyboard Control of GraphicsFast graphics in SLOW mode is not a contradiction in terms. Machine code allows instantaneous control of a moving graphic symbol in this example program.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Membership RosterWe lost a lot of people when the newsletter changed hands (at least half), but that’s the way it goes.
Outlook Bright for New Products and ServicesReprinted from E. Arthur Brown catalog.
Program Conversion: DeepspaceDeepspace is a tatical simulation of ship to ship combat. You are one of a group of captains assigned to patrol a section of your star empire’s borders against hostile aliens. Converted from the original in More BASIC Computer Games by David Ahl.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Sprite MakerMachine code program to support fast moving graphicsSinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Steering to Success: The QL RoadtestReprinted from another source.Sinclair QL
Support!Companies still supporting the Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair computers.
The Sinclair QLReprinted from BYTE UK.Sinclair QL