| A First Look: Sir Clive's Newest Microchip Wonder |
A comprehensive first review of the Cambridge Z88 laptop computer, covering its Z80 CPU, 32K RAM, 128K EPROM, and the OZ operating system. Describes built-in applications including PIPEDREAM (combined word processor, spreadsheet, and database) and BBC BASIC with Z80 assembler, plus RS232 connectivity and RAM/EPROM expansion cartridges. The unit was purchased from Sharp’s Inc. for |
Cambridge Z88 |
| AUTO FILES: An Under Utilized Facility |
Explains the AUTO file facility found in RAMEX, MILLENIA K, and SPDOS for the TS2068, which allows automatic loading of BASIC or machine-code programs when a disk is initialized. Includes a BASIC shell program of approximately 30 lines for DOS menu navigation. A tutorial for users wanting to create auto-booting disks. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| CLASSY Part Four |
The concluding installment of a series on a custom font-printing machine-code routine for the TS2068, providing code for lines 100-220 and demonstrating keywords including AT, OR, TO, and NOT. Describes a user-definable jump table for STEP, AND, THEN, and STOP. Readers will need earlier installments to assemble the complete routine. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| From the Editor's Cluttered Desk |
The editor opens the fourth-anniversary issue, themed around telecommunications, and reports on Sir Clive Sinclair’s planned return to the US market with the Z88 at Fall COMDEX. Recaps the Seattle NW TS Mini-Fair (speakers including Vince Lyon, Harvey Taylor, and Wilf Rigter) and previews the Sunstate TS Winterfest scheduled for March 7-9 in Orlando, Florida. |
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| In the Mailbag |
Reader letters cover a range of topics including diagnostic software ideas, Spectrum utility program listings, a QL bar code reader inquiry, T/S GRADER freeware for the TS2068, and several BASIC type-in programs including a Christmas program and a lottery number generator. A varied letters column reflecting the broad interests of the readership. |
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| ZEBRA/TIMEX FDD Disk System: Directory Track Reader |
A technical article on the directory structure of the Zebra disk drive system (40 tracks, 16 sectors per track), with a BASIC program for reading and parsing directory entries from track 4. Useful for programmers working with Zebra FDD hardware and wanting to access disk metadata programmatically. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
