| 2068 Cassette Directory | I hope no one out there has the same problem I have. Over the years I have amassed lots of tapes containing saved programs and data for the T/S 2068. Though my intentions have been good, most of these tapes do not have a complete log of their contents. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Adapting the TI Keyboard to the 2068 | I feel that as 2068 users, we have been supported very well, considering our fate. But still, I have longed for a professional keyboard…I decided to adapt one myself. I hope these notes will help anyone else wanting the same. This project is relatively easy, just time consuming. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Adding a Joystick For the Spectrum/2068 | Having converted your 2068 to Spectrum mode of operation, you will find that most British software can be operated successfully from the keyboard, but a joystick might make life a little easier. While the joystick ports may be successfully accessed by the appropriate IN commands, this is of little use for commercial software. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Address Book | Review of Zebra Systems' Address Book. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| All Caps, Please | There have been many good programs published for the 2068 that I would have copied except for the fact that lower case was used. This combined with reduced reproduction, illegibility, and only fair eyesight presents too much of a problem, and I do not think that I am alone in this. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Beginning Z80 Machine Code, Lesson 2 | Last issue we discussed Hexidecimal (Hex) numbers and I left you with a machine code (MC) hex loader. You should have noticed that these are very simple programs. That’s to allow you to enter and debug them easily, as well as make whatever changes you desire. Please feel free to change them. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Cavern: A Space Arcade Game | | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Contsentration | “CONTSENTRATION” is a TS1000 adaptation of the famous card memory game. Two players alternate turning over “cards”, looking for a match. When a match is found, the cards are removed and placed in the appropriate player’s “pile”. Finding a match entitles the player to another turn. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Editor's Corner | It’s been a very busy two months. We went out on the road, embarked on a new subscription drive, went into the book publishing business, and prepared to add an additional 850 square feet of storage and work space to our operations. I have especially enjoyed the letters we have received. | |
| Extensions | Three newsletters with type-in improvements to Pro/File 2068, published by Robert C. Fischer. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Improving the Zebra Graphics Tablet | Users of the Zebra Graphics Tablet will have no doubt noticed the annoying behavior that I will term “Spray”. If you don’t press the stylus against the tablet very firmly, you get a wild spray of dots. You may have also noticed that the “Spray” tends to be directed towards the center of the tablet. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Letters | “As I have a Spectrum +, Interface One, two Microdrives, Beta Plus DDI (with Amdek III), a working 2050 attached, a rather large assortment of Spectrum software and subscriptions to 4 UK Spectrum-dedicated magazines, I tend to regard myself to be a Spectrum buff. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Machine Language Program to Read T/S 2068 Tape Headers | The T/S 2068 program presented here reads the header of a program or code that is stored on tape, and tells what command was used to save it. Suppose you have a BASIC program on tape that was saved for automatic start. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Mid-West TS Computerfest | The Mid-West TS Computerfest held in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 3rd and 4th was a great success, and enjoyed by all those who attended. It was the largest assemblage of Sinclair dealers, services and nationally-known personalities ever. | |
| More on the Oliger Disc Interface | My article on the Oliger 2068 Floppy Disc Interface in the March/April 86 issue, had an error that should be corrected. The next to last paragraph incorrectly stated the number of K bytes that an Amdek 3″ disk will store. John Oliger set me straight on this. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Moving an AROS Cartridge Onto Your AERCO Disk System | REMOVE THE LS27 FROM THE SOCKET AT LOCATION A-5 ON THE FD-68 BOARD AND REPLACE WITH THIS ASSEMBLY. SET SWITCH TO CARTRIDGE AND MOVE “NAME.ARO”, SET SWITCH TO NORM AND CAT “NAME.ARO”. ALTERNATIVES: YOU CAN BUY THIS ASSEMBLY FROM AERCO FOR $ 15 OR SEND YOUR CARTRIDGE AND $ 10 TO AERCO TO HAVE IT | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Printer Tips | Re-inking Gorilla Banana printer ribbons; GE TXP-1000 with AERCO and Zebra ZPRINT. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QSPELL: A Review | Editor’s Note: “Quick Look” is a new software review column for the QL. The concept and graphics were designed by TIME DESIGNS regular, Paul Bingham. The “scorecard” rating system will be used, and may be adopted for the T/S 2068 and 1000 reviews as well. | Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair News Network | Amstrad buys Sinclair; QL gets A+ support; Product/Dealer News; User Group Update; Misc. | Sinclair QL |
| Terrific Tips | Quick Tip #1- Next time you have some epoxy mixed up, take the time to glue the key into the slot on your edge connectors (RAM Packs, ect.) by placing just a bit of glue at the top and bottom end of the key. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Super-QL: Using the Sinclair QL with 640K RAM | Used with additional memory, particularly a 512K RAM card, the Sinclair QL is transformed, as are its bundled software programs. Even though the JSU ROM and Psion 2.1 software supplied with the North American version of the QL do not take the fullest advantage of additional RAM, use of the bundled software is profoundly improved, especially if RAMdisk software is employed. | Sinclair QL, Type-in program |
| TS 1000/1500 Program Chaining, Part One | Program Chaining can, in effect, increase your RAM memory many times its actual size. It is one of the most neglected subjects of programming texts and instruction. There was an article published in SYNC, Jan/Feb ’84, but it was actually on merging a program on tape with one in the computer, not “Chaining” as defined below. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
